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Labyrinth of Evil

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  • Author：James Luceno
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The war that erupted in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones is nearing its boiling point， as the dauntless Separatist forces continue their assault on the teetering Republic-and the diabolical triumvirate of Count Dooku， General Grievous， and their Master， Darth Sidious， fine-tune their strategy for conquest。 In Episode III Revenge of the Sith the fates of key players on both sides of the conflict will be sealed。 But first， crucial events that pave the way to that time of reckoning unfold in a labyrinth of evil。 。 。 。

Capturing Trade Federation Viceroy-and Separatist Councilmember-Nute Gunray is the mission that brings Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker， with a squad of clones in tow， to Neimoidia。 But the treacherous ally of the Sith proves as slippery as ever， evading his Jedi pursuers even as they narrowly avoid deadly disaster。 Still， their daring efforts yield an unexpected prize: a unique holotransceiver that bears intelligence capable of leading the Republic forces to their ultimate quarry， the ever-elusive Darth Sidious。

Swiftly taking up the chase， Anakin and Obi-Wan follow clues from the droid factories of Charros IV to the far-flung worlds of the Outer Rim 。 。 。 every step bringing them closer to pinpointing the location of the Sith Lord-whom they suspect has been manipulating every aspect of the Separatist rebellion。 Yet somehow， in the escalating galaxy-wide chess game of strikes， counterstrikes， ambushes， sabotage， and retaliations， Sidious stays constantly one move ahead。

Then the trail takes a shocking turn。 For Sidious and his minions have set in motion a ruthlessly orchestrated campaign to divide and overwhelm the Jedi forces-and bring the Republic to its knees。

From the Hardcover edition。

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Reviews

verena ，

do meio pro final ficou um pouco chatinho mas tbh tudo o que consigo pensar é MEU DEUS AGORA VEM REVENGE OF THE SITH vou morrer

paladin moth ，

the obi wan/anakin interactions hurt so good。。。。 im probably a masochist lmao

Eva ，

uhhhh。。。。 not a fan。 for most of the book I just felt like I was reading an episode from "the clone wars" series but in a book format， which for me isn't a good thing since Im not a big fan of the show。 finished this book pretty quickly just because I wanted it to be over and I felt bad about not finishing it。 the writing wasn't the best imo and overall I didn't enjoy it。the book really fell flat and It lacked depth and emotion especially in Anakin and obi-wan's relationship。 there were some int uhhhh。。。。 not a fan。 for most of the book I just felt like I was reading an episode from "the clone wars" series but in a book format， which for me isn't a good thing since Im not a big fan of the show。 finished this book pretty quickly just because I wanted it to be over and I felt bad about not finishing it。 the writing wasn't the best imo and overall I didn't enjoy it。the book really fell flat and It lacked depth and emotion especially in Anakin and obi-wan's relationship。 there were some interesting moments in the book especially with the politics behind everything we saw in the movies but other then that it was quite boring。 。。。more

piratesPencil ，

This is a fantastic lead up to Revenge of the Sith。 After watching The Clone Wars and wanting to see more of Anakin's character development and fall to the Dark Side， the Dark Lord Trilogy was recommended as some of the best Anakin-centric Star Wars media， and I can see why。 This book does a great job of digging into Anakin's relationship with Obi-Wan， with Palpatine， and with the Jedi Order in general， and I'm eager to see how this continues to play out in the novelization of Revenge of the Sit This is a fantastic lead up to Revenge of the Sith。 After watching The Clone Wars and wanting to see more of Anakin's character development and fall to the Dark Side， the Dark Lord Trilogy was recommended as some of the best Anakin-centric Star Wars media， and I can see why。 This book does a great job of digging into Anakin's relationship with Obi-Wan， with Palpatine， and with the Jedi Order in general， and I'm eager to see how this continues to play out in the novelization of Revenge of the Sith。 If you want to be sad about Anakin and be steeped in dramatic irony， give this book a read。 。。。more

Tanner Crawford ，

I really was not a fan。 James Luceno writes incredibly confusing action， and often awful dialogue。 I also felt like the book had way too many plot threads， this caused some of the more important and interesting plot threads to be a lot smaller。

