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Vector Prime (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order) (Mass Market Paperback)

by R. A. Salvatore (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 398 pages
  • Publisher: Del Rey Books (Jul 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345428455
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345428455
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 166,842 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Fifty-seven years have passed since the events of "Phantom Menace", 25 since "A New Hope", and 21 since the Empire's final defeat over Endor. The still-fragile New Republic, rocked by internal conflict, now faces a potentially overwhelming challenge from beyond the known galaxy: the Yuuzhan Vong, a sinister race of warriors using highly advanced (and creepy) organic "devices" and vehicles, whose immense strength and technological edge lets them fight toe to toe with Jedi. And who better to flesh out these powerful and malevolent aliens, so dismissive and disdainful of humanity, than RA Salvatore, the author who almost single-handedly popularised Dungeons and Dragons' equally awful bad guys, the Drow, with his Drizzt Do'Urden books.

In kicking off Del Rey's five-year New Jedi Order story arc, Salvatore must endure the predictable hazing of any new Star Wars author. But an accomplished storyteller backed by legions of fans, the Dark Elf author proves to be up to the task and thankfully sensitive to the well-loved characters he's borrowing time with. Vector Prime sets up the early stages of the covert Praetorite Vong invasion, giving us a close-up glimpse of this nefarious new race and following our heroes' attempts to combat them. Luke struggles with whether to revive the Jedi Council; Mara still fights her deadly disease; Lando is back helping Han, Chewie, and Leia; and Leia and Solo's kids finally come into their own. Prepare yourself, though, for when a major, beloved character gets ceremoniously smushed. (Although we've seen Boba Fett come back from worse.) --Paul Hughes --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars NJO Vector Prime Review, 7 Jun 2005
This review is from: Vector Prime (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order) (Paperback)
I feel it always takes time getting into new books, the style of the author and the setting. As far as the Expanded Universe goes i think i skipped ahead 10 years so i missed out the Solo kids pretty much growing up, but that wasn't a big problem. The author pretty much got down their personalities down early and well and left no confusion about where they stood and who they where.
The whole ExGal thing was a little long winded, i understand that what happened had to happen that way to develop the plot, but it still dragged a little and that was probably the only bad part of the book.
It was always difficult for an author to set the scene for a long running series, as with The New Jedi Order series, and even more difficult to have to kill one of the main and best loved characters off in the first book of that series, but i was pretty satisfied with this book when i had finished it, and was looking forward to the second in the series.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A great Star Wars book for fans of the original Movies, 23 Feb 2004
By Mr. Martyn Poole "Rubix78" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Wars: the New Jedi Order: Vector Prime (Hardcover)
Until recently, the only Star Wars books I have read are the ones that have been movies, the famous ones because at that time these were the only ones to interest me. However, after a friend read the whole New Jedi Order series he recommended that I do the same. Rather dubiously, I picked up Vector Prime when heading off on my summer holidays.

I found that the book starts quite dull and have to admit that I was bored. It was certainly not what I expected and I could not really get into it. I found that, due to not reading any of the previous books in the series, I was confused with some of the new characters. It was only after the third chapter that the book started to grip me and I then found that I could not put it down. I think this was because I started to grasp who was who and began to understand where the plot was going.

The story line was fantastic, especially at the end (I don’t want to give any thing away, so no details!). It was great to see well-beloved characters again, Luke and Han Solo etc, and to see where their lives had lead them after the film had ended. In this book you will find a great read and a few surprises, I can’t wait for the next one.

I would recommend that you read the books in between first but this one is definitely worth the read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars What a way to start the New Jedi Order series, 7 Dec 1999
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This review is from: Star Wars: the New Jedi Order: Vector Prime (Hardcover)
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This is possibly the most eagerly anticipated Star Wars book since Timothy Zahn took up the pen for the Hand of Thrawn duology. Once I started this book, I didn't put it down again. Reading it from cover to cover was too easy! Well done Mr Salvatore. Beware, this book will shake the core of the Star Wars Extended Universe and you may not like the way it goes around it. Don't blame the author though, it was a request to Salvatore by George Lucas himself that the story takes this dramatic turn. Overall, an excellent edition of the Star Wars Universe!

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