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Star Wars : Horizon funèbre

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  • Author：Daniel José Older
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Summary

Après avoir subi des pertes catastrophiques， la République semble enfin avoir mis en fuite les cruels Nihil， et une lueur apparaît au bout du tunnel。 Un espoir brutalement douché par les échos d'une attaque nihil sur le monde cosmopolite et industriel de Corellia， au cœur du Noyau。
Les Maîtres Jedi Cohmac Vitus et Kantam Sy， ainsi que les Padawans Reath Silas et Ram Jomaram sont envoyés sur place pour enquêter。 Or ce qu'ils découvrent sur Corellia semble faire partie d'un plan plus vaste qui pourrait conduire l'Ordre Jedi à sa plus cuisante défaite。。。

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Reviews

Johnny Ancill ，

Another good book from THR。 Consistently good storytelling in this era， and DJO is awesome。

Brittany wdw_bee ，

I was in a wearied headspace this week so I feel like I wasn’t really paying attention a lot but I liked Reath a lot he’s funny。 I feel like him and Eli would be friends lol

Graham Barrett ，

2。0-2。5I remember reading the first novel in The High Republic series and the first 100+ pages flew by， and I recalled what happened because it was exciting。 I read the first 100 pages or so of "Midnight Horizon" and it sort of flew by， but I honestly couldn't remember what was going on 5 seconds after turning the page。 If the adult novels are an inkling of the potential The High Republic project holds， the young adult novels are the series' weakest links with Midnight Horizon being the weakest。 2。0-2。5I remember reading the first novel in The High Republic series and the first 100+ pages flew by， and I recalled what happened because it was exciting。 I read the first 100 pages or so of "Midnight Horizon" and it sort of flew by， but I honestly couldn't remember what was going on 5 seconds after turning the page。 If the adult novels are an inkling of the potential The High Republic project holds， the young adult novels are the series' weakest links with Midnight Horizon being the weakest。Midnight Horizon has a lot of the issues I have with the YA High Republic stories， and the High Republic as a whole。 Lots of new characters thrown at the reader， a lot of overly dramatic posturing and romances， too many references to concurrent/previous events that happen， in different media and language/content that felt out of place in Star Wars。 I honestly really couldn't get into the plot of a cranky love-struck teenage CEO of a bodyguard service for celebrities （one of which is an alien that eats cute furry animals and whose name is literally "Cruella" but with a "f" added in）。 And yet plotlines and content like that dominated the first half of the book。 The book also tries to lean into Star Wars' newfound （but mostly ironic） appreciation for the word "Wizard"， The Phantom Menace's synonym for something being awesome。 Unlike The Mandalorian's or Robot Chicken's use of Wizard I got really annoyed with the phrase and the book with it。All of this makes 70% of the book a chore to read。 It does pick up in the last 30% when the boiling conflict finally spills over。 But even a battle （and a surprise appearance by Yoda） can be somewhat unfulfilling if you can't get engaged in the lead-up， which is exactly what happens with Midnight Horizon。As is clear， I'm not a fan of "Midnight Horizon" even as I haven't given up on The High Republic。 But if Lucasfilm doesn't learn from the mistakes of Midnight Horizon and other books of the first round of High Republic content， I may become too disinterested to continue with the miniseries。 。。。more

Malia Grelinger ，

1。5*

graelihn ，

kantam sy my beloved！

irvin r russell ，

A good book to read。You are taken on a journey that will leave you wondering what will happen next and will they be able to complete there journey。 The author did a good job with the book。

Marcelo Gonzalez ，

I really wanted to like this book as Reath and Cormac are two of the Jedi I like most in the High Republic era， but this was Padawan shenanigans at its worst。 I will say that I might be giving this book a harder time than it deserves based on the audiobook， which was not good。 The narrator portrayed every teenager with a nasally whine。 A character that showed up in the final 10th of the book also killed it for me because I never wanted that again， yet here we are， with yet another affirmation th I really wanted to like this book as Reath and Cormac are two of the Jedi I like most in the High Republic era， but this was Padawan shenanigans at its worst。 I will say that I might be giving this book a harder time than it deserves based on the audiobook， which was not good。 The narrator portrayed every teenager with a nasally whine。 A character that showed up in the final 10th of the book also killed it for me because I never wanted that again， yet here we are， with yet another affirmation that Star Wars Canon isn't being written for me。 。。。more

