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Abyss (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi #3)

by Troy Denning

3.84 · rating details · 894 ratings · 58 reviews

Following a trail of clues across the galaxy, Luke Skywalker continues his quest to find the reasons behind Jacen Solo’s dark downfall and to win redemption for the Jedi Order. Sojourning among the mysterious Aing-Tii monks has left Luke and his son Ben with no real answers, only the suspicion that the revelations they seek lie in the forbidden reaches of the distant Maw C...more

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Published August 18th 2009 by LucasBooks (first published 2008)

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Oct 24, 2009

Jwm rated it

I stopped reading the post-Return of the Jedi books in the Star Wars series long ago. In fact, I stopped with Star by Star, also by Mr. Denning.

In an effort to be sweet, Stacey picked this up at the local library for me unexpectedly and so I set aside Team of Rivals for a week to see what they had to offer in the "later" Star Wars universe.

It's not pretty. It's not interesting. It's just tired. It doesn't matter how well it's written, and Mr. Denning does a pas...more

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Sep 13, 2009

Chad rated it

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Well, I really have to give it to Troy Denning, who does an admirable job taking what has been a sputtering exercise in wheel-spinning, and getting it back onto the tracks. It's not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but it does something the previous two entries in the "Fate of the Jedi" series failed utterly to do. It moved the story forward while managing to feel connected to the Star Wars universe, and not just a badly written elementary school stage play version of...moreWell, I really have to give it to Troy Denning, who does an admirable job taking what has been a sputtering exercise in wheel-spinning, and getting it back onto the tracks. It's not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but it does something the previous two entries in the "Fate of the Jedi" series failed utterly to do. It moved the story forward while managing to feel connected to the Star Wars universe, and not just a badly written elementary school stage play version of it.

I was honestly on the verge of giving up on the Star Wars EU if Allston and Golden's novels were any indication where things were going. Each told frustratingly identical stories in which 1) the Jedi and Daala play media tag, 2) Luke and Ben visit mysterious force users who point them toward MORE mysterious force users to visit, and 3) young Jedi go nuts. EXACTLY the same things happens in each novel, the only significant difference being the noticably poorer quality of Golden's entry, who was writing as if her intended audience were all 13 years old and girls.

Much to my relief, Denning starts "Abyss" off with a foray into a creepy space station that actually manages to be mysterious and menacing instead of just pretending to be mysterious and menacing, which is the strategy seemingly imployed by Allston and Golden. And in tieing together such disparate EU staples as The Maw, Centerpoint Station, and the Killiks, Denning, for the first time in this series, expands the scope of the story to a more grand scale.

Similarly effective is the treatment of the media war between the Jedi and Chief of State Daala. Whereas the previous novels treated the ordeal like a boring verbal spat (Daala to reporter: "The Jedi are bad!"; the Jedi to same reporter: "No we're not!"; Daala again: "Yes they are!"; repeat...), Denning actually shows the two factions maneuvering one another into compromising situations, letting the media draw their own conclusions. For the first time this series, you get the sense of a chess match between two very intelligent thinkers. The scene at the prison/storage facility was rather nicely played.

There are also several deftly executed action sequences, including a nice battle between the Skywalkers and some Sith, a daring escape in the Milleneum Falcon, and a shootout in the streets of Coruscant.

And if the above mentioned successes were all there were, this would have been a 4 star review. Unfortunately, there are still many areas in which the current batch of EU writers seem to completely miss the mark. Such as...

...Jagged Fel is now being written to be a love-sick moron. Many characters pay lip-service to the fact that Jag puts honor and duty above everything, but no one actually seems to write him to ACT that way. Big chunks of the plot hinge on "90210" style misunderstandings and Jaina and Jag being torn between their love for one another and their duty toward the Empire or the Jedi Order. I know there is a way to make this work, but all three "Fate of the Jedi" authors have resorted to just simplifying Jag to the point that he's a dopey melodramatic dolt. And along those lines, I'd still argue that the whole 'let's get married' sub-plot is waaay out of character for him.

...Denning really needs to lay off the awkward attempts at humor. He just doesn't have an ear for what is funny. Characters are constantly riffing on what should be bad one-off jokes until they've gone on for a whole page with what I assume Denning assumes is witty banter. But its not funny. And much of the time, its at inappropriate times. One stand-out moment occured after yet another couple of Jedi go nuts (the event is thankfully brief this time around) which results in everyone standing about gnashing their teeth about how horrible they feel having to forcibly take down one of their own. That is, until the Solos provide some ill-advised levity by joking about how stubborn their family is. Har har. Denning needs to go talk to Karen Traviss for lessons in how to write effective tension-breaking humor.

