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Lost Stars, Vol. 1

Lost Stars, Vol. 1

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  • Create Date：2021-07-29 09:55:42
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Claudia Gray
  • ISBN：1975326539
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Summary

Seduced by the Galactic Empire's promises of unity and change， the planet's of the galaxy and the hearts of their people fall under the Emperor's control one by one。。。

Sharing a love of ships and an admiration for the Empire， childhood friends Thane Kyrell and Ciena Ree enroll in the Imperial Academy in hopes of realizing their dream of joining the fleet。 The more they learn， however， the more their loyalties--to the Empire and to each other--are put to the test。

Will Thane and Ciena's friendship--or even they themselves--survive the trials ahead？

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Reviews

Nicole ，

This was kind of random。。。I read it to see if its something my nephew would like for his birthday and if it would be appropriate for him。 I ended up loving it。 The first volume was free on Comixology Unlimited but I will be buying the next two to finish out the series for myself and I've ordered the paperbacks for my nephew's birthday。 The characters were great， I enjoyed the artwork， the nods to the original trilogy were good and helped put this story in the context of the overall story and the This was kind of random。。。I read it to see if its something my nephew would like for his birthday and if it would be appropriate for him。 I ended up loving it。 The first volume was free on Comixology Unlimited but I will be buying the next two to finish out the series for myself and I've ordered the paperbacks for my nephew's birthday。 The characters were great， I enjoyed the artwork， the nods to the original trilogy were good and helped put this story in the context of the overall story and the timelines。 。。。more

Harry Loizides ，

It’s a cool anime spin to some Star Wars lore， plus some creative liberties on some classic pre-New Hope antics

Nicole - Too Weird To Live， Too Rare To Die- ，

5 Volume 1 of the epic tale between star-crossed lovers on opposing sides of a galactic war stars “Sometimes we're loyal to more than one thing。 When there's a conflict， we have to choose which loyalty to honor。” Thane and Cienna have been best friends since they met the first time on their home planet Julcan。 They had big dreams of joining the imperial army and fighting for what they believe in。 After being accepted into the imperial academy with high regard， Thane and Cienna prove tha 5 Volume 1 of the epic tale between star-crossed lovers on opposing sides of a galactic war stars “Sometimes we're loyal to more than one thing。 When there's a conflict， we have to choose which loyalty to honor。” Thane and Cienna have been best friends since they met the first time on their home planet Julcan。 They had big dreams of joining the imperial army and fighting for what they believe in。 After being accepted into the imperial academy with high regard， Thane and Cienna prove that children from two different classes can have big dreams。 When an unexplained situation occurs， their friendship/relationship and their values are being questioned。 They must both decide if the leadership that has ruled their entire life is worth the pain and destruction of countless lives in the galaxy。 Volume 1 of the manga adaptation to Claudia Gray's best-selling novel "Lost Stars" will show you the lives of opposing sides during the galactic war that changed the history of the Star Wars franchise。 I remember reading the original novel before knowing about the release of the graphic novel。 It was such an interesting story to take place during the Star Wars universe。 Thane and Cienna's relationship is so complex， they have been really good friends since childhood and have developed feelings as they got older。 This book also dives into the character's values of right or wrong and believing which side to be on in the end。 The art in this manga is absolutely amazing and the author did an amazing job portraying the emotional features within the pages of this book。 The ending of this manga was a shocker （view spoiler）[ when the death star blew up Alderaan in front of Thane and Princess Leia （hide spoiler）] my heart ached knowing that innocent lives were just evaporated。 I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys reading manga or star wars， as well as just to admire the pretty artwork that was brought to life to show a wonderful story。 “That was how evil magnified itself: it took root in the young and grew along with them。” ["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more

Angela ，

Love how this fits into the established timeline。 Very clever。 Thane and Ciena are so we'll drawn and so easy to want to root for despite being a part of the Empire。 Love how this fits into the established timeline。 Very clever。 Thane and Ciena are so we'll drawn and so easy to want to root for despite being a part of the Empire。 。。。more