Unseen Library ，

Rating of 4。75。The first phase of The High Republic Star Wars novels continues to come to an intriguing end with the phase’s third young adult entry， Midnight Horizon， a deeply exciting and fun novel from the talented Daniel José Older。Following the devastating Nihil attack on the Republic Fair， the Nihil raiders are finally on the run from the Jedi of Starlight Beacon。 However， not everything is as it seems， and several mysterious events and attacks are beginning to occur around the galaxy。 One Rating of 4。75。The first phase of The High Republic Star Wars novels continues to come to an intriguing end with the phase’s third young adult entry， Midnight Horizon， a deeply exciting and fun novel from the talented Daniel José Older。Following the devastating Nihil attack on the Republic Fair， the Nihil raiders are finally on the run from the Jedi of Starlight Beacon。 However， not everything is as it seems， and several mysterious events and attacks are beginning to occur around the galaxy。 One of the more alarming rumours of Nihil activity has been sent from the planet of Corellia， home of the galaxy’s premier shipyards， where a now missing diplomatic bodyguard was attacked by mysterious killers wearing Nihil garb。Determined to ensure that the chaos of the Nihil does not spread to the core planets of the Republic， the Jedi dispatch the small team of Jedi Masters Cohmac Vitus and Kantam Sy， as well as Padawans Reath Silas and Ram Jomaram， to investigate。 All four Jedi have substantial experience dealing with the Nihil， but each of them is going through their own personal internal battles as they struggle to deal with recent losses。 Nevertheless， the Jedi embark upon their investigation into Corellia and soon find unusual help from young security specialist Crash， the employer and friend of the missing bodyguard。While Cohmac and Kantam attempt to investigate through official channels， Reath and Ram work with the chaotic Crash and her unusual security specialists to infiltrate Corellia’s high society。 Crash believes that one of her elite clients has knowledge about the Nihil infiltrators and embarks on an ambitious plan to draw them out， setting up Jedi associate Zeen as a famous singer。 However， nobody is prepared for the Nihil’s plans， both on Corellia and at Starlight Beacon， and chaos is about to be unleashed upon the Jedi and all of Corellia。 Can the Jedi stand against their foe when all hope seems lost， or will the Nihil continue to sweep across the entire galaxy？Midnight Horizon was an exceptional entry in the High Republic series， and I was particularly impressed with the cool and epic story it contained。 Older came up with a brilliant and powerful narrative that combines a fast-paced story with great characters and some interesting High Republic developments。To see the full review， click on the link below:https://unseenlibrary。com/2022/08/10/。。。For other exciting reviews and content， check out my blog at:https://unseenlibrary。com/ 。。。more

Thomas ，

Very happy to have gotten into The High Republic！ It’s a fresh take on the Star Wars universe and Midnight Horizon is a great way to finish off Phase I。 Cannot wait to see what comes next！

Curtis Brunet ，

Quite the finale to phase 1！ But left me wanting more。

James P Mantooth ，

Exceptional StoryFrom the moment I picked up the book until it was completed， I was captivated by the story。 While some books have a simple plot with a few twists and turns， the Midnight Horizon expounds upon multiple storylines with many twists and turns。 I was drawn into the story of about a dozen different characters and hoped for their best。 This is about my 25th Star Wars book to read， and it is one my favorites。 I highly recommend it。