...Once they stopped talking and started actually fighting Luke and Ben, the little band of Sith were far less annoying. But every single moment prior to that, Denning's insistence on spelling out their tedious and convoluted strategizing is like nails on a chalk-board. If the characters themselves were supposed to be annoying, this wouldn't be a problem, but Denning is obviously trying to write them as ruthless and clever and coniving, and he puts every mental maneuver right there in print for you to be impressed by. The Sith are practically winking at the reader every time they think to themselves or explain to their apprentices what they're doing and why they're doing it and how they already know what their foes are going to do and blah blah blah. It's like Denning wanted to write a Sith Oscar Wilde play, but got bored and had his 10 year old son write it instead.

...Denning tries really hard to write a sublime state-of-mind outside of time which is experienced by Luke, but the sublime-est he can manage is to keep writing that 'it felt like a second, or maybe a year', and 'it felt like a week, or maybe a day' and 'it felt like a month, or maybe a second'. Oh, and then he goes to a jungle planet (I think) with a VERY METAPHORICAL lake or something. I could see what he was going for, but this sequence fell rather flat. Matt Stover pulled this idea off far more effectively earlier this year with his "Shadows of Mindor", so again, I would direct Denning to past EU authors for writing lessons.

So anyway, 3 stars instead of 4.

Overall, however, "Abyss" finally gets the ball rolling. After finishing it, I honestly felt like the previous two novels could have been condensed into a few chapters and just tacked on at the beginning of this, the third volume. I will never forgive you, Mr. Denning, for the atrocity that was "Invincible", but I'll give thanks where thanks is due: much thanks to you for finally making "Fate of the Jedi" interesting.(less)

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Dec 06, 2011

Christopher rated it

FINALLY!!! The storyline is moving along in this series. And, I'm happy to say, that once it does, everything starts to become a whole lot more exciting. "Now," as Mike Meyer's Goldmember character would say, "the shootzing beginz!" The Sith finally make themselves known to Luke Skywalker in an absolutely fantastic way. Not only that, but Luke and Ben Skywalker's journey to retrace Jacen Solo's earlier slide to the dark side seemed to put them into serious danger. And that's ...more

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Aug 25, 2009

Erika rated it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I’m disappointed it took until the third book for the Fate of the Jedi series to find a track to get back into, but really glad it did. Otherwise, I think I would have given up on a series for the first time ever. Surprisingly, I’m looking forward to the rest of FOTJ now instead of wondering why I’ve let myself be ruled by forces greater than those measurable by the common man: fandom and a great desire to find out what happens in the EU (at the cost of very thin hardcovers that are not worth t...more

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Jun 24, 2011

Adam Bourke rated it

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Finally this series has something beginning to resemble a storyline. I thought it would never happen. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy the writing as much as I did with the previous two books, or even Denning's own books in the previous series. So I'm not sure whether to be elated that something is finally happening, or disappointed in the writing. It didn't stop from reading until I'd finished though.

While I enjoyed the previous books, they didn't really have a driving force behind them....moreFinally this series has something beginning to resemble a storyline. I thought it would never happen. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy the writing as much as I did with the previous two books, or even Denning's own books in the previous series. So I'm not sure whether to be elated that something is finally happening, or disappointed in the writing. It didn't stop from reading until I'd finished though.

While I enjoyed the previous books, they didn't really have a driving force behind them. But now we're finally starting to see groups have objectives. And some questions with a bit more substance than "What's Going On?". There are two women and a force presence, who seem to be important, but for what? What's going to happen with the lost tribe of the sith? What's going to happen between Daala and the Jedi now that (Sarcastic Spoiler) something has happened.

Admittedly, these don't appear until towards the end of the book, which means that for a long time the plot is as aimless as the others. It feels like that, while the series does start slow, the stage has finally been set for this "epic" story. In truth, I feel that it would have been much better served by squashing the first three books into one, and going from there. Maybe a trilogy. I'm starting to think that the nine-book series is just because it worked before, not because the story needs nine books. And that disappoints me somewhat. I'm not as excited about the next book as I was in Legacy of the Force, and now that I've read all three authors in this series, I feel just in saying the story is just not as good.

