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Title: Rogue Planet (Star Wars) by Greg Bear ISBN: 0-345-43540-0 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.41 (155 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Not that good
Comment: I don't read Star Wars novels, and after reading that one I don't think I will again. Now don't get me wrong, the book started off great with the sewer race that was cool and actually got me into the book but as I got deeper into the book the slower it got. I don't recommend it to anyone
Rating: 5
Summary: A well-written and thoughtful effort
Comment: There are some great moments in this book. The quality of Bear's writing shows through; although most chapters are very short, they utilize a good sense of pacing.
The plot has been criticized as being un-SW-like and not having enough action, but I don't agree. I feel that this novel adequately fits the SW universe, except for later implied continuity problems with Ep.II.
The connection of this book to Ep.II should not be overlooked. It seems that, as happened with Splinter, elements in the book may have influenced the development of the upcoming film script. In fact, the pacing of the novel is reminiscent of Ep.II; a slow first half in which crucial plot elements clunkily fall into the main characters' laps, and an action-oriented second half. In any event I think Charza Kwinn from this book would have worked much better than Dex in Ep.II as an Obi-Wan ally; Charza's nature and the inside of his ship seem Kamino-esque anyway.
The usual structure for a SW book is like a Peter Jackson LOTR movie: keep alternating back and forth between three or so groups of characters doing different things. Here, there are only two groups to alternate between for much of the book: 1)Seinar and (possibly) Tarkin, and 2) Anakin and Obi-Wan.
The only reason I can accept backstory on Tarkin is because the prequels did not get into it, and it makes sense that he could have been involved in significant events prior to ANH. Other than that, I don't find it to be very interesting. I find the characterizations of Sienar and Tarkin to be possibly the weakest aspect of this book, so accordingly in a Sienar chapter I was usually pretty eager to get back to what the Jedi were doing.
As I alluded to above, the book somewhat contradicts Ep.II by implication, since it is implied that Zonama Sekot gave Tarkin inspiration for the Death Star. Strangely, Bear further muddies the situation by stating Tarkin's plans for an "Expeditionary Battle Planetoid" even BEFORE the Zonama Sekot mission.
As far as not fitting the universe, let's face it. Once the Republic-Empire battles are dealt with, there are threats to consider which originate from outside known space. As Stent says in Vision of the Future, there are a hundred different threats out there that would freeze your blood if you knew about them. I have no problem envisioning Zonama Sekot-style worldships as part of this extended setting.
This, in a way, could be described as the first NJO book, since it describes the first interaction of the Vong with Sekot and with the Jedi Vergere. I have not read the other novels involving Zonama Sekot in the NJO continuity, so I do not know whether Bear's successful portrayal of Sekot is continued in an intelligent or consistent fashion. One would hope so.
Rating: 2
Summary: Weak and Weird
Comment: Greg Bear is someone that I respect, but this novel read like an attempt to make Star Wars into hard Sci-fi. I normally write reviews that are paragraphs in nature but the following is the best way to describe this book.
Did Bear do a good job? Yes
Is this an interesting book? Yes, somewhat.
Does it feel like Star Wars? No, not even close.
Does it do much to expand the Star Wars world? Not really.
Does it have any redeeming qualities? Yes, It gives an explination as to why Qui-Gon didn't fade away in EP 1, and they build a cool ship with neat technology.
Would I read it if I weren't a Star Wars Geek? Probably NOT!
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