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lukasheiland's review against another edition
5.0
After a long break of reading I finally could return to read NJO and I have to say I really like this book! Normally I am not a big fan of books concentrating only on one character who has to escape some sort of trap or a planet. But this is different I liked the way Anakin was written, I loved to see Anakin learning about the culture of the Vong. And I really liked the Character of Vua Rapuung. The book was all in all very good.
blondeboyandres's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
adamkor's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
4.5
tarmstrong112's review
1.0
1.5/5
I really did not enjoy this book. This New Jedi Order series of books is so uneven; generally I have found the stories to be unfocused a boring. I found the story in this book fairly boring. I have committed to finishing this series of books, but so far it's been a big let down.
I really did not enjoy this book. This New Jedi Order series of books is so uneven; generally I have found the stories to be unfocused a boring. I found the story in this book fairly boring. I have committed to finishing this series of books, but so far it's been a big let down.
floar's review
3.0
Excellent comeback for NJO that was going steep downhill past few books. Lots of action and less politicing
nearlynormalneeks's review
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
yak_attak's review against another edition
4.0
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colinmcev's review
4.0
I've found the books of the New Jedi Order series to be of varying quality so far, and honestly, I wasn't particularly excited to read this one based on the description, just because it felt like another side story that wouldn't contribute much to the overall storyline. But I was pleasantly surprised to find I not only enjoyed Conquest, but I found it to be the best book in the series since the first one, Vector Prime. I think a lot of that had to do with the fact that most of the action was focused on a single character, Anakin Solo, who is increasingly becoming one of the most interested in the Legends canon for me. With such a large amount of characters and subplots, many Star Wars books tend to jump back and forth between multiple narratives and perspectives, which is fine. But it was a nice change of pace to stay focused on a single plotline for the majority of the action.
I also really enjoyed Greg Keyes' portrayal of the Yuuzhan Vong, and found this book to have the most interesting individual characters from that species than any New Jedi Order book so far. The main antagonists, with motivations and methods that diverge from the Yuuzhan Vong's rigid and fanatical religious philosophy, were less predictable and more intriguing that the usual villains from this series. And what they were attempting to do with their capture Jedi (which I will not spoil) was a really interesting storyline. Even better was Vua Rapuung, who I consider the best and most interesting individual Yuuzhan Vong character we've seen so far. His unique back story was intriguing right off the bat, but his relationship with Anakin Solo is really the heart and soul of this book, leading Anakin (and us) to a deeper understanding of the Yuuzhan Vong species, and culminating in a mutual respect between the two characters that, as unlikely as it would appear, feels natural and plausible by the conclusion of the novel.
Plus it was cool to see Qorl again. :P
I also really enjoyed Greg Keyes' portrayal of the Yuuzhan Vong, and found this book to have the most interesting individual characters from that species than any New Jedi Order book so far. The main antagonists, with motivations and methods that diverge from the Yuuzhan Vong's rigid and fanatical religious philosophy, were less predictable and more intriguing that the usual villains from this series. And what they were attempting to do with their capture Jedi (which I will not spoil) was a really interesting storyline. Even better was Vua Rapuung, who I consider the best and most interesting individual Yuuzhan Vong character we've seen so far. His unique back story was intriguing right off the bat, but his relationship with Anakin Solo is really the heart and soul of this book, leading Anakin (and us) to a deeper understanding of the Yuuzhan Vong species, and culminating in a mutual respect between the two characters that, as unlikely as it would appear, feels natural and plausible by the conclusion of the novel.
Plus it was cool to see Qorl again. :P
lustrs's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0