Maybe that will change. Luke finally knows about the Sith, so maybe it'll get better now.

The characters in this book are okay. They seem to have suddenly all got much better at dealing with the ill jedi, and I'm quite disappointed that a lot of this stuff seems to have been glossed over. I don't like the Jedi Council in this book. Master Hamner suddenly seems to be almost a "bad guy", when in previous books he was a nice person, doing his best for the jedi order, Master Cilighal is barely in it, although in charge of the ill. Master Sebatyne is annoying. Master Katarn isn't bad, but again, isn't really in it. And some of the other characters just don't match up to who they have been in previous books. Some of them are characterized quite well - but wrongly. And that's the problem I had with the writing. it doesn't match the others in the series well enough. it's like reading a different story. It seems the only character that is continued well from Omen Alanna. Unfortunately, I didn't really like how wise she was in that book, and the same is true here. I'm quite disappointed.

Denning's descriptive language isn't the best. "In the Jade Shadow's forward canopy there hung twin black holes" is a lie, they are ahead of the Jade shadow. I had to re-read that several times. I also didn't like the description of the main room of sinkhole station as a serving bowl. It was a fairly long metaphor, and "bowl-shaped would have sufficed.
Finally, he keeps using words, particularly slang, that I've never seen in the star wars universe before (Maybe this is just ignorance on my part), and then having to explain them. Or worse, not explaining them. In a similar vein, it seems every little trick has to have a name - the "Shling Slide" or the "Toydarian double flip flop" (Exaggeratted silliness - slightly). The first of those isn't explained at all, but it's apparently something to do with persuasion. The second is just a pointless way of saying "yes" to Allana's statement. it takes about a page. To be fair, those are the only two I can think of - but they both annoyed me quite a lot,

In writing this review, I think I've come to the conclusion that it just isn't up to the standards I expect from a Star Wars Book. It gets +1 for it's additional plot, but loses points for the unnecessary terms, the poor descriptions, and the misalignment with the first two books. On the plus side, some of his ideas were pretty neat - a particular journalists method of spying for example. I really hope the next one goes somewhere.(less)

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Jun 03, 2011

Mike rated it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. My opinion of Troy Denning as an author has improved. I found his "Invincible," the last of the "Legacy of the Force" series to be a fairly weak and unimpressive work. When you've got the last two children of Han Solo and Princess Leia fighting to the death as Jedi and Sith Lord, you expect more. Or at least I expected more. But we got medical waste flinging and a bunch of digressive subplots.

But on to the present...there still isn't much going on in this "Fa...moreMy opinion of Troy Denning as an author has improved. I found his "Invincible," the last of the "Legacy of the Force" series to be a fairly weak and unimpressive work. When you've got the last two children of Han Solo and Princess Leia fighting to the death as Jedi and Sith Lord, you expect more. Or at least I expected more. But we got medical waste flinging and a bunch of digressive subplots.

But on to the present...there still isn't much going on in this "Fate of the Jedi" series, however. But in "Abyss," Denning is able to distract from that by at least giving us some mysteries to ponder.

Of course, the main mystery of the whole novel is not resolved...and done so in a very frustrating "cliffhanger" manner that I'm coming to expect from books in this series. Personally, I'm not a fan of such obvious and heavy-handed maneuvers.

The mystery I'm talking about is who did Jacen Solo see on the Throne of Balance? This vision of a dark future for the galaxy seems to be what drove him to become a Sith Lord in order to PREVENT an even greater evil from taking over the galaxy.

The single BEST thing in this book is the sequence where Ben and Luke are able to confront the spirits of Anakin Solo, Mara Jade Skywalker and Jacen Solo. Some closure is given with regards to Anakin and Mara, but Jacen proves to be a different story. Since the visionary figure on the Throne of Balance is now Jacen's daughter Allana--not a shadowy, armored figure of evil--the author seems to be saying that Jacen's reign of terror was actually a good thing in some way.

What else is going on? The main villain seems to be a creature named Abeloth who seems to be held prisoner inside the Maw (the collection of black holes with a few unlucky planets and installations mixed in). Except "she" is no longer bound by the forces she once was and her pure evil is sure to be a problem for the Jedi and Sith alike. Abeloth draws in the lost tribe of Sith very quickly and uses them for her own purposes. I'm hoping they don't make Abeloth an "evil planet" (which would remind me of the Fifth Element, a movie I despise).