Stephen Cook ，

Was going to read this right before watching Episode III， similar to how it was released just prior to the film's original release and set during the immediate precedings， but I just finished the original 6 season run of the Clone Wars and the final arc used some elements that Wookiepedia said were also covered in this book， so I went ahead and skipped to it because this one always seemed cool to me。 Necessary to note that I listened to the ABRIDGED audiobook。 Would have listened to the unabridg Was going to read this right before watching Episode III， similar to how it was released just prior to the film's original release and set during the immediate precedings， but I just finished the original 6 season run of the Clone Wars and the final arc used some elements that Wookiepedia said were also covered in this book， so I went ahead and skipped to it because this one always seemed cool to me。 Necessary to note that I listened to the ABRIDGED audiobook。 Would have listened to the unabridged because most people say it's better unabridged， but I like audiobooks and there is no unabridged audiobook。 This is a review solely of my experience listening to the abridged audiobook。 So comparing this to the final Yoda Arc from TCW Season 6， it does not compare favorably。 For one because the Yoda Arc is everything I want in a Star Wars story， perfectly blending the political dread of the Jedi finally seeing through their hubris to see Palpatine's grand plan too late to stop it， with the mystical fantasy stuff that dives us deeper into the lore of the force while also giving a sense of interiority that the emotionally repressed Jedi of the prequels rarely express， and this book only touches on the former and not as well。 But also because I made some preconceptions of this book based on the title and cover years ago of this final descent for Anakin into a mystical realm to discover his destiny， too late to save himself from the plans he's already entangled in， while the new threat of Grievous hunts him and his master down。 I guess， I just really wanted Star Wars to go full psychedelic/psychological horror。 Lucky for me that arc also exists in TCW and it's called The Mortis Arc， also top tier Star Wars。 So what about the actual book？ It's more original pre-ROTS Clone Wars， fitting into the storytelling style of the Republic comics I read last week。 It's luckily saved by a greater emphasis on Coruscant and Palpatine's plan rather than the constant drudgery of battlefields。 I would say I lost interest in the Anakin and Obi-Wan story but frankly， I never had any and the intercutting to it in the latter parts only emphasized how little I cared。 However， the stuff involving Palpatine and the investigation by the Jedi into the newly discovered Darth Sidious is exciting stuff （though also explored in the Yoda Arc， particularly in a fantasy sequence that plays out like an alternate version of scenes from this novel where the Jedi raid the Sith tower on Coruscant）。 Seeing the battle of Coruscant from the ground level， especially in connection with the investigation into Sidious' identity has some real excitement but takes up a large portion of the back quarter/third of the book and really loses steam at a point。 There's some good stuff with Dooku especially setting up the plan with Sidious that will lead to his death in Episode III， but Wookiepedia promised me at least some answers on Sifo-Dyas but I knew it would only be a small part of the book， but I think all of that was cut in the abridgment。 There are a few mentions of Qui-Gonn and his communication with Yoda but this is very minor and I suspect has a larger role in the unabridged version because it's like a sentence here。 But again， luckily the Sifo-Dyas backstory and Qui-Gonn's force communication are explored in TCW Yoda Arc。 So what does this book offer that can't be found elsewhere？ Not much。 Next up will be watching the second volume of the 2-D Clone Wars series released alongside this book and based on some of the same events （the Battle of Coruscant） and what little this book offers will likely be taken over by that。 It's not a bad book but it doesn't dig deep enough into its most interesting ideas and subjects to warrant more than a Wookiepedia skim and it has since been replaced by media that does much of the same stuff better。 Wish TCW had gotten to cover the Battle of Coruscant from this perspective perhaps also showing the raid on the Coruscant sith base， but alas， the show was canceled， throwing its later arcs into disarray， and I don't think any such storyline was even planned。 TCW sacrifices some of the gravity of the original ideas for the Clone Wars that we see in the pre-ROTS multimedia event， particularly the sense of constant battlefields keeping our characters away from each other， in contrast to the constant moving adventure of TCW， but in spite of that， TCW feels a lot more mature and it's clearly building thematically off of the best parts of this older media in exploring the politics of the era。 It's really the difference between the clones as a bunch of faceless soldiers who could turn on the Jedi at any moment and as a group of friends who have to question the authority and ultimately succumb to forces outside of their control。 One is grittier but one feels more meaningful。 A little off-topic， this isn't really a story about the clones， but this whole review is really just telling you that if you want a ROTS prequel， just watch TCW， particularly the Orders Arc and the Yoda Arc， both in Season 6， because they both tie directly into ROTS， but the show as a whole is a really compelling piece of Star Wars media， not 100% consistent， even after the really rocky first season， but at its best， containing some of the all time best Star Wars stories and adding a lot to the overall mythology。 。。。more

