Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars
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- Author：Sam Maggs
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Reviews
Jason
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Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs takes the characters from the beloved Jedi: Fallen Order video game and brings them into the publishing world。 The events of Battle Scars take place a number of years after Fallen Order and before the events of Jedi: Survivor （the sequel video game coming out April 28）。 The whole crew of the Stinger Mantis is here: Cal Kestis， Cere Junda， Greez Dritus， BD-1 and Merrin。 They’ve been chipping away at the Empire， going on missions throughout the galaxy， but Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs takes the characters from the beloved Jedi: Fallen Order video game and brings them into the publishing world。 The events of Battle Scars take place a number of years after Fallen Order and before the events of Jedi: Survivor （the sequel video game coming out April 28）。 The whole crew of the Stinger Mantis is here: Cal Kestis， Cere Junda， Greez Dritus， BD-1 and Merrin。 They’ve been chipping away at the Empire， going on missions throughout the galaxy， but it’s on one particular mission where things get complicated。 An Imperial defector Stormtrooper joins their crew， Chellwinark Frethylrin or Fret， an attractive female Keshiri， who causes more than a little chaos within the ranks。 Merrin feels a particularly strong emotional connection to Fret （more on that later） but the rest of the crew are a mixed bag in terms of acceptance。 Fret shares her knowledge of a tool that exists that can greatly help in bringing down the Empire， the only problem is that the plans for this tool are currently in Imperial control。 The Mantis have their next mission ahead of them， will Fret prove trustworthy and will everyone escape the mission unscathed？I was truly hyped for Jedi: Battle Scars， getting to spend more time with these characters and go on a new adventure with them was super exciting。 I have to say though， Battle Scars did not live up to my expectations。 What had the potential to be a thrilling in between chapter turned out to be something that left me wanting more。 The elements of a fun story are there but Battle Scars doesn’t do enough with the ingredients to make this book as exhilaratingly entertaining as I hoped it would be。 Battle Scars became a chore to get through and left me confused and disappointed。 Sam Maggs is a competent writer， but her cerebral style just doesn't do it for me。 I wanted the plotline to clip along in as exciting a way that Fallen Order did with twists， turns and surprises。 What we get is a good setup with a disappointing execution。Jedi: Battle Scars will definitely go down as the spiciest Star Wars novel I’ve ever read。 Sparks definitely fly between 2 characters， earning this book a solid PG-13 （at minimum） rating in my opinion。 The hyper intense emotional and physical scenes were actually some of the most interesting parts of the book。 I think if Battle Scars was 100% a romance， I would have actually enjoyed it more。 I will say that Maggs does a great job of capturing each character's individuality and voice， their personalities jump right off the page and you’ll have no problem hearing the voice actors speaking their character’s lines。Battle Scars is also available as an audiobook which contains narration and performances by Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes。 Star Wars books are tons of fun to experience this way as they include sound effects and music， bringing stories to life in an entirely different way。 I found myself enjoying some story elements more than I did when I read Battle Scars， so the audiobook format might be the way to go with this one。Ultimately， the fact that the majority of the elements of Battle Scars take place in the character’s heads made this book feel unbalanced。 I’m all for internal motivations and emotions but this book seemed 85% solely that， making for an unsatisfying reading experience for me。 Everybody enjoys books differently so if this is something you enjoy then check it out for yourself。 I give Jedi: Battle Scars 🧢/5- recommend only if you’ve played Fallen Order and want to spend time with these characters before Survivor comes out。 。。。more
Justin
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We need this in live action。
Sal Perales
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Bounty hunters！ Sexy mullets！ Funny Inquisitor hats！ Nightsister fire！ And a relaxing weirdo in a hot spring！Sam Maggs brings us an action-packed adventure with some beautiful character development， rich relationships， and explosive emotions。 The cast， both new and familiar， feels fresh， exciting， and honest。 Much like the crew of the Mantis， the story is more than just the sum of its parts。As the crew continues to forge ahead on this dangerous and deadly path full of opposition， each character Bounty hunters！ Sexy mullets！ Funny Inquisitor hats！ Nightsister fire！ And a relaxing weirdo in a hot spring！Sam Maggs brings us an action-packed adventure with some beautiful character development， rich relationships， and explosive emotions。 The cast， both new and familiar， feels fresh， exciting， and honest。 Much like the crew of the Mantis， the story is more than just the sum of its parts。As the crew continues to forge ahead on this dangerous and deadly path full of opposition， each character questions their future。 What their life is。 And what it could be。 Finding out what they each want as individuals and as a team brings out some of the best moments and interactions in this book。Jedi: Battle Scars is wonderfully introspective and brings real depth out of the cast。 Merrin is a real standout here。 Her story utilizes her pain， joy， and struggles incredibly well and she is easily my favorite in the book！ While the rest of the crew each has their moments Merrin brings the emotional focus throughout。 The new characters are both wonderfully well done and full of surprises。 Sam Maggs plants seeds throughout that I’m sure will bridge the gap between Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor。 Fans of the video game will be blown away by the action and the relationships that shine bright in this story。 Not to mention the many nuggets and details that fans of the game will enjoy！This is a must-listen for any Jedi fan who wants plenty of lightsaber/nightsister magic/Mantis dogfighting/blaster blasting action with some real emotional heart！Sal P。 。。。more
