Omen (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, Book 2)
by Christie Golden
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Author: Christie GoldenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-06-23
ISBN: 0345509129
Number of pages: 250
Publisher: LucasBooks
Book Reviews of Omen (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, Book 2)
Book Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
I really don't think the author was aware of some of the basic rules for writing a Star Wars book.
First, she wrote about characters that don't interact with the main characters. This "support" or "proper back-grounding" is utterly alien to the Star Wars expanded universe. I mean, what's the fun if you know stuff about people before they suddenly appear to attack or save the day?
Second, she wrote conversations between Luke and Ben that have nothing to do with saving the universe! Establishing familial ties between father and son is also something that Expanded Universe fans don't want to see!
Third, she wrote simple, but still very expressively. If you miss they days of Zahn, writing about Bothan fur ripples, you're in for a surprise! It's almost like she hasn't read all of the star wars book and therefore probably doesn't worship them!
Have you figured out that I'm being sarcastic yet? This is a GREAT book, true it was destined for paperback, but I really enjoyed the pacing and the thought that obviously went into it's construction.
I almost wanted to take back every bad thing I have said about woman that write Star Wars books (Almost..., I'm still nursing that grudge against Barbara Hambly for 'Children of the Jedi')
Thanks again Ms. Golden. It's nice to see the expanded universe (& Sith) growing in this new exciting story! I'm actually looking forward to the next book in the series, as well as your future contributions.
Summary of Omen (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, Book 2)
The Jedi Order is in crisis. The late Jacen Solo?s shocking transformation into murderous Sith Lord Darth Caedus has cast a damning pall over those who wield the Force for good: Two Jedi Knights have succumbed to an inexplicable and dangerous psychosis, criminal charges have driven Luke Skywalker into self-imposed exile, and power-hungry Chief of State Natasi Daala is exploiting anti-Jedi sentiment to undermine the Order?s influence within the Galactic Alliance.Forbidden to intervene in Jedi affairs, Luke is on a desperate mission to uncover the truth behind Jacen?s fall to the dark side?and to learn what?s turning peaceful Jedi into raving lunatics. But finding answers will mean venturing into the mind-bending space of the Kathol Rift and bargaining with an alien species as likely to destroy outsiders as deal with them. Still, there is no other choice and no time to lose, as the catastrophic events on Coruscant continue to escalate. Stricken by the same violent dementia that infected her brother, Valin, Jedi Knight Jysella Horn faces an equally grim fate after her capture by Natasi Daala?s police. And when Han and Leia Solo narrowly foil another deranged Jedi bent on deadly destruction, even acting Jedi Grand Master Kenth Hamner appears willing to bow to Daala?s iron will?at the expense of the Jedi Order.
But an even greater threat is looming. Millennia in the past, a Sith starship crashed on an unknown low-tech planet, leaving the survivors stranded. Over the generations, their numbers have grown, the ways of the dark side have been nurtured, and the time is fast approaching when this lost tribe of Sith will once more take to the stars to reclaim their legendary destiny as rulers of the galaxy. Only one thing stands in their way, a name whispered to them through the Force: Skywalker.
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