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Title: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 5) by James Luceno ISBN: 0-345-42859-5 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 03 October, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.53 (49 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Not as good as Hero's Trial
Comment: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse is a worthy addition to the Star Wars mythos, but it's certainly not anywhere near the best. Whereas this book's predecessor, Hero's Trial, focused almost solely on the (mis)adventures of a still-grieving Han Solo, this volume tries to keep track of everyone. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily a good thing.
Han is still on his quest, with newfound sidekick Droma, to find Droma's missing clan. Meanwhile, Leia heads off to the Hapes Consortium to try to win them over to the cause, the Hutts try to play the New Republic off of the Vong for their own benefit, Jacen & Anakin head off to examine the possibility of using Centerpoint Station as a weapon against the Vong, Borsk continues to be Borsk, and there are subplots galore. The author maintains his high standards of writing throughout, and this book could have been absolutely terrific had it been about, say, three times as long as it is. Unfortunately, because of the relatively short length of the book, very few of the plot threads are developed satisfactorily, and sometimes they seem a bit disjointed.
Still, the action is excellent, the characterizations are dead on, Luceno's knowledge of the Star Wars universe is superb, and there are cameo appearances of old favorites galore. The only two plots in this book that really kept me extremely interested were the Han and the Skidder plots, though, with the rest being too underdeveloped.
The cover isn't very good either. While the Vong (Warmaster Tsavong Lah) appears much as he is described in the book, Han is missing an arm, and his beard looks more like a blur than any facial hair I've ever seen.
Overall, this is an okay addition to the New Jedi Order, but the only Great parts of the book were the Han scenes and the last chapter, which almost boosted the book up another point just by itself. I do recommend this novel, but it's not the best.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good book, but still a part of the awful New Jedi Order
Comment: First off, let me just say if you actually like the New Jedi Order series, then you'll have no problem with this book. Buy it now, and stop reading this review. Okay, now that we got rid of those weirdo's, let's talk about this book. I am a huge Star Wars fan, but (or maybe therefor would be a better word), I cannot abide this New Jedi Order Series. R.A. Salvatore's installment was the absolute worst Star Wars book I have ever read, and while Michael A. Stackpole's two installments were better, they were still no where near as good as his X-Wing stories, although this can be atributed to story-line restrictions. James Luceno's two books, Hero's Trial and this one, Jedi Eclipse, however, soar above the rest of the Order series. These books make excellent use of movie and expanded universe lore, depict the characters true to form (mostly) and keep things exciting, even when people are just sitting around talking. If this author were allowed to write a normal Star Wars book, I'm sure he could easily write on the level of A.C. Crispen, Kevin J. Anderson, or, dare I say it, Timothy Zahn! This book really merits 4 stars (5 stars for Hero's Trial), but I have to knock a star off each due to their role in the New Jedi Order. This book is definately worth a read.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excitement at the very end of the book
Comment: From the Heroe's trial, i got the feeling of a resurrection of the Han Solo's character, but in this book wasn't good enough. Jacen gets on my nerves again. And the Jedi seem to get more apart again. The conclusion of this book makes it worth to read all the pages, nice way of relating 4 or 5 stories that seemed isolated into this end. We are lacking for a victory. Everything is too parcial. The agent of chaos I is better, but i definitely recommend this one for the true fan of NJO and SW.
Regards from Guatemala
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Title: Dark Tide II: Ruin (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 3) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0345428560 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 06 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dark Tide I: Onslaught (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 2) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0345428544 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Edge of Victory I: Conquest (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 7) by Greg Keyes ISBN: 0345428641 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 8) by Greg Keyes ISBN: 0345446100 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 31 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Vector Prime (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 1) by R. A. Salvatore ISBN: 0345428455 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 05 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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