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Patterns of Force

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  • Author：Michael Reaves
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Summary

After the Empire's bloody purge of the Jedi， one lone Knight still fights for those who cannot， unaware that he's about to be swept into a cataclysmic battle against the Master of Darkness himself。

Throughout the galaxy， a captured Jedi is a dead Jedi， even in Coruscant's most foul subterranean slums， where Jedi Knight Jax Pavan champions the causes of the oppressed with the help of hard-nosed reporter Den Dhur and the wisecracking droid I-5YQ。 But Jax is also involved in another struggle--to unlock the secrets of his father's death and his own past。

While Jax believes that I-5YQ holds some of those answers， he never imagines that the truth could be shocking enough to catapult him to the frontlines of a plot to kill Emperor Palpatine。 Worse yet， Darth Vader's relentless search for Jax is about to end 。 。 。 in triumph。

The future looming over the valiant Jedi and his staunch pals promises to be dark and brief， because there's no secret whatsoever about the harshest truth of all: Few indeed are those who tangle with Darth Vader 。 。 。 and live to tell the tale。

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Reviews

Andrew Haile ，

Glad to finally be finished with this trilogy。 It was a bit of a slog with an abrubt and surprising ending。 The ending was the best part of the novel but still wasn't good。 All the time I devoted to this trilogy just to give me a quick unsatisfying ending。 A fairly boring story with some decent characters and writing。 The trilogy as a whole was around a 3/5 for me and that's being generous because a few good scenes sprinkled throughout the trilogy。 One scene made me laugh a lot and I enjoyed mos Glad to finally be finished with this trilogy。 It was a bit of a slog with an abrubt and surprising ending。 The ending was the best part of the novel but still wasn't good。 All the time I devoted to this trilogy just to give me a quick unsatisfying ending。 A fairly boring story with some decent characters and writing。 The trilogy as a whole was around a 3/5 for me and that's being generous because a few good scenes sprinkled throughout the trilogy。 One scene made me laugh a lot and I enjoyed most of the Darth Vader scenes。 I'd say pass on this series unless you are trying to read every Star Wars book。 。。。more