Nadeen ，

Nice book！ Great if you want to know more about General Grievance and Dooku。 Some of the fight scenes were a bit confusing， and at some points I felt that there was more talk about backstories rather than plot。 But it’s a very informative book and a good read overall！

Nick m ，

The book does an excellent job developing pretty much every character， especially Anakin。 A lot of people don’t get Anakin as a character， and this leads to exaggerated and vitriolic rants about how terrible he is。 They should all read this and delve into the characters mind， and get a better understanding of how Anakin functions。 The book isn’t only about Anakin… you get Yoda meeting with Palpatine one on one， Mace doing detective work， Bail being a politician， and of course Obi Wan is at Anaki The book does an excellent job developing pretty much every character， especially Anakin。 A lot of people don’t get Anakin as a character， and this leads to exaggerated and vitriolic rants about how terrible he is。 They should all read this and delve into the characters mind， and get a better understanding of how Anakin functions。 The book isn’t only about Anakin… you get Yoda meeting with Palpatine one on one， Mace doing detective work， Bail being a politician， and of course Obi Wan is at Anakins side。 There are many interesting revelations， such as Obi Wan admitting to himself that he hasn’t been a great master and that QuiGon was who Anakin really needed。It’s a quality story and it’s competently written。 Da end 。。。more

Arnie ，

I'm not sure why I found this one rather laborious。。。it got good at the end though。 I'm not sure why I found this one rather laborious。。。it got good at the end though。 。。。more

Corbin Schaefer ，

（DISCLAIMER: I read the abridged Audible version of this book， so certain pieces of the story were likely missing/edited down。）Similarly to Master & Apprentice， I was SO excited going into this one。 James Luceno is my favorite Star Wars author so far， Revenge of the Sith is my favorite movie period， and the hunt for Darth Sidious sounded like an incredible idea for a book to approach。 But when it comes down to it， I find that this book fulfilled all it promised to be。。。 but it made me realize th （DISCLAIMER: I read the abridged Audible version of this book， so certain pieces of the story were likely missing/edited down。）Similarly to Master & Apprentice， I was SO excited going into this one。 James Luceno is my favorite Star Wars author so far， Revenge of the Sith is my favorite movie period， and the hunt for Darth Sidious sounded like an incredible idea for a book to approach。 But when it comes down to it， I find that this book fulfilled all it promised to be。。。 but it made me realize that what it was promising was incredibly surface level。I'll start negatively as usual: Like i said above， my biggest issue with Labyrinth of Evil is that it's just surface level。 This story just exists and happens without any subtext or subtlety。 And that's VERY surprising coming from Luceno who， besides Cloak of Darkness， to a degree， is a master of writing very engaging and complex storylines。 But here， things happen as they do。 Not that there's a problem with that， but there's a precedent that comes with Luceno's writing for me。 So I was disappointed with that。 If this had been an author I had never heard of， then I actually probably would've liked this story a bit better。My second biggest slab of beef with Labyrinth of Evil is that the final act is SUPER boring。 It basically details the events of the Separatist invasion of Coruscant in great。。。 great。。。 GREAT detail while not even mentioning Obi-Wan and Anakin。 And I know this isn't really Luceno's problem。。。 well， maybe it sort of is， but。。。 the 2003 Clone Wars microseries does a MUCH better job of displaying this event。 And another problem I have with the third act is that it pretends to care about Bail Organa， Padme， and Mon Mothma when the story leading up to that point hardly did anything with them？ Like， you made that bed， so sleep in it。 I suppose it was fun for that brief moment where they had to arm themselves to defend themselves against the droids， but that was kind of the only moment I felt something in the entire third act。 Now onto the positives: I really liked certain plots and moments of this story。 The Jedi raid on Nute Gunray's fortress in the beginning was really good， and it was a fun way to start the book。 And how the catalyst for this entire story is a CHAIR is funny but kind of cool to me？ We get to see the Republic flex its military intelligence a bit while Obi-Wan and Anakin get to do some detective work across the Outer Rim。 It was fun。 Similarly， I liked the actual investigation the Jedi team performed below Coruscant。 It was kind of intense and dripping with lore about Coruscant and various people， companies， and places。 I really liked all of that。 It feels like a natural continuation of Cloak of Deception which also worked to portray the planet as a corrupt society。 And the conclusion of thee investigation was INSANE， and had my jaw on the floor once again。I think this might be the first instance of a GOOD abridgement。 I feel like this edit was at least PARTIALLY tastefully done。 I didn't get the sense I was missing anything important throughout the entire book which is what an abridgement should do！ And it's possible there were some missing things， but I'm not really sure what else could have contributed to the story。 Maybe it's possible that the abridgement removed some of the depth from the narrative， but I'm more inclined to believe that when Luceno writes more adventure-based stories like this and Cloak of Deception， there's naturally less depth to be found。 You have very complex stories like Darth Plagueis and Catalyst that are sprawling stories and really take their time。 But with Labyrinth of Evil， I think it's as plain as it being an adventure/mystery story。 I don't blame the abridgement here， which is shocking because I usually would。Overall， Labyrinth of Evil was disappointing。 Primarily as an effort of James Luceno， but also on the level of a direct prequel to Revenge of the Sith。 Everything is too straightforward and lacks the depth I crave from a story like this。 There were pieces I liked， but it didn't come together nearly as well as I wanted it to。And that's it for the Clone Wars era！ 。。。more

