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In my opinion, Rebirth is less focused and driven than Conquest, but still makes for one of the better stories. Random House Publishing Group. He had an urge to put his shoes back on. This book was not just a collection of plots, which would have been good enough. Most Wanted by Rae Carson mature young adult novel. Jan 09, Joseph rated it it was ok Shelves: star-wars. In Jedi Search , Mon Mothma said that the Jedi were from all walks of life, and while that ended up being wrong, it certainly makes sense.
Merciless warriors, the Yunnan Vong glory in torture. Their technology is as strange as it is deadly. Most ominous of all, they are impervious to the Force. Luke Skywalker is worried: A handful of Jedi Knights, including his nephew and niece, Jaina and Jacen Solo, have disappeared into the Unknown Regions in response to a strange cry for help that only they could hear.
Now the alien Chiss have angrily lodged a formal complaint, accusing the missing Jedi of meddling in a border dispute between the Chiss and an unidentified aggressor. Luke Skywalker, Jedi Master, has unified the Jedi order into a cohesive group of powerful knights. But as the new era begins, honor and duty will collide with friendship and blood ties.
The Skywalker and Solo clans find themselves on opposing sides of an explosive conflict, with potentially devastating repercussions for both families, for the Jedi order, and for the entire galaxy. While Luke Skywalker takes the first step toward setting up an academy to train a new order of Jedi Knights, Han Solo and Chewbacca are taken prisoner on the planet Kessel and forced to work in the fathomless depths of a spice mine. But when Han and Chewie break away, they flee to a secret Imperial research laboratory surrounded by a cluster of black holes - going from one danger to a far greater one.
It is a time of tranquility for the New Republic. But the peace is short-lived. Luke must journey to his mother's homeworld in a desperate and dangerous quest to find her people. An adventurous Lando must seize a mysterious spacecraft that has weapons of enormous destructive power. And Leia, a living symbol of the New Republic's triumph, must face down a ruthless leader of the Duskhan League, an arrogant Yevetha who seems bent on a genocidal war.
A trade summit on Corellia brings Han Solo back to the home planet he left many years before. Arriving on the distant planet with Leia, their children, and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun with agents of the New Republic Intelligence and finds himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even he understands. After a violent civil war and the devastation wrought by the now-fallen Darth Caedus, the Galactic Alliance is in crisis and in need. From all corners, politicians, power brokers, and military leaders converge on Coruscant for a crucial summit to restore order, negotiate differences, and determine the future of their unified worlds.
giuliettasprint.konfer.eu: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, No. 8) ( ): Greg Keyes: Books. Editorial Reviews. From the Inside Flap. The Star Wars epic continues its dazzling space Rebirth: Star Wars Legends (The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory, Book II) (Star Wars: The New Jedi Book 8 of 19 in Star Wars: The New Jedi Order.
But even more critical, and far more uncertain, is the future of the Jedi. I still don't get how she is good for four books then is back to near death in this book. Adding to the "Too Much" are the plots with the Yuuhzan Vong. Nom Anor, once again, is defeated, and Nen Yim doesn't move the plot in any way though I was personally glad to see her, as I liked her character. Why not have the mass-market books be focused character books like Hero's Trial Han only or Conquest Anakin only?
I would prefer that to a scattershot entry like the one we got. As for the audiobook I normally don't say much because they are generally good, but this one took the cake. For the last half, I could barely hear the narrator over the blaring music. I love it when music and sound effects are added in audiobooks, but for this one, I was considering strangling my poor iPod.
I am listening to the book, not the movie soundtrack. Keyes is still amazing, and Conquest is still the best thus far of NJO; this could have been amazing too if half the storylines had been chopped and one character or a couple been made the focus. Oh, and if the sound editor had turned down the music. Feb 14, Jesse rated it it was amazing Shelves: sci-fi , starwars. The new Jedi order completely outpaces anything in the Starwars genre.
This series was Dark, exciting, fast paced, and inspired. The writing was fantastic and the level of philosophy and force history was unparalleled. If your a fan at any level of the Starwars Universe than this series is a must read.
