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Summary: Yikes!
Review: This book is awful. One of the weirdest books I've ever read. This book has plenty of substance, just boring substance. This book takes way two long developing the theme of this
book. The end is the only "exciting" part of the book. I wouldn't waste my money on this
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Summary: Children of the Jedi is great, but has a major flaw
Review: I have just finished re-reading Children of the Jedi and found the book to have a serious plot flaw. The flaw is the fact that Luke Skywalker, Jedi Master, is reduced to a hobbling damaged cripple during this story. If Cilghal, a Jedi student, can cure Mon Mothma of a raging poison that filled every cell of her body, why can't a Jedi Master heal a minor broken leg and a few scratches? This just doesn't make sense and I can't see why the other authors of the series let it pass. It bothered me a great deal. The other
thing that bothered me is the fact that Barbara is an extremely hard read. Conversations are not done very well in this book at all. Barbara starts a conversation but then drifts around explaining everything in the universe, then finishes the conversation. That is poor writing. Kevin Anderson and Timothy Zahns novels never do this and are an easy and enjoyable read. I do recommend this book because I feel it's an important installment to the series but be prepared for a long uncomfortable read. Planet of Twilight does much to redeem Barbara's Star Wars contributions.
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Summary: Refreshing or destroying?
Review: This book is for some a refreshing break from the rigidness of the many other Star Wars books. However, for many this book is lacking in a variety of emotions and is a cumbersome read
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Summary: Love story full of action, humor, unforgettable characters
Review: Barbara Hambly is one of the best of the authors to write a Star Wars novel. Not as technically heavy as Timothy Zahn's series (which is by common consent the standard of excellence for SW novels), this book is the most richly textured of all the novels in human terms. The Luke/
Callista storyline is beautifully written and is peppered with humor (sadly lacking in other SW novels) and some of the best "extraneous" characters I've seen. Don't fly through this book like you would Kevin J. Anderson's; savor the Gakfedds and the Affytechans.
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Summary: Is this really a star wars book
Review: I think this book is the wors "star wars" book. Where in the star wars universe is there coffie. It might be a good science fiction book, but not in the star wars genre. Thank god that Kevin J. Andersson corrects some of the mistakes in Darksaber
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Summary: This book is very exciting. I give a hearty two thumbs up!!
Review: First of all, let me say that I am a serious Star Wars addict. As soon as I began reading this book, I knew it was probably going to be one of the best books I have ever read. I like the way Ms. Hambly told two different stories at the same time; one story had Han, Leia, Artoo, and Chewie looking for the children of the Jedi on Senix sector; and the other story has Luke, Cray, Threepeo, Nichos, and Callista trying to prevent the Eye of Palpatine from reaching the Senex sector. Having two stories to follow made the book that much more exciting to read. I don't want to give away any secrets but all I can say about the ending is that you won't need Kleenex. Ricky Weibel Age 8 3/4
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Summary: Star Wars at it's best with all my favorite charaters.
Review: Two stories with me wondering how or when they will cometogether. The end was worth the wait.
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Summary: Enh...
Review: I wont go into a whole lot of detail about the actual plot of the novel--that's been done enough in these reviews, I think. My thoughts on the book, though: I liked the plot idea (even if the bit about a Death Star prototype bound for the small planet Belsavis is a bit hackneyed), and there were enough twists to keep the reader interested. I also liked how Hambly /tried/ to analyze how past traumas would affect the characters, particularly her focus on Leia's feelings about the destruction of Alderaan. However, I felt like she focused /too/ much on that particular detail, and I also disliked her portrayal of the relationship between Han and Leia. It didn't feel authentic, or something. And then there was the whole Callista-Luke thing...Hambly completely compromised Luke's character with that. Up until that point, her portrayal of Luke was very true to the character set up in the movies and other books, but his interaction with Callista wasn't substantial enough to warrant his obsession with her, and I really lost respect for him as a result. A man who's had to be as principled and self-reliant as he would not fall so deeply in love with so little motivation, even under the considerable stress he underwent. The relationship was underdeveloped, to say the least, and in many ways it was far too cliche for the outlandish circumstances and considerably complexity of Luke's persona, at the least. Finally, Hambly's writing style is a bizarre mix of pretentious-seeming but limited vocabulary (she references a "hirsute skeleton" and uses the word puerile multiple times--if you're going to go to the effort of using "fancy" words, don't use them more than once) as well as similes intended to be funny or witty but that end up being obnoxious. What with the weak romance, the Romantically haunted pasts and the constant, overly-detailed comparisons, by the end I felt like I was reading the script for one of those old black-and-white detective movies--and a poor one at that. Nevertheless, I would say the book is worth reading; despite all of my ragging, it does have its good points. ;)
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Summary: Poor book, retread plot, just very little of anything good.
Review: Children of the Jedi, the first book of the Callista Trilogy, has some intriguing qualities to it, but overall this book is too weak, repetative and convoluted to be considered good. I would give it 1.5 stars if possible, but its not so one will have to do. Yet another superweapon comes into being, the super-automated ship, Eye of Palpatine, whose mission to destroy the children of the Jedi on Belsavis was stopped 30 years earlier by a young female Jedi. Someone restarted the ship's programs, and its up to Luke Skywalker, who i accedentaly on board the vessel, to destroy the ship before it reaches the planet Belsavis where Han and Leia are currently vacationing/investigating. The superweapon story just keeps being used over and over again. IT'S OLD GET OVER IT! Luke and 2 student companions are investigating some random coordinates when they are shot down and captured by the Eye, a super-intelligent ship that does everything it possibly can to kill Skywalker and his friends, but can't tell the difference between alien species. Um ok. After an attack/warning by an old smuggler friend, Han Solo and Chief of State of the New Republic Leia Organa Solo (without escorts, bodyguards or anything) travel to Belsavis seeking out the mythical place where the children of the Jedi were hidden. Right, like the Chief of State of a galactic republic can just wander around without a planet's population of guards orbiting her. Um NO! Luke gets hurt making his job that much more difficult, but to comfort him in his time of need the Jedi who originally stopped the Eye reappeares. It seems Callista had jammed her spirit into the Eyes gun system and existed for the last 30 years by herself. Right! Han & Leia fight a former concubine/Emperor's Hand and her son, who has been implanted with a device that allows him to use the Force to control droids. Menwhile, Luke & Callista fall in love, and eventually she is able to enter the vacated body of one of Luke's students and they can live together except Callista has lost her force powers. The Eye is destroyed and they all live happily until the next galactic crisis. The biggest problem with this story is that the plot is too convoluted and confusing, the story makes little sense and the characters are written out of character. There are some good lines, the Dr. Breen line was very funny, but overall this book is very poorly done. It is probably the weakest of the Callista Trilogy, although all three books are among the weakest in the exapanded Star Wars universe.
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Summary: I'll make this review simple
Review: The writing style is too choppy to be considered a decent narrative. The plot is very weak. The characters are flat, especially Luke's love interest (who isn't even human). It is almost painful to read. The story even contradicts many beliefs of the Star Wars universe. I wouldn't even consider this a Star Wars novel hadn't the major Star Wars players been involved. I do not recommend this book.
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