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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:

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 More...

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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:

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Jun 24, 2011

Adam rated it:

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. More...

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Jun 03, 2011

Mike rated it:

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Nov 19, 2009

Jesse rated it:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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.

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Aug 06, 2011

Sonny rated it:

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 More...

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Aug 24, 2010

Marcelo rated it:

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 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:

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:

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 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 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:

"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:

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:

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:

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 rated it:

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 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 rated it:

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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