Destiny's Way
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- Author：Walter Jon Williams
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Jeni
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A lot happened - loved it。 Seeing Luke and Vergere interact was， interesting。。。there's probably a better word for it but it's not coming to mind。 Ackbar returns， I love him， the troops loved him。 How do you not love Ackbar？ I will never forgive Disney for their disrespect of that fish-man。 Jaina gets a moment to kill the warmaster and is named Sword of the Jedi。 Vergere sacrificed herself for Jacen and dies still ambiguous。Memorable quotes:"In the Empire， we are taught not to decline responsibil A lot happened - loved it。 Seeing Luke and Vergere interact was， interesting。。。there's probably a better word for it but it's not coming to mind。 Ackbar returns， I love him， the troops loved him。 How do you not love Ackbar？ I will never forgive Disney for their disrespect of that fish-man。 Jaina gets a moment to kill the warmaster and is named Sword of the Jedi。 Vergere sacrificed herself for Jacen and dies still ambiguous。Memorable quotes:"In the Empire， we are taught not to decline responsibility once it is given to us。" [This is from Jag， and my god， does it explain his character so， so well。]Cal Omas gave a look of mock horror。 "No！ I'm a politician！ I can't tell the truth！" [He's shaping up to be an interesting character， as I knew little of him before。"And a special destiny is not always something joyous， or easy to bear。 My father had a special destiny， and see where it took him。" [Luke talking about Jacen， and obviously referring to Vader， oh， the foreshadowing。]"A right that is given is as useless as a virtue that is given，" Vergere said。 "Rights are used， or they have no value， just as virtues must be performed。" "I must wonder what we owe to something completely that is a kind of living death。 I must wonder if we owe them anything but a real death？""Your anger was a natural response to your captivity， and they wished to make use of it。 They wished to fan your anger into a burning rage that would allow the darkness to enter。 But any unreasoning passion would do。 When anger becomes rage， fear becomes terror， love becomes obsession， self-esteem becomes vainglory， then a natural and useful emotion becomes an unreasoning compulsion and darkness is。""。。。the Force reflects what it finds in you。"[Luke and Vergere's exchanges were gold， as I said before。] 。。。more
Sean
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We largely take a break from the non-stop action to catch up with the political laylines of NJO and it is long missed。 From the return of Ackbar to the reunion of Jacen Solo to the election of Cal Omas and the knighting of the next era of Jedi， Destiny's Way is a focused， engaging read that gives our heroes a major victory that is long overdue。In memoriam: Vergere We largely take a break from the non-stop action to catch up with the political laylines of NJO and it is long missed。 From the return of Ackbar to the reunion of Jacen Solo to the election of Cal Omas and the knighting of the next era of Jedi， Destiny's Way is a focused， engaging read that gives our heroes a major victory that is long overdue。In memoriam: Vergere 。。。more
Arlene Kellas
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Vong war continues。 We get to learn more about the Vong through ther religion， actions and Jacen。 Now that he’s back he has a different perspective。 They are regular beings， just like everyone else。 Their religion just dictates total control and they all completely give in。 To not give in， is to be against the gods and punishable by death。 Jacen spends time on Mon Cal resting/recovering from his ordeal while the other Jedi return to the fleet。 While the leaders of the Republic forces follow The Vong war continues。 We get to learn more about the Vong through ther religion， actions and Jacen。 Now that he’s back he has a different perspective。 They are regular beings， just like everyone else。 Their religion just dictates total control and they all completely give in。 To not give in， is to be against the gods and punishable by death。 Jacen spends time on Mon Cal resting/recovering from his ordeal while the other Jedi return to the fleet。 While the leaders of the Republic forces follow a plan to lure the majority of the Vong forces into a trap designed to the retired Admiral Akbar。 This plan will take the skills of all of our heroes。 At the battle for Edaq， Jacen must put his knowledge of the Vong to the test。 He know exactly what they will do， how they think and helps turn the tide of battle。 The others all have their parts to play as well。 As the battle winds down， Jacen rushes to Jaina，s rescue as she’s trapped in the mines of Edaq with a major Vong force coming after the Trickster， but this will give them both twins in one place。 Can they escape against the Vong？ Can the Jedi save their companions？ Will Han and Leia be present to see their remaining children killed？ So many questions to answer。 。。。more
