It?s a novel about some B-list characters in the Star Wars galaxy who find themselves in an entertaining but not galaxy shattering plot?this is refreshing after the lengthy, plodding Legacy of the Force. There is little private investigating, the reporter is certainly not hard-boiled (although perhaps a tad over-easy at times), and no one?s gaze cuts like a blaster on full through the smoke-filled air of a cantina seedy enough to serve as a repository for the Ministry of Agriculture.īut retro-pulp expectations aside, this is a darn good Expanded Universe book. It?s almost a shame that the book itself doesn?t adopt the pulpy tone established by the cover and plot description. If I may be forgiven judging this book by its awesome-yet-mysterious noir-inspired cover, I would want to read this book even if I weren?t a huge Star Wars fan already. One picture may not be worth a thousand words, but a good cover image certainly piques my interest enough to invest in those words. In my opinion, a book?s cover should make you stop and think ?Hey, I?d like to read that story?.
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.īut 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.Īdrick: One of my pet peeves lately has been the lameness of book covers. And they?re not the only ones in search of the elusive Jax. 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. Jax Pavan is one of the few Jedi Knights who miraculously survived the slaughter that followed Palpatine?s ruthless Order 66. 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. The EU and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith- Spoilers Allowed The Official Alpha, the ARC Troopers and the Commandos Thread Troy Denning's Dark Nest trilogy (spoilers allowed)
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