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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
This book was very good, it was fast flowing and was hard to put down. Kevin J Anderson describes scenes and battles well and the tension rarely ever slows down. The book however does seem to rely on having read previous titles in the series after Return Of The Jedi. You may find it a bit strange as there are lots of new charactors in this book which weren't in any of the films. A very good book, but could be better if you know the background of it. Not as good as 'Shadows Of The Empire', but still very good.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
not really worth the effort
16 Jun 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Uh oh. The remnants of the Empire are gathering together to form a threat to the New Republic. Uh oh. There is a giant superweapon being constructed using the original plans and scientists who worked on the Death Star. Sigh. Out of all the possible stories that able to be told in the Star Wars Universe (see the Medstar Duology and the Republic Commando novels for examples), this is the story that Darksaber tells. For Star Wars, one must say "how prosaic". It's all been done before. Two movies and danced around in the novels. This is the best that Kevin Anderson and Lucasfilm could come up with for the novel?
Oh, well. Here's the deal: The Hutts are gathering components to build said superweapon, the title weapon. Remnants of the Empire, Admiral Daala and Pallaeon (second in command to Grand Admiral Thrawn) are pulling together various warlords to strike at the heart of the New Republic and hurt the New Republic bad. Luke Skywalker is seeking to find a way to restore the Jedi Powers of his love Callista. Leia, Han, and Chewbacca are investigating the Hutts to find out what the Hutts are planning. This all comes together with a major threat to the New Republic.
If it wasn't for the fact that this book is much of the same old same old for Star Wars fiction Darksaber wouldn't be that bad. Kevin Anderson has crafted a fast paced classic feeling Star Wars novel. The word "classic" is used here in the sense that the style is reminiscent of the original Star Wars trilogy. So, the action is fun and there are quips and back talk and little guys vs the Big Bad, but the novel just felt like a retread. It is a tired story. Anderson's writing isn't strong enough to overcome a story that does not add anything significant to the Star Wars Universe. It's middle of the road Star Wars. Nothing special to see here. Not truly worth the effort.
-Joe Sherry
Oh, well. Here's the deal: The Hutts are gathering components to build said superweapon, the title weapon. Remnants of the Empire, Admiral Daala and Pallaeon (second in command to Grand Admiral Thrawn) are pulling together various warlords to strike at the heart of the New Republic and hurt the New Republic bad. Luke Skywalker is seeking to find a way to restore the Jedi Powers of his love Callista. Leia, Han, and Chewbacca are investigating the Hutts to find out what the Hutts are planning. This all comes together with a major threat to the New Republic.
If it wasn't for the fact that this book is much of the same old same old for Star Wars fiction Darksaber wouldn't be that bad. Kevin Anderson has crafted a fast paced classic feeling Star Wars novel. The word "classic" is used here in the sense that the style is reminiscent of the original Star Wars trilogy. So, the action is fun and there are quips and back talk and little guys vs the Big Bad, but the novel just felt like a retread. It is a tired story. Anderson's writing isn't strong enough to overcome a story that does not add anything significant to the Star Wars Universe. It's middle of the road Star Wars. Nothing special to see here. Not truly worth the effort.
-Joe Sherry
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Fair, if a bit sappy
17 Jan 2001
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Bluntly put, this story is about what you would expect from the Kevin J. Anderson school of Star Wars:slightly tacky writing, overabundant superweapons, lacking villians, and grossly overemphized and exaggerated use of the Force.
Kevin J. Anderson writes a fast paced tale, but the devolpment and ideas are lacking. I grow tired of the constant use of superweapons as plot centers in the Star Wars universe. This was no different. Worse was the title weapon failing to work. One of my greatest frustrations, though, is the character of Daala. While she is constantly refered to as a grand tactician, she manages to lose in situations where the odds are tipped in her failure. I like the original idea behind her, a female with skill, competance and command in a sexist environment. But Kevin J. Anderson either has no idea how to portray those attributes or else simply belives in the rumors of her relationship with Tarkin. This breeds another problem in Pellaeon. His portrayal in Tim Zahn's Star Wars novels makes it very unrealistic that he would be serving under Daala since all I've rfead suggests him to be far and away a superior tactician, adding to my previous theory that KJA has no idea how to portray tacticians. Thirdly is the overplay of the force. As with KJA's previous Star Wars novels, the Jedi are vastly exaggerated in their abilities. Never is this exaggeration better exemplified than when the Jedi trainees hurl seventeen star destroyers across lightyears of space. Still, on a fast-paced action level, where the "good guys" always win and the "bad guys" always lose this is a fair read. Consider what type of story you are looking for before you buy this.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Authors like Kevin J. Anderson are soiling Star Wars
3 Dec 1998
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The people who like this book are the same people who like anything with the name "Star Wars". If you've glanced through the Star Wars Encyclopedia, you've probably noticed how many bad stories/characters have been dumped into the Star Wars universe by people like Anderson. I remember before his Jedi Academy Trilogy came out and seeing a picture of him laying on the floor surrounded by West End Games Star Wars sourcebooks, digging for material. I had a bad feeling about it, and the books sucked. But Kevin Anderson proves that ANYBODY can write a Star Wars novel. Just use the easy to follow outline below: 1. Invent a new superweapon for the bad guys (or borrow a previously used one!) 2. Invent new, uninteresting characters (or borrow old ones and misuse them) 3. Devise idiotic plot twists (for example, Luke and Callista are surrounded by Wampas, led by the one who's arm Luke cut off in EMPIRE. Now come on! That is truly idiotic! The next thing you know, IG-88 will be transferring his escence into the 2nd Death Star to take it over and...oh, that's already been done.) 4. Describe your characters as being one thing, then write them in a completely different way (example: "military genious" Daala is incompetent.) 5. Write bad action sequences, abuse any and all characters, kill them, and have a disappointing ending.
I rest my case.
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