Danielle ，

Read this review and more on my blog， uncovered-books。This is the manga adaptation of the novel written by Claudia Gray。 While I did read the original novel when it first came out， I cannot remember a thing bout it！ So I will not be comparing the two since I while I have re-read my review of the original， that is not enough to go off to compare this adaptation to。The story is only part of what occurred in the novel， with 2 more volumes after this one。 In the first volume， we get introduced to Th Read this review and more on my blog， uncovered-books。This is the manga adaptation of the novel written by Claudia Gray。 While I did read the original novel when it first came out， I cannot remember a thing bout it！ So I will not be comparing the two since I while I have re-read my review of the original， that is not enough to go off to compare this adaptation to。The story is only part of what occurred in the novel， with 2 more volumes after this one。 In the first volume， we get introduced to Thane Kyrell and Ciena Ree。 Both are from a backwater planet who through events end up becoming friends and joining the Imperial Academy together。 While 2 major things do occur during this first volume， it felt like it is setting up for what is to come。 I was not too connected to the story line and none of the characters really made me concerned about the events that they went through。The art style is typical of most mangas。 I actually think that it suited this adaptation since it is aimed towards to young adult audience。A good manga that most will enjoy。 。。。more

Myles Likes Tacos and Rice ，

In the 90s movie Clerks， there is a scene where they talk about regular people on the death star， and we sort of get that here。The dialogue is very Y&A ， but if you are an adult reader like myself and can get past that， this is one of the best extended universe stories ever。 Its a fast read and its nice to show the motivation behind some kids wanting to join the empire。 I really enjoy the parts where we get a mangafied （is that a word） version of scenes in the movies， juxtaposed with t where the In the 90s movie Clerks， there is a scene where they talk about regular people on the death star， and we sort of get that here。The dialogue is very Y&A ， but if you are an adult reader like myself and can get past that， this is one of the best extended universe stories ever。 Its a fast read and its nice to show the motivation behind some kids wanting to join the empire。 I really enjoy the parts where we get a mangafied （is that a word） version of scenes in the movies， juxtaposed with t where the main characters in Lost Stars were during those scenes。Pretty pumped about the next few volumes！！！！ 。。。more

Sydney ，

Lost Stars is my favorite Star Wars novel and it was a lot of fun revisiting that story in this form。 The art is great and I had a lot of the same emotions I had while reading the novel。 I do think that this adaptation lost a lot of character depth that was present in the novel （particularly Ciena） which prevented me from rating these higher。

_ aethonan _ ，

⭐4。7⭐

Fred Clemons ，

I suggest people read this book if you like manga。 The book is really good when Celia turned out to be on the evil side instead of the good side。 That was suspenful because you dont know if she is gonna attack the good side or not。 Then， Her and her got assigned a mission on the Death Star which is really cool。 I really suggest this to manga readers。

Rachel ，

Thought it was very interesting and I read all of it in one sitting because it was so good

Heather ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have never read the Lost Stars novel but after reading this volume of the manga I am really considering grabbing it。 I have been enjoying this story so far。 I have been wanting to find a story from the Empire's POV especially the POV of lower level members of the Empire and that is what this story is about。This manga is the first part of at least three volumes out here in the US so far （I am not sure if there are more after or if it ends after three）。 I have to say that I enjoyed the last two I have never read the Lost Stars novel but after reading this volume of the manga I am really considering grabbing it。 I have been enjoying this story so far。 I have been wanting to find a story from the Empire's POV especially the POV of lower level members of the Empire and that is what this story is about。This manga is the first part of at least three volumes out here in the US so far （I am not sure if there are more after or if it ends after three）。 I have to say that I enjoyed the last two chapters of this volume the most as there are several tie ins with other canon material with Princess Leia and the destruction of Alderaan。 Those last chapters were。。wow。 I wish I could give this one a 4。5。 。。。more

Sarina ，

This is probably the best Valentine’s gift I’ve ever gotten。 （Because I picked it out for myself） Manga makes everything better， I can’t imagine loving Lost Stars the book as much as I love this。 Yes， I will definitely be collecting these volumes。 Keep the manga coming is all I’m saying。 Adapt everything Star Wars into manga form。 Starting with the Ahsoka novel， because we all need that in our lives。

