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Title: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 11) by Aaron Allston ISBN: 0345428668 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 26 March, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.41
Rating: 5
Summary: A turning point in the war
Comment: At 304 pages, Rebel Dream is one of the more action packed novels in the series and actually begins to develop multiple story threads that finally seem to push the overall New Jedi Order series forward.
The author takes a different approach in presentation: Rebel Dream reads more like a day by day journal of events, as each chapter and important paragraph begins by identifying the day and location during the Borleias occupation.
Borleias is the system in which General Wedge Antilles retakes from the Vong after the fall of Coruscant and establishes a very prominent last stand base for the New Republic forces. His goal is twofold: 1) Bring moral back to the New Republic, and 2) Taunt the Vong and have the war come to him.
Seeing that the author has previous experience in the SW universe especially with his novels revolving around Rouge Squadron, characters such as Antilles, Tycho, and others is second nature and well done.
Jaina Solo, Jedi Kyp Durron and pilot Jag Fel form a formidable trio as Jaina further assumes the role of the Vong trickster goddess and wreaks havoc on the various Yuuzhan forces sent to capture her. And finally, after be teased about for so long, an actual love triangle begins to develop among Jag and Jaina and how Kyp plays into this.
Lando is back as is his new droid sidekick, YVH1-1A lead a mission back to fallen Coruscant delivering a covert Jedi strike team consisting of Luke, Mara, Tahiri and others.
Leia and Han's relationship seems back on track and they perform missions back to Maw installation, with young Tarc (the Anakin look alike) in tow.
Meanwhile Wedge's creation of an inner circle of trusted military advisors soon becomes the focus and they begin to hint to the Vong of a new super weapon and finally the Emperor's Hammer. However, they need to be careful, it seems a traitor is in the ranks, and the Vong may have an inside line.
Lastly we see the seeds sown of distrust for Tsavong Lah (the Vong warmaster) and soon he begins to suspect that he has his own conspirators to deal with.
I would have liked to have seen a bit more Yuuzhan Vong dealings, especially the growing discord of warmaster Lah and his minions...hopefully this will flesh out in the next installments.
In the end, Rebel Dream has finally put some action back into the New Jedi Order series that seemed a bit lacking in the last few attempts.
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally, hope has returned....
Comment: After the Vong have plundered and destroyed the Star Wars Universe, after having some of our favorite characters taken from us, and after much darkness this novel brings the light. I feel that this is the first book in the newest series to bring a lighter tone back to Star Wars, to salvage what we love about these characters, and bring back hope.
This novel is very reminiscent of the rebellion during the original trilogy and when you read it, you will understand why. Wedge Antilles plays a very prominent role in the novel as does Luke and Jaina. Han and Leia have some heartwarming scenes. Look to this novel to resolve the issues circling Jaina, Kyp, and Jag (meaning the supposed love triangle).
The jacket of the novel is a tad misleading, describing a mission Luke plans to take that would lead him back to Coruscant. In actuality, the mission does not begin until the last pages of the book and is to be continued in the following novel. All in all, I enjoyed the author's tone immensely. The novel flowed very well.
In a nutshell, after reading this book, you are left with a feeling of relief, that finally the New Republic may have a chance against the Vong.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Step in the Right Direction
Comment: REBEL DREAM is a step in the right direction. After so many depressing, dark, dreary, violent NJO books, REBEL DREAM was a welcome relief. While things are still extremely bleak in that galaxy, there is finally a more hopeful feel to this book, and there is even a little humor.
I was glad to see more of Luke, Wedge, and Lando. Luke Skywalker has been badly mangled in the New Jedi Order series. REBEL DREAM is the first book since VECTOR PRIME in which Luke was written in-character. It was great to finally see him more active, involved, and having visions again. I'd like to see more of the Jedi Master in the future and more of Han and Leia and Mara too. The books have been leaning heavily in the direction of the younger characters up to this point, and frankly, I prefer the Original Trilogy characters to the teenagers.
I like the idea of the Insiders and the New Rebel Alliance. Can't wait for REBEL STAND!
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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: Dark Journey (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 10) by Elaine Cunningham ISBN: 0345428692 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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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: Star by Star (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 9) by Troy Denning ISBN: 034542848X Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 30 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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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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