Keith ，

Rating: 2 StarsRecommend: No。 Only for those intent on reading the entire EU。This trilogy was disappointing and I often found myself wondering if there was any point。 One of the downsides of writing within an existing universe that already has stories told in the future， is that you can't alter things that would change those stories。 So I think Reaves would've done much better if he wouldn't have included any of the existing characters like Darth Vader and just created an entirely new cast。 As h Rating: 2 StarsRecommend: No。 Only for those intent on reading the entire EU。This trilogy was disappointing and I often found myself wondering if there was any point。 One of the downsides of writing within an existing universe that already has stories told in the future， is that you can't alter things that would change those stories。 So I think Reaves would've done much better if he wouldn't have included any of the existing characters like Darth Vader and just created an entirely new cast。 As he wrote it， you know certain things can't happen because it would alter existing stories too much。 Reaves is now one of my least favorite Star Wars author， which is surprising after how much I love Maul: Shadow Hunter。Besides not having a point， I think Reaves didn't get the message that the final book in a trilogy is supposed to be exciting and have a plot。 Even when something finally does happen， the setup felt so ridiculous that you just roll your eyes。 One major problem for me was that Reaves seems to make basic mistakes like understanding where his books fit in the established timeline and what happened in previous books that he himself wrote。 In the last book， he had three or four lines that were ridiculously off in terms of timeline， and there were a couple more examples here。 At one point， he says that I5 has been holding the Bota for two decades。 His own med-star series， where the Bota was obtained， was 19-20 years before ANH。 So， according to Reaves， the events of this story are happening alongside A New Hope or even a year afterward。 The timeline at the front of the book says it happened somewhere between 11-19 years before ANH。 This is such a basic and simple thing to get right that it is insane that he can repeatedly make these mistakes and that nobody would catch them along the way。 Even more ludicrous， Reaves can't even remember what happens in his own stories。 In Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter， （view spoiler）[Lorn gives I5 to Tuden Sal and then gives the Sith holocron to Palpatine。 In this book， Reaves says that Pavan gave Tuden Sal both I5 and the holocron。 （hide spoiler）]。 This is pathetic levels of laziness and sloppiness。 We get two new primary characters in this book， and neither was good。 Probus Tesla is （view spoiler）[the supposedly incredibly powerful sith adept。 He regularly has direct interaction with Darth Vader and may be the highest level inquisitor。 He spends most of his time though getting whipped by Kaj or having the inner dialogue of a teenage girl wondering if Vader likes him。 He is apparently extremely powerful and capable， just not anytime we get to see him （hide spoiler）]。 Far worse than him is Kaj。 （view spoiler）[Kaj should've just been named plot convenience。 Half of the plot only happens because he has a panic attack or freaks out and removes his disguise in public or the decide to take him for a walk and get immediately recognized。 Plus， this completely untrained and pathetic individual has god-like abilities。 He is seriously far more powerful than any other force user we've ever seen， including Yoda and the Emperor。 It was bad enough when he had the raw power to beat the top Inquisitor with relative ease， he then atomizes another。 He uses the Force to turn an opponent in atoms。 He's just a ridiculous character。 （hide spoiler）]。The plot was boring and meandering， not what you would expect from the final installment in a trilogy。 （view spoiler）[Two brand new characters are chasing each other。 We suddenly have a plot to assassinate the Emperor， which goes nowhere。 Halfway through the last book in the trilogy， Jax starts training a padawan。 That was the moment I started wondering if Reaves bothered to write down any form of plot for the trilogy before getting to this part。 They spend most of the time arguing on what to do。 They occasionally get chased by Inquisitors。 Laranth and Kaj are easily captured and then they give Vader everything he wants。 Luckily， Vader tests the bota right there instead of securing them all somewhere else and testing the bota where he won't be in danger。 He even says the holocron would help him， but luckily enough for our heroes he says screw it and does it right there。 Unluckily for him， the bota has apparently decayed in the last 20 years （even though it's impossible 20 years have passed） and he basically has a force freak out， allowing everyone he has been desperately searching for for the entire trilogy to escape。 （hide spoiler）]No bota left in the galaxy。Part of the finale could've been really good。 （view spoiler）[The betrayal by Dejah in theory could've been compelling if Reaves did a much better job。 I like the idea that she both felt hurt when Jax blocks her out and to also have her becoming addicted being near to the Force。 Reaves needed to show this happening though。 Dejah has been established by Reaves to be a loyal member of the team and has even made her wealth available to fund them。 It would've been in her character as Reave's described her to maybe dump her interest in Jax in favor of a new guy like Kaj。 It is completely different to have her betray her friends to torture and death。 I'm sure Reave's didn't show anything develop at all so that this would be a twist， but it made it seem absurd。 （hide spoiler）] I laughed at the absurdity of （view spoiler）[Jax infiltrating the Inquisitors。 A couple show up with Vader， and somehow Jax just becomes one。 How the heck did he accomplish this？ Even if he somehow did it with nobody noticing， the one or two others wouldn't recognize that he wasn't their partner？ They weren't wearing masks。 （hide spoiler）]。Reave's couldn't resist the philosophical musings of an idiot:"If Jax commits himself and his team to Palpatine's assassination， then what distinguishes him from those who represent the dark side？" This argument is so cliche and also stupid。 For some reason， people think this is profound and it has always been a pet peeve of mine。 Palpatine slaughtered billions in this trilogy alone， but yeah， killing him would make you just as bad。 。。。more

Devin Driggs ，

While the rest of the series is very much a murder mystery， this book is very much a traditional Star Wars book， with Jedi versus sith， bounty hunters， etc。 It's still a good book though。 While the rest of the series is very much a murder mystery， this book is very much a traditional Star Wars book， with Jedi versus sith， bounty hunters， etc。 It's still a good book though。 。。。more

