Schph Gochi
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"traveling through hyperspace ain't like dustin' crops boy"
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Post by Schph Gochi on Jul 12, 2004 5:39:26 GMT -5
I am right behind you there Kesshi....."Traitor" saved the NJO for me.....it is still one of my favorites....
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Marek
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Post by Marek on Mar 5, 2005 21:24:00 GMT -5
Traitor saved Jacen for me, I was really tired of his character.
I found the doubt part of Mace intriguing and real. For a society based on peace, fighting wars has to be hard, even for your greatest members and has to make you question your role in the violence and if what you are doing is right.
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Schph Gochi
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Post by Schph Gochi on Mar 6, 2005 5:21:23 GMT -5
good point....Traitor did save Jacen's character as well as the NJO
Matthew Stover is also writing the novelization of ROTS...will be interesting to see how that turns out...
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Mar 6, 2005 22:12:25 GMT -5
I like his style.
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Post by Vek Eldar on May 1, 2005 11:03:03 GMT -5
I was very impressed by this book. This was a MUCH better read than Cestus Deception, mostly because Stover had the decency to write in complete sentences. The imagery was more than a little graphic, but I was impressed at the way he was able to tastefully handle the death of Terrel at the hands of Kar Vastor--mostly. While I have never read Traitor, from what I understand, the torture scenes in it were rather revolting. There were certain descriptions that made me cringe, but I know that this was Stover's aim: to show that, even in the Star Wars Universe, war is a nasty, ugly, brutal business that has a profound effect on those who are thrust into conflict.
About the only thing that I didn't care for was Mace's ability to leap on any vehicle hurtling toward him at 500 kilometers per hour without a scratch. It was almost like watching an episode of Clone Wars (you know, the whole Mace-Windu-destroying-an-entire-droid-army thing), but really, this is only a minor quibble.
I really liked Stover's presentation of the relationship between Master and Apprentice. This is a real relationship, something that goes beyond a simple 'student/teacher' dynamic. After all, Anakin, for a time, looks upon Obi-Wan as a father, saying as much in Attack of the Clones. Thus, it was very cool to see Mace in such anguish about the possibility of his Padawan, Depa Bilaba, the daughter he never had, having fallen to the Dark Side and participating in one attrocity after another. Yes, there is a romantic aspect to it, but there is something deeper there as well, and throughout the novel, I got the sense that Mace was very much a father who was horrified at what his "child" had done.
A very good read, and I'm really looking forward to reading Revenge of the Sith...after I see the movie!
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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on May 6, 2005 19:16:22 GMT -5
I'm reading it now. You get to learn a lot more about Mace. I read the novels. I don't really get into the comics.
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Post by janskycoran on May 16, 2005 11:18:14 GMT -5
I just finished reading it. I enjoyed the book & it did make me want to get back to re-reading my other Star Wars books. It was interesting to learn new things about Mace. I felt sad & sorry for Mace & his padawan.
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Post by Aston Jor-Cello on May 16, 2005 13:24:55 GMT -5
Its about Mace Windu...loved it....read it twice already...already re-reading it for the third time...loved how he writes in his journal, you can really get a deeper sense of the character and how he thinks and feels about certain things....nuff said.
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