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Summary: Anderson is superb!!!
Review: This book was very well written, I really like the idea of Luke as a dark mysterious Jedi. The only reason I give it a nine is because the Zahn series is better. Otherwise, I recommend this book to anyone who is loyal to the name STAR WARS!!!
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Summary: Great! Waaay better than Jedi Search
Review: Very interesting! I love touring through the new, expanding galaxy! It was way better than Jedi Search, the prequel to this book which spent too much time developing the setup for the next two books. This book has a wonderul cliffhanger that keeps you craving for the next book
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Summary: Filled with non-stop action!
Review: Hey I didn't just read this book, I experienced it. Well that'show I felt anyway. This trilogy just never gave you a rest! Yeah Iliked it and all but( (T. Zahn's trilogy was a bit better.).
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Summary: Dark Aprentice is one of the better Star Wars books
Review: This is one of the better Star Wars books.It gives you an excellent visual sense of what is going on and the action never really lets up.This is the second book in the Jedi Academy trilogy and probaly the best out of the three.I kind of like Daala and think she is a better character than a bad Darth Vader rip-off.Luke's dark aprentice can give us an idea of what would of happened if Luke gave in to the dark side.If you are a Star Wars fan and haven't read this one you should definitly read this.Read Jedi Search first or you might get lost
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Summary: Yet Another Amazing Book: READ IT!
Review: After you read Jedi Search you can't and won't want to stop. This book continues the exciting trilogy. I think it's even better than the last. It is exciting, fast- paced, and there's no way you'll ever be able to put it down. And when you do you'll be mad if you don't have #3 in the Trilogy right next to you because you finished the book and you need to know what happens next... fast
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Summary: Still reading it...
Review: I just started it, but I love it. I read the first one and when I finished that, I knew I had to read this one and I was right. I don't really like Daala that much, "Let's kill everyone!!!!!!". At least Gantoris can't complain. (People who read this will know what I'm talking about.
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Summary: Lost in Space
Review: This applies equally to the other two parts of the Jedi Academy trilogy, but Dark Apprentice was perhaps the nadir. Where have the characters been all this time? There is absolutely no growth, most noticeably on the part of our supposed Jedi master, Luke. Emotionally, and in terms of his understanding of his powers, Luke's character seems to have weakened and regressed even 7 (?) odd years after ROTJ (not to mention, over the course of this trilogy). Perhaps this phenomenon is a function of the author's desire to help readers relive the glory days of Star Wars. Or maybe, the author has no concept of what it means to be a Jedi knight. Sadly there is more character development of the twins than any other characters. On the other hand, the basic idea of a jedi academy is fascinating. I only wish the trilogy had spent more time on taking us into that world and not on a cruise through endless rounds of sitcom-ish plot devices and one-dimensional characters
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Summary: Dark Apprentice Review
Review: Star Wars: Dark Apprentice is a science-fiction/fantasy novel and the midpoint in a trilogy set in the well known Star Wars universe. The novel is interesting, and is exactly what the middle of a trilogy should be; it begins from where the previous novel left off, and ends in preparation for the third novel. As most know about the Star Wars universe, it takes place "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" but has futuristic technology. The author Kevin J. Anderson does an excellent job staying true to the characters that were created by George Lucas in Star Wars, while creating his own unique characters that go along with the universe that has already been created.
As usual with most Star Wars novels, there are many different stories taking place simultaneously, each focusing on a few characters, with each story relating to the other stories. The most important characters to the book are Luke Skywalker and Kyp Durron. The most important story is about Luke's Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 where he is trying to train new force adepts to become Jedi so that once again the Jedi order will be the protectors of the galaxy. However, the spirit of an ancient Sith Lord destroys one of Luke's students and turns another to the Darkside of the Force. The corrupted student then steals the Sun Crusher, an Imperial-designed spaceship which has the power to destroy stars, and goes off to unleash unknown evil onto the galaxy.
The book serves as a warning against hidden evils that can cause the downfall of a person. Kyp was an example to show that a person could easily be corrupted and deceived if they are exploited correctly. Kyp has a thirst for power and revenge, and the spirit of Exar Kun used those weaknesses to get to him.
Overall, the book was pretty good. There could have been some more detail here and there, but the story was enjoyable as were the characters. Anderson really displayed how well he knows the Star Wars characters.
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Summary: Weakest of the trilogy
Review: The second novel in Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy is, if anything, even more disjointed than the first. It doesn't feel like a novel so much as a series of interconnected short stories. In that way it comes across as being somewhat aimless, as if Anderson knew where he was going but only had a vague notion as to how to get there.The plot? Well, what there is of it centers primarily around Luke's efforts to train a new group of Jedi. But lurking in the jungles of Yavin 4, the new home of Luke's Academy, is the evil essence of a long fallen Sith Lord, who is trying to subvert the untrained students toward the dark side. And here is where the novel starts to come apart, because rather than dealing with this threat directly, Anderson has Luke be somewhat wishy-washy about the whole thing. "Oh, my students are being killed in very mysterious circumstances. I think I'll go meditate about the meaning of this a little while longer." Meanwhile, there's more intrigue between the New Republic and what remains of the Empire, Admiral Daala is causing mayhem and destruction in a guerilla war against Republic targets, Leia and Ackbar crash a spaceship into a cathedral, Han and Lando keep using the Falcon as a betting token, and Wedge gets a girlfriend. Oh yeah, and Han & Leia's twins get lost in the most blatant piece of story padding you'll ever encounter. This novel is all over the place. Much, much too wide a focus. It would have been a lot better if Anderson had cut out some of the incidental stuff and focused more on the ostensibly central point of the books, namely the resurrection of the Jedi as an order. Instead he skips around from one area to the next, with little more than a cursory glance at what one set of characters or another are doing at that particular moment. All in all, it wears thin very, very quickly. The best that can be said for the book is that it's adequate, but little more. However, it is the second book of a trilogy, so if you want to get to the climax of the series it is required reading. At the very least it's a quick read, so you won't waste too many brain cells over it.
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Summary: Worst of the Jedi Academy Trilogy. That's not saying much..
Review: This book is the worst of the subpar and ouright terrible Jedi Academy Trilogy. Middle books usually tend to lag, and this definately lags. The story was terrible to begin with and just drones on and on. I get bored just writing about it. I have read every Star Wars book ever written so I do have a grip on what makes a good Star Wars book and Dark Apprentice is just terrible. Anderson has no coherrant plot, his characters are way too powerful and really his writing style is juvenile. In about 6 days Kyp Durron (aka Luke if he had met a 4,000 yar old dead Sith master) is able to learn more about the Force and in another 6 defeats Luke Skywalker, last Jedi Master? Come on! It took Stackpole's I, Jedi just to make this trilogy work. The story has so many plot holes that it is amazing the book is solid. Overall a terrible effort and the worst of a terrible series.
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