I give this a 2.5 if you read this book as a standalone. However, if you've read all the New Jedi Order books, you may like this even more and rate it 3.5. So, the average is 3 stars.The reason for the low rating has to do with long-time problems I've seen with much of the post-Heir to the Empire Star Wars material. 1. It contains a huge amount of irrelevant "fluff" that is neither interesting nor necessary to the story, especially if you haven't read or seen the other related material.2. It ass...

Very well done. Deeper and richer than typical fan fiction, Rogue planet almost transcends the Star Wars constraints. Obviously, a story starring Young Anakin and Obi-Wan has certain constraints. But set as it is in the decade between Episodes One and Two, Rogue planet fleshes both characters while giving us a rousing SF story.

More like 3.5 stars. Not many Star Wars novels could fit the category of Hard SF. Greg Bear being notably adept at writing hard SF novels does a great job of melding the two together here. As for story content. Being published before Attack of the Clones it is a strikingly accurate portrayal of what Obi-Wan and Anakin must have been like. That Blood Carver also reminded me of what would become Geonosians. Though seriously it is two years after Ep1 and Obi Wan still hasn't built a new blade for h...

Although I listened to the abridged audio edition of this book most recently and have listened to that edition a couple of other times, I have also read the print book once [although it took more than one time checking it out of the library to force myself through it].The last line there should give you a pretty good idea about my thoughts on this book. In fact, I remember specifically reading the full book hoping that maybe something that was cut in the abridgment of it that would make it more

Set three years after the events of The Phantom Menace, Rogue Planet sees Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker sent to the mysterious world of Zonama Sekot to discover the truth about the planet and the disappearance two years before of the Jedi Knight Vergere.(view spoiler)[This is Anakin's first novel appearance since TPM, and he is now 12 years old with 3 years of Jedi training under his belt. Bear's characterization of him was almost perfect--he's adventurous, affec...

For 2021, I decided to reread Del Rey’s first attempt at a multi-author book series in the Star Wars universe: The New Jedi Order, which was published between 1999 and 2003. This shakes out to 19 novels, two eBook novellas, three short stories, and a tangentially-related prequel era novel.This week’s focus: the first post-The Phantom Menace novel, Rogue Planet by Greg Bear.SOME HISTORY:Before the release of Attack of the Clones in 2002, prequel-era novels for adult audiences were few and far bet...

I was never that excited to read this book, but I decided to do so now before I jump into The Unifying Force (because obviously) and now I feel stupid for waiting for so long. The plot itself is pretty standard Star Wars fare (not that that's a bad thing), but getting to experience things from the point of view of 12-year-old Anakin really pushed this book over the top for me. Specifically his relationship with Obi-Wan and the other Jedi as well as his own relationship to the Force. The little b...

Definitely not the best the Expanded Universe has to offer. A dull plot, too much wasted space, elements that feel out of place in Star Wars...yeah, readers can do much better.

AAH! I FOUND IT! I've been looking for this book forever. I read it when it first came out in 2000 (mind you I was 10) and I remember liking it a lot. Wow. I love Goodreads.

Rogue Planet is a perfect example of when a good writer turns a perfectly decent science-fiction idea into a Star Wars novel. It just doesn't work. There's usually something off about them tonally and they generally feel wholly unlike a proper 'untold' Saga installment. This particular adventure feels like a weird cross between Star Wars and Farscape with living ships and rogue planets and other wild ideas. To be fair to Greg Bear, a very competent sf writer, he got the character interplay of Ob...

First Star Wars book I have read since High School, maybe even middle school. This one takes place between Episodes I and II and focuses on a mission that Obi Wan and Anakin go on. Also introduces Grand Moff Tarkin and Siennar. I definitely enjoyed reading it.

This is a return for me to the SW universe, once upon a time I had quite a few SW books which were considered legends after the Disney cooperation bought the place. I did sell them all not because out of protest but simply I was never going to read them a second time, so why not offer somebody else the chance.Anyhow I borrowed this particular book from my daughters' collection, she is the biggest SW fan in our household easily, and I buy her the occasional 2nd hand hardcover I find and this one

not as bad as people are saying it is, guess it comes down to personal taste of the author

Okay I don't know what to say about this book's plotline. It's fine, but it seems like it could be described as "things just happening to Obi-Wan and Anakin." For the main overarching story they are supposed to be investigating the disappearance of a Jedi, but it seems like they mostly just chill on Zonoma Sekot and wait for answers to be revealed to them. Also several things toe the line between "wow a unique imaginative idea" and "okay that's Too Weird." The thing with Sienar and Tarkin was al...

I'm no fan of the prequel era, and certainly no fan of the adventures of young (and irritating) Anakin Skywalker. Yet this novel does the unthinkable. Not only is it an honest-to-goodness SF story that just happens to be set in the "Star Wars" universe, it crafts the most incredibly powerful, authentic and emotional connection between the young Obi-Wan and the even younger Anakin. This is beyond anything else I've ever read or watched in the Lucasverse, and it's a great pity that it was never fo...

ok realistically this is a 3 star but the court has ruled i can do what i want. I am…unwell. could not tell you what happened in this but literally none of it matters because of how gut-wrenchingly tenderly anakin & obiwan’s relationship is handled and their characterizations. I will be promptly flinging myself into the sun. whoever said “star wars is about dads” ruined my life and yes I would like to talk about it.

I’ve always seen Rogue Planet as a bit of an oddball entry into the Expanded Universe. It’s a standalone plot that isn’t part of a trilogy, and yet it draws on and references The Phantom Menace and also the Yuuzhan Vong plotline. And yet it’s not essential to either. If you skipped reading this one, you would be able to understand the Vong series later on perfectly well. In fact the Vong series is so much further down the line from Rogue Planet that the references here are really little more tha...

"They love their secrets"Obi-Wan and Anakin are in the rocky part of their relationship, trying to figure out the Master and Apprentice thing when Mace Windu sends both on a mission to find the missing Jedi Knight, Vergere. Vergere had left for the "rogue planet" Zonoma Sekot over a year ago and hasn't made contact since then. Meanwhile, Tarkin and Raith Sienar have plans to advance their station and secure a niche for the future.NOTE: Based on audibook and novel.I Liked:Greg Bear really does a

greg bear broke into my home and held me at knifepoint and told me all his headcanons about the anakin/obi-wan relationship and i THANKED him!!

2.5/5I decided to read this novel because I sought out content about Knight Obi-Wan and kid Anakin – on this account the book delivered very well. Unfortunately, the writing style was very much not up my alley. The pacing and development of the plot made me feel like there weren't really any stakes, I had to make myself go on, holding on to hope that I will finally get hooked soon. I didn't get hooked. I really liked the overall ideas of this book but the execution didn't personally speak to me....