Acapulco1922 ，

finally finished w this series。。。 this one manages to throw a couple twists and turns towards the end that make it a bit interesting but honestly what a slog。 while （thankfully） free of awkward cameos from other established EU characters this one manages to have seemingly no story at all。 There's a force-sensitive kid they meet， there's an altogether nonsensical plot to kill the emperor （that manages to be frozen on ice most of the story and revived in the last 50 pages in a truly incoherent way finally finished w this series。。。 this one manages to throw a couple twists and turns towards the end that make it a bit interesting but honestly what a slog。 while （thankfully） free of awkward cameos from other established EU characters this one manages to have seemingly no story at all。 There's a force-sensitive kid they meet， there's an altogether nonsensical plot to kill the emperor （that manages to be frozen on ice most of the story and revived in the last 50 pages in a truly incoherent way）， and the story is driven along by increasing Stakes around a macguffin that （very predictably） turns out to be just hot air。 Luckily， the characters the author decides to kill off at the end are the most boring and annoying ones， so there's that。 Consistent in quality with the rest of the series， as far as I can tell 。。。more

Matt Kratz ，

A must read for any Star Wars fan！ I loved reading it。

Dante ，

This so far was the best book in the series and that’s not saying much。 It had a few interesting plot points but the stakes did not feel high based on the fact that you know they will fail in assassinating the emperor。 I enjoyed the arc about the Elomin’s search for the bota and jax’s attempt to train the force sensitive young man， but overall can’t say this book was my favourite。 I just have a hard time caring about Jax。

Iset ，

Unfortunately， this was not the exciting conclusion to the trilogy that I had hoped for。 For a series that was marketed on being a detective noir angle， our protagonist， Jax Pavan， does astonishingly little investigating。 Only in the second book does he actually take on and solve a crime mystery。 There are none in this book – I don’t count tracking down the Force sensitive youth because that’s given as a warning to them anyway， and it’s a case that they don’t pursue at all because they already h Unfortunately， this was not the exciting conclusion to the trilogy that I had hoped for。 For a series that was marketed on being a detective noir angle， our protagonist， Jax Pavan， does astonishingly little investigating。 Only in the second book does he actually take on and solve a crime mystery。 There are none in this book – I don’t count tracking down the Force sensitive youth because that’s given as a warning to them anyway， and it’s a case that they don’t pursue at all because they already have the boy and are intent upon protecting him。 I hate to say， because I was honestly looking forward to reading this trilogy， I was enthusiastic about picking up what I thought would be a set of dark， cyberpunky crime thrillers in a rich Coruscant underworld… but I feel misled。 That description doesn’t fit the books I ended up reading， and I’m disappointed。So， what was the third book about， if not a case for Jax Pavan to solve？ Well， it sure wasn’t about what was on the cover！ Seriously， the scene on the very front of the book never occurs in the story。 I don’t know what happened to Reaves’ writing。 He wrote a pacy and thrilling chase story in Shadow Hunter， one that gripped from start to finish even though its characters were almost all original。 