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Jon_Bidinger Registered: Sep '03	Date Posted: 2/8/06 1:42pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Michael Reaves
	I very much enjoyed Shadow Hunter, but it is true that there are some things wrong with it. But, it was good for a book where you know everyone will die at the end. Reaves really fleshed out the characters, but I thought Obi-wan was thrown in there just so a more major character would be in it. On Medstar, I thought the first book was excellent, the second not as much. Like he did in Shadow Hunter, he fleshed out the characters into very likable ones, and I was upset when Dr.Yant died. Intermezzo was pretty good though, and brought up an interesting moral dilemma. I was looking forward to reading Coruscant Knights, but seeing as they have been pushed back...oh well...In a few years we can read them and Death Star. Hope they are as good as his others. Plus the fact that Nick Rostu will be in Knights is always a good thing, because I liked him in Shatterpoint. -----signature----- Ke nu jurkad sha Mando'ade, burc'ya! Ib'tuur jatne tuur ash'ad kyr'amur. Proud Winner of a Golden Ewok™.
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Excellence Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 2/8/06 3:10pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Michael Reaves
	Better Swedish than the utterly cliche greek and italian numerals. -----signature----- Rock-a-by baby, on the treetop, Beaming with pride, the filth they hold, But when the wind blows, my temper implodes, High above a pit, filled with sharkticons, Down will come hardcover addicts, beaming no more. ©
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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 2/8/06 5:47pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Michael Reaves - Date Edited: 2/8/06 5:51pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Havac
	000 posted: I only know Reaves from Medstar, and I didn't much care for those books. Although the two of them alone aren't enough to judge the guy, I'll go ahead and say he's not terrible, but he's far from my favorite. I, personally, would suggest you read DM:SH, then. Better work than Medstar II ceratinly, and about equal to Medstar I. Anyway, it's quite good. -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?" "I . . . don't know what department I want. I need . . . pants."
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ILLUMINATUS_JEDI Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 2/9/06 12:50pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Michael Reaves
	I would go as far to say that Shadow Hunter is the best Prequel Trilogy EU story going. He captured Coruscant and opened it up like no other author, thats why the Coruscant Nights trilogy I am waiting for with baited breath. I reread it recently, and couldn't help but see the blazing comparisons with Maul's and the Vong Warrior Caste's sense of honour in combat is almost identical. Lah Vs Maul is worth an infinities tale surely! Woody Allen=Manhattan Michael Reaves=Coruscant -----signature----- "Pellaeon could have mustered a single Sector Fleet, BDZ`d the Killik Home world in 15 minutes, joined with the Chiss Empire to hunt down the Dark Nest, and completely negated the Killik “threat”. Never send a group of NJO Children to do an Imperial’s Job
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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 2/9/06 6:34pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Michael Reaves
	Hmmm. Interesting point. He certainly did the Coruscant underworld well. I didn't think it was that great, but I'm sure he'll do good things with CN. -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?" "I . . . don't know what department I want. I need . . . pants."
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ILLUMINATUS_JEDI Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 2/10/06 8:34am Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Michael Reaves
	I'm an Urbanite and Coruscant lover, so don't mention the emotional pain of SBS. Anakin's death blah! Coruscants death, heartwrenching. I was in a zombified state for 3 days. -----signature----- "Pellaeon could have mustered a single Sector Fleet, BDZ`d the Killik Home world in 15 minutes, joined with the Chiss Empire to hunt down the Dark Nest, and completely negated the Killik “threat”. Never send a group of NJO Children to do an Imperial’s Job
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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 4/7/06 9:53pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Michael Reaves
	Bump -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?" "I . . . don't know what department I want. I need . . . pants."
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cyris8400 Registered: Jan '06	Date Posted: 4/8/06 1:42am Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Michael Reaves
	LtNOWIS posted: I find myself agreeing with Excellence, in regards to Shadow Hunter. It was a good book, with good characters and great insight into the workings of Coruscant. But the whole business of failing to contact the Jedi Temple, when you're on Coruscant, was pretty unbelievable, even by my loose standards. Well, the nonstop starhopping seen in most Star Wars mediums makes us loose sight of the true enormity of planets. If you had to get to Singapore, Anchorage, or Paris with the lack of preparation and desperation the Shadow Hunter characters went through, it wouldn't really be a leisurely walk through the park. Not to say that they didn't have a relatively close proximity to the captiol and the Temple anyway, but Coruscant is more than just the area around the Jedi Temple and the Senate Chamber. Reaves and Perry seem to obviously have a feel and taste for the seedier side of Star Wars and can portray it like no other (John Ostrander and Jan Duursema may rival them if this was trans-medium). $5 says Jax Pavan's in Coruscant Nights. -----signature----- I prefer "Godfree" as opposed to "Godless."
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rogue_wookiee Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 4/8/06 7:57am Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Michael Reaves
	The problem with Medstar was that most of the best characters died in the first one and were replaced by less interesting characters. For example Admiral Bleyd I was interested in reading about. His replacement wasn't interesting at all. -----signature----- “You’re probably the biggest taxer in the country, even bigger than the Congress,” - Ron Paul on the Federal Reserve. Be aware of inflation and how it affects our daily life. http://mises.org/story/2914 -What You Should Know About Inflation
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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 4/8/06 9:26am Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Michael Reaves
	'Tis true. And the new kid doctor (I forget his name) was almost criminally underdeveloped. Does anyone get the feeling, from reading their previous works and then Medstar, that Medstar was more Reaves than Perry? I always think of Reaves as "the author". -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?" "I . . . don't know what department I want. I need . . . pants."
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