With ‘Apocalypse,’ Denning delivers a rousing final installment in the ‘Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi’ series (Book review)
Troy Denning mutes his weaknesses and emphasizes his strengths to deliver a satisfying, character-driven final installment of the much-maligned nine-book “Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi” series. I liked the series more than most readers, but still feel that Denning ratcheted things up a notch for the grand finale that is “Apocalypse” (March, hardcover).
In ‘Fate of the Jedi: Ascension,’ Vestara emerges as one of the best ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe characters (Book review)
If the “Fate of the Jedi” series wasn’t your cup of tea up to this point, it still isn’t; much of the plotting involves political scheming and transfers of power. I don’t totally blame “Star Wars” fans for not being engaged by that aspect of the saga, but the unfortunate thing is that they’re also
Allston’s ‘Conviction’ gives momentum to ‘Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi’s’ final leg (Book review)
In researching for my blog post on the “Luke Skywalker Must Die” controversy awhile back, I was surprised to find out that the “Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi” series has gotten a lot of negative reviews. Personally, I think it’s a step up from its predecessor, “Legacy of the Force,” and I’ve been enjoying
Jedi-Sith romance is at the heart of ‘Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi – Vortex’ (Book review)
You hear a lot about how women always go for the bad boy, but in “Vortex” (November 2010, hardcover), the sixth in the nine-book “Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi” series, it’s Ben Skywalker who falls for the bad girl. Although Luke tells his son several times over the course of their mission that he
Golden keeps ‘Star Wars’ galaxy grounded in reality in ‘Fate of the Jedi: Allies’ (Book review)
With the prequels and a lot of the fiction that has come out since the prequels, we’ve been conditioned to think that anytime a Jedi feels attachment he’s in danger of going to the dark side.
‘Star Wars’ veteran Allston gets his writing groove back in ‘Fate of the Jedi: Backlash’ (Book review)
Aaron Allston became my favorite “Star Wars” author when I read his first book, “X-Wing: Wraith Squadron,” back in 1998. Allston, taking the “X-Wing” baton from Michael Stackpole but running faster with it, demonstrated and executed the two keys to good “Star Wars” writing: 1, new characters of the author’s invention, and 2, humor.
Mystery, mysticism and politics: Denning’s ‘Abyss’ continues the ‘Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi’ series (Book review)
The early “Star Wars” novels — “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye” and the “Han Solo Adventures” — followed the lead of “A New Hope,” where adventure was the writer’s main concern. With “Heir to the Empire,” the tone shifted toward political and military maneuvering, and “Star Wars” became associated with those genres even more with
‘Star Wars’ meets ‘Jurassic Park’ in Christie Golden’s ‘Fate of the Jedi: Omen’ (Book review)
“Fate of the Jedi” is the third multi-author “Star Wars” series from Del Rey, following the Yuuzhan Vong series and the Jacen-turns-evil series. The first two can be labeled interesting experiments, but the format is really clicking this time around.
‘Fate of the Jedi: Outcast’ a great launch of new ‘Star Wars’ series (Book review)
Aaron Allston has been among my favorite “Star Wars” authors since his “X-wing” Wraith Squadron books from about a decade ago. “Star Wars” novels tended toward the dour side at that time, but Allston brought humor and fresh characters to the fold.