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crystalstarrlight's review against another edition
3.0
This "story" took three books to tell?!
Luke and gang find Zonoma Sekot and try to convince it to join the cause. Leia and Han and gang get a warning that the communication stations with the Unknown regions are under attack. Tahiri still fights against her inner battle.
NOTE: Based on audiobook and novel.
*YAWN*
Uh, sorry, you woke me up. I just finished listening to "Reunion" on audiobook, and, boy, was I bored. The last two books (specfically "Refugee") made me varying degrees of p!ssed off, which at least made the listening entertaining. This book...pah, it barely registered.
After two books of poking around the galaxy, Luke finds Zonoma Sekot. Apparently, all Mara had to do was use her super Force Navigator ability to find the damn planet. Nice to know. And why couldn't she do this back in "Remnant", thus saving us a lot of wasted time? Then our characters prowl around on Zonoma Sekot, meet up with grumpy Ferreoans (sp?), and generally have to beg, plead, and cajole Sekot into joining the cause against the Yuuzhan Vong. There is something about the magistrar being kidnapped, along with worthless Danni Quee, and of course, Jacen reverts back to his pre-Vergere "I don't know what to do with my life, I'm a pacifist, don't fight, all aggression is equal" crap. Kid, you've had plenty of time to "figure it out". You "figured it out" in "Traitor". Quit changing your frakkin' mind! But really, the resolution of this trilogy spanning story is boring, and really is nothing more "We found Zonoma Sekot, what do we do with it?"
Back to Han, Leia, and all them. They do their trivial mission, Tahiri gets locked in her mind and must bind her two selves. This part is great, well done, very good, and definitely the highlight and only reason to drudge through all three books (though I would NOT recommend it, even for that reason). Dragging Jaina into Tahiri's mind only to get stuck there and comatose? Not so much. Let her be a pilot, quit making her a damsel in distress. Then, oh, nos! The Yuuzhan Vong are attacking the ONLY COMMUNICATION STATION to the Unknown Region where Luke and Mara are, and GOD FORBID we lose contact with them ever, so we'd better travel across the galaxy and to hell with the people who are DYING, Luke and Mara are more important! But don't worry, it's just another relatively boring, Bantam era mission (though I must admit, the aliens were pretty cool) where Han and Leia save the day with a wriggle of her nose and quick moves with the Falcon (with the help of Paelleon, who decided to hop on by for tea??? What is with this?). *YAWN*
Droma returns with his Invincible All-Knowing Ryn Network, because isn't that so cool? No, I didn't find him cool in "Hero's Trial", I didn't find the Ryn Network "cool" in "Remnant", and having BOTH in this book make me have heartburn. Please, Droma, go back into your corner of the galaxy and just die.
Given what actually happens in these books, I still am puzzled that THIS was the story that had to take place over a trilogy. Why? Why couldn't we have one book where Zonoma Sekot is found and the Imperials brought into the Galactic Alliance? It would have been easy, and the other two books could have been written by someone that can write, like Greg Keyes, Matthew Stover, or almost anyone other than Shane Dix and Sean Williams (who, for some odd reason, is STILL writing Star Wars fanfic--I MEAN!!). If you absolutely have to know what happens, skip "Remnant" and "Refugee" and read only this book. Otherwise, do not bother at all.
Luke and gang find Zonoma Sekot and try to convince it to join the cause. Leia and Han and gang get a warning that the communication stations with the Unknown regions are under attack. Tahiri still fights against her inner battle.
NOTE: Based on audiobook and novel.
*YAWN*
Uh, sorry, you woke me up. I just finished listening to "Reunion" on audiobook, and, boy, was I bored. The last two books (specfically "Refugee") made me varying degrees of p!ssed off, which at least made the listening entertaining. This book...pah, it barely registered.