Aaron Frasier` ，

An even better lead up to “Revenge of the Sith” than Clone Wars Season 7！

Heather ，

I really really loved this book。 At first it was a little hard for me to get into but once it got going， it was a great read。 If you love Obi-Wan and Anakin banter than you would love their interactions in this novel。 I laughed so many times but also teared up a little （at the end especially） as well。 I really enjoyed the General Grievous and Count Dooku content。 After reading this and the ROTS novelization， I can say for sure that they are some of my favorite villains of all time。 Grievous' bac I really really loved this book。 At first it was a little hard for me to get into but once it got going， it was a great read。 If you love Obi-Wan and Anakin banter than you would love their interactions in this novel。 I laughed so many times but also teared up a little （at the end especially） as well。 I really enjoyed the General Grievous and Count Dooku content。 After reading this and the ROTS novelization， I can say for sure that they are some of my favorite villains of all time。 Grievous' backstory especially got me！ 。。。more

Noah ，

Great book！ A little slow at first but the events leading up to the end kept me on my seat and wanting to read more。 Can't wait to start Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith。 Great book！ A little slow at first but the events leading up to the end kept me on my seat and wanting to read more。 Can't wait to start Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith。 。。。more

Hannah ，

One of the best Star Wars books I've read！ Awesome setup to Revenge of the Sith！ 💫 One of the best Star Wars books I've read！ Awesome setup to Revenge of the Sith！ 💫 。。。more

Alexandr Iscenco ，

Quite an interesting "prelude" to the "Revenge of the Sith" episode of Star Wars。 It adds some additional depth to the key characters， namely Anakin Skywalker， Obi-Wan Kenobi， Count Dooku， and General Grievous。 Quite an interesting "prelude" to the "Revenge of the Sith" episode of Star Wars。 It adds some additional depth to the key characters， namely Anakin Skywalker， Obi-Wan Kenobi， Count Dooku， and General Grievous。 。。。more

