Luke Skywakler and the Shadows of Mindor

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Luke Skywakler and the Shadows of Mindor
Topic Started: Jan 12 2009, 05:22 PM (230 Views)
Mara	Jan 12 2009, 05:22 PM Post #1
the one and only Posts: 855 Group: Members Member #323 Joined: March 23, 2007	Just starting reading this, and it's pretty awesome. [Beware, there are Mandos, though. But Shysa is pretty funny, so...]
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Tenel Ka	Jan 28 2009, 11:52 PM Post #2
WHAT'DYOO DO TO YER LEG, STU? Posts: 5,896 Group: Admin t(-.-)t Member #1 Joined: March 1, 2004	OKAY SERIOUSLY ONE DAY I WILL ACTUALLY READ ANOTHER SW BOOK~ D: And omg, thank you for warning about the Mandos! LOL!!
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Mara	Jan 29 2009, 04:53 PM Post #3
the one and only Posts: 855 Group: Members Member #323 Joined: March 23, 2007	No problem! But they're not nearly as annoying as previous novels. This was actually a fun book to read. A relief from some of the deeper stuff of late with LotF. And it has the Rogues: Wes, Janson, Wedge, so it's funny.
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ben_ethus	Jan 29 2009, 09:48 PM Post #4
Mmmmm... brains... Posts: 404 Group: Members Member #81 Joined: February 15, 2005	As was indicated, this book (no surprise) is quite good. Despite it's another Random Dark Jedi Dude That Somehow Slipped Through The Cracks type story, it's an interesting spin on that, and goes in directions that are unexpected, and different from the other SW books of that type. The one thing I didn't dig about it was that characters were in it that were established beforehand, but not in the prior novels. I don't read the comics, or the other sources of stuff, so I always hate it when the authors bring in folks that have history, but that I don't know it. I realize that's on me since I'm apparently a Failure Fan, but it still bugs me. The other thing that sort of bugs me is that every Star Wars author now feels compelled to import their own characters from earlier books into the story, no matter what. Just another pet peeve. But... With regard to the Mandos... I got the distinct impression that they were forced upon Stover to be included as opposed to a conscious decision on his part. The evidence which supports that: 1) They're hardly in it. 2) Their contributions are secondary to the main parts of the story. 3) When introduced to the story, Stover spends almost an entire page mocking them viciously. >:D Cathartic. So, yeah, it's a good standalone story that is quite enjoyable, and has a much different feel than a lot of the recent books. It's a tad lighter, despite that some typically brutal Stover-style things happen. It has a good sense of humor throughout, and even seems to lob a few meta-jokes out there, especially at the ending. It's also nice that it adds some layers to Luke's character, who typically isn't the most interesting or complex fellow. Good read. I'd recommend it. Now... why is it that after I'd sworn off SW books completely, they start publishing books that are interesting: Mindor, the TK Cousins, and now this horror book? Horror? Really? Sign me up for that one... Every time I get out, they pull me right back in... bastards... grumble



Mara	Jan 30 2009, 07:23 PM Post #5
the one and only Posts: 855 Group: Members Member #323 Joined: March 23, 2007	Which characters do you mean, that you think weren't in previous novels? Nick Rostu was in the first Coruscant Nights book, plus Shatterpoint (as I was reminded later of). And I think the Geptsun guy was, too.
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ben_ethus	Jan 31 2009, 11:50 AM Post #6
Mmmmm... brains... Posts: 404 Group: Members Member #81 Joined: February 15, 2005	The main villain: Cronal/Shadowspawn came from a series of comics or some such from eons ago, and then used in RPG sourcebooks and such. This appears to be his first appearance in an actual novel. Fenn Shysa: primarily used in comics, with like one appearance in an actual novel, a Karen Traviss joint at that. Ick. Just my own personal bugaboo.



Mara	Feb 2 2009, 05:39 PM Post #7
the one and only Posts: 855 Group: Members Member #323 Joined: March 23, 2007	Ahh. Yeah. I had wondered myself where Cronal came from. I had figured a comic.
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Jarael	Apr 27 2009, 07:31 PM Post #8
Mmm... padawany. Posts: 46 Group: Members Member #649 Joined: March 5, 2008	Yeah, Cronal and Shysa were primarily from the crazy Marvel comics from the early 80s and some random 90s strip. I really loved the book, though! My favorite line was on the very last page, I'm sure you guys know what I'm talking about (cute ironic foreshadowing ftw!). Even though there were several hundred Mandos, I didn't mind. Mostly because a) Han mocked them so well when they were first introduced, and b) Fenn Shysa is pretty awesome and hilarious and not stoic and moody and shiz like Fett. The Rogues were awesome, too. And I enjoyed Lando's parts. And R2-D2's POV was...interesting to read. All in all, a very good book! Edited by Jarael, Apr 27 2009, 07:33 PM.



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