Anime_Ari ，

In Star Wars Lost Stars，Thane and Ciena were best friend until thane joined the light side。they became enemies when they went there separate ways when Thane saw that the dark side had blow up thane's best friend's planet。Read the next volumes to find out if Thane stay on the light side or Ciena had joined the light side with Thane。 In Star Wars Lost Stars，Thane and Ciena were best friend until thane joined the light side。they became enemies when they went there separate ways when Thane saw that the dark side had blow up thane's best friend's planet。Read the next volumes to find out if Thane stay on the light side or Ciena had joined the light side with Thane。 。。。more

Andrés ，

excelente adaptación en manga de la novela Lost Stars。 Claudia Gray se está ganando un lugar importante en cada novela que publica dentro del nuevo canon。

Vinnie ，

The art is amazing！ I’m invested in the story now！

Julia ，

Amazing！ I read the book first and loved flipping through this。 Even though it's in a different order than the book I think it explains the story just as well。 Amazing！ I read the book first and loved flipping through this。 Even though it's in a different order than the book I think it explains the story just as well。 。。。more

Fizzgig76 ，

Rebel Thane Kyrell finds himself a betrayer to the Empire and caught up in the Rebellion。  Despite his current situation， Thane remembers growing up on Jelucan and befriending Ciena Ree。  Both Ciena and Thane dreamed of joining the Empire and found their dreams were attainable…but as Ciena found herself more drawn to the Empire， Thane began to question the Empire’s goals…and their friendship would never be the same。Written and illustrated by Yusaku Komiyama， Star Wars:  Lost Stars—Volume 1 is a Rebel Thane Kyrell finds himself a betrayer to the Empire and caught up in the Rebellion。  Despite his current situation， Thane remembers growing up on Jelucan and befriending Ciena Ree。  Both Ciena and Thane dreamed of joining the Empire and found their dreams were attainable…but as Ciena found herself more drawn to the Empire， Thane began to question the Empire’s goals…and their friendship would never be the same。Written and illustrated by Yusaku Komiyama， Star Wars:  Lost Stars—Volume 1 is a Yen Press manga Star Wars story。  The manga is an adaptation of Claudia Gray’s 2015 Disney Lucasfilm Press young adult novel Star Wars:  Lost Stars。I like Star Wars books， but with so much to read， I generally can’t keep up with Star Wars books。  The interest doesn’t outweigh the time commitment。  On the surface， Gray’s Star Wars:  Lost Stars seems interesting， but I probably was never going to read it…Yusaka Komiyama’s telling of the story provides an easy， slick replacement。The story is essentially a star-crossed lovers story…literally in the stars。  Thane and Ciena come from different classes in the same planet that aren’t supposed to interact， but they find a fast friendship with their mutual love of flight and space。  The present day story is set at a time where Thane has betrayed the Empire and in turn betrayed Ciena， but a majority of this volume is a flashback of what came before。While it could have been easy to tell the story of two kids choosing different， divergent paths， the manga manages to start to explore the why instead of just the how。  While Thane always found acceptance both on Jelucan， and in the Empire， Ciena was always an outsider。  Star Wars generally is very liberal on acceptance of women， but class and racism in Star Wars has been an issue before （like the feuding Gungans and humans on Naboo in Star Wars—Episode 1:  The Phantom Menace）。  The Empire provides Ciena where she is accepted and approved of…Grand Moff Tarkin takes a special interest in her and that alone could inspire someone to fall in line with the Empire’s goals。Thane is painted as “kind” and not seeing race。  When the Empire intentionally creates a wedge between Thane and Ciena to force their loyalty to the Empire he starts to question who he is working for， and the destruction of the peaceful planet of Alderaan almost completely seals deal。  He comes from the same planet as Ciena but not the same background。Star Wars:  Lost Stars—Volume 1 is a good start to the series。  Yusaku Komiyama’s adaptation is easy to read and flows nicely while the art also lends itself to the story。  This volume establishes the groundwork for the next volume which hopefully will work in more “present day” with the story of how Thane defected to the Rebels…and probably attempted to recruit Ciena to the cause。  I look forward to seeing how it plays out。  Star Wars:  Lost Stars—Volume 1 is followed by Star Wars:  Lost Stars—Volume 2。 。。。more

