July 22, 2008

Invincible

Finished this one a little while back. It's the conclusion to the Legacy of the Force series. I can't say that the ending is surprising, cause you totally knew that Jaina was going to kill Jacen several books ago, but that doesn't retract from this series are book at all. And I think the biggest reason for that is that the struggle between Jaina and Jacen really kinda gets pushed to the side and the things happening around them are of more import. In fact, I found myself caring more about the other bits than the Jacen plot line.

If you check the online reviews of this book, you can see that a lot of people were disappointed in this book. I can't say that it was great, or even more than 'OK'. However, being a fan of the series, and needing to know how things were wrapped up and where we're starting from for the new series, I had to read this one. And like I said, the other plot lines were interesting. Some stupid shit was pulled though, don't get me wrong. I mean, the new Chancellor? Get. A. Grip.

If you're into the Star Wars EU, you need to read this series. A lot of people die, a lot of demarcations are redrawn. A lot of stuff happens. And you spend a lot of quality time with Fett and the Mandalors. In fact, I'd revisit this entire series just for that particular bit as it's really well done. Perhaps some new series will continue that further. One can hope.

Mixed bag. I hate to use that phrase, but it's apropos.

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