George Hahn
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Lots of action， star-wars style。
Andrew Bell
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Given the huge task it faced in following up what I consider to be the best of the NJO so far （Traitor）， Destiny's Way held it's own surprisingly well。 Where Traitor was a introspective and consequential commentary on the Force， Destiny's Way returned to more of the narrative focused content that the NJO is known for。 However， Walter Jon Williams was able to continue and in some ways add to the questions Matthew Stover asked in the previous book。 Overall， an enjoyable read that sees a huge swing Given the huge task it faced in following up what I consider to be the best of the NJO so far （Traitor）， Destiny's Way held it's own surprisingly well。 Where Traitor was a introspective and consequential commentary on the Force， Destiny's Way returned to more of the narrative focused content that the NJO is known for。 However， Walter Jon Williams was able to continue and in some ways add to the questions Matthew Stover asked in the previous book。 Overall， an enjoyable read that sees a huge swing in momentum for the New Republic in their war against the Yuuzhan Vong。 。。。more
Nicole
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I know it seems weird to read only book #14 of a 19 volume series， but I have an explanation。 I was around when the original movies first came out and have been a fan most of my life。 I’d been reading Star Wars novels （the Extended Universe， beyond the novelizations） awhile before the New Jedi Order series was first published。 I was in a Star Wars fan group at the time， and there was a member who was happy to provide spoilers。 I’d already heard about how they killed Chewbacca in the first book o I know it seems weird to read only book #14 of a 19 volume series， but I have an explanation。 I was around when the original movies first came out and have been a fan most of my life。 I’d been reading Star Wars novels （the Extended Universe， beyond the novelizations） awhile before the New Jedi Order series was first published。 I was in a Star Wars fan group at the time， and there was a member who was happy to provide spoilers。 I’d already heard about how they killed Chewbacca in the first book of the series， because that made the mainstream entertainment news at the time。 Noooo！ Not Chewie！！！ The NJO sounded too depressing， so I decided not to read books in the Star Wars timeline taking place after Timothy Zahn’s Vision of the Future。 I didn’t read any Star Wars books for a few years afterward， until finding some prequel and original trilogy stories that appealed to me。But I’ve read several other books by the author of this one; he’s a talented writer， known for the complexity of his work。 And he’s a local。 I’ve heard good things about this book。 At some point--I don’t know how many years ago--I acquired a used copy。 Being back in a Star Wars phase and open to trying things I’d previously avoided， I decided to finally read this one。There’s enough recap/detail in the narrative that I didn’t feel lost even though I was reading book #14 of a series。Throughout there are some interesting， often cynical observations about politics and governments。 Some of the characters have great conversations about the Jedi Code and what actions reflect the dark side of the Force。 I’ve always thought the Jedi Code was too rigid and should’ve allowed for acknowledgement of feelings like fear and anger。 I loved the bits featuring Talon Karrde and Lando Calrissian。 Talon is my favourite EU character。 Although Leia and Han didn’t get many pages， they’re well-depicted。 Luke has some really good moments。 Jaina is sympathetic and a little heartbreaking， with the burden of responsibility she bears。 Jacen is also sympathetic， but knowing that he goes off the rails later on casts a shadow over everything he does。 Admiral Ackbar has some good scenes。 Mara gets to do some skulking about but isn’t as interesting as she’s been in other stories。 Vergere is creepy and untrustworthy， which augments the sense of tension in the book。The Yuuzhan Vong are nightmarish in every way。 The tech derived from living sources is creative and at times mindblowing。 But one book featuring their cruelty is plenty for me。 。。。more
