see my review for Volume 1 ( )

Pages Read: 322/322. In the final book of the Star Wars Trilogy after Episode VI, the students at Luke's academy fully learn of the existence of Exar Kun, and go off to defeat him. Han and Leia's third son, Anakin Solo, is also under attack by the full Imperial Navy on Carida. They poise to attack the hidden planet of Anoth, and steal the baby because of his Jedi Powers. Kyp Durron must now face what he must do with the Sun Crusher, either attack and destroy the remnants of the Empire, or destroy the Sun Crusher itself so no one can use its destructive powers again. Kyp Durron changes a lot in this book. He used to be completely evil and hate the Empire completely. In the ending though, he decides that it is best to leave Exar Kun and go his own way. I relate to Kyp in this way. I used to be mean and hurt others all the time (Physically and Mentally), but now, I don't. I take my own path and listen to what I wish to do as right. I didn't like how in all the other books of this Trilogy, the chapters skip through and have the settings skip from one place to another. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves Sci-Fi books.

Anderson wraps up his plotlines from the previous two books with a great deal of cinematic flair; I just wish the writing quality could match up. He's using themes that could be very dramatic, but without a proper buildup, they come across as cheesy. ( )

Why did I ever buy this one? I knew it was going to be bad after reading the first two. And now this author is meddling in the Dune series, which I categorically refuse to buy for that very reason. ( )