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I have a a lot of friends who like the Star Wars books, so I hope I don't annoy them. I just read a review of a book I like immensely where the reviewer said she found the characters whiny and the dialogue wooden... I listed the entire series among my favorites. Obviously I disagree. So, some of you will disagree here.On the plus side I don't plan to greatly "trash" the book. Mostly I just couldn't get into it. I may go back and try it again later when I'm in a different mood. I've read several
You know when you were a kid and you went to the store and you saw knock-off copies of popular toys? Like, next to the G.I. Joes would be "Action Commando Man" or some such? Well, this book is the Action Commando Man of the Star Wars universe. This fact also makes it very difficult to rate. For example, as a generic sci-fi story starring a space ninja, it's pretty rad. The main character rips people's fingers off and crushes them with her force powers, and when it's time to do some swordplay, sn...
Definitely one of the best Star Wars books I have ever read. If you've ever wondered about the history of the Jedi, about their origins, before their temple on Coruscant, before their wars with the Sith, in fact, about a time where the Sith were simply a species, their name not yet a synonym for terror and the dark side of the Force, then this is the book for you.Packed with the usual action sequences and struggles between two opposing forces that usually appear in Star Wars novels, it follows L...
Okay, would it have killed Lebbon to have written the book in one tense? It really made the flashbacks kind of annoying. I was actually thinking of just skipping them because they really didn't add anything to plot.The rest of the book was just okay. Problem #1 is that Lanoree Brock really isn't all that likeable of a hero. None of the Je'daii are, in fact. Second, Dal isn't really evil. So you have a weak hero chasing a bad guy who isn't bad. Another of the problems is that Lanoree doesn't reco...
Isn't it frustrating when you read a book and you don't know how to rate it because you ADORE the sidekick but hate the MC, found the story intriguing, but stumbled over the plot holes, loved the world building, but didn't see enough, and were repulsed by REALLY problematic moral issues that were never addressed? And you feel in love, intrigued, betrayed, confused, and cheated ALL AT THE SAME TIME?Yeah, I'm feeling pretty Kylo Ren-ish right now.
I can't believe this was published.. this book is just badly written and half of it isn't close to cannon. the species mentioned here shouldn't be there at all.. Wookiees, Noghri and Sith!? Did anyone check if this book lined up to the lore and history of the Star Wars universe? I'm a huge Star Wars book nerd and got so frustrated with this guys book. I expected a book that sets its time as early in the history as anyone ever has to have had much better lore. it doesn't explain anything! why are...
Meh. I’m struggling to decide how to rate this book. There were things I liked about it… and things I definitely did not like. I’ve come to this book after something of a hiatus. I collected all the Expanded Universe books in my teen years, saving up my pocket money to make a new addition once a fortnight, reading each book multiple times over, arranging them all neatly in chronological order on a dedicated shelf… And then I went to university and the only time I had for reading was spent readin...
I can't read this book. It's just written too terribly to even get past the first chapter. The writing is beyond amatuerish and it uses present tense, which I absolutely HATE. Examples of this would be The Hunger Games and I Am Number Four. I'm sorry, but I just cannot stand the use of present tense. I absolutely despise it. Not to mention the fact that few people who use it in their writing are able to do it well. Some Star Wars fans may be able to get past the terrible writing and the present
You ever read a book and think "wow, isn't this decent"? That was my exact thought. This book was decent. No more, no less. It's not something I regret spending my time on, but it's not something I'll ever read again. And that's fine. It's perfectly balanced, just like the Force.Spoilers below!(view spoiler)[ I do however have some thoughts on the "villain" of the story. Is it weird that I kind of sympathize with Dal? No, I don't sympathize with the murdering and whatnot. All his life he felt pr...
This book is a prequel to Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Volume 1-Force Storm (Star Wars : Dawn of the Jedi). Let me rephrase that it is a Prequel to the main story of Force Storm. Issue 0 & 1 offer a much more comprehensive history about the Dawn of the Jedi era. Luckily for me I had already read this so I understood much of the history which was alluded to but not explained in this book.The basic history is huge pyramid shaped ships (called Tho Yor gathered up many different force sensitive, incl...
