Revelation (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 8)
by Karen Traviss
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Author: Karen TravissEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-26
ISBN: 034547757X
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Del Rey
Book Reviews of Revelation (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 8)
Book Review: Treading Water
Summary: 3 Stars
In this, the eighth instalment of the Legacy of the Force series, Jaina Solo asks the aged Boba Fett to teach her how to bring down her twin brother Jacen, head of the Galactic Alliance and Sith lord.
Technically this is a well-written book. Author Karen Traviss spends a lot of time exploring motivations, letting readers understand why characters behave the way they do. She nicely straddles the line between real pathos and maudlin melodrama. She also throws in a planetary assault, a coup and an assignation just to keep things lively.
But I still felt something was missing. There was no sense of urgency, no sense of evil menace, no sense of events coming to a head.
Instead the author delves into several subplots. Ben Skywalker plays Boy Detective and searches for evidence in his mother's murder--even though readers already know who killed Mara. The Imperial Remnant is hauled out of storage apparently for no other reason than to ensure a favourite old soldier doesn't fade away. And Boba Fett's ex-wife is brought out of carbonite solely to show us that, underneath that armour, there is a heart after all.
While these side stories may be interesting in their own right, they don't help to advance the general storyline.
That's been the problem with the entire Legacy of the Force series: The authors spent so much time on the subplots that they forgot to develop the main plot. Jacen Solo's fall to the Dark Side has been possibly one of the dullest and most protracted events in the Expanded Universe.
I give this book 3 stars--but only because I really like the Mandalorians.
Summary of Revelation (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 8)
During this savage civil war, all efforts to end Jacen Solo's tyranny of the Galactic Alliance have failed. Now with Jacen approaching the height of his dark powers, no one-not even the Solos and the Skywalkers-knows if anything can stop the Sith Lord before his plan to save the galaxy ends up destroying it.Jacen Solo's shadow of influence has threatened many, especially those closest to him. Jaina Solo is determined to bring her brother in, but in order to track him down, she must first learn unfamiliar skills from a man she finds ruthless, repellent, and dangerous. Meanwhile, Ben Skywalker, still haunted by suspicions that Jacen killed his mother, Mara, decides he must know the truth, even if it costs him his life. And as Luke Skywalker contemplates once unthinkable strategies to dethrone his nephew, the hour of reckoning for those on both sides draws near. The galaxy becomes a battlefield where all must face their true nature and darkest secrets, and live-or die-with the consequences.
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