It was tense and awful because we knew how it had to end， and the writing was tight， every scene serving a purpose。 The MedStar duology was enjoyable， mostly because it featured the charming Barriss Offee and had something to say about the bloody pointlessness of war; but I think these two books were where Reaves started to lose it。 Because the duology was that war makes little sense， especially to those on the ground fighting it， it didn’t have a clear cut plot， and I got the impression that Reaves felt he had to insert one – with Kaird and Black Sun and Admiral Bleyd and macguffins – that I and I suspect a lot of other readers didn’t give a toss about because they were fresh faces who in the end didn’t have a lot of impact on the outcome anyway。In this Coruscant Nights trilogy， Reaves has felt to me like his writing is meandering more than ever before。 He has a penchant for bringing back some of his previous characters， even if it doesn’t make sense to do so， perhaps just because he thinks they are cool。 Kaird of the Nediji， for example， serves very little function in the first book of this trilogy， and likewise Den Dhur， the washed out reporter， has nothing to do in Books One or Three – although he does contribute to Book Two when， ya know， Jax Pavan actually takes a case in what is advertised to potential readers as a Jedi-turned-private-investigator series！ A lot of this book feels very haphazard and the protagonists feel like they lack agency， with many situations imposed on them， having to move safehouses， and plenty of characters just talking to each other about what they think other characters might think， without reaching any decisions。 It was kind of dull， actually。 Jax couldn’t grip my attention with how vacillating he was， and it was obvious that Kaj was a real problem as they couldn’t keep him locked in a room forever。 It seemed like Reaves didn’t know what to do with some characters who didn’t have a helpful role to play in this third book， so he surrendered them up to sudden implausible betrayals and death。 There was a certain hastiness to the writing which added to the implausibility。 Kaj， for example， （view spoiler）[has his memory completely wiped in just a few hours （hide spoiler）] because the plot needs this to happen， and then is （view spoiler）[shipped off-world at the end for healing， but mostly because he can’t be kept in a Force-shielded room for the rest of his life （hide spoiler）] and Jax （and Reaves） don’t know what else to do with him – so it almost erases all the effort we went to as readers getting to know him， if we’re never going to see him again and his story has zero resolution。 Throughout the trilogy， Reaves has persistently got his timeline wrong too， heightening the sense of hastiness。 Barriss Offee giving I-Five the bota happened during the Clone Wars， perhaps three years previously， but the books tell us it was twenty years ago or more。 Likewise， Lorn Pavan’s last stand was， we’re told， over twenty years previously， even though it happened thirteen years ago。 Overall， this just combines to create a sensation that this trilogy was low effort， meandering， didn’t know quiet what to do with its characters， and did not at all live up to its promise of being a detective noir in Coruscant’s underworld。I’m disappointed。 The high point of the trilogy was the middle book， which at least had a criminal case for Jax to solve and gave Den Dhur an important role。 But the conclusion returns to the below average performance of the first book。4 out of 10 。。。more

