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The fourth novel in a thrilling new story arc for fans of the Legacy of the Force series, the Dark Lords of the Sith, and the most popular characters in Star Wars, Luke, Han, and Leia!
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Three major storylines run through the Fate of the Jedi series. One is the odyssey of Jedi Grand-Master-in-Exile Luke Skywalker and his son Ben, as they travel from one world of non-Jedi Force-users to the next in search of clues as to what might have turned Jacen Solo to embrace the evil ways of the Sith Lords. The second is the attempts of Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala to break the power of the Jedi Order, while young Jedi Knights on a variety of worlds are inexplicably going
insane. And the third is the tale of a previously unknown lost tribe of Sith as they rejoin the known galaxy determined to kill Luke Skywalker, destroy all the Jedi, and reinstate the Sith as supreme rulers. In Backlash, Luke and Ben will visit the deadly world of Dathomir, home to the Night Sisters, otherwise known as the Dathomiri Witches, as an ancient evil, released from its prison, stretches its hungry tendrils ever farther through the galaxy...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the best novel i have read so far in the series, but it only just tops Abyss. If you have not read any of the other novels, i warn you Omen is SLOW. The story moves along at a pace that is satisfying, and continues to progress the various arcs of the series so that when you think you are desperate to find out what happens next in one arc, you find yourself completely imersed in the current arc. Their are also tantilising leads which keep you wondering "what if" quite a lot. The Legacy era novels seem to be linking up with the Legacy era comics more and more as the this series follows on from the Legacy of the Force series. In short we know the what happens in the future and we know what happened in the past but how did we get their. Find out! read Backlash and the rest of the series and you will not be dissapointed. But dont expct any conclusive end, each novel is part of a whole, and can not be fully appreciated without reading the rest of the series.
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Whilst I'm a huge fan of Star Wars, I always worry about each new title, not that I don't expect a good story but because its such a huge franchise that the name alone will sell any project containing its name.
Each series has something special to offer and to be honest I'm more at home with the Skywalker/Solo's than at any other point in the Universes vast history. As such it made this title too tempting to resist which I suppose means I'm damned to the darkside. LOL
Unfortunately whilst the plot is gripping, the characters have lost a lot of their lustre, whether this is due to poor planning or lack of understanding of the characters I'm not sure but what really annoyed me was the clunkiness of the language used by the author. Add to this poor story direction and forcing (if you'll pardon the pun) the characters into situations that clearly they didn't want to enter made this all in a rather annoying read. With luck this will improve in future titles however at the moment if you want some good Star Wars writing then perhaps I can suggest Timothy Zahn or Sean Williams.
Each series has something special to offer and to be honest I'm more at home with the Skywalker/Solo's than at any other point in the Universes vast history. As such it made this title too tempting to resist which I suppose means I'm damned to the darkside. LOL
Unfortunately whilst the plot is gripping, the characters have lost a lot of their lustre, whether this is due to poor planning or lack of understanding of the characters I'm not sure but what really annoyed me was the clunkiness of the language used by the author. Add to this poor story direction and forcing (if you'll pardon the pun) the characters into situations that clearly they didn't want to enter made this all in a rather annoying read. With luck this will improve in future titles however at the moment if you want some good Star Wars writing then perhaps I can suggest Timothy Zahn or Sean Williams.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Although the first two books of the "Fate of the Jedi Series" were rather lacklustre and pretty boring, this does not apply to the numbers three (Abyss) en four (Backlash). The funny thing is that the first installment (outcast) was also written by Allston, and as said, pretty boring, but that this fourth installment is much improved. We are getting somewhere! Instead of three, there are only two storylines in this book but somewhat more intertwined. Also, it was wonderful to have Luke, Leia and Han back together again even if only for a short time! That part of the book was particularly interesting and great fun to read. I also liked the parts concerning Allana's adventure on her own. I particularly liked the way she works together with her little Nexu cub. A pity though we didn't get to see any more of Zekk, nor read much about what has happened to him after his disappearance at the end of the Second Galactic Civil War. Let us hope we get to know more in one of the next installments. Furthermore, Allston has done an excellent job in fleshing out the young Sith girl, Vestara, even further than what we saw in Abyss. Even so far that one of the main protagonists, Ben Skywalker, is actually starting to get a crush on her even if he doesn't want to because he very well knows what she is and stands for. But, she did do some unexpected things in this book, like saving Luke (for her own reasons of course) and the way she handled the night sisters was very, very nice, and rather unexpected too. Back on Couruscant it's business as usual with yet another unknown young Jedi going mad and not causing any real damage. But, in this book we finally get to see some more of Daala and her reasoning, so the madness actually leads to something this time. And of course, Abyss readers, already know that only relatively young Jedi get this disease and know it has something to do with having to stay at "shelter" during the Yuuzan Vong war. We shall see what happens next. Christie Golden is supposed to take over the torch again. Let us hope she keeps it up and the series maintains this level of storytelling, nicely worked out characters and surprising plots.
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