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Title: Force Heretic I: Remnant (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 15) by Sean Williams, Shane Dix ISBN: 0345428706 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.58
Rating: 4
Summary: A Worthy Beginning....
Comment: so I'm looking forward to the next two books now. Space battles galore and all the characters act in character the entire book. For those of you who wondered where the Jade Shadow went, it's back (yay!). This book prominently features all the old favorites (Luke, Han, Leia, and even Pellaeon) plus all the new favs (Jaina, Jacen, Jag, Saba, etc.). There was an even balance struck between these sets of characters, better than any previously written. (*spoilers past this point*) My favorite part is the developing story of Tahiri... just enough clues were dropped to be interesting, but not give everything away. It looks promising. Only two complaints: 1- if Jaina is the Sword of the Jedi, why are they shuffling her off on some peripheral diplomatic escort (even if it is her mother's mission)? and 2- What's with Jacen and Danni?!? No offense to a well-written character or anything, but Tenel Ka runs circles around Danni. I sincerely hope that they bring Tenel Ka back soon. Hopefully in the next book. Other than that, a good read (and a good size too). I can't wait till the next book in May!
Rating: 2
Summary: You can skip the first half...
Comment: While I love the Star Wars series of novels, this latest is really lacking in comparison with the earlier releases. (To be honest, in my opinion, none have matched the level set by Stackpole in the beginning of the NJO.) For most of the book, the characters are wooden, as the authors relate large amounts of the previous installments to explain the current emotional states of the characters and the political status of the galaxy. Almost nothing new happens in the first half, and if you've read the earlier books, it reads like a re-run.
There are two separate missions that are followed, plus the exploits of the persistent Nom Anor. The first of these (arbitrarily chosen) has Luke, Mara, Jacen, and some others trying to find a lead on the location of Zonama Sekot (the world from Rogue Planet). To do this, they journey to the Imperial Remnant to ask for information. Of course, they get embroiled in combat, as the Empire finally decides to fight the Yuuzhan Vong. That is really the only development in this entire novel, and the only part that kept me interested.
The second mission has Han, Leia, Jaina, Tahiri, and Jag, plus some not-so-noteworthies, investigating the breaks in communication to old members of the New Republic. In this, we see an end to the Yevetha (from a pre-NJO terrible set of books) and some really boring scenes of the small force wiping out a minor group of Yuuzhan Vong. We get a lot of focus on Tahiri, as Jag is suspicious of her, and she is apparently dealing with the resurfacing after-effects of the Yuuzhan Vong attempt to shape her MANY novels ago. There is an attempt to breed mystery and suspense, but it flops badly (again, Stackpole leads the way in such intrigue and action).
In the third thread, Nom Anor on Yuuzhantar (Coruscant) links up with a group of shamed ones and hides from the real members of their society. Again, there is little accomplished in this vein of the story, though it seems that perhaps Nom Anor is the Force Heretic of the title, and not NECESSARILY Tahiri Veila, though it could be both.
So, as I mentioned earlier, there is little to no development of any of the characters. There are no new characters introduced who are worth any mention. I did like the confrontation of Pellaeon with the Moff Council near the end, but other than that this novel is really below par for the series. Succeeding the good inroads made two novels ago, with Traitor, after a repetitious series of similar stories, we are given THIS. Also, the setup of this book has no chapter divisions, simply break lines where the story line switches. Not really unacceptable, but certainly noticeable. Also, it seems that during the writing, the authors would hook onto a juicy long word, and use it three or more times in a few pages, then never use it again. If you read it, you'll see what I mean. Overall very poor writing. And considering that this is among the longest of the series (400+), I had hoped for good things to happen, not to get a lot of fluff.
Rating: 4
Summary: NJO Still Going Strong
Comment: Remnant is another strong book in the NJO series. The Williams-Dix team does an excellent job with the material. My biggest complaint about the book is that there are no chapters! The book is divided into "parts," but within each part there are no chapters. NJO books are already hard enough to put down, taking out clear chapter breaks just makes it more difficult.
I agree with another reviewer that Jag's characterization, and his relationship with Jaina, seem a bit off...but I think Mara's characterization far exceeds the ditz of Destiny's Way, and i'm more than willing to make that trade off.
I felt this book was better than Destiny's Way, especially in its characterizations of key characters. The treatment of the storyline was well done and engaging.
This book is another reason to start reading the New Jedi Order. It is an excellent series that in my opinion is breathing new life into the world of Star Wars...start reading!
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Title: Destiny's Way (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 14) by Walter Jon Williams ISBN: 0345428501 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Traitor (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 13) by Matthew Woodring Stover ISBN: 034542865X Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 30 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 12) by Aaron Allston ISBN: 0345428684 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Force Heretic III: Reunion (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 17) by Sean Williams, Shane Dix ISBN: 0345428722 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Force Heretic II: Refugee (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 16) by Sean Williams, Shane Dix ISBN: 0345428714 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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