After two books of poking around the galaxy, Luke finds Zonoma Sekot. Apparently, all Mara had to do was use her super Force Navigator ability to find the damn planet. Nice to know. And why couldn't she do this back in "Remnant", thus saving us a lot of wasted time? Then our characters prowl around on Zonoma Sekot, meet up with grumpy Ferreoans (sp?), and generally have to beg, plead, and cajole Sekot into joining the cause against the Yuuzhan Vong. There is something about the magistrar being kidnapped, along with worthless Danni Quee, and of course, Jacen reverts back to his pre-Vergere "I don't know what to do with my life, I'm a pacifist, don't fight, all aggression is equal" crap. Kid, you've had plenty of time to "figure it out". You "figured it out" in "Traitor". Quit changing your frakkin' mind! But really, the resolution of this trilogy spanning story is boring, and really is nothing more "We found Zonoma Sekot, what do we do with it?"
Back to Han, Leia, and all them. They do their trivial mission, Tahiri gets locked in her mind and must bind her two selves. This part is great, well done, very good, and definitely the highlight and only reason to drudge through all three books (though I would NOT recommend it, even for that reason). Dragging Jaina into Tahiri's mind only to get stuck there and comatose? Not so much. Let her be a pilot, quit making her a damsel in distress. Then, oh, nos! The Yuuzhan Vong are attacking the ONLY COMMUNICATION STATION to the Unknown Region where Luke and Mara are, and GOD FORBID we lose contact with them ever, so we'd better travel across the galaxy and to hell with the people who are DYING, Luke and Mara are more important! But don't worry, it's just another relatively boring, Bantam era mission (though I must admit, the aliens were pretty cool) where Han and Leia save the day with a wriggle of her nose and quick moves with the Falcon (with the help of Paelleon, who decided to hop on by for tea??? What is with this?). *YAWN*
Droma returns with his Invincible All-Knowing Ryn Network, because isn't that so cool? No, I didn't find him cool in "Hero's Trial", I didn't find the Ryn Network "cool" in "Remnant", and having BOTH in this book make me have heartburn. Please, Droma, go back into your corner of the galaxy and just die.
Given what actually happens in these books, I still am puzzled that THIS was the story that had to take place over a trilogy. Why? Why couldn't we have one book where Zonoma Sekot is found and the Imperials brought into the Galactic Alliance? It would have been easy, and the other two books could have been written by someone that can write, like Greg Keyes, Matthew Stover, or almost anyone other than Shane Dix and Sean Williams (who, for some odd reason, is STILL writing Star Wars fanfic--I MEAN!!). If you absolutely have to know what happens, skip "Remnant" and "Refugee" and read only this book. Otherwise, do not bother at all.
jmyodafriend's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
4.25
Great conclusion to the trilogy, some very interesting possibilities now lying ahead!
adamkor's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hstapp's review against another edition
3.0
The best book in the trilogy. The wrap of of the Skywalker trip proves to be quite interesting. The Solo line continued to be boring, though the end battle had some interesting pieces. The whole Tahiri section is interesting unlike in the previous books. The lack of chapters is still annoying.
alphaalexis's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
alex_t's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
silverdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
yak_attak's review against another edition
3.0
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verkisto's review against another edition
3.0
When you read a series this long, you expect to end a book with questions left unanswered, threads still untied, but when you're reading a trilogy within a series, shouldn't it feel more self-contained? I get that this is a lot like reading a graphic novel series, where the larger story takes precedence over whatever storyarc you're in, but shouldn't the arcs themselves feel like individual stories? This whole trilogy is about searching for a lost planet (and watching a character find themself again), and it's 1193 pages long!
The fact that this is a trilogy seems completely arbitrary, as does the title of the trilogy and the books themselves. For that matter, EVERY book title in this series has been uninspired, forgettable, and about as evocative as listening to the hum of a washing machine. As much as I like the way this series is going, I'm glad there are only two books left in this dang thing.
The fact that this is a trilogy seems completely arbitrary, as does the title of the trilogy and the books themselves. For that matter, EVERY book title in this series has been uninspired, forgettable, and about as evocative as listening to the hum of a washing machine. As much as I like the way this series is going, I'm glad there are only two books left in this dang thing.
gardinersbay's review against another edition
3.0
It ended well enough. Actually looking forward to this series ending.