Christian Smith ，

Overall: 7/10Pro: gotta love a series that wraps up this neatly。 I have grown to actually appreciate Jax and it’s super cool to see the work he gets done on Coruscant。 Con: the end felt a bit to rushed。 I mean the book wasn’t even 300 pages。 I felt like it could have gone a bit slower for the final act。

Jordan Anderson ，

I get it。 Wrapping up a trilogy is hard work。 It’s very rare that a run of 3 films， books， or comics ends as strong as it starts。 Aside from maybe The Fast and the Furious Franchise that actually got better after the 4th one and maybe The Lord of the Rings which stayed consistent throughout， I can’t think of many trilogies that showed growth by the time they concluded。Even the Star Wars films， my all time favorite franchise， isn’t immune。 The original trilogy definitely ended on a high note， tho I get it。 Wrapping up a trilogy is hard work。 It’s very rare that a run of 3 films， books， or comics ends as strong as it starts。 Aside from maybe The Fast and the Furious Franchise that actually got better after the 4th one and maybe The Lord of the Rings which stayed consistent throughout， I can’t think of many trilogies that showed growth by the time they concluded。Even the Star Wars films， my all time favorite franchise， isn’t immune。 The original trilogy definitely ended on a high note， though RotJ wasn’t as good as ESB， and Lucas did end up redeeming himself with RotS （and I’ll ignore the new trilogy because we all know how Disney screwed the hell up with those）， but overall， the franchise tends to end on a lower point than where it started。The same is true of Reave’s Coruscant Nights series。 Jedi Twilight started with a bang， and set an amazing precedence for the rest of the books to follow。 Unfortunately， the next 2 just couldn’t meet that goal。Patterns of Force is the weakest of the bunch， letting the trilogy kind of fizzle out with a whimper instead of the roaring finale it should have been。 Of course， it’s a decent book （and a pretty good Star Wars book to book）， but comparing it to the first （and even second） book， really highlights how weak it is。I can’t really put my finger on where things go wrong with Patterns of Force but I think part of the problem is the direction Reaves went with it。 The first two were more tech-noir， cyberpunk themed， complete with a gritty look at the Coruscant underworld。 Patterns on the hand， is more of a straight thriller。 Nothing wrong in and of Israel’s， however， the change in genre was jarring。 I also think the plot wasn’t as strong as it could have been。 Obviously Jax and Den and I-5 trying to protect a fledgling Jedi from Vader and the Inquisitors seems like a great idea in concept; it’s just that the exposition felt off。 It felt rushed and not nearly as in depth as previous entries。 The same with the conclusion。 There could have been a lot more to explore and stretch， but at 288 pages （nearly 100 pages less than Jedi Twilight）， Patterns of Force was just too short of a book to wrap up this entire story。。。even if it felt far longer at times。 I know， weird。 But if you’ve read this whole trilogy， you’d understand。There’s no doubt that the Coruscant Nights series， as a whole， is one of the most underrated trilogies in the Star Wars library。 It’s different and takes the franchise in an interesting direction。 A direction that could have been translated really well to the big screen。 It’s just a bummer that it ended on such a pedestrian note。 Reaves is a far better author than what he presents here in the last book， but it shouldn’t put you off from reading this trilogy or any of his other works。 。。。more

Tim Gray ，

I should say first I have read this without books 1 & 2。 It just didn't grab me though。 I should say first I have read this without books 1 & 2。 It just didn't grab me though。 。。。more

John_H92 ，

A good story with decent finale。 I really enjoyed reading this trilogy of books by Michael Reaves。

Mark ，

Tesla is good at making lightning。 Heh。An enjoyable conclusion to several threads。 I really like this take on Vader and the Force。

Jake ，

There was a lot lacking with this one。 We again follow the exploits of this undercover team， along with their own personal agendas and drama。 Unfortunately， we're never really given reason to be inspired either by what they do or the proficiency by which they do it。 As a result， it's tough to feel partially engaged by any of the central characters。 But as this third installment is not the final tale in this trilogy， I will reserve further critique for another time。 There was a lot lacking with this one。 We again follow the exploits of this undercover team， along with their own personal agendas and drama。 Unfortunately， we're never really given reason to be inspired either by what they do or the proficiency by which they do it。 As a result， it's tough to feel partially engaged by any of the central characters。 But as this third installment is not the final tale in this trilogy， I will reserve further critique for another time。 。。。more

B。 Reese ，

Loved seeing more of these characters。 Great series。

Christopher Morgan， ，

A great star wars novelI love these characters。 They may not be well known in star wars but they should be。 I can't wait for the last book A great star wars novelI love these characters。 They may not be well known in star wars but they should be。 I can't wait for the last book 。。。more

