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Title: Traitor (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 13) by Matthew Stover, Jonathan Davis ISBN: 0-553-71317-5 Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group Pub. Date: 30 July, 2002 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 3 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.34 (128 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Revealed At Last!
Comment: I found this book to be among the best of the NJO series, if not THE best. Although I have always been a Jacen fan, I have been irritated with the writing of his character in previous NJO books. However, if you read between the lines in many of these books, you can see how they were leading up to Jacen's development. I've gone back to previous novels and read pieces of the books and found little snatches of information hinting at just how powerful a jedi Jacen really is. Previous novels have hinted to how Jacen was able to use the force in many different ways; i.e., healing, empathy, fighting, etc. And remember how surprised Jaina was at the end of Balance Point when she saw the power her brother exhibited while fighting to save their mother? Neither Jaina nor Anakin ever exhibited such a diversity in their abilities with the Force.
With a couple minor exceptions, this writer did an excellent job with continuity. He tied the unanswered questions left from previous NJO novels into this one and provided believable answers. After reading this one you can think and say yeah, that makes sense now with what happened in .... NJO novel. I sincerely hope that Matthew Stover continues to write in the Star Wars Universe. As far as I'm concerned, he's right up there with Timothy Zahn (the Best!), Michael Stackpole, Troy Denning, and Kathy Tyers.
I'm happy to see a Star Wars novel get back to what makes Star Wars Star Wars. The Force. This was a wonderful read and I believe has been a critical change for the Star Wars Universe as it relates to the Force. I can't wait for the next novel to see how others, particularly Jacen's family and friends, react to his change.
Rating: 5
Summary: A very emotional and very different Star Wars novel
Comment: Jacen Solo, brother to twin Jaina and younger Anakin.....long thought dead to the New Republic and an underestimated Jedi makes a strong comeback in this 13th installment of the New Jedi Order series.
However, this book is slightly different from the 12 that preceded it. I'd say about 85% of this novel takes a direct focus on Jacen and the enigmatic Vergere. It seems that the Vong have had special plans for Jacen all along, not only as a twin to Jaina, but to help capture her as well. Nom Anor and Vergere concoct a plan to turn Jacen...turn him to the Vong cause.
Everything Jacen has ever learned as a Jedi is now put to question as Vergere takes the roll of teacher. She challenges Jacen to rethink his role in the universe and his destiny....a destiny without the use or link of the Force. Jacen soon discovers that there is more to the force than just the light and dark sides. He begins to retrain himself, not necessarily as a Jedi, but something else...something bigger than the Force as he learned it from Master Skywalker. Jacen's abilities and sensitivity to telepathic and empathetic thoughts soon exceed even Nom Anor's and Verge's wildest dreams. Jacen becomes something new, and Nom Anor revels in the fact that Jaina Solo will soon be his with the aide of his newest Vong prodigy.
But nothing ever ends up the way things are planned in a good Star Wars novel. Jedi Ganner Rhysode has heard the rumors....Rumors that Jacen lives and has returned to the core worlds. His mission is his own, rescue Jacen and bring hope to the losing New Republic and crush the Vong spirits. But Ganner stumbles upon a man once known as Jacen, but someone much different and much more powerful. Soon, Ganner must make a choice and perhaps place his trust in a much darker and powerful Jacen.
I can't say enough good things about this novel. Though there is plenty of action and background information given on the Vong, the trial and tribulations of Jacen under the thumb of Nom Anor and Vergere are very powerful for the reader. While there is plenty of action for the reader, author Matthew Stover really gets the reader sucked into the psyche of Jacen. Soon you really are emotionally attached to Jacen's character and feel his confusion and doubt of everything he though he believed. The role of Vergere in this book was pivotal, and even though the reader may find her musings and teaching maddening at times (she speaks a lot in riddles and never gives a straight answer), but does a wonderful job in actually making the reader question everything we have read about the Jedi order and the Force. Is it possible that there in more to the Force than just the light and dark sides? This book will surely make you ponder. Excellent job.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Breakout Performance by Matthew Woodring Stover
Comment: Perhaps more than any other book, this paperback shakes the foundations of many people's notions of Star Wars. We learn that, rather being completely absent from the Force, the yuuzhan Vong exist in a part of the force jedi cannot (yet) touch. The biggest shocker: a dramatic reinterpretation of the nature of the force. Rather than having defined light and dark sides, the force is more like a prism that reflects all colors, viewpoints,etc. It is the user who determines the Force's purpose. Some, including myself, may question whether or this conflicts with Lucas' views, but in my opinion it is a breath of fresh air. As for the characters: Jacen gains some needed depth, Nom Anor is as cunning as ever and even more stylish, Vergere forces Jacen and the reader to answer hard questions about what tehy believe, and Ganner, well...all i can say is NONE SHALL PASS!
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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 Books Pub. Date: 04 February, 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 Books Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 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 ISBN: 0345428722 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dark Journey (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 10) by Elaine Cunningham ISBN: 0345428692 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Final Prophecy (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 18) by Greg Keyes ISBN: 0345428757 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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