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Title: Dark Tide I: Onslaught (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 2) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0-345-42854-4 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99

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Average Customer Rating: 4.13 (173 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Standard NJO book. Not overly impressive but solid.
Comment: Many people have already written about the plotline for Onslaught, the second book in the NJO series. I am going to concentrate on the book itself. This is an average Stackpole Star Wars book. It is not particularly good or bad, it is very entertaining but it is very predictable and not of the calibar of Stackpole's X-Wing books, I, Jedi, or even the second book to this mini-series Ruin. The characterizations are bland, and there is not much character development. You don't have to think very much when reading this book. I have the biggest problem with Stackpole's characterization of Kyp Durron which is light years away from the way Salvatore portrayed him. This lack of continuity is really an ongoing problem in the NJO series and Stackpole should not be singled out for blame. Overall this is an entertaining, average Stackpole book, but keep in mind that since Stackpole is one of the 2 best writers in the Star Wars universe, then anything average is still better than the work by most other authors.

Rating: 5
Summary: Stackpole is spectacular!
Comment: As a dedicated Star Wars reader, I'll even admit that Vector Prime gave me some doubts about NJO until I read this. I couldn't put Onslaught down. Stackpole made it very fast paced and the new characters are adding a fresh touch to the story. I've read some of the other reviews about the book being short, but the length and the amount of material packed into it were great. The Jedi are beginning to come around full circle to begin heading towards something like they were in the Old Republic. And the bad politics in the Senate make me wonder if anyone learned anything from the battle with the Empire! I can't wait to continue with Ruin and the Agents of Chaos series.

Rating: 5
Summary: Stackpole Strikes Back
Comment: Michael Stackpole is a Star Wars veteran and its only proper that he should get in on a pair of the earlies books in a five year long series. Having previously written I, Jedi and starting the wildly popular X-Wing series, Stackpole has Star Wars credentials that few have.

The first of his New Jedi Order books is Onslaught, which is the first of the Dark Tide subseries. The story works to show the reader more about the Yuuzhan Vong invaders. What do they want? Who are they? What are they? Why are they more threatening then anyone else? Stackpole begins to answer all of these questions, in Onslaught.

First of all, I have to say that this is a fantastic novel. Stackpole outdoes himself big time on this one. I've read through this book at least three times and is without a doubt my favorite New Jedi Order novel, after reading all but the last.
Onslaught spends much of its time talking about Luke and Jacen, and a fair amount talking about Danni Quee, the first witness to Yuuzhan Vong horrors. The book also goes into a little more depth about Mara's illness and how she is feeling because of it. Leia's jealousy of Mara's relationship with Jaina also comes into a little bit of light.

This book has so much, battles and debates, character development and you begin to develop strong dislikes for certain characters. The one drawback of this book is that it marks the beginning of the overusage of Corran Horn, who i grew deathly sick of by Balance Point.

I highly recommend this book, whether you want to read Vector Prime first or not. This is a great stand alone story; if you liked any of the X-Wing series, you will love Onslaught. This book really got me into the New Jedi Order as Vector Prime wasnt all that gripping. After reading this the first time, I started counting down the days until Ruin came out. Definitely the best New Jedi Order book to date.

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