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Summary: Hambly's style is different, but that's a GOOD thing
Review: I've noticed widely varied reader reviews on these pages regarding both of Hambly's Star Wars books. I read Children of the Jedi last summer and have just finished Planet of Twilight, and can understand why there's such disagreement on the merits of the two books. Barbara Hambly does not write the same kind of story as other Star Wars authors. Many readers seem to dislike the fact that she doesn't write grand space opera filled with riveting action like Timothy Zahn (still my favorite SW writer). The usual Star Wars audience also has trouble laboring through Hambly's complex syntax and wandering plots. However. Hambly is much more capable as a writer than "most" other authors in the SW series (I'm thinking here particularly of Kevin Anderson). Here are some things she does well in Planet of Twilight, that most other writers don't in their books: 1)Hambly explores the personalities of each SW character individually. Not every reader will agree that "Leia thinks and feels in such and such a way," but you have to appreciate a writer whose attention to detail doesn't stop with the technology, but includes characterization. 2)Hambly uses the interaction of C3PO and R2D2 for comic effect even better than the movies did, and she gives deeper insight into the experience of "what it's like to be a droid" than anyone else. 3)Toward the end of the book, Hambly successfully ties together many plot elements that, upon first reading, you thought were only there for color and descriptiveness. It's nice to be surprised in this way--one thing that Zahn also did well in the Thrawn trilogy. 4)Hambly's sentences are long and can be tedious, which isn't standard sci-fi fare. But in other genres the same style would be appreciated for its richness and intelligence. Take your time with the book and enjoy it slowly. One serious criticism of Planet of Twilight: it ends too quickly, as many or most SW books do. There are so many plot elements feeding into this stor! y that I wasn't at all satisfied with the brisk treatment they received in the last ten pages or so. This is not everyone's Star Wars book. Barbara Hambly's style is very different from most, but I think that's a GOOD thing.
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Summary: A lackluster book written by an author out of her element
Review: I'd like to start by saying that I've read more than 25 of the Star Wars novels. This is one of the worst. Barbara Hambly is clearly not an SF writer. I found this book to be boring and downright annoying at times. As an example, she just keeps making up words. Now I realize that in order to write about other planets one must give names to the objects being described. That's all well and good. The problem is that she tends to go on for PAGES, just making up words as she goes along. Parts of this book read like a Dr Seuss book! Had it not been a Star Wars novel, I'd have thrown it into the fire. In essence, read it if you're a big Star Wars fan. If you're not, or are looking for a good intro to the Star Wars universe of novels, start elsewhere.
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Summary: A good way to end a series.
Review: Hambley was the first Writer to give Luke a TRUE love. Only one other author did gave him a love (I have read to many Star Wars and have forgotten which) although she died in a confrontation with another jedi. The story was a little dragged out but the tying in of other Star Wars was done well. She tied Legius in with Daala who had mentioned also a lost love in Kevin Anderson's Jedi Academy series (also a great series.) Very imaginative creatures and unprecedented story line. Never before has Leia truly used the force. Threepio and artoo's story line got slightly tedious and boring at times but not unbearable.
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Summary: Poor writing style and uneven pacing ruins this one
Review: I have read most of the Star Wars books out there. Usually I'm thoroughly engrossed within the first 50 pages. However, in this case, I was not. I found that the author tends to just skip over transitions from one place to another. One paragraph the characters are in a ship, and the next moment they are somewhere completely different, and the reader has to reverse and scan because characters aren't where they were assumed to be. In addition, many of the most fascinating aspects of the story are left murkily unexplained and poorly described. I felt like reading this one was more of a chore than enjoyable. Apparently this author likes to ensure that the reader is willing to re-read paragraphs to keep up. Not much fun.
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Summary: Good book....If you're into heavy reading !!!
Review: The Planet of Twilight is a danm good book, if you like your books heavy and hard to read. But still, this is a vary good book. I love when there are'nt a happy ending !
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Summary: Star Wars @ it's best
Review: This is a great book. Hambly is an exelent auther and does the characters exteremly well. Her books are not all action. There is acually a story line with them un-like some Star Wars. She knows how to weave a perfect story. The Death Seed plauge was a great idea. In most books you can tell exactly what is going to happen and when but her books are unpredictable. Planet of Twilight was great!
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Summary: Whoah. Cool. Wow.
Review: The book "Planet of Twilight" is one of the best books in the Star Wars series (At least that's what I think...). In her own wonderful style Barbara Hambly manages once again to create a very deep and involved, if somewhat hard to understand, story involving all of the characters in the hit movies. One thing I especially like about this book is that it deeply involves the entire Star Wars universe; it's not just an action story that simply happens to take place in the Star Wars universe like so many others. The technology, the worlds, and the chracters of the universe of Star Wars are all almost exactly as they were in the movies. This is a very hard task to accomplish. There are some problems with this book, however. Hambly's writing is sometimes unclear about some of the key details. I found myself skipping back a ways to try and figure out what the heck she was talking about. Also, if you don't know anything about Star Wars, don't even ATTEMPT this book. You would be lost like THAT. Watch the movies first and, just for good measure, read a few books that take place before this one. All in all, "Planet of Twilight is a wonderful book and is sure to please almost anyone, especially people who are into Star Wars. What the heck are you waiting for?! Go get it!!!!
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Summary: No Action Good Plot
Review: This was an OK book because it has a good plot but almost know action.
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Summary: ZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!
Review: I read all the currently released star wars novels and most are pretty good.I understand the dificulty of writting in someone else's "universe" but this book was incredibly BORING I only read and bought it because I collect all the books (garbage included) No good characters, confusing story, and bad writing. Note: Hambly's other book "Children of the Jedi" was Horrible for the same reasons. rated at (3) no other star wars books are below an 8 rating.
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Summary: Still not up to the standard of the star wars universe
Review: Looking at the reaction of most readers it would seem that i must be an oddball. This book just as "Chidren of the Jedi" is boring, lacking excitement and never get the pulse going. As with "Children" i struggled all the way through this book. The chapters are way too long just as the previous novel was, at 20 to 30 pages a chapter this is not a pick up and put down book, it is a journey that never seems to end. I wish everybody could be a Kevin Anderson or Steve Perry and such like, but it seems that it is not just possible.
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