Emma
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After four years， the Mantis Crew is back！ Sam Maggs takes fan-favorite characters on a brand new adventure in STAR WARS JEDI: BATTLE SCARS。 This novel serves as a transitional story between JEDI: FALLEN ORDER and the highly anticipated JEDI: SURVIVOR。 Although the sequel game has not been released yet （at the time of writing）， it is clear that quite a bit of time has passed since the first one。 BATTLE SCARS aims to give the characters more development in the interim between games and allow the After four years， the Mantis Crew is back！ Sam Maggs takes fan-favorite characters on a brand new adventure in STAR WARS JEDI: BATTLE SCARS。 This novel serves as a transitional story between JEDI: FALLEN ORDER and the highly anticipated JEDI: SURVIVOR。 Although the sequel game has not been released yet （at the time of writing）， it is clear that quite a bit of time has passed since the first one。 BATTLE SCARS aims to give the characters more development in the interim between games and allow the reader to understand each of their motivations going into SURVIVOR。 It was refreshing to hear from multiple perspectives and gain new insights from Cal， Merrin， Cere， and Greez。 They are all trying to find their place in the fight against the Empire and by addressing their flaws， they become even stronger as both rebels and a family。 Merrin especially stands out in this novel and getting past her penchant for revenge proves to be a driving force in her personal growth。 BATTLE SCARS is truly the perfect title。BATTLE SCARS was the first time I had read something that was originally a video game， so I was interested to see how this storytelling style would translate from an interactive experience to a written narrative。 There were pros and cons to this。 Working on multiple quests can help to break up the labor-intensive main objective in a video game。 However， in book form， it sometimes felt as though the plot was overcomplicated （especially during the first half）， which distracted from the great character work。 Despite this， as a fan of the original FALLEN ORDER game， I loved seeing smaller aspects of the gameplay reflected in the story。 Every time Cal asked BD-1 for a stim or took a break to tinker with his lightsaber on a workbench， I was reminded of how it feels to play the video game。 If you want to know more about the Mantis Crew， BATTLE SCARS can keep you company during the wait for SURVIVOR。 Plus， BD-1 is the cutest little droid in the galaxy。 Thank you to PRH for the review copy！ 。。。more
Kai Charles（Fiction State Of Mind）
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ****Spoiler Warning This book releases March 7th 2023****I'm not a gamer ， but it's really hard not to have missed seeing the characters of Jedi Fallen Order across the internet or seen a glimpse of the game play。 So when I was given the opportunity to read a physical and audio-book copy of this story I did a few hours of research by watching some cut scenes of the game on Youtube。 I'm glad I did。 Though this book is new reader friendly having seen those videos I knew a lot more of the inner dyn ****Spoiler Warning This book releases March 7th 2023****I'm not a gamer ， but it's really hard not to have missed seeing the characters of Jedi Fallen Order across the internet or seen a glimpse of the game play。 So when I was given the opportunity to read a physical and audio-book copy of this story I did a few hours of research by watching some cut scenes of the game on Youtube。 I'm glad I did。 Though this book is new reader friendly having seen those videos I knew a lot more of the inner dynamics of the Mantis crew and their mission。 This story finds the crew encountering a stormtrooper who comes to them for help。 It's something the crew has done before but this trooper stirs a deep passion in Merrin that tests the bonds of the entire crew。 I loved the action， humor and romance in this book， it's such a lovely exploration of a found family and interesting glimpse of the state of the galaxy before the events of Episode IV。 The audio narration of this story by Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes is wonderfully done。 He captures the energy of Cal so beautifully as well as the other crew。 Sam Maggs does a great job with capturing the energy of the video game in the action scenes and setting up some character arcs for the upcoming sequel to the game。 This story really has inspired me to finally get a gaming system and play the game ！ 。。。more
Arezou
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I love Jedi: Fallen Order。 Apart from Battlefront II’s campaign， it’s to date the only video game I’ve ever played all the way through — and the only one I did not need to ask for help with thankyouverymuch。 Hearing that Cal， Cere， Merrin and Greez would be appearing in a novel set between Fallen Order and the upcoming Survivor felt like the next natural step。 Their in-game story was already so narratively driven。 Why not translate that to the page in order to tell a brand new story？ In Jedi: Ba I love Jedi: Fallen Order。 Apart from Battlefront II’s campaign， it’s to date the only video game I’ve ever played all the way through — and the only one I did not need to ask for help with thankyouverymuch。 Hearing that Cal， Cere， Merrin and Greez would be appearing in a novel set between Fallen Order and the upcoming Survivor felt like the next natural step。 Their in-game story was already so narratively driven。 Why not translate that to the page in order to tell a brand new story？ In Jedi: Battle Scars， author Sam Maggs blows absolutely any preconceived notion I might have had about the project right out of the water， and delivers one of my favourite Star Wars books to date。The story follows the Mantis crew， a few years after the events of Fallen Order， as they travel the galaxy finding small ways to stick it to the Empire， each seeking justice for all they’ve lost， and purpose in an uncertain future。 Things get more complicated when they meet Fret， a non-human looking to defect from the Empire。 Fret tells them she knows a job in need of a crew， one that will seriously hamper the Imperials plans。 