Giulius Caesar ，

not extremely amazing but a great prequel to ROTS

Tyrell ，

Could not wait to get done with this one， for some reason I just never got into it。As a stand alone novel it doesn't hold up， i。e。 you need to watch ROTS for it to make any sense。As a prequel to ROTS， it's perfect， I'm referring to the ROTS Movie only not the Matthew Stover novelization。Haven't read the novelization as yet so cannot comment on the differences there。For me the imagery and tone came across as being written for the movie，and I think starwars。fandom。com also mentions that Labyrinth Could not wait to get done with this one， for some reason I just never got into it。As a stand alone novel it doesn't hold up， i。e。 you need to watch ROTS for it to make any sense。As a prequel to ROTS， it's perfect， I'm referring to the ROTS Movie only not the Matthew Stover novelization。Haven't read the novelization as yet so cannot comment on the differences there。For me the imagery and tone came across as being written for the movie，and I think starwars。fandom。com also mentions that Labyrinth serves as a direct prequel to the film。It kind of almost does what the Plagues novel accomplishes in how it sets up The Phantom Menace，That's how it felt to me anyway and which is what made it slightly boring for me as well， as it was possible the same formula used to write Plaques was employed with Labyrinth， made me feel like "oh， there's something familiar about all this。。。" don't get me wrong both are completely different stories and I could be utterly mistaken， but it's just my opinion。On the flip side， there's lots of action and I liked the focus on Anakin's power level， he doesn't come across as whiny or annoying（complaining about sand）， this is a more mature Anakin， no longer a padawan but a battle hardened Jedi Knight， imo。Good prequel novel， worth the read。 。。。more

Keith ，

Stars: 3。5Star Wars Future Re-read: Yes。 （Enough value in the 2nd half to be worth it）。 Valuable glimpse of Grievous origins。 Fills in a lot of holes in Episode III。I really labored between 3 and 4 stars on this， and ended up rounding down。 The main reason is that the first half of the book is pretty boring and seems disconnected from the second half， which was very good。 The first half， （view spoiler）[they battle on Cato Neimoidia and find the mechno chair， they travel to Charros IV to find the Stars: 3。5Star Wars Future Re-read: Yes。 （Enough value in the 2nd half to be worth it）。 Valuable glimpse of Grievous origins。 Fills in a lot of holes in Episode III。I really labored between 3 and 4 stars on this， and ended up rounding down。 The main reason is that the first half of the book is pretty boring and seems disconnected from the second half， which was very good。 The first half， （view spoiler）[they battle on Cato Neimoidia and find the mechno chair， they travel to Charros IV to find the artist who help make the chair， quick battle at Belderone， then to Escarte to find the pilot， then to Tythe。。。 （hide spoiler）]， is mostly uninteresting。 It didn't seem to be going anywhere。 It felt like a methodical hunt with no depth。 The second half was significantly better。 （view spoiler）[The Mace Windu storyline in The Works discovering the training grounds for Sidious' apprentices and Windu tracing the path back to the Senate。 All of the background scenes between the Sith forces were good。 Starting with Tythe， where Sidious uses Dooku to lure Kenobi and Skywalker away from the main action at Corsucant， everything was good。 It seems inexplicable that Lucas wouldn't include some of these scenes in the third movie， particularly the scenes showing how Palpatine was captured。 It is critical to the immediate scene as well as Palpatine's overall plan。 （hide spoiler）]。There are two or three scenes that give some background on General Grievous， which I found to be very good。 This was another pivotal character in the movies who Lucas didn't bother telling you anything about， which neutered his character。 Even in much of the EU， you'd read stuff about how in the past， he has killed billions。 And you're left thinking， "geez， seems like something I would've heard about。" （view spoiler）[Basically， he was a general in a war。 He was very successful。 The Republic and the Jedi in particular took the side of his enemy because， at least in his eyes， the Republic wanted the resources his enemies had。 This gave a reasonable backstory to his hatred of the Republic and the Jedi。 We later learned that he gained his current cyborg shape after a spaceship or speeder crash， which was ultimately arranged by Sidious。 The Geonosians built his body for him and， unbeknownst to him， also altered his brain to make him full of rage and violent。 So he was grateful to Dooku/Sidious for building his new body and he had a new rage to pair with his hatred of the Republic and the Jedi。 That was all in less than 5 pages I bet。 That little effort， and my appreciation for the character of Grievous is increased by 10x at least。 （hide spoiler）] Luceno did a fantastic job of giving Grievous significant backstory in only a few paragraphs。 Whenever an author does something like this， I become more and more judgmental towards the lack of character development by Lucas in the prequels。This book could've been really good if （view spoiler）[they would've sent some intelligence agent on the investigation into Nute Gunray's chair。 That plot line was just tedious and ultimately unfulfilling。 They found the chair， found the artist， found the pilot， found the training ground， all for the ultimate outcome of slightly moving up the timeline for Sidious' plans。 Anakin/Obi-Wan can have an encounter with Dooku/Grievous， but the first half of the story focuses more on Mace Windu and his team tracking Sidious on Coruscant。 The battle of Coruscant begins far sooner， so we get to see more of the actions on Coruscant instead of random boring crap that means nothing on nothing planets。 （hide spoiler）]。However， there were times when it seemed that Luceno didn't understand the Star Wars Universe:-The worst was in the very beginning。 There is a scene where Obi-Wan deflects blaster bolts and they ricochet around the room 7 or 8 times before hitting something， just and Obi-Wan planned。 He does this twice in the span of a battle。 This is just ridiculous。 They have magical powers， but they are not gods。 How could they ever lose a battle if they could do this。 They are already killing machines by being capable of deflecting bolts back at targets with some level of accuracy。 Now they can plan for them to ricochet almost ten times before hitting their targets？ （view spoiler）[Later in the book， Obi-Wan is captured in a claw by a regular alien who is flying a ship。 The guy who can deflect and plan out numerous deflections can't avoid being caught in a cage by an alien who is also flying。 （hide spoiler）] This is something that they usually do when converting a novel into a movie。 It's just completely unnecessary。-There are also multiple times Luceno has Grievous wanting to let people live， which is very out of character for the person who casually slaughters billions。 The most sympathetic take I can think of on this is that it is his original worldview sneaking through。 Still， it is weird to have him casually blowing away refugees in one scene and then wishing to himself that he didn't have to kill someone in the next。-This line by Yoda: "If the Chosen One Skywalker is， then a hundred such diplomatic incidents we should suffer without concern。" This would be the first time I've seen Yoda flippant about Anakin acting rashly or recklessly because he might be the chosen one。 -I could be wrong on this one， but Luceno makes the claim that Yoda hasn't tried all that hard to confront the Sith because he knows that he isn't the Chosen One， so he is just trying to slow the rise of the Dark Side until the Chosen One shows up。 This doesn't line up with anything else I've read or seen。 He never even seemed convinced there for sure was a chosen one。 Plus， how does that even fit with him fighting Sidious in the Senate building in the Revenge of the Sith？ It's just one of the many instances when Luceno mentions something that makes you stop and wonder what he's talking about。 Some of the dialogue was bad， particularly towards the end when he was trying to show the close relationship between Anakin and Obi-Wan。 I think at one point they tell each other that they are best friends。 The following line was something out of a cartoon。 "The captain shook his head in amusement。 'In that case we'd be glad to show you around-STARTING WITH THE DETENTION LEVEL！'" It was a missed opportunity that he didn't cackle maniacally after a line like that。 。。。more

