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Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights #7-11
The Fall of the Diversity Alliance
Jacen and Jaina, the teenage twins of Han Solo & Princess Leia, have taken their first steps as Jedi Knights, defeating the evil minions of the Shadow Academy. Now with their friends, our heroes are rebuilding the battle-scarred Jedi academy.
598 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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Kevin J. Anderson
1,038 books3,107 followersYes, I have a lot of books, and if this is your first visit to my amazon author page, it can be a little overwhelming. If you are new to my work, let me recommend a few titles as good places to start. I love my Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series, humorous horror/mysteries, which begin with DEATH WARMED OVER. My steampunk fantasy adventures, CLOCKWORK ANGELS and CLOCKWORK LIVES, written with Neil Peart, legendary drummer from Rush, are two of my very favorite novels ever. And my magnum opus, the science fiction epic The Saga of Seven Suns, begins with HIDDEN EMPIRE. After you've tried those, I hope you'll check out some of my other series.
I have written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and I'm the co-author of the Dune prequels. My original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. I have also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Predator titles (also for Dark Horse), and X-Files titles for Topps.
I serve as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest.
My wife is author Rebecca Moesta. We currently reside near Monument, Colorado.
I have written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and I'm the co-author of the Dune prequels. My original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. I have also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Predator titles (also for Dark Horse), and X-Files titles for Topps.
I serve as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest.
My wife is author Rebecca Moesta. We currently reside near Monument, Colorado.
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August 31, 2025
This is a collection of children books put into one huge volume. This is the second installment of this being done and this one can be read on its own. In this one the young Jedi students face off against a different enemy. This enemy wants to get rid of all humans in the galaxy.
I liked this book. My enjoyment was a touch under my enjoyment of the first one. These books do exactly what you believe they are meant to do. It is an adventure of the next generation of heroes with occasional visits from the established heroes. Once again we follow the students as they find themselves fighting an enemy. While doing this they also navigate relationships with others. I think this is where this book lost me a little. It seems like every Star Wars book released from Disney has some kind of YA element of a young love relationship. I know this was written beforehand and is not part of the canon lore anymore but it did remind me of those Disney books. It really is not this book's fault. As for the villainous element I really enjoyed that and it made total sense. It sort of mimicked the real world and I enjoy when books achieve this without feeling like its purpose was to preach.
I received exactly what I thought I would receive from this book. I expected am adventure of young heroes in a galaxy far, far away. The writing and the story is not the crispest but that can be forgiven as this is meant for children and not the adult audience. I was interested in the story throughout and I know I will read the next collection of these children adventure stories.
I liked this book. My enjoyment was a touch under my enjoyment of the first one. These books do exactly what you believe they are meant to do. It is an adventure of the next generation of heroes with occasional visits from the established heroes. Once again we follow the students as they find themselves fighting an enemy. While doing this they also navigate relationships with others. I think this is where this book lost me a little. It seems like every Star Wars book released from Disney has some kind of YA element of a young love relationship. I know this was written beforehand and is not part of the canon lore anymore but it did remind me of those Disney books. It really is not this book's fault. As for the villainous element I really enjoyed that and it made total sense. It sort of mimicked the real world and I enjoy when books achieve this without feeling like its purpose was to preach.
I received exactly what I thought I would receive from this book. I expected am adventure of young heroes in a galaxy far, far away. The writing and the story is not the crispest but that can be forgiven as this is meant for children and not the adult audience. I was interested in the story throughout and I know I will read the next collection of these children adventure stories.
May 15, 2016
Book #35 of 2016
While I won't recommend this willy-nilly, I do see why people read these. I read this one on the urging of a Star Wars obsessed student. As I started critiquing it, he remarked that he wished he had given me an "adult" book.
The descriptions are repetitive, and the characters' motivations are simple. The action scenes are predictable.
Plus, though this book far pre-dates it, I got almost anti- #blacklivesmatter vibes from this. While Nolaa Tarkona has obviously flawed strategies, when you read this in context of today's political climate, I can't help but sympathize with her to a degree.
In comparison, the Jedis are like #alllivesmatter warriors. They swing in with light sabers ablazing, declaring that humans have suffered just as much as the frequently subjugated alien species. It makes me uncomfortable to root for these protagonists.
While I won't recommend this willy-nilly, I do see why people read these. I read this one on the urging of a Star Wars obsessed student. As I started critiquing it, he remarked that he wished he had given me an "adult" book.
The descriptions are repetitive, and the characters' motivations are simple. The action scenes are predictable.
Plus, though this book far pre-dates it, I got almost anti- #blacklivesmatter vibes from this. While Nolaa Tarkona has obviously flawed strategies, when you read this in context of today's political climate, I can't help but sympathize with her to a degree.
In comparison, the Jedis are like #alllivesmatter warriors. They swing in with light sabers ablazing, declaring that humans have suffered just as much as the frequently subjugated alien species. It makes me uncomfortable to root for these protagonists.
September 23, 2016
I think this would have been a good book if i would have read it from the begging of the series because it was confusing. Like if one of the characters were to say a moment in the other books i would flip back to the first chapter thinking that thats were that moment happened. I recommend u read the first books because then u will get ver confused in this series.
May 7, 2011
While not as strong as the first six installments, "The Fall of the Diversity Alliance" still had it where it counts. It had a strong set of characters and a strong plot. I recommend this to any young person who considers himself or herself a fan of Star Wars.
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