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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The FSFH Book Review says:, 23 Mar 2006
The previous five collected volumes of 'Star Wars: Tales' were what's known to us fans (geeks) as 'Infinities', meaning that they are not considered part of the official continuity. That's all different here, with only one of the ten stories falling into that catagory ('Fett Club' which is mildly amusing but detracts from the book as a whole). The entire Star Wars saga is covered here, beginning with two stories that link into the events of the 'Knights of the Old Republic' computer games. The first of these, 'Shadows And Light', tells about the Great Hunt for the terentatek monsters and is my favourite story of the book. Other stories highlight such characters as Darth Maul, a Clone Commando, Wedge Antilles and an Imperial pilot. The longest and most intelligent story is the four part 'Nomad' which tells the story of a suspect Jedi and an amnesiac dark sider and is all about perception. A final mention goes to 'Equals And Oposites' (written by fan-turned-Star Wars VIP, Nathan Butler) which features the hero of the Dark Force and Jedi Knight games, Kyle Katarn as he fights the menace of the Yuuzhan Vong. This is a great anthology and it's just a shame that after 'Tales' became in-continuity, the series was ended so there won't be any more like this.
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