Tyler White ，

Very good book， details on the lead up to revenge of the sith， on many different characters perspectives

Optimus ，

Great read。。 Obi Wans and Anakins friendship is beautiful and greatly expanded。。The plot is good

Christopher D。 ，

4。6

Liv ，

so i'm conflicted （as per usual）。 mostly i found this to be a slog that captivated me occasionally for a brief period。 i dislike luceno's prose。 good obi-wan and anakin characterization though （this was the main factor stringing me along） so i'm conflicted （as per usual）。 mostly i found this to be a slog that captivated me occasionally for a brief period。 i dislike luceno's prose。 good obi-wan and anakin characterization though （this was the main factor stringing me along） 。。。more

Blake ，

This was a pretty cool set up into Revenge of the Sith， though it's no longer without contradictions due to the Clone Wars， I'll certainly put bits and pieces of it into my canon。 Actually really liked Grevious's backstory。 This was a pretty cool set up into Revenge of the Sith， though it's no longer without contradictions due to the Clone Wars， I'll certainly put bits and pieces of it into my canon。 Actually really liked Grevious's backstory。 。。。more

David Gilani ，

The Jedi Order really do just pick Anakin and Obi-Wan for every mission hahaA few parts of this book feel like fetch-quests or a slow crime novel， but they are very much the minority。 Overall it’s a great exploration of the events leading up to Episode 3。 Obviously， when you know how it has the end， it’s all about HOW it gets there。。。 and that is very well done in this story。

