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With the dark ascension of the Empire, and the Jedi Knights virtually wiped out, one Jedi who escaped the massacre is slated for a date with destiny–and a confrontation with Darth Vader.
Jax Pavan is one of the few Jedi Knights who miraculously survived the slaughter that followed Palpatine’s ruthless Order 66. Now, deep in Coruscant’s Blackpit Slums, Jax ekes out a living as a private investigator, trying to help people in need while concealing his Jedi identity and staying one step ahead of the killers out for Jedi blood. And they’re not the only ones in search of the elusive Jax. Hard-boiled reporter Den Dhur and his buddy, the highly unorthodox droid I-5YQ, have shocking news to bring Jax–about the father he never knew.
But when Jax learns that his old Jedi Master has been killed, leaving behind the request that Jax finish a mission critical to the resistance, Jax has no choice but to emerge from hiding–and risk detection by Darth Vader–to fulfill his Master’s dying wish.
Don’t miss the continuing adventures in the Coruscant Nights series, coming this Fall!
Jax Pavan is one of the few Jedi Knights who miraculously survived the slaughter that followed Palpatine’s ruthless Order 66. Now, deep in Coruscant’s Blackpit Slums, Jax ekes out a living as a private investigator, trying to help people in need while concealing his Jedi identity and staying one step ahead of the killers out for Jedi blood. And they’re not the only ones in search of the elusive Jax. Hard-boiled reporter Den Dhur and his buddy, the highly unorthodox droid I-5YQ, have shocking news to bring Jax–about the father he never knew.
But when Jax learns that his old Jedi Master has been killed, leaving behind the request that Jax finish a mission critical to the resistance, Jax has no choice but to emerge from hiding–and risk detection by Darth Vader–to fulfill his Master’s dying wish.
Don’t miss the continuing adventures in the Coruscant Nights series, coming this Fall!
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Michael Reaves received an Emmy Award for his work on the Batman television animated series. He has worked for DreamWorks, among other studios, and has written fantasy novels and supernatural thrillers. Reaves is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, as well as the co-writer (with Steve Perry) of Star Wars: Death Star and two Star Wars: MedStar novels: Battle Surgeons and Jedi Healer. He lives in the Los Angeles area.
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Das Ende der Klonkriege brachte anders als erwartet, nicht den Sieg, sondern den Untergang der Republik, eine Herrschaft der Sith und die Zerstörung des Jedi-Ordens durch Ausführung der Order 66, sowie Darth Vaders Jedi-Säuberung. Wundersamerweise konnten sich vorerst jedoch einige Jedi der Vernichtung entziehen und müssen sich jetzt entscheiden, was sie ohne den Orden als schützendes Dach, mit ihrem Leben anfangen sollen. Manche haben ihre Existenz als Jedi aufgegeben, andere haben den Kampf gegen das Imperium aufgenommen und versuchen einen Widerstand aufzubauen, wieder andere versuchen sich vorerst mit anderen Tätigkeiten über Wasser zu halten. Einer dieser Jedi-Ritter ist Jax Pavan, der sich seinen Lebensunterhalt als besserer Kopfgeldjäger in der Unterwelt Coruscants verdient.