Having heard so many great things about the Star Wars expanded universe, I felt it was finally time to take the gargantuan task of starting this series of Legends (no longer Disney cannon) from the beginning.Set 25,000 years before the battle of Yavin this is the earliest novel in the timeline.Je'daii Ranger Lanoree Brock is given the task to stop her (believed dead) brother Darlen Brock from activating a bomb.This is the only novel set around this era, but I believe that it’s linked with the co...
The "Dawn of the Jedi" series was first produces in comic form and of course the logical progression is novelization. It takes Star Wars back to its roots. As the title says, it's the origin story to the Jedi, the beginning of our favorite protectors of the universe, users of the force (and lightsabers!), and purveyors of piety. (It was radioactive spiders that created the Jedi!)And you'll never believe how they began. In fact, if I gave you infinite guesses, you'd never get it. And it's not for...
Finding myself in a serious holiday malaise and more entranced with my trial DC Universe subscription than reading, this was the book I finished out 2018 with. And it was entertaining enough. (Prepare thyself as I release the salvo of lukewarm accolades.)First, you should know this was a spin-off from a Dark Horse comic book series, Dawn of the Jedi. And if you noticed that I said Dark Horse and not Marvel, you are correct in assuming this story is now officially part of the Legends timeline (It...
Bullet Review:This ought to be 3 stars but I'm giving this 2 because no Star Wars book should take me nearly half a year to finish and fill me with such dread every time I pick it up.I don't know that Tim Lebbon gets Star Wars; Lanoree is one of the most incompetent Force Users I've ever read (albeit still more interesting that the dull as dirt, Kerra Holt of Knight Errant). This story was completely pointless and failed utterly at answering the big question of "What are the origins of the Jedi?...
It was ok. A simple story of a family torn apart and pretty much the adventures of a Lanoree, a Jedi who's traveling around getting into trouble. What I liked: A nice little story, well written characters and fun to read with its good and bad moments.What I didn't like: No use of the Star Wars lore at all. This was supposed to be the origin of the origins of the whole thing and how it all started but that lasted for a few pages and then we go 200 years to the future or something reading about th...
I've read Into the Void twice. The second read was better and worse. It was better because I realized more of Lebbon's really good descriptive writing and I saw more detail in the book than I noticed during my first read. And, the second read was worse because I saw more holes in the story and saw more unanswered questions and unplumbed depths.Into the Void could have been be so much more. It feels like a missed opportunity. There is a wealth of lore, universe building and mysteries to explo...
Really probably 2.5 - this book for me was rather mediocre and here are a few reasons why:- This was the first Star Wars book I have read that does not include characters and storyline related to the original. You might say "Matthew, you went into this knowing it is long before the original trilogy". To that I say that the author then should have worked harder to make it entertaining on its own so I didn't care so much about the lack of connection.- The book goes back and forth between time peri...
This is a story of the foundations of what would, in time, become the Jedi Order. Taking places tens of thousands of years before the Old Republic,on the planet of Tython, a group of Force users gathered to study the ways of the Force. They were called the Je'daii.As they develop the foundations for what will become the Jedi Order- we see the original beliefs of the original before they became the hubris laden, hide bound, morality lecturers for the "Light" side-aka the Jedi Order.No the Je'daii...
Star Wars Legends Project #1 Background: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void came out in May of 2013, and was written by Tim Lebbon. Lebbon is apparently quite prolific in the horror/sci-fi/fantasy genres, with a whole boatload of novels and short stories to his name. His flagship works include entries in the "Hellboy" franchise, some movie novelizations, the "Toxic City" trilogy (described as Hunger Games meets X-Men), and "The Secret Adventures of Jack London" series. This is his first Star War
Tim Lebbon’s 2013 Star Wars novel Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void is difficult to rate or review.First of all, this is a Star Wars novel, because we explore the Force and an early version of the Jedi, called the Je’daii. That’s why I chose this work, I like ancient history, I like Star Wars, so how far back in the series can we go? This is it, look on the Star Wars timeline and this is as far back as any writer has ventured in Lucas’ interactive vision.But is this really a Star Wars book?It remi...