Luke and Ben are near where Abeloth has been toying with the Sith and encounter the Mind Walkers or Mind Drinkers or whatever they're called. Luke and Ben eventually leave their bodies behind and journey with ensnared Force users...the Mind Walkers...to Abeloth's world. That's where they encounter the spirits of those who have died. When Abeloth senses that Luke and Ben will not be ensnared willingly, she sends the Sith after them. That doesn't go well for the Sith and the lone survivor, Vestara Khai, whom we've been following for a while, flees on her own from both Abeloth and the Skywalkers.

Meanwhile, Daala has brought in Mandalorians to help solve her Jedi problem. She is still trying to bring the Jedi under strict governmental control. And the Jedi keep going crazy. Though now it looks like Abeloth might be the cause of their madness, since all the afflicted were young people hidden in the Maw as children during the Vong war. And Ben remembers Abeloth reaching out to his mind as a young child.

I'm leaving a few things out, but you'll get the general idea from above. Coruscant is rife with plots. The Jedi are pitted against Daala. Daala wants the Jedi leashed for good. The Moffs want the "good old Empire" back. And so on.

The scene where Luke and Ben get some closure from the dead is what elevated this book from two to three stars for me.
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Nov 19, 2009

Jesse rated it

Shelves: sci-fi, starwars

If I could give this one 10 stars out of 5 I would. This part in the Fate of the Jedi series shows just how large the gap is between great authors of science fiction and the others that are tagged to fill in the blanks for outstanding authors such as Troy Denning. I can tell you this much, I was iffy on this series, some of it was a little slow, had poor wording and even some grammatical errors, but this chapter brought me back and then some. The force mythology, the connections to past novels, ...more

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Feb 21, 2010

Jeffrey rated it

Shelves: sci-fi

One of the better Star Wars novels I have read, and a big improvement over the previous book in the series. The Luke/Ben storyline is fantastic, and features some very well done albeit very unexpected cameos; if this had been the whole book, it would have been a solid five stars. The Vestara storyline is also entertaining if sometimes a little murky to understand; Denning does okay with the Coruscant storyline but that story drags down the whole series for me (Jedis having press conferences and ...more

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Oct 30, 2009

Dromeda rated it

Shelves: science-fiction-fantasy

Better than "Omen" but not by much.

I honestly miss good ol' days of stand-alone Star Wars novels. The occasional Duology or Trilogy by a single author is fine but these multi-book, multi-author deals are getting a bit tired.

And still not even a mention of Zekk and Jagged Fel still hasn't been sucked out of an airlock. Seriously, are we *supposed* to like Jag? Are we supposed to think that he's a most excellent Head of State? I know that *I* don't like him ...more

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Dec 01, 2009

Don rated it

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Aug 27, 2011

Jeff rated it

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It has been since some time since I listened or read to any of the star wars genre. Many of the plotlines covered in this story required more than casual fans' collective memory. The story line of Han Salo and Jedi Leia raising their grand child. Luke Skywalker, founder of the reestablished Order. His son Ben in a journey to a place between black hole. A contagion effecting the greenest of jedi knights mental capacity. All these competing plot lines gives a reader a workout. However, all in all,...more

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Jan 23, 2012

Sarah rated it

Shelves: star-wars, 100-in-2012

I think this was another strong book in this series. I know that there are a lot of people burned out on the Star Wars EU, but since I just started reading them I like what is happening in the world.

Things are progressing in the Jedi storyline, although it does seem slightly slow at the moment. I hope that things eventually pick up. It doesn't even need to pick up that much, just a little more happening in the book would be nice.

Luke and Ben continue their galaxy world tour,...more

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Aug 06, 2011

Sonny rated it

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The 3rd installment of the Fate of the Jedi series Abyss, felt like a hit and miss for me. Although certain elements were intriguing, more often then not I was bored out of my mind. Mainly on the fact with Luke's astral meditation story arc and the endless philosophical debates that followed just made the whole story lag on and on. The hired initial Mandolorian threat was less satisfying than I would have liked. Though I doubt this will be the last time we'll see them, maybe hoping to see Boba m...moreThe 3rd installment of the Fate of the Jedi series Abyss, felt like a hit and miss for me. Although certain elements were intriguing, more often then not I was bored out of my mind. Mainly on the fact with Luke's astral meditation story arc and the endless philosophical debates that followed just made the whole story lag on and on. The hired initial Mandolorian threat was less satisfying than I would have liked. Though I doubt this will be the last time we'll see them, maybe hoping to see Boba make an appearance somehow. The girls in Abyss were irritating as usual (barring Leia), and the Tribe of Sith story arc was quite frankly disinteresting. But there was some redeeming qualities in Abyss, especially concerning who Luke and Ben meet during their adventure through the Maw. I have to admit I did tear up. :)

