February 18, 2006
Outbound Flight, Timothy Zahn
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Another piece of the Star Wars puzzle, as characters/situations in previous books are finally brought to the forefront in their own novels. This is the story of Outbound Flight, an ill-fated journey to explore galaxies beyond their own. Filled with intrigue from all corners, and all bound together by a mad Jedi turned to the dark side, this space voyage could only be doomed. This is also the story of the discovery of the Chiss, a blue skinned race whose combat skills are legendary. Honor and rules bound, they nevertheless find ways to break those rules in pursuit of keeping their borders safe... |
Posted by dshen at 04:18 PM
December 01, 2005
Dark Lord, James Luceno
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Okay, so what happened to Darth after he gives that ridiculous yell of despair at the end of Episode III? Despite the shortcomings of his fall to darkness in the movie, the book of post-Episode III happenings is not bad, and it shows how he learns to use his cyborg/android body to the maximum. Of course, it also tells the story of the few remaining Jedi who escaped Order 66 and how he is hunting them down. What was really interesting to me was the building of his relationship with Darth Sidious and how complex the Sith Lord/Dark Apprentice relationship really is. I look forward to the next book in the Post III/Pre IV era. |
Posted by dshen at 12:29 PM
