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Mastadge
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1/24/05 5:27am
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The JC Lit Reviews Special: LABYRINTH OF EVIL (spoilers - but not for EPISODE III)
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Here we go again! That's right -- I interrupted my trip to Vienna to bring you this danged thread!
As usual, please rate LABYRINTH OF EVIL on a scale from 1 to 10. Please don't rate the book until after you've finished it. Thank you.
Also, please supplement your rating of LABYRINTH OF EVIL with a few words (or a lot, as you see fit).
Links to previous review threads, in case you missed 'em:
Republic Commando: Hard Contact
Shatterpoint
The Cestus Deception
MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
MedStar II: Jedi Healer
Jedi Trial
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
Tatooine Ghost
Survivor's Quest
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
Traitor
Destiny's Way
Force Heretic I: Remnant
Force Heretic II: Refugee
Force Heretic III: Reunion
The Final Prophecy
The Unifying Force
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Mastadge
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1/24/05 5:30am
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RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: LABYRINTH OF EVIL (spoilers - but not for EPISODE III)
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My rating:
First 2/3 - 5
Last 1/3 - 8.7
Overall - 7.2
Details forthcoming once I'm back in the States.
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JediTrilobite
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1/24/05 5:32am
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Gah... another hardcover...
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Darth-Bradius
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i think being spoiled for ROTS film, helps this book greatly as you can see where bits are leading to
i would give it 8/10
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crestfallen
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1/24/05 5:48am
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This out? Must go get.
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JediTrilobite
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1/24/05 6:43am
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Yeah, it's out today or tomorrow.
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DVader316
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Its out tomorrow, no ? I hope it is because I was planning on stopping by B&N and picking it up after work.
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TheEmpireStrikes
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My local bookshop had it on sale from at least the 15th, cause I saw it then. Haven't bought, but I skimmed through in the shop and let me say, we get mucho Grievous, Sidious and overall Seperatist info!
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Qu_Klaani
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1/24/05 12:56pm
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Ill give it a 9, Im too lazy to write a full review, but Ill say that Anakin and Obi wan's relationship in this book is done amazingly well, and it easily has the best portrayal of Anakin in any EU, the last scene between the pair (indeed the last scene in the book) is probably one of my favourite in all of star wars.
Also General Grievous is now one of my favourite star wars characters, I loved when he was fighting the last of the 4 jedi guarding Palpatine and let the Jedi hit him almost out of pity, and then stabbed her through the heart.
Anyway, like I said, a 9.
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Club_333
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1/24/05 2:25pm
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i would have to agree with the 9/10.
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plo_koom
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1/25/05 6:57pm
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I'll have to go get at Barne and no bull or Border's tommorow. I would have gotten it today had it not been for a busy schedule.
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Mastadge
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1/27/05 2:13am
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Counting 4 reviews: 33.2/4 = 8.3
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masterskywalker
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1/27/05 8:32am
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9/10.
Answers many questions about Attack Of the Clones, beautifuly sets up Episode III and the themes/characterizations we'll see there, and ties in with a lot of previous Clone Wars material.
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8/10
High points include- Anakin/Obi-Wan relationship, Palpatine, Final 1/3 of book, Answers to some Ep 2 questions.
Come on, how great was Palpatine?
"So tell me, how does the search for Darth Sidious go?" (or something like that) when talking to Yoda.
Then when he uses a Sith Mind Trick on Grevious, or is made to look like he does, is great!
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Date Posted:
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9/10
Great Obi/Ani relationship. Answers so many questions about TPM, AOTC and questions that will come out of ROTS. Fast paced, exciting, but doesn't sacrifce characterization.
There were parts with Obi/Ani that I laughed out loud. I've never done that with a Star Wars book, ever.
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james_hewlett
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Date Posted:
1/27/05 12:27pm
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Picked mine up on tuesday, I usually wait for the paperbacks but this sounded too good, and I wanted to read it before ROTS. I was amazed to find it so early in the UK.
Amazing book, really really enjoyed it. Couldn't put it down infact.
One of the best EU books I've read in a long long time.
10/10
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