Fury (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 7) by Aaron Allston
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Book Reviews of Fury (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 7)
Book Review: Still good but going down.
Summary: 3 Stars
Series is definitely taking a turn for the worst. Jacen went from cold and calculating to a complete psycho. Force phantoms are just plain ridiculous!! I am also getting sick of the whole Allana, Jacen, TK story line. Plus I am still pissed over MJ's death.
The best part of this series has been Jaina. The Dark Nest trilogy just about destroyed her character but she's at least back to resembling the sword of the jedi. Thank the force Alema is finally dead, and the Sith could be cool. We shall see. Anyway the authors could still save this series....I have my fingers crossed.
Book Review: Middle of the road entry into the series.
Summary: 3 Stars
I had a hard time deciding if I liked this book or not. I wasn't compelled to read it for extended periods of time. However there were times I laughed out loud (which isn't uncommon for Mr. Allston's books). The plot just didn't seem to have enough. It was just missing something, but I can't say what it was. If I wasn't such a big Star Wars fan I probably wouldn't continue reading the series, but since I am I will read the next two. I no this isn't the most helpful review but it was the most helpful novel for the series.Book Review: Predictable but fun.
Summary: 3 Stars
I have read almost all of the SW universe novels... this one wasnt bad... pretty brainless adventure story. Read the entire Legacy series mostly because of the Fett story-line... but overall the entire series was incredibly predictable and a bit lame.Book Review: Mostly Filler
Summary: 3 Stars
Although a few plot points were advanced, much of this book was unnecessary words. These books are entertaining. And as much as I'd like for there to be more logic and common sense, I have to keep in mind that this isn't Tolstoy or Austen.Book Review: Two Stars
Summary: 2 Stars
The newest installment of the Legecy of the Force: Fury if anyone is still completely in grossed in this series my hat's off to you. Its hard to feel anything but dread at this point. You know no matter how good the author tries to make it sound its going to be bad. At this point the only thing shocking is how each book is worse then the last.
Fury could have been exciting with Jacen kidnapping his daughter Allana, a group of Jedi attemmpting to kill him who were not made up of Solos and Skywalkers and the Jedi have to get Allana back. But once again like most of the series author sucked out any potential of being good...and I usually like Aaron Allston's books.
First off we have the kidnapping of Allana. Jacen only does it to get Tenel Ka to give him back her military. Not for turning her to the Dark side, making her his apprentice, or any of the more interesting reasons.
Not to mention its a sad pathetic day with a Sith has to resort to kidnapping a little girl to get anywhere. This is a problem with all three writers of Legecy none of them can make Jacen a compaling Sith. Sure he does bad things but he doesn't come off as frightening as Vader, as maniplative has Sidious or any of the thousands of other Sith. I mean could you really see Vader resorting to kidnapping a little girl in order to get Hapes to bend to his will? For all Jacen's talk of being idolizing Vader he seems to have missed everything that made everyone terrified of Vader...and apparently so have the writers.
Over in the Jedi camp we actually have a group of non-Solos and Skywalkers sent to kill Jacen. It could have been exciting except you know if Jacen's killed it'll be by one of his own relatives. But they were still more exciting then the Solos or the Skywalkers. Now how's that for sad? Perhaps if the Solos were allowed to do anything besides talk about how evil Jacen's become and he's dead to them or fight Alema again or rehash Jaina and her boyfriends (does anyone at this point care about Jaina-Jag-Zekk storyline)they might be worth reading. Having them rehash the same stuff book after book is not a story.
Its not like they are major charactors in the Star Wars Universe who's son or twin brother has turn to the Dark Side of the Force could have resulted in a wealth of plotlines for Han, Leia and Jaina....on wait they are.
Over in the Skywalker camp we have Luke who's still mourning the death of his wife. I'm glad to see someone is. Asside from Luke and Ben, everyone else seems to have forgot Mara ever existed. But neither of them did anything really interesting until the rescuing of Allana except thinking about how to kill Jacen without turning to the Dark Side. Standing around talking is not a plot.
Last but not least Leia and Han learning Allana's their granddaughter. Something that should have been interesting and exciting since we've been waiting through seven books to happen but of course it was a big let down. Leia simply realizes Allana's her granddaughter and that's it. The tragedy is this series could have been really good instead each book it gets worse and worse. With only two books left I have little doubt they'll be any good.