Rogue Planet: Star Wars
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4.0 • 42 Ratings
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- $7.99
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Publisher Description
MASTER AND APPRENTICE
The Force is strong in twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker . . . so strong that the Jedi Council, despite misgivings, entrusted young Obi-Wan Kenobi with the mission of training him to become a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan? like his slain Master Qui-Gon?believes Anakin may be the chosen one, the Jedi destined to bring balance to the Force. But first Obi-Wan must help his undisciplined apprentice, who still bears the scars of slavery, find his own balance.
Dispatched to the mysterious planet of Zonama Sekot, source of the fastest ships in the galaxy, Obi-Wan and Anakin are swept up in a swirl of deadly intrigue and betrayal. They sense a disturbance in the Force unlike any they have encountered before. It seems there are more secrets on Zonama Sekot than meet the eye. But the search for those secrets will threaten the bond between Obi-Wan and Anakin . . . and bring the troubled young apprentice face-to-face with his deepest fears?and his darkest destiny.
Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Customer Reviews
Pretty good but I felt like I was missing something
I liked the parts of this book that dealt with Obi-Wan and Anakin's developing relationship as master and apprentice in the years following Episode I. The entire living planet storyline though was somewhat confusing to me. I know this is a prequel to something from the New Jedi Order storyline, which I haven't read yet, and it seemed like I didn't get everything I was supposed to from the book because I didn't really know the NJO story yet. Even allowing for that this was a pretty good novel.
A Frustrating Adventure
**1/2. A mess of a book, of a book that starts with an enormous amount of potential, but the paper thin plot simply runs out of steam.
The opening Act is extremely intriguing and well written with one of the best examinations of young Padawan Anakin Skywalker and his internal struggles as his power grows. This is contrasted with some excellent political intrigue involving a young Governor Tarkin and the head of Sienar Fleets.
Unfortunately, once we get to the 2nd Act, the story slows to a crawl as chapter after chapter labors through an excruciatingly detailed description of the building of a living ship. Frankly, these sequences read more like a Trek novel than a Star Wars adventure. Finally, there’s very little tension propelling the story forward and the novel simply peters out.