Rosa Lizet Valdez ，

Amé muchísimo el arte de este manga y los guiño a la saga original， pero me gusta que la historia de nuestros protagonistas sea independiente a pesar de estar de desarrollarse entre el episodio IV y V。 Me sorprendió que se tratará de una historia de amor， agradezco que no sea cursi en ningún momento， que nos muestren de la otra cara del imperio ya que siempre hay foco en la vida de los llamados héroes。 De los personajes nuevos Ciena es el más interesante y mi favorito hasta el momento。 Ya quiero Amé muchísimo el arte de este manga y los guiño a la saga original， pero me gusta que la historia de nuestros protagonistas sea independiente a pesar de estar de desarrollarse entre el episodio IV y V。 Me sorprendió que se tratará de una historia de amor， agradezco que no sea cursi en ningún momento， que nos muestren de la otra cara del imperio ya que siempre hay foco en la vida de los llamados héroes。 De los personajes nuevos Ciena es el más interesante y mi favorito hasta el momento。 Ya quiero saber en que acabará esta historia。 。。。more

Sammy ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5 stars！Not as slow building and deep as the original lost stars （which I loved） but the art is awesome and the characters are pretty well depicted。 I wish it was more in depth and showed more from scenes from the original but its still a very fun， fast paced manga。

Jessica ，

The Star Wars Series （excluding the newest films -_-） has always had a very special place in my life， and in my heart。 This manga encapsulates a beautiful story。 It brings up important topics from discrimination between classes and the difficulties of choosing sides and how it can destroy friendships and families。 It also brought back the classic Star Wars characters in depictions that honor the characters。 To conclude， I highly suggest checking out this manga。

Javier Cortez ，

The character in this story are great AS the story progresses you grow closer to the characters and want to know what's going to happen。 I would recomand this to anyone who enjoys star wars and like reading drama/ action books。 The character in this story are great AS the story progresses you grow closer to the characters and want to know what's going to happen。 I would recomand this to anyone who enjoys star wars and like reading drama/ action books。 。。。more

Dana ，

I really didn’t read the summary going in so I was pleasantly surprised to find this is a story about two characters during the original Star Wars trilogy。 This first volume was really good！ I like the set up and I’m excited to read the other two。Edit: finished the series。 It was good！！ It’s complicated and conflicted and shows how differently people deal with trauma。 I hope there’s more though。

Weaving Fiction （ Sj ） ，

3。5 stars I think the format of Manga for this didn't really work out super well which is highly disappointing for me！ I could see that I will come to love these characters， as I'm already invested in them and whats going on in their lives but I feel like the story didn't translate super well to this format。 Overall， I loved the characters and the setting of course， but I wasn't the biggest fan of it as a manga。 3。5 stars I think the format of Manga for this didn't really work out super well which is highly disappointing for me！ I could see that I will come to love these characters， as I'm already invested in them and whats going on in their lives but I feel like the story didn't translate super well to this format。 Overall， I loved the characters and the setting of course， but I wasn't the biggest fan of it as a manga。 。。。more

Lincoln ，

Much more of a romance than I expected。 Although this romance is quite good it is overdone for my liking。 Setting and characterization are done very well when focused on。 To me this seems slow， but I can see people really enjoying it。

Erika ，

This is the first Star Wars manga I read and it surpassed my expectations。 I'm not a hardcore fan by any means but had no problem following the storyline and understanding the universe。The plot is very juvenile， which may not be for everyone。 We follow the friendship of two kids that grow up in a struggling planet under the control of the Empire and their divergent paths after the rebellion begins。 In a way it felt like this is what that terrible Han Solo movie tried to be but couldn't。 The art This is the first Star Wars manga I read and it surpassed my expectations。 I'm not a hardcore fan by any means but had no problem following the storyline and understanding the universe。The plot is very juvenile， which may not be for everyone。 We follow the friendship of two kids that grow up in a struggling planet under the control of the Empire and their divergent paths after the rebellion begins。 In a way it felt like this is what that terrible Han Solo movie tried to be but couldn't。 The art was great， really enjoyed seeing familiar faces from the original movies in manga style。 The action scenes felt dynamic， something that doesn't always translate in manga。I learned from other reviews that this is based on a novel。 I don't doubt their word about it being superior （I remember reading Death Troopers years ago and it was great）， but as someone that isn't a fan and who has a huge to-read list， I'd rather stick to the manga version than invest the time in the novel。Very friendly to those that are not Star Wars fans。 A good gift for teenagers and perhaps a way to invite them to transition to write stories。 Bottom line， overall pleased with this reading experience。 。。。more