Jared ，

Star Wars Legends Project #194Background: Patterns of Force was written by Michael Reaves。 It was published in January 2009。 Reaves has written or co-written several Star Wars novels， including the Coruscant Nights trilogy （of which this is the 3rd novel）。Patterns of Force is set about a year after Order 66 （18 years before the battle of Yavin）。 It picks up shortly after Street of Shadows （my review）。 The main characters are Jax Pavan， I-5， Den Dhur， Laranth， and Dejah Duare。 Darth Vader pla Star Wars Legends Project #194Background: Patterns of Force was written by Michael Reaves。 It was published in January 2009。 Reaves has written or co-written several Star Wars novels， including the Coruscant Nights trilogy （of which this is the 3rd novel）。Patterns of Force is set about a year after Order 66 （18 years before the battle of Yavin）。 It picks up shortly after Street of Shadows （my review）。 The main characters are Jax Pavan， I-5， Den Dhur， Laranth， and Dejah Duare。 Darth Vader plays a significant role。 The entire novel takes place on Coruscant。Summary: Jedi-turned-private-investigator Jax Pavan and his ragtag team of sidekicks have settled into a comfortable routine and established a good relationship on jobs with the local police prefect， all while they smuggle targets of the Empire off-planet as part of the local resistance。 This status quo is disrupted， however， by the arrival of a figure from I-5's past with a terrifying proposition， and the appearance of a rogue Force adept with incredible potential。 Jax finds that he can't ignore either of these unwelcome incursions， even though they threaten to focus the Emperor's full attention squarely on him and his friends。Review: This novel isn't really measurably worse than the two that came before it， it's just the final nail in the coffin of squandered potential that this series has been。 If you're going to defer the resolution of almost every plot thread from the beginning of the trilogy （and even a few from previous series）， maybe don't end with a total anticlimax。Reaves expends so much effort trying to generate a whole novel-worth of story out of essentially nothing and the result is mostly tedious。 There are 6-8 subplots floating through this， very few of which have enough substance to bother with， and he stretches them out by constantly using them to distract from one another。 Laranth seems really upset whenever she sees Dejah and Jax can't quite put his finger on why， but he can't ask either of them because Tuden Sal needs an answer to his proposal for I-5 and Jax needs to think about it， but oh he can't because Kaj just had a Force freak-out and the Inquisitors are closing in！ Oh， here's Laranth to help him get out of it， maybe he'll talk to her。 Nope， Dejah just walked in so Laranth took off 。 。 。 Wonder what's up with that？ Oh， well， no time to worry about that I-5 needs an answer！ Repeat ad nauseum for 200 pages。 Most of this nonsense could be resolved with about 2 pages worth of dialogue if the characters would ever pause to talk to each other， but （for absolutely no good reason） they don't ever do that， and so the novel drags on and on but doesn't go anywhere。Reaves continues to be very sloppy with descriptions and details， both logistical and in-universe。 Like here's a bit where Dejah （a Zeltron who excretes seductive pheromones） enters the room for the first time in the novel: "All eyes turned to her， all ears tingled in anticipation of her voice， all senses stretched toward her， involuntarily desiring to lap up every effusion of her softly gleaming carmine skin--with the exception of Rhinann and Dhur， whose physiologies， though humanoid， were too alien to respond to Duare's endocrine advantage。" Also with the exception of I-5 who is， of course， a droid。 So who does that leave？ Jax and Pol Haus 。 。 。 So "all eyes in the room" except for 60% of the eyes in the room。Or how about this: "Imperial Center was home to literally trillions of beings from across the length and breadth of the galaxy， and finding a single one among them all was more difficult by far than finding a single grain of sand on Tatooine， Bakkah， and all the other desert worlds combined。" Okay， so 。 。 。 There are 7。5 QUINTILLION grains of sand on the planet earth alone， or in other words 7。5 million times a trillion。 And earth is， of course， not made up entirely of desert。 And Wookieepedia lists DOZENS of desert planets 。 。 。 I'm definitely veering into pedantry here， but that comparison is just stupid on its face and that kind of thoughtlessness pulls me right out of the novel。 To say nothing of the fact that， despite how impossible it supposedly is to find anyone among the trillions on Coruscant， 2 or 3 people per novel go hunting for Jax and are able to track him down。 This is， in part， because he's operating UNDER HIS REAL NAME。 One of the people who figures out who he is literally just does a name search and is like， "Oh， look， a Jax Pavan is on the Imperial list of Jedi who are unaccounted for。" I mean 。 。 。 come on。There's also more nonsense regarding Anakin Skywalker， like when Jax "recalled one of the rumors of where and how Anakin was supposed to have died on Mustafar--thrown into the magma stream by 。。。 no one knew who。" There's literally only one person in the galaxy who knew Anakin fell into lava on Mustafar and though he didn't survive: Obi-Wan。 So where exactly is this rumor coming from？ And then there's this special stone which is the MacGuffin that links Jax and Vader （and， like a true MacGuffin， nothing comes of it）。 The stone is Anakin's and Jax has it， because supposedly （according to Jax） Anakin approached him in the Jedi Temple and "he just asked me to keep it for him while he went to Tatooine。" Ummm 。 。 。 Pardon me one moment: When did Anakin go to Tatooine？ We know he didn't return at all between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones， and when he went during Attack of the Clones， it was a spontaneous last second trip directly from Naboo。 Plus， why would Anakin （of all characters） feel the need to entrust something to a character he never had a relationship with in any other story （or to anyone， why not just leave it in his room with the rest of his possessions）？ Nothing about this scenario checks out， and it's just sheer carelessness。 If you can't get it right， don't do it at all。C- 。。。more