Ben and Luke's meeting with Anakin and Mara was one of the saddest moments of the series so far. Luke having to come face to face with Anakin, the Jedi Knight he sent on a mission that cost him his life, and Ben having never met Anakin, coming face to face with one of his Idols. Mara's encounter was bittersweet, her death in Legacy of the Force was cheap and unnecessary and it was good to see her, even if only one more time. Luke and Ben's conversation with Jacen and Luke's astral journey, really displayed the Jacen in a positive light. Although he did become a Dark Lord of the Sith, his intentions were pure and had the galaxies interests at heart. It was heartening to see Ben forgive Jacen, and for the deceased Solo to pass along much needed encouragement to the person who would come to lead the Jedi Order in the future.

Jaina's duel allegiances conflicting was interesting, but was resolved too quickly without it sinking in enough to be a major plot focus (though I'm sure it will be an area of focus in the next installment). Overtime, I've come to loathe Jaina, the last Solo child. More often than not, she acts in brash, arrogant, and selfish manner that doesn't help her image. And I guess I'm not being too nice to the women in Abyss with my next comment. Honestly I'm sorry to say but I can't stand Allana. Just imagining her young girly voice asking all those trivial questions and stupid comments... its so irritating. I often find myself being bored through the Leia/Han adventures, but Allana's presence just totally kills it for me. I'll be looking forward to her maturing and growing up though.

Sith side story arc was disinteresting. I found that I was not too interested between their inner squabbling between themselves or the dangers they faced on the strange planet. Although I've come to sympathize with Vestara. After having so much of the story of the POV of Vestara, Im beginning to think that she wont be an antagonist in the long wrong. There's too many points in the story where it seems to be apparent that even though she is a ruthless sith, she is also a loving, insecure girl, who may have a change of heart (and beliefs) as the story progresses.

Confrontation came to head between the Sith and the Skywalkers, the climax as the ending really came to late for me and ended too soon to really enjoy, especially since the majority of the Abyss lacked any action at all. Overall, it was ok, not bad... but out of three novels so far, my least favorite. "(less)

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Aug 24, 2010

Marcelo rated it

Recommends it for: Star Wars fans that read "Legacy of the Force"

So far, this is the best book in an already very good series (I couldn't expect less from Troy Denning). At last, all the three story threads get interesting — and compelling. The struggle of the Jedi against the misconception that borders tyranny of the Galactic Alliance government comes dangerously close to open conflict, as more and more young Jedi turn psychotic and paranoid, but our heroes finally find something that all of the "infected" share that could explain the disease. The ...more

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May 25, 2010

Denae rated it

Maybe I still hold a grudge against TD for killing off Anakin Solo.
Oh, and I'm not interested in Force philosophy stuff. I'd rather have the action and intrigue and small romance between Jaina and Jagg and the worry about the unknown disease and poor Ben. I don't need people communing with the dead or arguing about whether the Force is one color, two, or a rainbow.
As in, this series got way too complicated when Anakin died. Chewbacca I can understand (have to kill off some main ch...more

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Oct 13, 2009

Erik Hansen rated it

I will preface this by saying that Mr. Denning is a professional writer and I am not. I also had to wait six weeks to post this in order to allow the vitriol to be diluted by the unavoidable annoyances of life. And laziness. Ok, mostly laziness, but definitely some kind of sedentary rage as well. The man can move a story forward, but it amazes me that he is still a relatively major player in Star Wars novels.

I suppose I could sum up my feelings about this book like this: If you menti...more

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Nov 17, 2011

Nicholas rated it

Better than the last installment, but only by a little. To be honest, I'm not really a fan of the whole Sith storyline centered on Vestara. It feels like the EU authors are just trying to one-up whatever has come previously. Kinda like, "We've seen two Sith in past storylines, but what about ONE HUNDRED?" Really, it takes the focus out of character development and I feel like this storyline lacks any single compelling and sinister threat. And what's motivating the Sith? Nothing more th...more

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Apr 04, 2011

Brett rated it

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I almost gave this one 3 stars, but I like the story too much. There is some of the typical Denning style characterization that takes me out of it at times, and some too-close-to-real-world refernces that I don't care for, but I like the overall story. And I have yet to determine what the beef is that some people seem to have with the FoTJ.

