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Mastadge
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Date Posted:
7/22/05 1:05am
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The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
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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
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lightsaber_wielder
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Date Posted:
7/22/05 3:40pm
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RE: The JC Lit Reviews Special: DARK NEST I: THE JOINER KING (spoilers)
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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.)
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neo-dragon
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7/22/05 4:23pm
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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
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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?
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Mastadge posted:
But please do not rate the book until after you've read the whole thing.
*pokes Excellence* 
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Bib Fortuna, Twi'lek
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I can't get it until Tuesday! 
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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
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7/23/05 3:35pm
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Can somebody please post some reviews?
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neo-dragon
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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!
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That's all I'll say for now.
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7/23/05 7:03pm
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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?
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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.....
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7/24/05 6:50am
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It's too late in the day to write a review, but I'll give it a rating: 7/10
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Mastadge
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7/24/05 6:56am
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Counting 1 rating: 7/1 = 7
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Date Posted:
7/24/05 10:41am
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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
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7/24/05 1:44pm
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Counting 2 ratings: 15/2 = 7.5
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