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"Star by Star," by Troy Denning [Del Ray, 2001]
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jedi_janson_
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Jul '07
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Date Posted:
7/24/07 9:59am
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RE: "Star by Star," by Troy Denning [Del Ray, 2001]
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I love Star by Star! Poor Anakin. He was one of my favourite characters.
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Master-Chief-Kenobi
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Date Posted:
9/1/07 6:57am
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RE: "Star by Star," by Troy Denning [Del Ray, 2001]
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9/1/07 7:39am (1 edits total)
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It was good but It was just far too depressing for me to enjoy and the reason why NJO doesnt hold a candle to the bantam years. 10 solid books in a row of needlessly dark depressing plots without any shreds of hope is just too much for me.
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KissMeImARebel
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Date Posted:
9/24/07 1:53pm
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RE: "Star by Star," by Troy Denning [Del Ray, 2001]
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IMHO Anakin's death was the biggest mistake the EU ever made, but at least Denning did his life and death serious justice. The voxyn striketeam plotline was a little ridiculous, but it worked, and was very exciting. The characterizations were solid.
One of my favorites. 10/10
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Owners-Inc
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Date Posted:
11/5/07 11:48pm
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RE: "Star by Star," by Troy Denning [Del Ray, 2001]
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Competing for #1 book in the EU, but like some of you guys, I'm not sure whether its really better than Traitor. Its really close. I read SbS, Dark Journey and Traitor all in one day. (I was sick..so I was in bed for almosyt two days though even if I wasn't would still read those books.) It perfect; SbS had the drama and the action, then Dark Jounrey had the sorrow and mounring and then Traitor had the reflection and accpetance part. So in part, I learnt about Anakin's death, felt their anger and denial of it, and then came to accept it. However, SbS, kinda lost me at the end, during the space battle (I'm no fan of space battles AT ALL) and during their jounrey through Myrkr (sp?). I knew where they were at any given moment but not how they had gotten there.
I also felt that Luke's reaction to Anakin's death wasn't nearly strong enough. He just banged his hand on a panel and that was it. Even in Dark Journey, he didn't even say anything about Anakin, i.e. didn't give the eulogy. That was a little disappointing because I wanted to really be shown how Anakin who was the Jedi's biggest hope, would be missed and the initial reactions of hjis friends and family to his death.
It also seemed a little unlikely that Jacen and Jaina would really just let Anakin go kill himself without objecting properly. I would have preferred to see Jaina die...actually. It would have set up the Legacy of the Force series much better for me, seeing the two brothers fight. IMO Jaina hasn't been ,much use for a long time and won't be much in the time to come.
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rumsmuggler
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Date Posted:
11/14/07 10:36am
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RE: "Star by Star," by Troy Denning [Del Ray, 2001]
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I give it a nine..
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MistrX
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Jun '06
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Date Posted:
2/16 12:24pm
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RE: "Star by Star," by Troy Denning [Del Ray, 2001]
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Well, this book pretty much lived up to all of the hype I've heard about it over the years. What a story and a true turning point in the NJO and the war with the Vong. Things I liked: The Barabel Jedi (and their sissing), Luke finally deciding to take the war to the Vong, the YVH droids, Borsk Fey'lya actually getting to be likable for once and his own noble sacrifice, more hints of Vergere's nature and her first meeting with Jacen, and of course Anakin's death.
If there is a downside to the book, I thought that the Myrkr mission was a bit disorienting at times and a little too drawn out. But that's only a minor complaint for this excellent book.
R.I.P. Anakin.
9.8/10
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xx_Anakin_xx
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3/1 5:08pm
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RE: "Star by Star," by Troy Denning [Del Ray, 2001]
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I really hate sad books. I have to admit that I found out what it was about before it was published and due to the tragic times we were in in the real world at that time, I merely skimmed it to save myself further burden as Anakin was my favorite EU character. Skimmed, it wasn't so bad and I got the gist of the story - later I read a complete synopsis so I could continue on with NJO and not be out of the loop. I'll probably never read it word for word, why hurt myself? I just placed Denning on my &%*&$# list and carried on.
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