Fingon ，

Samo po sebi manje loše od drugog dela ali cela trilogija sve u svemu jedva da može da dobaci do 1，4。

Angela ，

The small resistance group is still on Coruscant， and someone asks I Five to assassinate the Emperor。 Meanwhile， an incredibly powerful young force user is reeking havoc。 And the Bota from previous book series is in demand by the Inquisitors。 This is a fun， fast-paced novel。 I-Five continues to be my favourite character， and this story adds a lot more depth to him。 The Inquisitors are shown as being a real threat， and that makes the danger to the group feel more real。 A good end to the trilogy。

Maria ，

I've given this an extra star compared to the others as it did manage to be a bit more surprising and entertaining than the two other books。 It is also shorter， and the books getting slightly shorter per book in the series is definitely one of the good points。 It also wastes less chapters on purely introductory things， again a plus。 And for once it doesn't have one or more completely unnecessary extra plots！ The plot（s） actually make sense and fit together without having to use a number of plot I've given this an extra star compared to the others as it did manage to be a bit more surprising and entertaining than the two other books。 It is also shorter， and the books getting slightly shorter per book in the series is definitely one of the good points。 It also wastes less chapters on purely introductory things， again a plus。 And for once it doesn't have one or more completely unnecessary extra plots！ The plot（s） actually make sense and fit together without having to use a number of plot devices。That said I still have no desire to reread this book， and I consider it more like 2。5 stars than the 3 I've given it。I'll be honest; I only finished the series， because I was determined to see it through and read it to the end， not because I had any real hope that it would turn out much better than the other two。 It was basically a 'I own this book， I will read it and be done with it' case。 。。。more

Chris Fink ，

good

Steven ，

Kind of a let down of an ending to the trilogy。 The story was a bit of a mess and all over the place。 It all led up to a meh ending。But knowing there is Jedi PCP was interesting。

Sean Watson ，

Top of my list of great Star Wars series。 A must for any EU fan！！！！！

David Barney ，

This three book series was slow in places， but the author did a good job of bringing it all together。

Colby Denton ，

Good penultimate novel in the Coruscant Nights series and the life of I-5YQ， Jax Pavan and Den Dhur。 Looking forward to reading its sequel， "The Last Jedi。" Good penultimate novel in the Coruscant Nights series and the life of I-5YQ， Jax Pavan and Den Dhur。 Looking forward to reading its sequel， "The Last Jedi。" 。。。more