Francis ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Tl;dr - good Star Wars books for readers who want some Padawan Romance， a large set of Star Wars characters who reflect human diversity， too， and some fast paced action。 The story， however， suffers from some worldbuilding flaws and requires one to read at least two preceding novels， rather than just one， to have a complete understanding of the characters in the story。 Full disclosure: I did not realize that this book had two prequels to it。 The first is the excellent edition to the new High Repu Tl;dr - good Star Wars books for readers who want some Padawan Romance， a large set of Star Wars characters who reflect human diversity， too， and some fast paced action。 The story， however， suffers from some worldbuilding flaws and requires one to read at least two preceding novels， rather than just one， to have a complete understanding of the characters in the story。 Full disclosure: I did not realize that this book had two prequels to it。 The first is the excellent edition to the new High Republic canon from Claudia Gray entitled Into the Dark （honestly， her Star Wars books are really solid！）。 The other is the The Race to Crashpoint Tower written by Daniel Jose Older himself。 That led to some confusing plot points as I read since half the characters （i。e。 those not in Into the Dark） were unfamiliar to me。 This book does have strengths as a Star Wars book。 First， it focuses on the Jedi and their padawans as main characters。 That is always a fun way to experience a Star Wars adventure。 Second， the book does a decent job focusing on the importance of friendships and teamwork in solving problems。 As a book for children and young adults， that makes it admirable and a rather refreshing break from the media trend of overdone anti-heroes。 None of Anakin's "go-it-alone" heroism is on display here; this represents the Jedi supposedly at their height。 Third， the book is fairly representative of different character types and tries to demonstrate the humanity and dimensionality of the Jedi （even if it sometimes reads more like a "Confessions of a Dramatic Teenage Padawan" than a "heroic stand of Jedi Padawans for Light and Life" due to the many instances of Padawans navel-gazing and debating their romantic feelings for one another -- but that is more a reflection of my preference for an epic-galaxy-spanning conflict in the vein of the New Jedi Order series than a drawback to the book itself， especially if a reader wants a Padawan love story to support）。 That said， there is a troubling trend in The High Republic series in that Jedi characters and the Jedi worldview are consistently written with a hubristic bent。 This entire era is supposed to showcase the Jedi at the height of their self-awareness， power， and strength in the galaxy。 Yet， time and again， Jedi characters， Masters， Knights， and Padawans， either make naïve calculations or boneheaded decisions that seemingly ignore any of the events that have happened in previous books。 While used within each novel to build suspense and foreshadow the impending danger of Nihil attacks on the Republic's frontiers， taken together it makes the Jedi look like a bunch of inept Space Rangers better fit for a Disney-ride where park-goers can help "save the day" rather than paragons of the Light Side of the Force。 My skepticism of this worldbuilding essentially comes to this: You mean to tell me that after the Nihil blow up a giant space transport that nearly destroys an entire system and lays waste to several others， invade and release a hive-mind Dark-side infused alien species on the galaxy， raid and destroy a galactic wide pageant in an act of 9/11 reminiscent terrorism， and succeed in capturing， dismembering， and then murdering one of the greatest Jedi masters of the era the Jedi are still caught flatfooted when Nihil terrorist cells appear on a core world in this novel？ That strains credulity for the internal logic of The High Republic Series and speaks nothing of the fact that the subsequent book in this series literally shows the Jedi's Starlight Beacon space station crashing in flames on the cover。 To me， this does not represent the Jedi at their height。 。。。more

Charlie Gates ，

Not a terrible entry to the series， but I honestly can't tell for whom it was written。 It seemed to fluctuate between YA and not YA so IDK。 Not a terrible entry to the series， but I honestly can't tell for whom it was written。 It seemed to fluctuate between YA and not YA so IDK。 。。。more

juan gutierrez ，

Least favourite out of phase one， felt hard to connect with the characters and follow the multiple povs

Mike Larson ，

3。0

Zachary Siebenmann ，

Should have read other reviews 1st。。。As others have pointed out， the writing style is jarring。 It feels stilted， discombobulated， and rushed all at the same time。 From a content standpoint， this book feels more like a social progressivism propaganda piece than a star wars story。 It seems as though nearly every character， or at least nearly every teenaged character， has page space taken up describing their thoughts of homosexual attraction to another teenage character。 There's also a Jedi master Should have read other reviews 1st。。。As others have pointed out， the writing style is jarring。 It feels stilted， discombobulated， and rushed all at the same time。 From a content standpoint， this book feels more like a social progressivism propaganda piece than a star wars story。 It seems as though nearly every character， or at least nearly every teenaged character， has page space taken up describing their thoughts of homosexual attraction to another teenage character。 There's also a Jedi master who's confused， and is referred to as them rather than him - which makes reading any sections he's in confusing since them is plural， and there are usually others around so you don't know who's being referred to！ Also， several curse words were dropped in that are totally unnecessary and jarring， particularly in a YA book。 I typically try and make my way through an entire book before I judge it， but a little less than the third of the way in， after two teenage boys who had known each other for 5 days were talking about how they hadn't slept together yet but knew they would soon， I had enough and called it quits， not willing to read any more of this garbage。 I fully expect to avoid this author completely in the future！ 。。。more

