About this title: A "Star Wars" novel centering on Luke Skywalker and the Jedi powers. It is about a secret cadre of pirates who become a very real danger to the New Rebellion, and a living nightmare for Luke Skywalker. Michael Stackpole is the author of the "X-Wing" series of novels.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Spectra Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780553578737ISBN:0553578731
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. some edge wear, Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 608 p. Star Wars (Random House Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra
Date Published: 1999-06-01
ISBN-13:9780553578737ISBN:0553578731
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. No creases in cover or spine. Text is clean and bright. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra
Date Published: 1999-06-01
ISBN-13:9780553578737ISBN:0553578731
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. An average used paperback with wear, corner bumps, small creases, etc. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and may have creases. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Spectra
Date Published: 1998-05
ISBN-13:9780553108200ISBN:0553108204
Description: Poor in Good jacket. Ex-library, with mylar covering and stamps. Spinal crack, but all pages intact. Acceptable condition. 080624B77. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Very good. Light wear to edges and pages. Cover and spine show no easily noticeable damage. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
"It's hard, as Stackpole attempted, to take a previously told tale (that of the early days of Luke's Jedi Academy) and tell it from a different point of view as part of a different story. Foremost, it doesn't work if readers haven't read the previous work. SW fans have read Kevin Anderson's Jedi Academy trilogy or the first half of this book makes little sense. Secondly, the narrative lacks the punch of the first story as our hero is repeatedly absent or passive during critical events of the original story.
Fortunately, our protagonist eventually goes off on his own and his adventure unfolds more conventionally, especially for an SW book.
It's a good story, but it's just to easy; too predictable. Stackpole does a decent job, but the result is still pretty lame."
"Yeah, we get it, Corran Horn is kickass. But this is blatant sue-ing of an already sue character. Also, the retconning of the Jedi Academy Trilogy is distasteful and very badly done. But it does some neat things, so I wouldn't skip it."
"If you would ever want to read any book from the Star Wars universe, this book is well worth checking out. Written in the first-person, this is the story of Corran Horn, who in his time has so far been a police officer on Corelia (Han Solo's home planet), a prisoner of war and at the start of this book, is a pilot in the new republic's X-Wing division. Corran also has powers in the 'Force', but has never attempted to train as a Jedi. This book deals with Corran Horn's multiple identities and how he comes to grips with them all. While doing this, he also has to track down his wife who has been kidnapped, while on a trade mission. The book is exceptionally well-written, and is, I think, the only Stars Wars novel written in the first-person. The author has made Corran extremely likeable. He is an everyman, but forced to endure extraordinary situations"
"Unique among most Star Wars books because it's written in first person. The story is an interesting take on the Jedi and their practices, morality and where to draw the line between the "Light" and "Dark" side. Like most books of this kind, you would have to be a real fan of Star Wars to enjoy it."
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