Unfortunately， things get complicated when it turns out the Inquisitors are also very interested in this mission…As far as premises go， Battle Scars has a fairly straightforward one， and this is a point massively in its favour。 With such a clear mission laid out for the characters， it allows Maggs time to really give each member of the Mantis crew their due。 Cere and Greez get their time of course， but the book very wisely splits the point of view mostly between Cal and Merrin。 With Cal， we get a lot of time in his head reckoning with everything we saw him go through in the game， as well as the toll the last few years have taken on him。 But Merrin。 Oh Merrin。 If you came out of Fallen Order wishing you could have gotten just a little more of her， Battle Scars delivers in spades。 She is messy， she is angry， she struggles， but she also has so much heart that she actively fights not to lose， and I love her so much more now than I did before reading the book。 My main hesitation going in was that Star Wars books aimed at adults tend to be very action-driven， something that will almost always cause me to zone out。 With Battle Scars， however， Maggs manages to make the action sequences read like you’re playing a video game on story mode （I want to attribute this to her experience with game writing， but I’m not 100% what that entails so I could be wrong）。 They’re breezy， easy to follow， and if you’ve played Fallen Order， you can picture what’s going on extremely clearly。 As for the biggest surprise in the book: not only is there romance…but this book is actually steamy？ As steamy as I’m sure a Star Wars book is even allowed to be， but steamy nonetheless。 A surprise to be sure， but a welcome one。 The romance reader in me was so excited by this turn of events， and I would like to take this moment to say more of this energy going forward！For those eagerly anticipating Jedi: Survivor， Battle Scars will more than hold you over， as it is a delightfully self-contained mission with the Mantis crew that allows all of them the chance to grow and push forward， setting them up for where they’ll be when we next meet up with them。Jedi: Battle Scars hits shelves March 7。 Special thank you to Random House Worlds for the advance copy for review purposes。 。。。more
Moff Gus
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You aren't even a Jedi， what makes you think you stand a chance？You're right。 I am not a Jedi。 I am much， much worse。The dialogue reads like it was written by a 5-year-old playing with their action figures。 The general story reads like Twilight fan fiction written by a 15-year-old。 Skip this one。 You aren't even a Jedi， what makes you think you stand a chance？You're right。 I am not a Jedi。 I am much， much worse。The dialogue reads like it was written by a 5-year-old playing with their action figures。 The general story reads like Twilight fan fiction written by a 15-year-old。 Skip this one。 。。。more
Jaimz
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I’m still in shock how poorly written this book is？ I finished it and decided to look up the author but can’t seem to find any other book she has written？ How did she get this job？ I loved Fallen Order and can’t wait for Survivor…but this is dreadful。 There are so many great authors working within Star Wars at the moment， who could have done a great job with these great characters。 Such a missed opportunity。
Meg Dowell
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This is one of the best Star Wars books I've ever read。 My only complaint is that it's over。It's like reading a video game except it has the luxury of taking even more time to develop its characters。I can't say much more at the moment， but don't sleep on this one。 Especially if you're a Fallen Order fan。 This is one of the best Star Wars books I've ever read。 My only complaint is that it's over。It's like reading a video game except it has the luxury of taking even more time to develop its characters。I can't say much more at the moment， but don't sleep on this one。 Especially if you're a Fallen Order fan。 。。。more
Echo
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It's a need， not a want It's a need， not a want 。。。more
eclipse
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*jasper hale voice* battle scars
TheMilkJar
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it's not that hard， i see cal kestis， i click it's not that hard， i see cal kestis， i click 。。。more
Amy
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AHHH i can’t wait for more cal content <3
Tarria♪ （exam semi-hiatus）
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Have I played Fallen Order even once in my life？ No。 Am I going to read this regardless？ Probably 👀
jessi ✿
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More Cal Kestis is everything I need right now
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide personal opinions or reviews regarding books。 However， 'Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars' is a Young Adult novel written by Christie Golden and was published on September 8， 2020， as a part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia initiative。 The story revolves around the Jedi Knight Reath Silas， who along with his companions， gets stuck in the middle of a dangerous event while traveling to the frontier of the galaxy。 The book is available for purchase on several online platforms。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide my personal opinions or preferences; however， I can provide you with some information about the book "Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars。" "Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars" is a young adult novel written by Cavan Scott， published in 2021 by Disney-Lucasfilm Press。 The story follows the adventures of Padawan Reath Silas， who is sent on a mission by the Jedi Council to assist the Galactic Republic in investigating the disappearance of a Jedi archive from the planet Elphrona。 Accompanied by a team of new characters， Reath faces challenges and discovers the secrets of the planet and its inhabitants。 The book has received positive reviews for its engaging and well-written plot， vivid descriptions， and well-developed characters， making it a good choice for fans of the Star Wars universe， especially younger readers。
tpg2
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