John Michael ，

This is the lowest I have rated any of the High Republic books so far， and here is why。 This book could’ve easily been 150 pages shorter。 I understand when writing something like Star Wars it is easy to get excited， but in this book you successfully since the author get lost in his own excitement by caring in about items that do not hold value to the overall plot。 The other BIG reason I gave this 3 stars is this book wraps up a lot and if you have not read the children’s novels you will feel ver This is the lowest I have rated any of the High Republic books so far， and here is why。 This book could’ve easily been 150 pages shorter。 I understand when writing something like Star Wars it is easy to get excited， but in this book you successfully since the author get lost in his own excitement by caring in about items that do not hold value to the overall plot。 The other BIG reason I gave this 3 stars is this book wraps up a lot and if you have not read the children’s novels you will feel very lost on characters their arch’s and rivalries。 I have read all the adult and young adult novels as well as the comics and I still was lost multiple times in this book。 It was just alright for me， but hopefully others have a more enjoyable experience！ 。。。more

Melanie ，

I enjoyed the overall storyline （as I have with the rest of The High Republic） but felt the tone/writing was a bit weak compared to the rest of the series。 This read a bit more childish， closer to a junior reader， compared to the other YA additions to the High Republic。

Paul ，

“The very notion of death seemed to lurk everywhere， in the negative spaces， the pauses of a conversation。” What lurks in the negative spaces of conversation is a major theme in this novel， as characters struggle to articulate their feelings。 It’s a deliberate choice， a bit frustrating perhaps by design。 Midnight Horizon in general is a Star Wars novel that takes getting used to; it’s a cocktail that takes in both goofy humor （partially because of the newly discovered Reath/Ram double act） and b “The very notion of death seemed to lurk everywhere， in the negative spaces， the pauses of a conversation。” What lurks in the negative spaces of conversation is a major theme in this novel， as characters struggle to articulate their feelings。 It’s a deliberate choice， a bit frustrating perhaps by design。 Midnight Horizon in general is a Star Wars novel that takes getting used to; it’s a cocktail that takes in both goofy humor （partially because of the newly discovered Reath/Ram double act） and brutality。 For a nearly 500 page novel， I can fault it for setting up a major plot point for Zeen and then throwing it away almost immediately。 But I can’t fault its industrial march toward a sweeping climax。 。。。more

eilidh ，

maybe im just a whore for the high republic and gay people in star war but im so obsessed with this book

amy ♥ ，

5/5 stars。this is my favorite book in the YA high republic trilogy。 my heart is completely broken now after finishing it。 but this was probably the funniest and most diverse SW book。 like seriously， i laughed so much reading this book。（view spoiler）[again， this entire series has been awesome at showing attachment/crushes/emotion in regards to jedi and it is amazing。 i love how much love there is and how much of it is queer love and how there are so many queer characters。 it is amazing。im literal 5/5 stars。this is my favorite book in the YA high republic trilogy。 my heart is completely broken now after finishing it。 but this was probably the funniest and most diverse SW book。 like seriously， i laughed so much reading this book。（view spoiler）[again， this entire series has been awesome at showing attachment/crushes/emotion in regards to jedi and it is amazing。 i love how much love there is and how much of it is queer love and how there are so many queer characters。 it is amazing。im literally about to have a fit。 im so sad at the end but EVERYONE SAY THANK YOU MASTER YODA！！！ KING！！！！ （hide spoiler）]quotes:（view spoiler）[Master Yoda had simply vanished a few months back on the junk moon Quantxi。（page 69） WHY IS HE LITERALLY ALWAYS ON THE WEIRDEST EFFING PLANETS？？？---"Woah！" Reath said。"It's a girl！" Ram yelled， jumping up。She looked at them with puzzled amusement。 "They really don't let you guys out much， huh？"（page 116） i love crash and i love the dynamic between the young people in this novel they are all so cute---"You can't pay us，" Reath said， offering the credit back to her。 "We're Jedi。 That would be。。。 weird。"（page 123） i've always how jedi made money。 like yeah， the republic probably funds them but what about pre-republic？？？？ did they just。。。---"And she showed us the shipyards where they're building the MPO cruisers！" Ram said。"Was it quite wizard？" Kantam asked。"Extremely！" Ram yelled before clamming up at a nudge from Reath。（page 192） guys。 literally Ram and Kantam are the cutest duo i love them I LOVE KANTAM---"Clever mama，" Yoda muttered。。。（page 351） can i pay for his VA to say that？ out loud？ please？ why is yoda the cutest but also the weirdest---"Negative， Air-Eleven，" Ram said， out of breath。 "We're in pursuit of another group heading down by foot along some kind of crude outdoor stairway。""Also known as a fire escape，" Fezzonk said with a slight chuckle。（page 379） this is why this book is literally the funniest shit ever---"Do you want to watch your pretty little space station get destroyed？" Sabata asked sweetly。"Reath？" Ram's voice sounded urgently in Reath's ear。 "Reath？""Yes！" Reath said。Sabata looked a little unnerved。 "That was a little more enthusiasm than I was expecting， actually。""Are you on the star cruiser？" Ram asked。 "The one in flight？""Yes！" Reath said again。（page 449） this is why this book was the most hilarious one ever---The remaining fog， all that was left of that foul yellow-gray cloud， was swept suddenly away as if a heavy wind had blown in from the harbor。But there was no wind。All around Kantam， warriors looked to either side， confused。There in the middle of a wide-open area， the last bit of fog cleared to reveal a short hooded figure standing alone amid all that destruction and death。 A bright green lightsaber extended from one hand; the other was raised to the sky。Master Yoda。"A hand， it seemed you might need，" Yoda said。（page 464） this book ACTUALLY got me in my feels guys。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Denise Morse ，