Jerry ，

See my review of the other edition。

Thomas ，

Take a glance at that cover over there。 Don't take a good look， just glance over， get a sense of it， and come back。 Now， is it just me， or does it look like the guy on the cover is dueling a gorilla？ Every time I picked up this book， I saw a gorilla， and after Street of Shadows， I figured some dude fighting a gorilla with a lightsaber would be an improvement。Thankfully， Patterns of Force is better than the previous book in the series， and doesn't involve gorillas with lightsabers。 Reaves abandon Take a glance at that cover over there。 Don't take a good look， just glance over， get a sense of it， and come back。 Now， is it just me， or does it look like the guy on the cover is dueling a gorilla？ Every time I picked up this book， I saw a gorilla， and after Street of Shadows， I figured some dude fighting a gorilla with a lightsaber would be an improvement。Thankfully， Patterns of Force is better than the previous book in the series， and doesn't involve gorillas with lightsabers。 Reaves abandons the multiple plots that he used in the previous two novels， and the focus improves the story。 This time， the story centers around a powerful， untrained Force-sensitive character who's adopted into Jax's group。 Of course， Vader is still looking for Jax and I-Five， but now the Force-sensitive adds another incentive for Vader to track them down。Patterns of Force is less mystery and more adventure， which I think works better in the EU。 I give Reaves credit for trying to do something a little different with his story， but Star Wars is about adventure first and foremost， and Street of Shadows suffered for having its focus elsewhere。 There's still a lingering hint of a noir mystery with Jax trying to track down who among his group is betraying them， but that's about it。 The rest of the story is about staying one step ahead of capture。Reaves' books in the EU have a feeling of high importance， starting with Shadow Hunters， where Palpatine's plans could have been dashed had one of the key characters done what was asked of him。 In Patterns of Force， that character returns， contrite and begging forgiveness because he knows what he should have done。 Also， at the end of this novel， a character -- one who doesn't even have the ability to use the Force， I should add -- manages to get one over on Vader。 I don't mean he out-thinks him or out-maneuvers him （Luke and Han both do this in the main story）， but he overpowers him。 I had my doubts， but without it， the story would have ended terribly for everyone， and it fit for the character， at least。Patterns of Force is a decent read， even if some parts strain credibility。 I doubt that it， or any of the other books in this series， will show up on a lot of must-read lists for the EU， but it was entertaining， at the very least。 。。。more

M。 Spencer ，

Again， enjoyable for what it is but far too many plot points either forced or rushed。 Overall， I was disappointed in the trilogy。

Jim ，

This conclusion to the series started off great， building tension， some wonderful force fulled fights between jedi， a wild force user， and dark side wielding inquisitors。 There were even some great plot twists tossed in。 But then we get to the climatic showdown between Darth Vader & Jax Pavan （main character） and the author pulls a "saved by the gods。 （The Force in this case）" type plot twist which frankly left the story feeling a bit flat / anti-climatic。。。at least to me。 This conclusion to the series started off great， building tension， some wonderful force fulled fights between jedi， a wild force user， and dark side wielding inquisitors。 There were even some great plot twists tossed in。 But then we get to the climatic showdown between Darth Vader & Jax Pavan （main character） and the author pulls a "saved by the gods。 （The Force in this case）" type plot twist which frankly left the story feeling a bit flat / anti-climatic。。。at least to me。 。。。more

Darryl Dobbs ，

The rebels are starting to get organized and on Coruscant these rebels form a group called “Whiplash”。 Jax and the gang are a part of this organization。 Whiplash， Jax and the crew plot to assassinate the Emperor。 At the same time， Jax is training a powerful new force-sensitive while hiding him from Vader’s Jedi hunters。 The group never gets to the Emperor and is betrayed by one of their own （semi-predictable）， while another of their own who had been plotting to betray…actually saved them at the The rebels are starting to get organized and on Coruscant these rebels form a group called “Whiplash”。 Jax and the gang are a part of this organization。 Whiplash， Jax and the crew plot to assassinate the Emperor。 At the same time， Jax is training a powerful new force-sensitive while hiding him from Vader’s Jedi hunters。 The group never gets to the Emperor and is betrayed by one of their own （semi-predictable）， while another of their own who had been plotting to betray…actually saved them at the cost of his own life （didn’t see that one coming）。 While I enjoyed the book a lot， it was starting to stretch things a little too far in terms of all of Jax’s ‘narrow escapes’。 And as much as I enjoy the character Den Dhur， I started to realize that he’s pretty useless。 At this point all he was doing was bitching and complaining， while contributing nothing。 。。。more

Ryan ，

good book

Reference

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