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thesourceshith Registered: Sep '06	Date Posted: 9/12/06 8:23pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Sean Stewart
	I didn't like how Stewart shortend his writings. As a diehard SW activist, I think Iif you don't suffer sleep deprivation and gain bad eating habits, you havn't read a real book of the force. The commercialisation of our literature preturbs me.
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The2ndQuest Title: Manager: -Literature -LACWAC -Games Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 5/21/07 10:28pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Sean Stewart
	bump -----signature----- Choose what I play next! http://boards.theforce.net/games_videogames/b10005/30588422/ K'Kruhk, 140 ABY:"Why haven't I come forth earlier to share my Jedi knowledge with Skywalker? Well, it's kinda a long story, see, I had this freaking sweet hat..."
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Unknownroad Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 5/21/07 11:24pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Sean Stewart - Date Edited: 5/21/07 11:52pm (4 edits total) Edited By: Unknownroad
	Well I guess I'll revive this thread since I just finished this one, and all I can say is that it is an amazing, amazing book. The dialogue was just incredible, prose was beatifully poetic, characters were very fleshed out and Stewart made me care about them. The author really let you get inside the psyches of the characters. Also had some of the most humorous scenes of any SW book I have read; I was literally lol'ing at several points. He just nailed every character in the book, and had BY FAR the best Yoda characterization of any novel IMO (even better than the prequel films, which wrecked his character compared to the CT, IMO). For a book in which you knew Dooku would not change sides, Stewart really did a great job. Nitpicks are minor: Kut-rate Kruises and the kids arcade were un-StarWarsy. Application of some of the joint locks were not realistic (but I practice Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu, so this is a very very minor nitpick that is actually negated because I loved the scenes describing the unarmed combat). The reference to Anakin killing Dooku's clone needed more back story, as this is a relatively obscure event. Definitely one of the best SW books I've ever read, and I am VERY picky about what feel is quality SW lit. Please come back and do another book Sean! Excellence posted: Actually, I'm not even going to bother. The storyline was a complete waste of credibility, the book itself was nothing more than another young adult / apprentice read, and you damn well knew Dooku wasn't going to defect, or even defecate. Oh boy... it was completely blindingly obvious to nearly every soul who bought this novel that Dooku was not going to defect, yet for many it was still one of their favorite SW books of all time. If this was going to be a major problem for you (and obviously you knew it would be) you should never have picked up this book. Hopefully you have learned from this experience and will no longer purchase books with a plot that you know you will have a problem with. Excellence posted: And writing every name in full and even with title every single time showed the formidable powers of both experienced editors and author...blah blah blah. So, by your own words, you pre-biased yourself to this book by believing it was not worth your time to read since the eventual allegiance of Dooku is already known, and yet you read it anyway, hence negating the validity of any criticisms you have and would put forth. But for the sake of overkill, I will continue to critique your criticisms: I would recommend that if you ever read a book in which a full name that is used more than once, that you put it down immediately. For the vast majority, this is an incredibly minor nitpick that does nothing to take away from Stewart's incredible prose, dialogue, and characterizations. For future reference, you should make the appearance of having no pre-existing bias (even if you do. I mean, how would we know if you didn't tell us ) before you decide to make an attempt to rip on what many feel is an extraordinary example of SW lit. I have skipped many SW books if I felt that the author was lacking, if the plot was not something I would not enjoy, or if it was based around characters that did not appeal to me. I personally wouldn't think of buying a book I know I won't enjoy, let alone reading it, let alone writing a review of it afterwards... -----signature----- CT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PT
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GrandAdmiralJello Title: Emperor • EUC • JCC Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 5/21/07 11:40pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Sean Stewart
	The prose? Artful and elegant. The characterizations? Strong and memorable. The Jedi? Wise old counselors. Yoda? Hilariously wicked and clever. Scout? Nothing short of awesome. I think I gave DR a perfect 10 in the review thread, and in terms of author analysis I'll extend the same kudos. I have never been more pleasantly surprised by the quality of an EU novel than with DR. -----signature----- SPQR \| Iuliados auctor Dulcius urbe quid est? - Sulpicia Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque - Ennius Tu regere imperio populos, Romanæ, memento; hæ tibi erunt artes; pascisque imponere morem, parcere subjectis et debellare superbos - Virgil
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SuperWatto Registered: Sep '00	Date Posted: 5/22/07 2:34am Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Sean Stewart
	I second that. Also, Ex: taking you up on a six-month-old post: Excellence posted: and you damn well knew Dooku wasn't going to defect, or even defecate Eh... You must not have liked the prequels?