The High Republic: Midnight Horizon takes place after the events of the Republic Fair and the Drengrir and continues the story with some of the Jedi from the books。 This book is heavy on Corellia which is a great setting since it has so many different locales， an underworld and most importantly， the site of massive ship building。 As a side bonus also， there are some slight nods to Solo。 The book delves a lot into the Jedi order and the balance of feelings that each Jedi faces， including how to d The High Republic: Midnight Horizon takes place after the events of the Republic Fair and the Drengrir and continues the story with some of the Jedi from the books。 This book is heavy on Corellia which is a great setting since it has so many different locales， an underworld and most importantly， the site of massive ship building。 As a side bonus also， there are some slight nods to Solo。 The book delves a lot into the Jedi order and the balance of feelings that each Jedi faces， including how to deal with love and attachment， and their commitment to the order。 It also nicely deals with all kinds of relationships in a gender neutral way。 The last half of the book picks up dramatically with so much action and adventure， I could not put it down。 Including one of the best gasp inducing moments that I have ever read。 。。。more

Drew ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 （3。5） Your telling me I’m going to have to wait a COUPLE OF YEARS until I find out if Lula is alive？？？？ I can’t handle this！

William ，

Quite possibly the worst Star Wars novel I have ever read。Yes I know as I'm an old fart， who grew up on the original trilogy， this is young adult so isn't aimed at me but I do enjoy some young adult novels but regardless of what age this book is aimed at it sucks。The dialogue alone made me feel like this was Star Wars meets Love Island the way the characters interacted with each other， it felt nothing like Star Wars at all。To be honest I haven't exactly been thrilled with the rest of the High Re Quite possibly the worst Star Wars novel I have ever read。Yes I know as I'm an old fart， who grew up on the original trilogy， this is young adult so isn't aimed at me but I do enjoy some young adult novels but regardless of what age this book is aimed at it sucks。The dialogue alone made me feel like this was Star Wars meets Love Island the way the characters interacted with each other， it felt nothing like Star Wars at all。To be honest I haven't exactly been thrilled with the rest of the High Rebublic books but at least they were readable and felt like something from the Star Wars universe I know and love。After the hard work of getting through this rubbish I'm really starting to wonder if I can be bothered to keep up with the rest of the series。 。。。more

