Star Wars: The Cestus Deception (A Clone Wars Novel, #3) in The Expanded Universe

Jun 14, 2012 Kent rated it liked it

Based on some of the reviews I've seen for this book I didn't think it would be all that good, but after reading it I thought it wasn't too bad. It has a pretty good story plot and well developed characters. The story takes place on Ord Cestus where they are building force sensitive droids and the republic wants to them to stop before they start selling them to the Separatists. It stars Obi-Wan and Kit Fisto, which is cool cause he kicks ass and isn't centered around much. It has several plot tw ...more

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Aug 11, 2011 John rated it really liked it

Over all this was a good read. Obi-Wan Kenobi was portrayed well as the reluctant negotiator and warrior, questioning his methods all along the way while doing everything necessary to get the job done as peaceably as possible. Kit Fisto's character was an interesting foil to Obi-Wan’s as he chomped at the bit for action with vigor that seemed almost unbecoming of a Jedi. Then again, after chasing around the galaxy with Anakin Skywalker, who was absent in this adventure, Fisto might have seemed s ...more

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Mar 28, 2012 Ploy rated it really liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. It was this day when I ran out of Star Wars books to read (for now) when I decided to pick up this book and started to read it again. I simply wish I did not already know the story because I want to revive the magic of reading it again. It was an awesome book with everything you could possibly want- adventure, suspence, romance, mystery, and so on. It is all about experimenting the unexperimented emotions inside, and how war affected it all. This was all covered by the outer problem: Obi-Wan Ken It was this day when I ran out of Star Wars books to read (for now) when I decided to pick up this book and started to read it again. I simply wish I did not already know the story because I want to revive the magic of reading it again. It was an awesome book with everything you could possibly want- adventure, suspence, romance, mystery, and so on. It is all about experimenting the unexperimented emotions inside, and how war affected it all. This was all covered by the outer problem: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Kit Fisto, and their team have to make Cestus stop producing deadly JK droids to their enemy, the CIS.

The setting was creative. The beginning was set in an already known world- Coruscant. I loved to see it in the book again. Then, it takes us to a new world that was a desert with mountains... and was once a prison. It was creative. It was awesome. It was the one and only Cestus.

One thing I really loved about the book is its unexpected turns. I never knew that the romance would be like that, or the mystery solved in such a simple way... that revealed what they fought for in this planet was not what it seems. I was shocked when I knew that this was all a ploy.

I'm glad a less used character gets to star in this book: Kit Fisto. Ever since I saw him in AOTC, I wanted to know more about him. I love him deadly Form I style of lightsaber combat and I'm impressed with him skills. I wonder how he can survive in the desert, too, since he was a Nautolian (a water species). I love how he treated the clone troopers and were willing to teach "Jedi Flow".

I love how the book talks about Obi-Wan's emotions, who seemed to lose his was more and more. He was outmaneuvered at every turn, and he seemed to change. His duty made him do what he does not want to do, and he seems to be a great Jedi to be able to put his emotions aside to do the task at hand.

ARC trooper Nate was very interesting in this book. He was the first ever to break the Code, thinking for himself and doing what he knew was right, not just following orders. I was glad Sheeka woke him up to a new world, and if things didn't happen the way they did, this mission would have been a total failure. His sacrifice helped saved millions, and I think he's a good example of what clones should be. I'm sad that he had to die and never know who his baby will be.

There's many things I like about this book. First of all was the humor. When the Barrister panicked he goes very comical, and I was sad he died. Another thing I like is the author's good quotes. (For example, "It's not what a man fights with, it's what he fights for) Also, I saw the story from another point of view- the view of the troopers who were born to serve. It explored the galaxy and the war in a deeper meaning. There were very inspirational moments in there, too.

There's no books without flaws, and this one has a few. The start was a little too fast, and I was pretty disappointed that there wasn't more action inside it apart from the awesome lightsaber duel. Also, it left a question hanging: What happened to Resta? I can only assume she's dead. There was a little too much romance for my taste. To end with, there was only a mention of Count Dooku- so what was he doing so big in the cover? (I loved the cover, especially Obi-Wan in there, but I can't help wondering why there wasn't Asajj in the place of Dooku there)

In conclusion, I loved the book in many different ways. There's some flaws, but I tend to ignore them and focus on the bright side. I look forward to reading more Star Wars books. ...more

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