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Mastadge Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jun '99	Date Posted: 7/22/05 1:05am Subject: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers) - Date Edited: 4/24/08 10:55am (2 edits total) Edited By: Havac
	Yes, that's right! It's time for the first full-length SW novel since Revenge of the Sith (the highest rated novel yet, I think), and the first unPT novel in far too long. Will any novel ever get a higher rating here than Revenge of the Sith? Most likely not . . . but this is the first contestant! You know how it works: rate The Joiner King on a scale of 1 to 10, supplementing your rating with a review if you feel like it. But please do not rate the book until after you've read the whole thing. Thank you. Links to previous threads: Republic Commando: Hard Contact, by Karen Traviss Shatterpoint, by Matthew Stover The Cestus Deception, by Steven Barnes Medstar I: Battle Surgeons, by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry Medstar II: Jedi Healer, by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry Jedi Trial, by David Sherman and Dan Cragg Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, by Sean Stewart Labyrinth of Evil, by James Luceno Revenge of the Sith, by Matthew Stover Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine, by Veronica Whitney-Robinson Tatooine Ghost, by Troy Denning Survivor's Quest, by Timothy Zahn Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream, by Aaron Allston Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand, by Aaron Allston Traitor, by Matthew Stover Destiny's Way, by Walter Jon Williams Ylesia, by Walter Jon Williams Force Heretic I: Remnant, by Sean Williams and Shane Dix Force Heretic II: Refugee, by Sean Williams and Shane Dix Force Heretic III: Reunion, by Sean Williams and Shane Dix The Final Prophecy, by Greg Keyes The Unifying Force, by James Luceno -----signature----- "This will be our reply to violence: To make music more intensely, More beautifully, More devotedly than ever before." - Leonard Bernstein
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lightsaber_wielder Registered: Jan '02	Date Posted: 7/22/05 3:40pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	Surely somebody's willing to post a review of The Joiner King? (Not that I'll read the review, just the rating; I'm trying to avoid spoilers.) -----signature----- "Show me the books he loves and I shall know a man far better than through mortal friends." - Dawn Adams "Music is the vernacular of the human soul." - Geoffrey Latham "A good story is any story you like." - Karen Traviss
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neo-dragon Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 7/22/05 4:23pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	I just got my copy today (4 days early!! ). Just went to my local bookstore and asked someone to get it from the back. Anyway, I've only read the prologue so far...
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LukesDestiny Registered: Oct '04	Date Posted: 7/22/05 4:50pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	neo-dragon posted: I just got my copy today (4 days early!! ). Just went to my local bookstore and asked someone to get it from the back. Anyway, I've only read the prologue so far... I'm sort of excited about finally getting a book after the conclusion of the New Jedi Order. How many pages is it? Isn't is supposed to have "Ylesia" in it as well? -----signature----- Proud member of the Jedi Technician Crew (JTC) Jedi Technician Crew Lightsaber Operation Instructor
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Kudzu Registered: Jun '05	Date Posted: 7/22/05 4:57pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	Mastadge posted: But please do not rate the book until after you've read the whole thing. pokes Excellence -----signature----- Super Golden Ewok™ Recipient It should be the right of every American to go out and get wasted the day they're told that they're being sent to war. Ron Paul for U.S. President 2008
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Bib Fortuna, Twi'lek Registered: Jul '99	Date Posted: 7/22/05 5:05pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	I can't get it until Tuesday! -----signature----- Delta 5 in the EUDF, armed with a canon cannon Comic Book Guy: Once again, my underwear has become tangled in a cow catcher. Homer: Unguarded breakfast, the sweetest taboo. Ralph: It tastes like burning! I have more posts than you.
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neo-dragon Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 7/22/05 5:16pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	LukesDestiny posted: neo-dragon posted: I just got my copy today (4 days early!! ). Just went to my local bookstore and asked someone to get it from the back. Anyway, I've only read the prologue so far... I'm sort of excited about finally getting a book after the conclusion of the New Jedi Order. How many pages is it? Isn't is supposed to have "Ylesia" in it as well? Yes, it does have "Ylesia". "The Joiner King" is 443 pages by itself, but including "Ylesia" There are 526 pages. You know, there should be a non-spoiler discussion thread for this book.
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lightsaber_wielder Registered: Jan '02	Date Posted: 7/23/05 3:35pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	Can somebody please post some reviews? -----signature----- "Show me the books he loves and I shall know a man far better than through mortal friends." - Dawn Adams "Music is the vernacular of the human soul." - Geoffrey Latham "A good story is any story you like." - Karen Traviss
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neo-dragon Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 7/23/05 4:01pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	I'm only 55 pages into it. I'm afraid I have other obligations which are seriously detracting from my reading time. Sorry. I'm enjoying it so far, if that helps. Spoiler There's a really funny scene with Luke in a Cantina with some alien chicks trying rather forcefully to pick him up, right in front of Mara and Ben! End Spoiler That's all I'll say for now.
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Darth_Hydra Registered: May '01	Date Posted: 7/23/05 7:03pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	neo-dragon posted: I'm only 55 pages into it. I'm afraid I have other obligations which are seriously detracting from my reading time. Sorry. I'm enjoying it so far, if that helps. Spoiler There's a really funny scene with Luke in a Cantina with some alien chicks trying rather forcefully to pick him up, right in front of Mara and Ben! End Spoiler That's all I'll say for now. Does it say what species they were? -----signature----- ANAKIN SOLO WON'T RETURN!
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neo-dragon Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 7/23/05 7:16pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	Ishi Tib.
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dizfactor Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 7/23/05 11:58pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	i don't mean to be speciesist here, and i'm not one to criticize others for odd sexual proclivities, but Ishi Tib and humans? eeeeeeeeeeew..... -----signature----- "Play is going to be for the 21st century what steam was to the 19th century." Julian Dibbell "You gotta love an elite killing force that you can fool by putting on a hat." Gryph
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Dingo Title: JCC Manager Registered: Apr '01	Date Posted: 7/24/05 6:50am Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	It's too late in the day to write a review, but I'll give it a rating: 7/10 -----signature----- You want someone to hurt like you, You want to share what you've been through. "Yes, to Dingo you listen." - Miana Kenobi
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Mastadge Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jun '99	Date Posted: 7/24/05 6:56am Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	Counting 1 rating: 7/1 = 7 -----signature----- "This will be our reply to violence: To make music more intensely, More beautifully, More devotedly than ever before." - Leonard Bernstein
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jedi-jeff Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 7/24/05 10:41am Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers) - Date Edited: 7/24/05 11:02am (2 edits total) Edited By: jedi-jeff
	I will give it 8 out of 10 The Good: Troy Denning does good job with Ben and the Killiks. Also, Luke and Leia find out about Padme, though this does not seem to have any relevance to current events in the book. The story about what happened to Raynar Thul and the history of the Killiks was very interesting. The Bad: Akanah from BFC is in the book for a few pages. I never liked her in the BFC books and the this book would have been better without her. Leia is said to have been a junior Senator from the Old Republic which is another continuity blunder. Jaina seems to be developing a close relationship with Zekk. Unfortunately his character has never been developed to the degree that Jag was in the NJO and he is not as interesting since I do not know much about him.
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Mastadge Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jun '99	Date Posted: 7/24/05 1:44pm Subject: RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
	Counting 2 ratings: 15/2 = 7.5 -----signature----- "This will be our reply to violence: To make music more intensely, More beautifully, More devotedly than ever before." - Leonard Bernstein
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