Kellen Arnoldy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The book was really good， up until the last few chapters。 What a wet fart of an ending。 Its clear that the disjointed attempt of this overarching series was haphazard at best。 When you get to the conclusion of a major characters story should it feel like a last ditch， lazy attempt to somehow write off a character？ The conclusion of the twins story in this book feels like you threw a dart at a bunch of half hearted ideas to figure out how they get to the next books。 Let's just throw up some magic The book was really good， up until the last few chapters。 What a wet fart of an ending。 Its clear that the disjointed attempt of this overarching series was haphazard at best。 When you get to the conclusion of a major characters story should it feel like a last ditch， lazy attempt to somehow write off a character？ The conclusion of the twins story in this book feels like you threw a dart at a bunch of half hearted ideas to figure out how they get to the next books。 Let's just throw up some magic force holding air shields out of left field。 Maybe a little magic lightsaber float to cheapen and bastardize a confrontation over 10 books in the making？ That's not even true because Jaina and the warmaster didn't have that great of history anyway。 Why even bother with a limp dick approach to a final confrontation with a major villan？ Well at least magic force air shields can't hold heat for no evident reason。 It was a good read， but the end really diminished all the good that came before。 。。。more
Ronald Kelland
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Fitting to finish this one on May 4th。 It is pretty decent book and it looks like the New Jedi Order series is moving towards a culmination。 I appreciate this one as it combines old and new Star Wars characters。 I’m still not feeling the love for the next generation of characters。
Zan
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Review/Thoughts on Twitter（Spoilers）https://twitter。com/serswjm/status/12。。。 Review/Thoughts on Twitter（Spoilers）https://twitter。com/serswjm/status/12。。。 。。。more
Jay
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It only took me 86 days to finish this unabridged audiobook， but this one was a good one。Farewell New Republic， hello GAFA
Alfred
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The war continues。
Annie （Putt）
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3。5 starsThe first half of this book was a solid 2。5 stars with the obnoxious repetitive writing as though Williams thought the readers of this book would have forgotten the details of every prior Star Wars novel and， who knows， maybe people did， but it's been years since I read through the entire NJO series， and I have no problem remembering a large number of details regarding the plot。The latter half was a sold 4 stars。 I loved Vergere and how she just screws with everyone's heads。 I don't bel 3。5 starsThe first half of this book was a solid 2。5 stars with the obnoxious repetitive writing as though Williams thought the readers of this book would have forgotten the details of every prior Star Wars novel and， who knows， maybe people did， but it's been years since I read through the entire NJO series， and I have no problem remembering a large number of details regarding the plot。The latter half was a sold 4 stars。 I loved Vergere and how she just screws with everyone's heads。 I don't believe most of what she says， but also what she says is so good， it's hard to not trust her。 She's written with this level of dry wisdom that is such a duh thing， but it hits hard when she says it （or， again， maybe just me）。 Loved the aspect of the politics and the Old versus New Jedi order discussions as well as the subtle comparisons between the Old Republic， Alliance， and the Empire。 This was a political novel with action in the end。 It was enjoyable， added a lot of good growing plot points， and continued a great series。 。。。more
Joe Alt
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Loved it
Nick Di
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First NJO book I enjoyed since Dark Tide II。 This book was well written， interesting and enjoyable。
Matt Bergevin
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Getting really excited for the last few chapters of the Yuuzhan Vong storyline。 It’s been a wild journey， and this one is setting up things nicely for an intriguing ending。
Peter。Norton
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This book had good plot and a lot of drama， it contained a great amount of questioning what the Jedi truly understand about the force and why they need to learn more， along with the multiple points of view on where to look and how。 9/10
Vic1245
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I found thia book a bit boring but still connects a lot of plot lines， essential to completing the reading of this series in my opinion。
