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Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - Tempest (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 3)
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Manufacturer: Del Rey
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345477521
ISBN: 0345477529
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2006-11-28
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: 2006-11-28
Studio: Del Rey
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Forty years after the Battle of Yavin a dangerous new era in the Star Wars epic begins–the revelations are shocking, the stakes desperate, and the enemy everywhere.
As civil war threatens the unity of the Galactic Alliance, Han and Leia Solo have enraged their families and the Jedi by joining the Corellian insurgents. But the Solos draw the line when they discover the rebels’ plot to make the Hapan Consortium an ally–which rests upon Hapan nobles murdering their pro-Alliance queen and her daughter.
Yet the Solos’ selfless determination to save the queen cannot dispel the inescapable consequences of their actions, that will pit mother against son and brother against sister in the battles ahead. For as Jacen Solo’s dark powers grow stronger under the Dark Jedi Lumiya, and his influence over Ben Skywalker becomes more insidious, Luke’s concern for his nephew forces him into a life-and-death struggle against his fiercest foe, and Han and Leia Solo find themselves at the mercy of their deadliest enemy . . . their son.
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Summary: The Force Is Not As Strong As It Should Have Been With This Series
Comment: 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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Summary: good
Comment: Good item little banged up but that is what you can expect from used books lol overall great experience. Thx
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Summary: Could Have Been Better
Comment: Well I will say that I did enjoy this installment in the Legacy of the Force series. However, when you go into this book you must realize that it's a middle book. The Legacy of the Force is a 9 book series and this is a middle book. There's not going to be a lot solved. It is however going to give a lot of backstory and future plot elements.
I really loved to read about the triangle that is forming between Jacen vs. Luke vs. Ben. Who is going to win Ben over to their side? Jacen trying to make him dark or Luke showing him the "true" way of the Force. I have found Ben's development throughout this series to be fascinating. Of course, I have found Jacen's character development to be even more intriguing. I know it's basically along the same lines as Anakin Skywalker's but I actually am getting to hear this thoughts as he goes through the process. We didn't get that from the movies or the books as Anakin was becoming Darth Vader.
I did like the Solo family's involvement. I've always enjoyed Han and Leia's relationship along with their kids. I love that they are trying to find their way and which side they are on. Who do they back? The Galactic Alliance or the Correllians.
I think that Luke and Mara's involvement in this book could have been stronger. I didn't like that Troy Denning felt the need to bring back almost every character he's ever written about so that readers will go buy his books to try to find out more about them. They didn't really have anything to do with the story other than to whett your interest to hope you'll buy his books. I wanted him to make Luke strong. Yes, I know Luke is now older, but I don't see why this would bring his powers down. Yoda was how old? I thought Jedi as they grew got more powerful not less. I want Luke to stand up to Jacen and a lot of others. However I think I may have to wait to get that. I would highly recommend this book to anyone following the Star Wars series.
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Summary: Finally! A good book in the series.
Comment: The first two books in this series made me think this series was dead, but this one happily surprised me. I liked the story, unlike the previous books. Troy does things in this book that the other 2 had failed to do in their books, making it interesting. The first one wasn't bad, the second one was horrid, but this one is very well written and interesting. I wanted to give up, but after reading this one, I want to continue. Thank you so much, Troy!
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Summary: Good Book
Comment: I liked the book but it seemed to drag a little leading up to the big battle at the end but then the battle ended real quickly. I understand this story isn't really about the military battles. But, this was the most important battle of the series so far and it just ended really abruptly. I think Jacen should be kicked out of the JO by now. They are having way to much patience with him.
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