Can't wait to tear into Backlash.

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Aug 27, 2009

Roberta rated it

Recommends it for: Star Wars fans

Shelves: sciencefiction, starwars

In this novel, Luke and Ben head to the maw while Jaina, Han, and Leia deal with the mystery plague that is hitting young Jedi. We also find out more about the mysterious Sith from Kesh.

I'd give this novel 3 1/2 stars, but I don't have the option. It's better than the second book, and it had a beginning, middle, and an end, which really seemed to be missing from Books 1 and 2.

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Oct 07, 2009

Russ rated it

This book was definitely better than its predecessor, Omen, but still not quite up to the quality I've come to expect from Denning, who is just a fantastic author and one of my favorites. I'm curious to see where this series is going to go. The fight scenes were awesome and the last action set, wherein Luke and Ben go Force Unleashed, really makes the book worthwhile. This book reinvigorated my interest in this series- thanks Mr. Denning!

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Jun 25, 2011

Nick Scott rated it

The series is picking up, but could use a little bit of grounding. Ben and Luke's relationship is fun to read, and the stuff with them exploring the Maw/Beyond SHadows was exciting. I also am warming up to the list tribe of the Sith stuff, but now with the introduction of Abeloth it's all getting to be a bit much. I'm ready for Luke/Ben to figure this thing out and face the enemies head on. Political Jedi stuff remains interesting. There is a lot of talk about the future so far in this seri...more

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Sep 16, 2010

Tom Dickinson rated it

The first two books in this series were kind of lackluster, which is why it took me such a long time to get into this one. But I'm glad I finally did, because it's one of the best Star Wars books I've read in a while. One scene moved me almost to the point of tears. I can't say that happens too often in Star Wars novels.

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Jul 26, 2010

Jin rated it

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Shelves: starwars

"What can I say? This "Series" has become a "Path" I just find myself walking into, exploring. A lot of revelation on the nature of the Force, Jedi and Sith. As to Luke Skywalker, it is so interesting to reckon what will happen to the character and the future plans of Starwars team has in store for him."

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Mar 12, 2011

Leo rated it

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Shelves: star-wars

I got tired of Karen Traviss' propping up Mandalorians as superior to Jedi because they didn't have powers, and while the negativity towards Jedi in the Fate of the Jedi series is a little more plausible than in the Legacy of the Force series, its hard to stomach. This book is the third in the FotJ series and I have to agree with some comments I'ver heard the chemistry between Luke and Ben does bring back some of the light-heartedness from the original movies.

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Sep 05, 2011

Derrick rated it

Shelves: 2009, star-wars

Luke and Ben go on some weird force trip and meet dead people. Seriously.

Some darkside force is manipulating the sith to capture the Skywalkers. More Jedi go crazy and there is more confrontation between the Galactic Alliance and Jedi Order.

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Nov 19, 2009

Jenny rated it

Shelves: star-wars

Continuing book in the Fate of the Jedi series highlighting 3 storylines...the Skywalkers meet the Mind Walkers, more Jedi Knights succumbing to mental illness, and the emerging Sith Tribe. There's more information about the Force to be learned here. Plus lots of action and even some humor thrown in.

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Jun 26, 2010

Willy James rated it

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy, star-wars

a 4 star Star Wars book isn't the same as a 4 star of another book. I judge it as a Star Wars book only. I was worried after the second book that this series would start to fall apart but this book was a little better then the first.

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May 14, 2010

John Haugh rated it

Not half as good as the first 2 fate of the jedi books. Very slow, too philosophical with no actual impact to the plot to be highly entertaining. Hopefully book 4 picks back up or I'm done with the series.

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Jan 22, 2010

Bobby rated it

There are some parts I think are dumb (the news reporting aspect), but for the most part I like the continuation of the Star Wars story. It's definitely heading in a good direction.

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Jan 20, 2011

Steve Melton rated it

Shelves: fiction, sci-fi, series, star-wars, nook-books

Definitely a step above Omen. It made me look forward to the next book in this series. I like that it remains with some of the "Old Faithful" characters and gives them plenty to do, but still brings forward the "newer" characters. Ben Skywalker is getting his best character development ever. Jaina Solo is looking 3 Dimensional instead of just as an angry woman with a lightsaber. I don't know that I would suggest it as a stand alone novel, but a good part of the series.
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