It is on my top 5 of all time for a series and I treasured every moment I spent in that time. But beware, this isn't your typical Starwars book, be ready for a level of intensity that you've never The new Jedi order completely outpaces anything in the Starwars genre. But beware, this isn't your typical Starwars book, be ready for a level of intensity that you've never seen. May the force be with you.! The only memorable thing in this book is Mara Jade finally has a baby in the last few pages. Dec 19, Alfred rated it it was amazing.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Another fantastic addition to the SW universe. Anikin Solo kisses his crush and she loved it. Sep 15, Mark Oppenlander rated it liked it Shelves: science-fiction , star-wars. The editors of the New Jedi Order series had this odd habit of labeling certain books as pairs, just because they were written by the same author and tell stories that come in roughly chronological order.
But this, the second book of the Edge of Victory duology, has very little to do with the first one. Author Greg Keyes focused primarily on one planet and one storyline in his previous book - detailing Anakin Solo's daring infiltration behind Yuuzhan Vong lines on Yavin Four - but here he tackle The editors of the New Jedi Order series had this odd habit of labeling certain books as pairs, just because they were written by the same author and tell stories that come in roughly chronological order.
Author Greg Keyes focused primarily on one planet and one storyline in his previous book - detailing Anakin Solo's daring infiltration behind Yuuzhan Vong lines on Yavin Four - but here he tackles several threads at once, bouncing back and forth between them. The plot that takes up the most time follows Anakin, his Jedi friend Tahiri Veila and disgraced Jedi Knight Corran Horn as they make a seemingly innocuous supply run which turns into something much more sinister when they receive a cryptic message from a dying Jedi.
Meanwhile, Jacen grudgingly decides to help his parents, Han and Leia, fight the Yuuzhan Vong as they work to set up an "underground railroad" for hunted Jedi across the galaxy. Jaina Solo is elsewhere, working with Kyp Durron and his renegade squadron to eliminate a purported Yuuzhan Vong super-weapon, while Luke and a very pregnant Mara Jade must flee from Coruscant as orders are sent out for their arrest. There is a LOT going on in this book. Keyes handles all the characters and situations well enough. The pacing of the novel is decent and the action and plot twists are handled deftly.
If I have any serious complaint here it is that so much of this book feels redundant to what has occurred in other books in this series. The arguments the characters have, the dilemmas they face, the threats internal and external, are starting to blur together. It's almost as if the publishers were trying to milk this series for all its worth. Or perhaps it's simply that every author who put their hands on the story wanted to put their own spin on everything and are thus forced to revisit the basic tropes for themselves.
All in all, an adequate, but unoriginal entry in the series. What does the title Edge of Victory mean? There is no edge nor victory anywhere to be seen in these two books; Middle of Nowhere might be more apt. Dec 22, Cameron Roubique rated it liked it. Not quite as good as Conquest, but there were enough big developments to make it really interesting. I really enjoyed the Anakin parts, he's definitely the coolest of the 3 Solo children. It's nice to see him getting closer with Tahiri too.
I know, it's cheesy teen soap opera stuff, but it's been really well done over the last two books. I've always liked Kyp as a character and I hope he doesn't get killed off in this series. I also hope that we're finally done with the whole Mara Jade disease thing.
It was so cool to finally see Luke and Mara become parents much better than the bitter, cynic old Luke I just saw in The Last Jedi last week, ugh. I'm excited to see how Ben Skywalker grows up and becomes a jedi in future books. Dec 30, Jordan Anderson rated it really liked it Shelves: , new-jedi-order , 4-stars , star-wars , sci-fi , legends , new-republic , fiction.
Despite the horribly drawn cover of a half-baked Luke Skywalker and, who I presume to be, Mara Jade, looking like a ginger Ellen Ripley, Rebirth is proof that there is some merit in the NJO series after all. Instead, he tells it how it is and makes this series Despite the horribly drawn cover of a half-baked Luke Skywalker and, who I presume to be, Mara Jade, looking like a ginger Ellen Ripley, Rebirth is proof that there is some merit in the NJO series after all.
Instead, he tells it how it is and makes this series fun again.