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Title: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 11) by Alexander Adams, Aaron Allston ISBN: 0-553-52898-X Publisher: Random House Audio Pub. Date: 26 March, 2002 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.41 (76 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Finally - a good NJO book
Comment: Thank God for Aaron Allston.
Finally. True to form, the X-Wing veteran breaths some life into this series. Can't wait for the Rebel Stand (part II).
The fun characters are back, the action scenes are back, without sacrificing the plot or the "bigger issues". This guy is good.
I was thrilled that some of the Wraiths made appearances. Will Lara Notsil show up next? Pleeeaaase mr Allston!
Also Wedge and Tycho and Lando and Horn and.. the Lusankya. Yeah baby! we 're fighting back. The "I suggest you destroy another one" scene, between Lando and the War Droid is hilarious. Vintage Allston.
After the dumb killing of Anakin (what IS the point of building up the coolest character since Coran Horn to kill him off a couple of books later?!) I almost stopped reading this series. Dark Journey was sad - could have summarised the entire book in less than 100 pages...
Read this one people, it's worth it. FINALLY...
Rating: 4
Summary: Allston Delivers!
Comment: By far one of the better NJO books, Aaron Allston does a great job in bringing some much needed direction to the series. Allston uses old characters and keeps their dialogue and emotions genuine, moreso that some other authors. I think the story moved well and the spin on the strategy the New Republic would use to fight the Vong was something to finally get excited about. Plus Wedge is in it and his character is written well, it shows him as more than a pilot but as a seasoned, grisly tactician that understands war. Another good point about Allston in this book is that he touches on the Wraiths but doesn't overinflate their role or dwell on them, which is what some other authors do when it comes to the characters that they created. The last couple of NJO books have lost some momentum, and while I liked Star by Star I thought it was too long for what it was. I thought Dark Journey was a waste of writing talent, because writing about the Hapan Queen Mother's devious plots was about as exciting as watching grass grow.
But Rebel Dream delivers, so Good job Allston, you brought us a fun and exciting story!
Rating: 4
Summary: Funny and well-written
Comment: I found this to be a real relief following the illogical and obnoxious orgy that was Dark Journey. Rebel Dream may start slowly in comparison to the bawdy outrageousness of Elaine Cunningham's book, but once Allston gets into the material he clearly loves the most--military intelligence and the interactions between pilots in their squadrons--he strikes a rhythm and the story reads quickly. It is full of humor, which somehow manages to remain appropriate alongside the various, quite serious, story lines--the death of the New Republic, Jaina's (this time believable) grappling with the loss of her brothers and friends, etc. The formation of a new rebellion really restored some of the vitality of earlier Star Wars books and of the original trilogy itself. Similarly, by avoiding writing over-the-top main characters, Allston revived my interest in Jaina, Jag, and Kyp. I haven't really liked Jaina since the Dark Tide duology, and it was almost surprising to find myself sympath
izing with her again. Jag always seemed incredibly boring to me, but in this book he became more fleshed-out and his brilliance as a pilot and tactician became evident. And Kyp has finally started to seem like a reasonable guy, with something more to him than anger.
Ultimately, this wasn't the most exciting NJO book, but it was really well-written and much more enjoyable than most. I think I can safely blame the only parts of the book that annoyed me on Elaine Cunningham's botched job, because I only ever rolled my eyes at the book early on, when people showed a lot of faith in Jaina, who was a totally untrustworthy person in Dark Journey (to say the least). Had Cunningham done a half-way decent job with her conclusion--Jaina's "redemption"--these episodes would have probably seemed a lot more reasonable. It's worth noting that all the "themes" Dark Journey attempts to treat but ends up horribly mangling or misrepresenting, Aaron Allston pulls off convincingly and compellingly in Rebel Dream--most remarkably, political subversion, grief, and romance.
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Title: Star by Star (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 9) by Troy Denning ISBN: 0345428676 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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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 Pub. Date: 31 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Destiny's Way (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 14) by Walter Jon Williams ISBN: 0345428749 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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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 Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 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 Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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