Traci ，

Gives more detail to the relationship between Anakin and Obi-Wan and also shows more of the manipulation of Sidious on Dooku and Grievous。

_ ，

As nice it is to read Star Wars books， James Luceno is one of the main reasons that it's even more amazing。 He makes it all very technical and visually compelling: the type of spaceship they fly away in to， the environment that shifts in contrast to initiating a lightsaber， the rest and wisdom Yoda brings into the room when he speaks。。。 Definitely for anyone that wants more than just a space story but wants the art in a story。Also a lot of background information on characters like General Grieve As nice it is to read Star Wars books， James Luceno is one of the main reasons that it's even more amazing。 He makes it all very technical and visually compelling: the type of spaceship they fly away in to， the environment that shifts in contrast to initiating a lightsaber， the rest and wisdom Yoda brings into the room when he speaks。。。 Definitely for anyone that wants more than just a space story but wants the art in a story。Also a lot of background information on characters like General Grieves and Dooku。I'm definitely going to read more of him as he's one of my favorite Star Wars authors。 Dark， mysterious， thrilling。。。 It's a story that takes place right before Revenge of the Sith， and I mean right right before。 You'll see， it slights right into the third Star Wars movie; and as always: may the Force be with you。 。。。more

Burak Emiralp ，

Klon Savaşları döneminde geçen oldukça güzel bir Star Wars romanı。Anakin'in nasıl kötü tarafa döneceğinin işaretlerini okurken hafiften alıyorsunuz。。。 Klon Savaşları döneminde geçen oldukça güzel bir Star Wars romanı。Anakin'in nasıl kötü tarafa döneceğinin işaretlerini okurken hafiften alıyorsunuz。。。 。。。more

bbqbert ，

This book was a fun adventure！！ Seeing how everything happened leading up to Palpatine's abduction was super neat， and watching Anakin slowly spiral into despair。。。 was heartbreaking。 Very well done， Mr。 Luceno。 There is a lot of comic gold between Anakin and Obi-Wan in this one， too: I'll forever appreciate them getting drunk together， all in the name of duty。。。 Recommend！！ This book was a fun adventure！！ Seeing how everything happened leading up to Palpatine's abduction was super neat， and watching Anakin slowly spiral into despair。。。 was heartbreaking。 Very well done， Mr。 Luceno。 There is a lot of comic gold between Anakin and Obi-Wan in this one， too: I'll forever appreciate them getting drunk together， all in the name of duty。。。 Recommend！！ 。。。more