Jay Gabler ，

An unusual and ambitious YA offering in this franchise: except for a climactic battle， the villains largely recede into the background in a story about young Jedi and other teens of the galaxy exploring love and duty during a tumultuous （aren't they all？） time。 I appreciated the focus on character， although the author's attempts to bring the language of a long time ago in a galaxy far， far away into sync with present use can be a little awkward — the word "literally" appears 11 times in this boo An unusual and ambitious YA offering in this franchise: except for a climactic battle， the villains largely recede into the background in a story about young Jedi and other teens of the galaxy exploring love and duty during a tumultuous （aren't they all？） time。 I appreciated the focus on character， although the author's attempts to bring the language of a long time ago in a galaxy far， far away into sync with present use can be a little awkward — the word "literally" appears 11 times in this book。 。。。more

Stephen ，

Star Wars – The High Republic -Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older is the final book in phase one of the High Republic multimedia project， and while not as action packed as Fallen Star， this Young Adult book has a lot of interesting things to add to the overall story。 This is a character heavy book， sometimes bordering on being thematically a romance novel of sorts， so it will be interesting to see how divisive it is by other fans。 The big draw for me is the inclusion of a handful of character Star Wars – The High Republic -Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older is the final book in phase one of the High Republic multimedia project， and while not as action packed as Fallen Star， this Young Adult book has a lot of interesting things to add to the overall story。 This is a character heavy book， sometimes bordering on being thematically a romance novel of sorts， so it will be interesting to see how divisive it is by other fans。 The big draw for me is the inclusion of a handful of characters previously seen in other books， such a Reath Silas， a character that has been slowly becoming one of my favorites in this whole series。One of the more interesting topics this book touches on is the concept of attachment， which is one of the more important facets that guides The Jedi order。 We have seen many times that Jedi that hold onto personal attachments ultimately slip into The Dark Side， the most famous being Anakin Skywalker who let personal relationships， among other things， drive him into the arms of The Sith。 Reath Silas realizes that he has fallen victims to a multitude of teenage crushes， most notably a Nihil spy that used flirting to extract information from him。 To counter this， he now seems to be holding onto crushes on everyone as to not create on attachment that clouds his mind。 The book discusses that when Jedi try to suppress urges such as attraction to the opposite sex， it usually results in a slide into the dark， so achieving a balance between your relationships is the true way to handle things。 Despite being a mere Padawan， many other older Jedi， such as Elzar Mann， could learn a thing or two from Reath。Like a lot of these books， the story hangs on a murder mystery， this time the death of a prominent member of a bodyguard service and disappearance of his important client， an act we readers know as an act of Nihil aggression。 This is an issue for Alys “Crash” Ongwa， a young-ish woman that acts as the head of the Supreme Coronet City Diplomat Protection Agency， as her company as seemingly blamed for this brazen attack， or rather her lack of preparedness for it。 Behind the scenes there are rumors of Nihil operating on Coreillia， and some shady goings on that seem to signify that they are starting to trickle into core worlds。 jedi are being sent off， leaving the planet largely undefended， and it all seems as if a conspiracy is afoot。 Readers know this is all a part of Marchion Ro’s master plan to destroy Starlight Beacon and lay waste to the Republic。 Unfortunately， The Nihil don’t take into account that Ram Jomaram， Reath Silas， Cohmac Vitus， and Kantam Sy would soon be investigating these rumors。While I cringed at the prospect of yet MORE new characters this late into the lifecycle of this initiative， this book handles it well and fleshes out some of the characters in a previous book， Race to Crashpoint Tower a LOT。 While I like Older’s work on the comics， I felt that Crashpoint Tower was easily my least favorite book of all of these because it just threw the readers into the middle of a story that seemed like an excised extra chapter from another book。 Characters like Ram Jomaram are a lot better here， albeit I could see him as being annoying if not grouped with a straight-man sort of character， for which Reath definitely fits the bill。One of the goofier things about Ram is his over-use of the term “Wizard”， which fans may remember as a slang term in The Phantom Menace that has somewhat become an inside joke in Star Wars fandom ever since。 The Robot Chicken Star Wars Specials even had a gag where Darth Vader was pondering “How come nobody says ‘wizard’ anymore？”， then after killing Palpatine， asks Luke “That was pretty Wizard right？！”。 Din Djarin from The Mandalorian uses the phrase， and now Ram， some hundreds of years prior， is a huge fan。 Perhaps he’s even the originator？ Like I said， this could be annoying， but the author does good by not over-doing it。The book is a bit slow at first， which according to other reviews is a typical complaint about the Young Adult books as a whole， but has a fairly action packed second half culminating in a pretty solid final arc， The Battle of Corellia。 It was one of the cooler action-scenes in this whole line so far， and was a great ending to the book。 I will say the book dragged a bit when it did this whole sub-plot involving an almost farcical scheme to dress up a character named Zeen Mrala as a up-and-coming pop singing sensation， while Ram and Reath donned the garb of an ancient order of elite bodyguard child soldiers， in order to get information on possible Nihil activity by investigating the various night clubs in Coronet。 It was convoluted and frankly， pretty silly。 However， this segment in no way ruined the book。 Stuff like this did a great job of showing the socio-economic status of the planet and its culture， something a lot of Star Wars books somewhat avoid for whatever reason。Overall， this book was a HUGE step up from the previous work of Daniel José Older， and a solid final act of phase one of this series。 While not perfect， by any means， the book is entertaining and has a great ending， I just wish the middle wasn’t so random in an almost “The Last jedi” sort of way。 I am excited to get my hands on more stories with some of these characters even though it appears as if we have to wait out another year or so， but I’m sure the wait will be well worth it！ 。。。more