Mark Oppenlander
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Rumor has it when Walter Jon Williams wrote this book， he had never read a single Star Wars novel before， let alone written one。 That unfamiliarity may have been intended to pump some fresh blood into the Expanded Universe， but it seems to backfire a bit， as this installment of the long-running New Jedi Order series suffers from some lapses in continuity and tone。The story here comes immediately after the events in Traitor; Jacen is now back with the New Republic， but people aren't entirely sure Rumor has it when Walter Jon Williams wrote this book， he had never read a single Star Wars novel before， let alone written one。 That unfamiliarity may have been intended to pump some fresh blood into the Expanded Universe， but it seems to backfire a bit， as this installment of the long-running New Jedi Order series suffers from some lapses in continuity and tone。The story here comes immediately after the events in Traitor; Jacen is now back with the New Republic， but people aren't entirely sure what to make of the young man who survived a prolonged period of captivity with the Yuuzhan Vong。 The mysterious alien Vergere， now revealed to be a Jedi Knight from the Days of the Old Republic， believes that Jacen has a very specific destiny， but she will not reveal what that might be。 Meanwhile， Luke and Mara are helping the New Republic government rebuild on Mon Calamari， but are concerned that the new head of state may be unfriendly to Jedi。 Han and Leia have gone off on a mission to the remnant of the Empire， attempting to secure their support in the war against the Yuuuzhan Vong。 And a retired and aging Admiral Ackbar believes that the enemy may be stretched too thin now and a decisive action may well turn the tide of the war。Those are the major plot threads， but they're not the only ones。 There are also assassination attempts， blackmail， political machinations among the Yuuzhan Vong themselves and an attempt to create a doomsday weapon that will annihilate all of the Yuuzhan Vong forever。 It's a lot of plot， but the book is also longer than some of the other entries， weighing in at well over 400 pages。Williams focuses the book on politics and personalities and for the most part that's fine。 But with so much activity， it's hard to know what's important and what's just filler。 By the end， some of the sub-plots appear to be merely setting the stage for future entries， while others evolve into critical and even game-changing moments。 A few of the plot threads show up for a few chapters but then disappear almost as soon as they arrive， a frustrating occurrence。 Some characters seem to have reverted to earlier versions of themselves， inconsistent with the most recent events in the NJO。The best moments in the book probably accrue to Jaina and Vergere near the end of the novel as they engage in some major heroics during the battle of Ebaq-9。 Also， we finally get to meet Supreme Overlord Shimrra， the leader to whom all the Yuuzhan Vong owe allegiance。 There is political unrest and dissension in the Yuuzhan Vong ranks and this presumably sets the stage for the final chapters of the NJO series。I've most enjoyed the NJO books when an author puts a strong focus on one or two storylines or limits the scope of the work to a handful of characters。 This allows the novels to be read as stand-alones， while referencing earlier events in the series and subtly laying the groundwork for things to come。 Williams' approach seems to be to try to progress plot across several different dimensions of the universe and to give all of it nearly equal weight。 I think this is a mistake and it causes the book to read like an awkward middle chapter with too much exposition and not enough of a sense of urgency。 Also， as a novice Star Wars writer， his handling of the characters is a bit clunky compared to some of the veterans。Still， the book is not without its enjoyable moments and two stars might be a little harsh。 I still wish there was a way to give half start ratings on Goodreads， as I'd probably bump this one to two and a half。 Nonetheless， I think it's telling that Williams was never asked to write another Star Wars novel。 。。。more
Malkhai
