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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 1   slothman | Jun 18, 2009 |  This is a novel in which not much actually happens. It's all set up and little plot, a red herring here and an aborted fight there, getting you to the point where, at the end of the book, the characters are all in place--and the book ends, and you need to go get part 2. Call me crazy, but good stories shouldn't do that. It doesn't really work as noir, it doesn't work as a mood piece, and it certainly doesn't work as narrative. In short, this book doesn't work. Skip it unless you're a hard-core Star Wars "Expanded Universe" fan and you plan to read all three. I'm not, and I won't. (  )1 Imrahil2001 | May 15, 2009 | We follow Jax Pavan, living in the seedier sections of the planet-wide city; he is part of an underground resistance group determined to undermine the Empire any way they can, and arrange for the escape of any surving Jedi. Jax has taken on the role of a bounty hunter, a job that, to say the least, is extremely at odds with his being a Jedi Knight. Read the rest of my review here: http://davebrendon.wordpress.com/2008... (  ) Dave-Brendon | May 6, 2009 | A nice change to the typical Star Wars Books out there. More of a crime noir saturday matinee then a space odyssey. A fun must read. (  ) edstan76 | Mar 14, 2009 | Only the second Star Wars novel I have read. Not as good as the first one, but perhaps that is because I am not as familiar with some of the characters. Overall, a good read. ( ) brazilnut72 | Jan 19, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345477502, Mass Market Paperback)With the dark ascension of the Empire, and the Jedi Knights virtually wiped out, one Jedi who escaped the massacre is slated for a date with destiny–and a confrontation with Darth Vader.Jax Pavan is one of the few Jedi Knights who miraculously survived the slaughter that followed Palpatine’s ruthless Order 66. Now, deep in Coruscant’s Blackpit Slums, Jax ekes out a living as a private investigator, trying to help people in need while concealing his Jedi identity and staying one step ahead of the killers out for Jedi blood. And they’re not the only ones in search of the elusive Jax. Hard-boiled reporter Den Dhur and his buddy, the highly unorthodox droid I-5YQ, have shocking news to bring Jax–about the father he never knew. But when Jax learns that his old Jedi Master has been killed, leaving behind the request that Jax finish a mission critical to the resistance, Jax has no choice but to emerge from hiding–and risk detection by Darth Vader–to fulfill his Master’s dying wish. Don’t miss the continuing adventures in the Coruscant Nights series, coming this Fall! (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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About three stars worth of story, docked half a star for uneven writing and lack of foreshadowing. (The equipped-with-everything droid with the combat-quality fingertip lasers gets pretty cheesy after a while; if he has an awesome sensor suite, that should be mentioned early on, not just when it solves a plot point.) (