Jamie ，

I’ve been a fan of The High Republic pretty much since I first listened to the first book on audible， with me owning the physical versions of every other book in the series since。 This book is the final entry in phase 1 of the overall HR saga and man was I disappointed with it。Following up a story after more adult oriented “The Fallen Star” was already going to be tough to beat， but even the previous YA novel “Out of the Shadows” was a really good look into the life’s of the younger Jedi and the I’ve been a fan of The High Republic pretty much since I first listened to the first book on audible， with me owning the physical versions of every other book in the series since。 This book is the final entry in phase 1 of the overall HR saga and man was I disappointed with it。Following up a story after more adult oriented “The Fallen Star” was already going to be tough to beat， but even the previous YA novel “Out of the Shadows” was a really good look into the life’s of the younger Jedi and the struggles of growing up within such a strict order， with a cool subplot involving abandoned。 This book continues the journey of one of my favourite padawans （Reath）， but decides to forget about the potential whereabouts of the other characters we’ve been following， instead choosing to introduce some new characters that really felt utterly pointless in the grand scheme。 Even then the returning Jedi get nothing really to do， in a story that （I think I know what was going on？） is convoluted and really doesn’t flow like the others in this series。 It seems like the author was just a really big fan of The Mandalorian and decided to use this story as an excuse to tell the story of why the word “Wizard” means “cool”。 It wasn’t wizard and had no midnights or horizons in it。1。5 stars 。。。more

Scott Douse ，

A little slow starting。 Took about 40 chapters until it started to get interesting。 Loved that a certain character shows up at the end。 Overall， excited to see what happens to these characters in Phase 3

Brit ，

Absolutely amazing！

Jim C ，

This is one more entry in a series that crosses over into novels， short stories， comics， and audiobooks。 In this one， we visit Corellia where there is rumor that the Nihil are on this planet。Once again I do not connect with an offering from this series。 This series is just not doing it for me。 My biggest gripe is my connection to the characters。 At this point I know the characters but I really don't care what happens to them。 This book did not help me in that regard。 The reason for that is the f This is one more entry in a series that crosses over into novels， short stories， comics， and audiobooks。 In this one， we visit Corellia where there is rumor that the Nihil are on this planet。Once again I do not connect with an offering from this series。 This series is just not doing it for me。 My biggest gripe is my connection to the characters。 At this point I know the characters but I really don't care what happens to them。 This book did not help me in that regard。 The reason for that is the first two acts of this book was boring and basically a love story between every single character。 If there was a scene between two characters I expected them to have a romantic connection between them。 Granted， this did not happen every single time but I expected it。 Also， there seemed to be concepts that just did not make sense。 Did we really need to spend time on making Zeen an overnight pop sensation？ Is this what Star Wars has become？ The only saving grace from this book was the final act。 It was full of action and that felt like Star Wars to me。 But to get to that point it was a real chore。The only thing I can really say positive about this book is that it met expectations。 At this point in this series I expect a book to be between two and three stars。 It would be nice if I was surprised a little bit。 This series has definitely has run its course and to extend it is not doing any favors to the authors who are writing these books。 That includes this offering。 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Star Wars : Horizon funèbre&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

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