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Original review: https://myshelfbooks。wordpress。com/20。。。Can I rant for a little while？ Being this my blog， I guess I don’t need permission， so… rant it is！！ My love for Star Wars started a long time ago in a very close place: the cinema next to my home。 About 15 years ago， I started reading books and comics of this huge Universe。 I didn’t know a word in English back then， so I had to wait for the Spanish translation。 Even though I learned English （I get by at least）， I kept buying Star Wars boo Original review: https://myshelfbooks。wordpress。com/20。。。Can I rant for a little while？ Being this my blog， I guess I don’t need permission， so… rant it is！！ My love for Star Wars started a long time ago in a very close place: the cinema next to my home。 About 15 years ago， I started reading books and comics of this huge Universe。 I didn’t know a word in English back then， so I had to wait for the Spanish translation。 Even though I learned English （I get by at least）， I kept buying Star Wars books in Spanish to support the awesome publisher called Alberto Santos。 They made a great effort to bring us many Star Wars books in the best quality possible。 For reasons unknown， they lost the rights to publish those books。 Planeta DeAgostini （a huge publisher） got them and started publishing them thorugh their Timun Mas editorial。 The nightmare began。Albert Santos only could publish four or five books of The New Jedi Order saga before losing the rights。 Planeta DeAgostini， instead of releasing the rest in bookshops， thought it would be “funnier” to publish the rest as a weekly kiosk collection… I got a few， but I missed most of them。 The service to get back issues was crap :（。 I cried a little bit。 I love The New Jedi Order books so much！！ I wanted them in Spanish so my brother could read them， too。 I felt backstabbed， but I put my faith on the new releases by Timun Mas。 BIIIIIIG mistake！！ The quality of the books was shameful。 Horrible translations。 Grammatical mistakes in every single page。 I even have a book where， during a whole chapter， Padme is treated as a man and Palpatine as a woman… They killed this collector of Star Wars books in Spanish。 That moment is when I decided to read them in English and ignore Timun Mas’ shenanigans。Buuut Disney bought Star Wars and took the decision to put the whole Expanded Universe in a Legacy box and make it non-official。 I know I shouldn’t， but I felt cheated。 It’s a pretty clever move to give them some freedom and the books are still there， but I felt I was loving a Star Wars of a parallel universe and my interest for the Star Wars books （old and new） decreased to almost nothing。 I need to get my mojo back， and what better than the New Jedi Order to achieve that？ I have yet several books to read to know how they defeat the Yuuzhan Vong （if they defeat them！！）。This books tells the next step of the war against the Yuuzhan Vong。 Jacen and Vergere have escaped， Jaina is leaving behind her dark moments and the New Republic is about to build a new government in Mon Calamari。 In that planet， the former Admiral Ackbar comes with a plan to defeat the Yuuzhan Vong once and for all。 Or at least to put a big dent in their military resources。 That plan need a bait: Jaina。 She doesn’t know that part of the plan， by the way。 Everything is being kept very secret。I won’t spoil the end of the battle， but I must say this is maybe the happiest book so far。 There are not big deaths that make you cry for days as in previous books。 The list of casualties is so long… I can barely keep track of all the awesome characters that have met they end during this conflict。This book has a bit of everything。 The worst are all the space battles before the big one。 All those fights against the Yuuzhan Vong feel the same。 The New Republic doesn’t have many tactics to avoid the dovin basals of the enemy， so the description of them is rather repetitive。 That’s not the fault of the writer。 It has been like that for several books already。 I enjoyed the most the political part， even though our beloved heroes have some behaviours that make me a bit angry。 The blackmail to influence the election results… That is going to come back viciously！！I have to confess that I kind of hate Luke in this book。 The way he moves his former students as if they were mere chess pieces… Man， that’s cold。 Jaina and Jacen are family！！！ And the words he says to Jaina during the Jedi graduation… I was speechless。 I wanted to punch him so hard！！！ He has to be extra-nice in the next books if he wants my forgiveness！！I’m also a bit scared with myself。 I didn’t dislike the Alpha Red solution and I know I should。 The Yuuzhan have brought so much pain to the galaxy that my empathy for them is non-existent。I’ll keep reading this saga， because I need to know how they defeat the Yuuzhan Vong。 I don’t know if I will read more books of the Legacy box after the New Jedi Order。 It will all depend on the reanimation of my inner Star Wars fanboy。 。。。more
Jim C
