false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178114328m/758614.jpg 758614 9 It's an unexpected combination: Greg Bear, author of so many ambitiously complex SF novels, writing about the colorful simplicities of the <I>Star Wars</I> universe. But he carries it off well, with a mix of action-adventure and thoughtful world building that entertains while keeping to the spirit of Lucas's saga.<p> A few years after the events of <I>The Phantom Menace</I>, young Anakin Skywalker is getting restless--sneaking away from Jedi Temple training to gamble his life in a flying game that's much more bizarre and dangerous than the movie's podracing, even before an alien Blood Carver assassin intervenes. Anakin's character is taking shape now:<p> <blockquote>But above all, he loved <I>winning</I>.</blockquote><p> To turn the boy's frustrated energy to useful ends, the Jedi Council has Obi-Wan Kenobi take Anakin to investigate the remote, enigmatic world Zonama Sekot, whose organic technologies produce magnificent spacecraft, and where a Jedi has vanished without a trace. Secretly pursuing them is a battle squadron captained by the weapons designer who has already blueprinted the Death Star and is being double-crossed by his employer Commander Tarkin.<p> <I>Rogue Planet</I>'s action climaxes as the Jedis learn to grow their own spaceship, the Blood Carver strikes, and two heavily armed fleets converge on helpless-seeming Zonama Sekot. Every faction has secret cards up its sleeve--and Anakin's is a very dangerous wild card indeed. There's final victory and heartbreak, but also loose ends (including even stranger, deadlier aliens) that suggest sequels to follow. Bear does a solidly workmanlike job. <I>--David Langford, Amazon.co.uk</I> 2510169 book 2000 Star Wars: Rogue Planet total:483|5:62|4:109|3:193|2:101|1:18| 483 1545 617 13 4 1 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 10:16:53 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 16:53:53 -0800 2009
Deeper and richer than typical fan fiction, Rogue planet almost transcends the Star Wars constraints. Obviously, a story starring Young Anakin and Obi-Wan has certain constraints. But set as it is in the decade between Episodes One and Two, Rogue planet fleshes both chara...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Aug 01 07:32:26 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 07:34:25 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Sun Aug 10 22:42:53 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 22:44:20 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Jun 18 06:58:13 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 07:42:05 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Tue Dec 11 17:27:41 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 17:28:02 -0800 2007 2 0 false false Thu Oct 22 09:50:24 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 17:52:27 -0700 2009
Decent job on the relationship between Obi-wan and Anakin, but that wasn't enough to save this book.]]> 2 0 false false Wed Nov 11 20:23:47 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 20:25:41 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Feb 19 18:55:26 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 18:56:17 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 06:39:22 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 04:54:43 -0800 2009 Excellent story, very faced paced. Great use of existing characters.
This novel had a very original story. I can't say enough good things about the book.
Seeing the early relationship between Obi Wan and Anakin was refreshing.]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 11:24:33 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 10:04:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Oct 01 21:08:40 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 21:09:42 -0700 2008 1 The first book after Epesode 1]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 12 21:19:31 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 21:15:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 22 16:39:24 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 16:39:31 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sat Nov 21 10:38:36 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 10:38:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 16:14:44 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 16:14:44 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun Nov 15 19:59:31 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 19:59:31 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Nov 12 20:56:42 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 20:56:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 07:14:31 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 08:17:53 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 08 20:23:26 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 20:23:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 18:09:01 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 18:09:01 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=758614