Chloe ，

SO FUN。 I immediately need the rest！

Luana ，

Il volume si apre con la famosa battaglia sul pianeta di ghiaccio Hoth （per intenderci， quella che si vede all'inizio de "L'impero colpisce ancora"） e， tra le fila della resistenza （oltre a intravedere Han， Chewbecca e la principessa Leia）， troviamo uno dei nostri protagonisti， il pilota Thane Kyrell， ex-tenente dell'Impero Galattico。Infatti， la storia segue un lungo flashback che ripercorre l'infanzia del ragazzo sul pianeta Jelucan e il suo incontro con Ciena， l'altra protagonista: nelle fasi Il volume si apre con la famosa battaglia sul pianeta di ghiaccio Hoth （per intenderci， quella che si vede all'inizio de "L'impero colpisce ancora"） e， tra le fila della resistenza （oltre a intravedere Han， Chewbecca e la principessa Leia）， troviamo uno dei nostri protagonisti， il pilota Thane Kyrell， ex-tenente dell'Impero Galattico。Infatti， la storia segue un lungo flashback che ripercorre l'infanzia del ragazzo sul pianeta Jelucan e il suo incontro con Ciena， l'altra protagonista: nelle fasi iniziali， molti accoglievano a braccia aperte l'arrivo delle truppe imperiali， convinti che avrebbero portato pace， stabilità e tante opportunità per costruire un futuro migliore。 Su Jelucan convivono， non troppo pacificamente， quelli della prima ondata （i primissimi colonizzatori del pianeta， da cui discendono Ciena e la sua famiglia） e quelli della seconda - che trattano l'altra fazione con sommo disprezzo。 Thane， a differenza della famiglia e degli altri ragazzini， non comprende questo odio e si ritroverà a difendere Ciena。 L'arrivo delle truppe imperiali li porterà a conoscere， in maniera un po' rocambolesca， Gran Moff Tarkin e i due si faranno una promessa: fare di tutto per diventare rispettivamente un pilota e un ufficiale al servizio dell'esercito imperiale galattico。Il resto del volume segue il loro addestramento presso l'accademia imperiale su Coruscant （a cui fanno da contraltare i lavori per il completamento della Morte Nera）: sebbene siano entrambi tra gli studenti migliori， il loro rapporto subirà degli alti e bassi （sia per colpa di interventi esterni， sia per via di certi sentimenti che iniziano a fare capolino e che i due non sanno bene come gestire）。 Il problema di fondo è che， la fedeltà di Ciena nei confronti dell'Impero e delle sue istituzioni è assoluta， quella di Thane decisamente meno。 Il colpo di grazia arriverà quando il ragazzo sarà costretto ad assistere agli effetti terribili della Morte Nera。 Devo dire che questo primo volume mi è piaciuto molto。 Si vedono alcune scene super iconiche dei film， come la cattura della principessa Leia （all'inizio di Episodio IV） e la fuga dei due droidi con la richiesta di aiuto per Obi-Wan， la distruzione di Alderaan， il Millenium Falcon， la battaglia su Hoth e lo scontro con i camminatori At-At。 Sono curiosa di vedere come Thane si unirà ai ribelli e come farà a salvare la sua amata Ciena。 。。。more

Conejo Literario ，

Nunca pensé que diría esto， pero que buenos están los mangas de Star Wars。

Kimberly ，

Star Wars Lost Stars， Vol。 1The art in this manga adaptation of Claudia Gray's novel is extraordinary。 While the artist uses his own style， you can still see the features of Leia， Luke， Han Solo， & Grand Moff Tarkin from the movies。 I really enjoyed reading this and am going to go find volume 2！ Star Wars Lost Stars， Vol。 1The art in this manga adaptation of Claudia Gray's novel is extraordinary。 While the artist uses his own style， you can still see the features of Leia， Luke， Han Solo， & Grand Moff Tarkin from the movies。 I really enjoyed reading this and am going to go find volume 2！ 。。。more

Christy ，

I love experiencing this story all over again in a new medium。

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