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Title: Rogue Planet (Star Wars) by Michael Cumpsty, Greg Bear ISBN: 0-375-41586-6 Publisher: Bantam Books-Audio Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 5 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.42 (156 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A bit boring, yet a should read for Star Wars fans
Comment: Three years have passed since "The Phantom Menace". Anakin Skywalker still retains his child-like innocence as he finds a deeper relationship with the Force. His master Obi-Wan Kenobi still feels he is not ready to take on a mission and with good reason, too. Though Anakin is strong in the Force, he still is undisciplined, bearing the scars of his former slavery. But the council and revered Jedi Thracia Cho Leem feel that Obi-Wan and Anakin should be sent to the planet of Zonama Sekot, home of where the galaxy's fastest ships are made. A year ago another Jedi Knight had been sent to the planet but nothing has been heard from her since. And as the two Jedis Obi-Wan and Anakin find strange going-ons of Zonama Sekot, Commander Wilhuff Tarkin and Raith Sienar make plans to extract the secrets of the planet...
The plot leaves much to be desired for as most of the story is focused on the building of the ships, plus all of the ceremonies and traditions involved. A bit strange, this part of the book never really held my interest and I had to slowly read along. But the beginning of the story is very interesting and exciting, telling about one of Anakin's romp in the underworld of Coruscant. The last part of the book is also extremely exciting to read. Probably the beginning and last part of the story is what saved "Rogue Planet" from complete dullness.
My favorite character of all the Star Wars, besides Harrison Ford as Han Solo, has always been Obi-Wan Kenobi. So when I first had heard about "Rogue Planet" I was very excited to read more about Obi-Wan. Unfortunately, he's in a way placed more as a secondary character to Anakin Skywalker. Also he is made very stern and at times made to be in the wrong. One of the most interesting characters for me was Raith Sienar. Somehow he's a very likable bad guy, if you know what I mean.
"Rogue Planet" I recommend for those who are Star Wars fans. But for those who have never read any Star Wars books and plan to start with this book, I recommend you read something first. Here are a few more Star Wars recommendations. First there's the Jedi Apprentice Series and Jedi Quest Series. Though aimed for young adults, they're extremely fun to read even for adults. Another Star Wars Series I recommend and like a lot are the Young Jedi Knights series. More on the teenager level of reading. For adult readings, a few selections I enjoy reading are "The Thrawn Trilogy", "The Jedi Academy Trilogy", "The Corellian Trilogy", and "The Truce at Bakura".
Rating: 4
Summary: not bad, i wanted to know more about Sekot
Comment: This Star Wars novel is set several years after the events of "The Phantom Menace." To better place it in relation to the two prequel films, Anakin Skywalker is 12 years old. He is the Padawan apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Kenobi is no longer the reckless apprentice that he was when he served under Qui-Gon Jinn. Kenobi has found his center of peace, but Skywalker is even more reckless than perhaps Obi-Wan once was. Anakin sneaks out of the Jedi temple to seek dangerous races. The novel opens with one such race (which I still don't quite understand the logistics of), but as the race begins (and Obi-Wan tries to find him), Anakin is attacked by one of the racers, an alien race called a Blood Carver. This begins an exciting chase that Obi-Wan joins shortly after it begins.
Anakin Skywalker has a lot of energy and he is frustrated by the lack of responsibility given him by the Jedi Council. To channel this energy, the Council sends Obi-Wan and Anakin on a mission to the strange (strange because next to nothing is known about it) planet Zenoma Sekot to investigate the planet's organic spaceships, and also to investigate the disappearance of the Jedi Vergere, who was last heard from on that planet. At the same time as the Jedi mission to Sekot, we also see Tarkin (a younger version of the Grand Moff Tarkin from "A New Hope") plotting his own deeds in regards to that planet and we see Tarkin's continuing rise in the Republic (not yet the Empire).
For a Star Wars novel, this one was pretty good. I enjoyed the story, found it interesting and I wanted to know more about Sekot and the battle that occurred on that planet (though I understand this ties in better to the New Jedi Order series that comes much later), and I got to see Anakin develop a little bit more so that I could better understand his anger, his frustration, and how he develops into the man that he does. Sure, every novel that has Anakin Skywalker as a boy/young man will show shades of the future Darth Vader, but a novel that didn't would seem a little strange, to not hint at it at all. This was a well done Star Wars novel, though I'm not sure it would work quite so well without the shape of the Star Wars universe and the preceding (and later) novels.
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
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