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Plenty of energy, excellent characters and a great plot. --SF Book Reviews
Penned just as well as the original novel by Sean Williams, managing to mix the right amount of story, character depth and insight as well as… thrilling video game-esque battles. --SF Site --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Penned just as well as the original novel by Sean Williams, managing to mix the right amount of story, character depth and insight as well as… thrilling video game-esque battles. --SF Site --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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This is a brand-new novel tying in to the huge "Star Wars" video game that is the follow-up to the blockbuster, award-winning "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" video game which came out in 2008 and has sold over 6 million units. Written by Sean Williams who also penned the number 1 "New York Times" bestselling first instalment, this promises to be a thrilling sequel.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The first thing to note is that this book is a sequel. It's kind of obvious from the name, but it would have helped to have read the previous story, or to have properly played the game the previous novel was based on prior to reading this. While it did make sense knowing only the skeleton plot of the last book, I feel that mch of the feelings we had for the characters would have been very much amplified by the previous story, as it is then that we learn most about them (As it is, I've only read summaries of the previous story).
Disregarding the story for a moment, the writing itself is fantastic. The narrative flow is smooth for the most part, and when it does jump, it's deliberate and suspense building.
There are a few sections that I thought didn't fit in with the rest of the Star Wars universe, understandable in what must be one of the biggest fictional universes, but sometimes awkward. The biggest one in this book is the ending, which would drastically change the story of the original Trilogy. Although this simply suggests a sequel to bring the story inline with the rest of the super-series. But other than that, although I remember thinking "That seems wrong" at the time, they were small enough for me to not remember what it was that was wrong.
One line that did seem out of place, was "It's a trap", said by Ackbar, a line that he is famous for saying in the original star wars movies. I feel that it was weird to have him say it here as well. It's a clear reference, and a funny one, but it doesn't fit well with the serious situation of the time. Another character saying it would have been better.
Conclusion: While the writing is practically flawless, the storyline is quite dependent on the previous story, and although it does manage to give the general impression of "The Force Unleashed I", I would recommend reading that first. The odd occasion exists which seems out of place, but these are few and generally unmemorable. Any Star Wars fan, or any sci-fi fan not averse to extended universe fiction should give this book a go. It's a great, well-written story, with some memorable scenes, and impressive characters.
Disregarding the story for a moment, the writing itself is fantastic. The narrative flow is smooth for the most part, and when it does jump, it's deliberate and suspense building.
There are a few sections that I thought didn't fit in with the rest of the Star Wars universe, understandable in what must be one of the biggest fictional universes, but sometimes awkward. The biggest one in this book is the ending, which would drastically change the story of the original Trilogy. Although this simply suggests a sequel to bring the story inline with the rest of the super-series. But other than that, although I remember thinking "That seems wrong" at the time, they were small enough for me to not remember what it was that was wrong.
One line that did seem out of place, was "It's a trap", said by Ackbar, a line that he is famous for saying in the original star wars movies. I feel that it was weird to have him say it here as well. It's a clear reference, and a funny one, but it doesn't fit well with the serious situation of the time. Another character saying it would have been better.
Conclusion: While the writing is practically flawless, the storyline is quite dependent on the previous story, and although it does manage to give the general impression of "The Force Unleashed I", I would recommend reading that first. The odd occasion exists which seems out of place, but these are few and generally unmemorable. Any Star Wars fan, or any sci-fi fan not averse to extended universe fiction should give this book a go. It's a great, well-written story, with some memorable scenes, and impressive characters.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Having been somewhat disappointed with Williams' Fatal Alliance, I was hoping for a return to form with this book. The first Force Unleashed was a pretty good read, even though I'm personally not a fan of the computer game tie-in books.
The plot was well thought out and Williams does a great job of building the anticipation throughout. There is much intrigue surrounding his "rebirth" and there is also a lot of fairly fast-paced action. There were one or two gripes I had like the inclusion of a certain old face that I felt was unnecessary and a few areas that I felt maybe didn't quite fit into the timeline very neatly. As I neared the end of the book, I began to feel that it could - and possibly should - have finished earlier. There were several occasions when I thought the story was about to end but it kept going.
I was also slightly unsure about the ending. How the book finishes suggests they are going to write a third and final one to complete the series. If they don't, this will leave a rather blatant plot hole in the series that will leave a bad taste in many fans mouths.
Overall it was a fairly good read. By no means the best one I've ever read but enjoyable nonetheless.
The plot was well thought out and Williams does a great job of building the anticipation throughout. There is much intrigue surrounding his "rebirth" and there is also a lot of fairly fast-paced action. There were one or two gripes I had like the inclusion of a certain old face that I felt was unnecessary and a few areas that I felt maybe didn't quite fit into the timeline very neatly. As I neared the end of the book, I began to feel that it could - and possibly should - have finished earlier. There were several occasions when I thought the story was about to end but it kept going.
I was also slightly unsure about the ending. How the book finishes suggests they are going to write a third and final one to complete the series. If they don't, this will leave a rather blatant plot hole in the series that will leave a bad taste in many fans mouths.
Overall it was a fairly good read. By no means the best one I've ever read but enjoyable nonetheless.
Format:Hardcover
Having enjoyed the first book I eagerly awaited this release and I wasn't dissapointed. The story runs nicely between the last book and the films and provides addional back story to vaders motives Like the first novel.
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I was greatly disappointed by the Force Unleashed 2 game, mostly because of the plot and characterisation of Starkiller, Juno, Kota etc but this book goes deeper than the game,... Read more
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I thought this book was just as good as the first one. i especially like these books because they give you an insight into the events between the 3rd and 4th films
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Great book just like the 1st one, covers the same storyline as the game just in a lot more detail a great read for any Star Wars fan
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