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Amrita_Glittersong Registered: Jan '07	Date Posted: 5/22/07 11:59am Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Sean Stewart
	I just finished this book recently, so seeing as this thread's been revived, I shall add to it! I really liked Dark Rendevouz, even though I can't spell it. There were some specific good and bad things in the writing style that I can point out, though. Good I liked every single OC he wrote. Usually, I can't stand most of the OCs in a book, because they're just terrible cliches, too obvious in their motives, boring characters, or Mary Sues/Gary Stus. All his new characters were interesting and had their own distinct personalities, which was a great job on his part. I especially liked Scout. Obi-Wan and Anakin (though they were only in a few scenes), as well as Asajj, Dooku, etc were written well too, avoiding the 'if the OCs are good usually the canon characters are terrible' problem. "This is terrible. This guy is making me LIKE Asajj." My brother said that yesterday while he was reading the book, and it sums up my next point. He made Asajj interesting. He should recieve a medal or something for that. Vjun was an awesome planet. The whole idea of it was neat; evil and scary like Korriban without being a Korriban rip-off. Bad The first of the book, until the spaceport, was very slow for me. I liked the tourny, but in general, everything sort of dragged while I was reading it until the spaceport fight. From then on, it was pretty good. Elaborating on above, the pacing seemed off in some areas. Some scenes were very slow and dragged on, and them some where over so fast I was like 'hey, what just happened again?' Everything was very... Earthy. Specifically, many things were rather French, which made my inner inability to spell or pronounce French words go cry in a corner. But really, some things were just TOO Earth-like. Or a lot of things were, but whatever. He seemed to focus so much on characters and plot (not that it was a bad thing; see the good points) that the technological parts seemed odd or only half thought-out. Though overall, it wasn't really important. In general, I really liked this book and his ability to focus on the characters and their interactions so well. The setting and surrounding 'worlds' were kind of shaky for me, but that often happens when a writer's strength is characters rather than setting. In all, he did a very good job, and the book was very interesting for the insight it gave into characters and their motivations. -----signature----- Deceptions: http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=26426189 My SW videos: http://youtube.com/profile?user=Glittersong "I was trying to sound pompous." "Do you really think you need to try?" -Obi-Wan Kenobi and Siri Tachi
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ATimson Registered: Nov '03	Date Posted: 5/22/07 3:04pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Sean Stewart
	Amrita_Glittersong posted: *Everything was very... Earthy. Specifically, many things were rather French, which made my inner inability to spell or pronounce French words go cry in a corner. But really, some things were just TOO Earth-like. Or a lot of things were, but whatever. In tie-ins for movies where they have falcons and ducks, I'm more than willing to let other bits of Earth culture creep in too. -----signature----- "Actually, VIPs are more important [than other users]." --The2ndQuest It's nice to know that those who make the board possible matter. If someone other than me edited this, please don't attribute anything in it to me in quotes. It's not mine anymore.
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Excellence Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 5/24/07 3:49am Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Sean Stewart - Date Edited: 5/24/07 3:51am (1 edits total) Edited By: Excellence
	This thread topic is about someone in general, not a specific book. As my reading prowess begins and ends with just one sample, excusing myself from further discussion is sensible. He is, however, well known in literary circles, judging by the acknowledgement appearances in a diverse range of books. I'd like to see further discussion on a wider range of books, and how they compared to his SW one. -----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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