Algedi ，

6。5/10I'd been meaning to read this book for a very long time and I'm glad I finally did it。 However， I'm not too enthusiastic about it。 I was just expecting to like it way more than I did。It's not a bad Star Wars book by any means， don't get me wrong， but it could have been so much better， considering timeframe and characters。First of all， I don't like Luceno's writing style。 It's kind of verbose and tends to be very static。 Action scenes are often long lists of movements， without any introspec 6。5/10I'd been meaning to read this book for a very long time and I'm glad I finally did it。 However， I'm not too enthusiastic about it。 I was just expecting to like it way more than I did。It's not a bad Star Wars book by any means， don't get me wrong， but it could have been so much better， considering timeframe and characters。First of all， I don't like Luceno's writing style。 It's kind of verbose and tends to be very static。 Action scenes are often long lists of movements， without any introspection or dialogue to break what easily becomes a monotonous flow。 Speaking of dialogues， this book really holds back on those。 I don't often complain about reading too few lines of dialogue， it's usually the opposite， but during this reading I kept craving for some explicit interaction between characters。I'd like to add that Luceno occasionally fails at showing， not telling。 There are lengthy paragraphs about subplots or side stories。 Let me be very clear: I love to know more about context， backstories and such， it all makes for a well written worldbuilding， but you need to do it properly。 You should insert those parts harmoniously into the book， so that the narration is organic and flowing。 Luceno's hand tends to be quite heavy in this regard， and his descriptions and explanations put the story on pause。As for the plot， I don't have anything to complain about。 I liked it: it's interesting， well articulated， it enquires different points of view with respect to the war， we have a good beginning and a satisfying， solid ending （which kicks us directly into Revenge of the Sith）。 Well done。When it comes to characters， I experienced a bit of ups and downs。 Starting with side characters， they're all decent。 Grievous is super intriguing， I liked him a lot。 Dooku and Mace are well written， although there's nothing new about them， Luceno played safe。 Dyne is a fine addition to the collection of Star Wars side characters with reasonably short screentime and some depth。 Shaak Ti also got some attention。 But let's move on to The Team。 I'm so disappointed。 They're my favourite characters in the SW universe and their interactions （of any kind: as master and apprentice， friends， brothers or even enemies） get me every single time。。。 except from Labyrinth of Evil。 First things first， I didn't like them individually， either。 Anakin is the same obnoxious brat we see in Episode 2， less the "young and inexperienced" free pass: he's been fighting a war for three years， he saw a lot of people die， those are dark times， and both the Jedi Order and the Republic are shaken by doubts。 This sounds like enough push for someone to grow up - and in The Clone Wars and in Episode 3 we can clearly see that it did happen， Anakin aged very quickly during the war。 He's still an idiot （love ya， Ani， it's just true）， but an idiotic man， not an idiotic boy。Obi-Wan is slightly better-written than the sand-slayer。 He just lacks that typical quiet charisma that he always stands out for。 Luceno's Obi-Wan is kind of toned down。 Granted， he's not an easy character to write: he's docile， wise and compassionate， but also willing to do what needs to be done and occasionally very strict。 He doesn't reject humour and irony， even when he's taking a matter seriously。 He can be a man of action as much as a man of words， he knows how to lead and he also knows how to follow， or simply stand by and watch。 I understand that it's difficult to give life to all of these components， so I'm not as put off by him as I am by Anakin。 But I can still be sorry， it's a pity。Now， the emotional interactions between these two characters are inexistent。 There's no intensity whatsoever for the most part， and when there is， it's still underwhelming。 Yes， they go on missions together， they talk to each other， etc， but everything feels a bit distant and cold。 There are a couple of times when something of their super complex relationship starts to surface， but Luceno is very quick to stray away from it。 Massive waste of opportunity there。I definitely want to spend a few words about continuinity。 As we all know， this book is no longer canon。 TCW's seventh season officially erased any possibility of keeping Labyrinth of Evil within the "safe" material。 I like the Coruscant sequences enough and I think they don't clash with the current canon too much， but everything happening to Anakin and Obi-Wan has been replaced。 So， is it still worth reading？ I'm not sure。 This book doesn't offer the reader much in terms of character development or emotional feedback， it's mostly based on the plot。。。 which isn't relevant anymore。 You can still read it out of curiosity （you get to know what happened on Cato Nemoidia！）， but there are many SW books that should be read before this one。Finally， I wish to once more underline that this book isn't outright bad， it's just a huge waste of potential。 The timeframe is fantastic material， the plot is interesting。。。 Honestly， I wish this book had been written by Stover， it could have been such a brilliant story。 。。。more

Anthony Dorsey ，

A great prequel to the best Star Wars movie。 Knowing this was before the animated series started it was easy to ignore the differences in events and there was so much good stuff in here when I did so。 The plot is intriguingly complex， the action is very Star Wars （including many chopped off limbs） with great characters。 Grievous， for example， is at his peak in this novel as he’s more threatening， intelligent， and deadly than anything else I’ve seen him in。 Dooku， on the other hand， is kind of an A great prequel to the best Star Wars movie。 Knowing this was before the animated series started it was easy to ignore the differences in events and there was so much good stuff in here when I did so。 The plot is intriguingly complex， the action is very Star Wars （including many chopped off limbs） with great characters。 Grievous， for example， is at his peak in this novel as he’s more threatening， intelligent， and deadly than anything else I’ve seen him in。 Dooku， on the other hand， is kind of an idiotic pawn for Sidious’s master plan so much so in this book he doesn’t even know Sidious’s true identity。 Anakin， Obi Wan， and Mace were also stand outs here as they play their parts in the grand scheme while tracking down the Sith。 On its own， the battle of Coruscant is the most action packed we’ve seen it barring the 2003 series （which this also contradicts）。 Overall， great book。 Glad I read it。 。。。more

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