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This is another entry that pits the heroes we love against the Vong in a war that spans galaxies。 This is not considered canon anymore as it is now part of the Legends timeline。 In this one， we get three different plot stories。 Jacen is returning home， the New Republic needs to establish some form of government， and there is a plan to take the offensive against the Vong。This book was a nice， pleasant surprise as I had no experience with this author and I was a little surprised he authored a book This is another entry that pits the heroes we love against the Vong in a war that spans galaxies。 This is not considered canon anymore as it is now part of the Legends timeline。 In this one， we get three different plot stories。 Jacen is returning home， the New Republic needs to establish some form of government， and there is a plan to take the offensive against the Vong。This book was a nice， pleasant surprise as I had no experience with this author and I was a little surprised he authored a book this far into a series。 The author did an excellent job。 I was most impressed by how he balanced the three stories and all the characters。 He touched upon everyone including Lando and gave us a nice peek into the Vong religion。 This author understands Star Wars。 He advanced the plot and at the same time he answered questions that fans might have been wondering about。 There were several highlights to this book including the final battle scene， a conversation between characters about the force， and Mara Jade with an underwater incident。I enjoyed the direction the author went with this story as it looks like we are in the final turn of this long series。 This was my introduction to this author and I would definitely read more of his offerings as he seemed to be able to connect with the reader。 。。。more
Christian Santos
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Bravo！ Such powerful prose is present here in this novel。。。the Force is strong。 Very strong， in this 452-page novel of wonder。I am never a stranger to the New Jedi Order， and when I heard good things about the works of Walter Jon Williams and his doing for the fourteenth entry of the nineteen-book-series The New Jedi Order by various authors， I knew I was in for a treat。I liked。。。mostly a lot of the prose here。 It's straightforward， and very much important in some certain aspects that you'll act Bravo！ Such powerful prose is present here in this novel。。。the Force is strong。 Very strong， in this 452-page novel of wonder。I am never a stranger to the New Jedi Order， and when I heard good things about the works of Walter Jon Williams and his doing for the fourteenth entry of the nineteen-book-series The New Jedi Order by various authors， I knew I was in for a treat。I liked。。。mostly a lot of the prose here。 It's straightforward， and very much important in some certain aspects that you'll actually ponder on the paragraphs， digesting each and every dialogue with satisfaction that opens up more possibility to read it further。 The sleek storytelling is very abundant here: Vergere's side of the story on her decision to join the Vong than stay in Zonama Sekot， and the Vong's reaction to some "irregularities" on the world-shaping of the modern Coruscant to the primitive Yuuzhan'tar， the （Yuuzhan） Vong's fabled extragalactic homeworld。 I also loved the X-wing sequences。 Sure， Mr。 Williams isn't a Michael A。 Stackpole or Aaron Allston type of amazing， but his X-wing dogfights are very intricate and very well-detailed， he actually goes to the trenches of good dogfight authors in Star Wars。 I hated。。。nothing much， but there are some instances that a certain scene would push too far and leave me annoyed。 Discretion advised。Hope the review helps。 。。。more
Billy Fuss
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Rating: 4 - Great Star Wars Legacy booksI read The New Jedi Order pretty much all at the same time in one run years ago。 So I'm going to give all the books the same rating and review until I reread them。 From what I remember of this series the main star wars cast stepped back and the next generation came forward。 To me this is what I thought the newest series of movies were trying to accomplish， but just didn't try？ If you read this you'll actually see a lot of ideas from these old star wars ser Rating: 4 - Great Star Wars Legacy booksI read The New Jedi Order pretty much all at the same time in one run years ago。 So I'm going to give all the books the same rating and review until I reread them。 From what I remember of this series the main star wars cast stepped back and the next generation came forward。 To me this is what I thought the newest series of movies were trying to accomplish， but just didn't try？ If you read this you'll actually see a lot of ideas from these old star wars series stolen and regurgitated。 Did you like Kylo Ren？ Then you'll probably love one of the characters in this book。 When I saw The Force Awakens I was very pleased because I thought we were seeing Jacen Solo。 The later movies showed me I was wrong， but reminded me of why I loved these books。 Overall I would strongly recommend this series to any star wars fan and would still recommend them to general space opera fans as well。 。。。more
