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Revelation (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 8) By Karen Traviss ( Del Rey )
Release Date: 2008-02-26
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During this savage civil war, all efforts to end Jacen Solo’s tyranny of the Galactic Alliance have failed. Now with Jacen approaching the height of his dark powers, no one–not even the Solos and the Skywalkers–knows if anything can stop the Sith Lord before his plan to save the galaxy ends up destroying it.
Jacen Solo’s shadow of influence has threatened many, especially those closest to him. Jaina Solo is determined to bring her brother in, but in order to track him down, she must first learn unfamiliar skills from a man she finds ruthless, repellent, and dangerous. Meanwhile, Ben Skywalker, still haunted by suspicions that Jacen killed his mother, Mara, decides he must know the truth, even if it costs him his life. And as Luke Skywalker contemplates once unthinkable strategies to dethrone his nephew, the hour of reckoning for those on both sides draws near. The galaxy becomes a battlefield where all must face their true nature and darkest secrets, and live–or die–with the consequences.
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 Revelation of anything good, it's not ( wkcowan )
Another poor book of the poorly written and lame Legacy of the Force series. Worse series by far of the Star Wars adult books! Characters are inconsistent, there is no real hero or strong values potrayed. The Jedi in this series are unrealistic and for the most part either arrogant or vey weak and indecisive. The Luke Skywalker, Han and Lei Solos in this series seem to have no clue about how to make good and consistent decisions. The whole series seemms like a copy of bad soap opera with unrealistic happenings. The ending of the series is so lame that I almost wish no more Star Wars books would be written as they seem to have no more new and creative ideas. This series seesm to be leading to a whole rehash of the movies for future books.
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 Travis Writes a Good Story, the Series is Still Ridiculous ( rogue915 )
The Legacy of the Force series is one of the most poorly conceived series to come out of the Expanded Universe, however once again Karen Traviss is able to rise above the inherent ludicrousness of the series to provide a strong volume that is fun and interesting. Jacen's fall continues, his actions continue to be out of character as do Tahiri's, but regardless the true strength of this novel comes from the segments on the Mandalorians, specifically if you have read Traviss' Republic Commando novels. It was nice to see the way she fit the pieces of the puzzle together after so long in Expanded Universe time period. I found parts of the story to be a little confusing, an old EU character shows up and suddenly she has a tactical brilliance which was not evident in any other book. That was a little inconsistant. I found the most interesting part to be Jacen's confession to Mara's murder, it did give some insight into the character's view of himself.
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The Force Is Not As Strong As It Should Have Been With This Series
Well I guess I better start out by clearly stating that this review is based upon the entire "Legacy of the Force" series and not solely on this particular book. With that in mind, this same review will be posted on each book in the series under the same guidelines, as a review on the entire series, not just a single book in the series. With that in mind, here goes...
My first comment is that the overall feel for this series seems to be a bit off. Now I don't know if it is me, or if other readers got the same impression. I have the tendency to believe that it was due in part to having more than one author writing the series, rather than having just a single author write all nine (9) books in the series. There are definitely some books in the series that are much better written than others, not that any of these authors are bad by any means, it just feels like something got lost somewhere in the shuffle. Like I said, maybe it's just me.
The plot of the series is pretty good, with Jacen Solo turning over to the dark side and following in his grandfather's footsteps, while at the same time cementing his hold on the galaxy itself and attempting to get Luke and Mara's son Ben to become his apprentice. This of course put everyone on a collision course that makes it even more interesting because of the family ties involved.
However, did any other readers feel like Jacen was merely a punk trying to be Sith Lord? Or once again is it just me. I felt that the other Sith in the story, were much better portrayed as true Sith and that Jacen was merely being used as a puppet to an even greater Sith who has of yet been unrevealed. Which would make the story much better with that back-story alone instead of the predominant one.
I did really enjoy Jaina's relationship with Boba Fett and the Mandalorians and that alone brought the whole series an extra star and a half in my book.
I was saddened to see the demise of one of my favorite characters as I felt that this character had so much more to offer than the pipsqueak wannabee Sith, Jacen Solo.
I would recommend this series as it is "Star Wars," and therefore, a definite must read for those of us who are one with the force. However, please be forewarned that the various books in the series seem to have a rollercoaster of up and down moments and the whole series as a whole could have been much better if written by only one author rather than several.
Here are the links for each individual book in the series starting with the first one.
Betrayal (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 1)
Bloodlines (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 2)
Tempest (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 3)
Exile (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 4)
Sacrifice (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 5)
Inferno (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 6)
Fury (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 7)
Revelation (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 8)
Invincible (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force)
Shawn Kovacich
Star Wars Fan and Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
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Good and worth reading for Star Wars fans ( princessh )
Fan should read this series . This is a good writer but the series does have weak points
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 Solomon
Revelation is a tale of a avenger seeking to set right the wrongs of her brother. Only death can salve this conflict and the noble light saber will carry out the task. Many key players drew me into this novel from, Pellaon's ancient yet conventional wisdom and the way the other characters reflect on each other's ambition. Even Jabba Fetts and his failings reminded me that a standalone war hero actually stood alone. As a writer I have to call in question the one star rating this book has received. Thus far it outshone Darth Bane in more ways than one. The characters aren't just characters there are very much flesh and blood as you and I with enough scheming and plotting to continue the legacy beyond this novel. So I solemnly grant this work of art five stars.
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