Adil
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Destiny's Way is a perfect continuation of the phenomenal prequel Traitor。 Destiny's Way is one of my favorite books and this is driven home by how easy-to-read， yet in dept the book。 nother greater factor is that this book is quite literally a tipping point for the 19-book plot that is the New Jedi Order series。 Overall this book is a must read and a great piece of work。 Destiny's Way is a perfect continuation of the phenomenal prequel Traitor。 Destiny's Way is one of my favorite books and this is driven home by how easy-to-read， yet in dept the book。 nother greater factor is that this book is quite literally a tipping point for the 19-book plot that is the New Jedi Order series。 Overall this book is a must read and a great piece of work。 。。。more
Kristen
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Loving where the new Jedi mind set is going！ This series is ten times better than Episodes 7 and 8。
Rob
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The stories are really getting good， I like this series and would have to say， This is a Good Read。
Zachary Sell
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So many pivotal moments happened in this book。 This was an excellent setup for the few remaining New Jedi Order books after it。 I loved everything about this book except the fact that Luke still doesn't play a huge role in the action。 But I guess at his age that's understandable。 So many pivotal moments happened in this book。 This was an excellent setup for the few remaining New Jedi Order books after it。 I loved everything about this book except the fact that Luke still doesn't play a huge role in the action。 But I guess at his age that's understandable。 。。。more
Darryl Dobbs
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An excellent read and possibly my favorite of the series to date。 The first third was spent building some background and taking different characters and moving them off to do their things to help in the Vong war。 But it was also spent slowly integrating Jacen Solo back into the storyline。 I love how Williams did this， as it started with a distant Force nudge to his mother， then his uncle， followed by the one we were most anticipating of course， his sister。 And then the same was done with the in- An excellent read and possibly my favorite of the series to date。 The first third was spent building some background and taking different characters and moving them off to do their things to help in the Vong war。 But it was also spent slowly integrating Jacen Solo back into the storyline。 I love how Williams did this， as it started with a distant Force nudge to his mother， then his uncle， followed by the one we were most anticipating of course， his sister。 And then the same was done with the in-person meetings， which were quite emotional。 The side storyline of getting Cal Omas to become Chief of State was interesting， and a key part of how the SWU would be shaped moving forward。The final third of the book featured the war on the Vong and a mighty battle。 I was unable to put the book down at this point。 Masterful 。。。more
Seth
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There were certainly parts where the writing dragged， however the narrative has slowly gotten to be more fulfilling with each book in the second half of this series。 Probably due in large part to what happens with a lot of longer series: the beginning requires places seeds and setting things up， which are now being resolved and concluded。 All in all， one of the better ones of the series。
Andrea
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Oh my God。。。 OH MY GOD！！！！ALL THE THINGS！ I。。。 just so much happened in this book。 I can't say anything without saying spoilers so I won't but oh my GOD， it was such a good book。 Was very meh at the beginning but by the end。。。 just holy crap on a cracker， I just。。。 all the things。 Oh my God。。。 OH MY GOD！！！！ALL THE THINGS！ I。。。 just so much happened in this book。 I can't say anything without saying spoilers so I won't but oh my GOD， it was such a good book。 Was very meh at the beginning but by the end。。。 just holy crap on a cracker， I just。。。 all the things。 。。。more
Wade Schacht
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Three words。 CAL FREAKING OMAS！ I am so glad that he is Chief of State！
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