Gejagt vom Imperium wird allerdings Jax ehemaliger Meister, das Jedi-Rats-Mitglied Even Piell, nach einem Gefecht tödlich verwundet. Ehe er sein Leben aushaucht, gelingt es Meister Piell jedoch noch eine letzte Botschaft an den (wohl der Macht sei dank) gegenwärtigen Nick Rostu weiterzugeben. Der ehemalige Major der Großen Armee der Republik und neuerdings wegen Mord an einem Imperialen gesuchte Machtsensitive, soll Jax finden und ihn auf eine letzte Mission entsenden, die von enormer Wichtigkeit für die Widerstandsbewegung auf Coruscant sein könnte. Doch auch der Journalist und Regimekritiker Den Dhur und Droide I-5YQ sind auf der Suche nach Jax, hat doch I-5YQ als ehemaliger Partner Jax von Darth Maul ermordeten Vaters eine Nachricht an ihn zu übermitteln. Erschwerende Umstände kommen hinzu, als sich auch Darth Vader an Jax Fersen heftet, um reinen Tisch mit seinem ehemaligen Freund zu machen und einmal mehr versucht mit seiner Vergangenheit als Anakin Skywalker abzuschließen, indem er die Person seiner Erinnerung auslöscht. Anderenorts auf Coruscant ist die Schwarze Sonne dabei, von der Gründung des Imperiums enorm zu profitieren und wieder zu erstarken (seit Darth Maul vor über einem Jahrzehnt einen Großteil der Führungsriege ausgelöscht und somit einen heftigen Nachfolgekampf verursacht hat). Einer der Bewerber um die kürzlich frei gewordene Stelle eines Vigo, ist jedoch kein geringerer als Prinz Xizor, der sich in die Mission des Jedi-Meisters Even Piell einmischen könnte...
Seinem Titel wird Coruscant Nights 1: Jedi Twilight mehr als gerecht. Die neue Buchtrilogie über Jax Pavan und die Coruscanter Unterwelt konzentriert sich vor allem auf die Darstellung eines etwas anderen Star Wars, einem Kampf ums Überleben unter den Augen des Imperiums bzw. im Schatten des Imperiums. Klarerweise kann es im Schatten keine leuchtende Sterne geben, weshalb Michael Reaves in seinem typischen Stil, den Jedi etwas ihren übernatürlichen Zauber nimmt, sowie philosophische Aspekte außen vor lässt. Nach Reaves actionreichen Werk Darth Maul Shadow Hunter wird man zugegeben dass die Action seitdem ziemlich nachgelassen hat. Wie in Death Star und der Medstar-Duologie konzentriert sich der Co-Autor dieser mehr auf die glaubwürdige "dunkle" Atmosphäre und schreibt auch an der Geschichte von Prinz Xizors Aufstieg zum Herrn der schwarzen Sonne weiter.
Was Reaves aus dem guten Grundmaterial machen wird, bleibt bei der Trilogie jedenfalls noch offen. Aus der Vorschau auf "Streets of Shadows" geht allerdings hervor, dass Darth Vader auch in Zukunft noch unangenehm mit seiner Vergangenheit konfrontiert werden könnte und gar jemand das Geheimnis des dunklen Lords, wer hinter seiner Maske steckt, lüften könnte.
Fazit:
Leider nicht so atemberaubend wie Darth Maul Shadow Hunter oder humorvoll wie Medstar, aber dennoch ein Buch mit dichter Atmosphäre, unkonventionellen Charakteren und Vorreiterrolle bei der Aufarbeitung der "Dark Times."
Gejagt vom Imperium wird allerdings Jax ehemaliger Meister, das Jedi-Rats-Mitglied Even Piell, nach einem Gefecht tödlich verwundet. Ehe er sein Leben aushaucht, gelingt es Meister Piell jedoch noch eine letzte Botschaft an den (wohl der Macht sei dank) gegenwärtigen Nick Rostu weiterzugeben. Der ehemalige Major der Großen Armee der Republik und neuerdings wegen Mord an einem Imperialen gesuchte Machtsensitive, soll Jax finden und ihn auf eine letzte Mission entsenden, die von enormer Wichtigkeit für die Widerstandsbewegung auf Coruscant sein könnte. Doch auch der Journalist und Regimekritiker Den Dhur und Droide I-5YQ sind auf der Suche nach Jax, hat doch I-5YQ als ehemaliger Partner Jax von Darth Maul ermordeten Vaters eine Nachricht an ihn zu übermitteln. Erschwerende Umstände kommen hinzu, als sich auch Darth Vader an Jax Fersen heftet, um reinen Tisch mit seinem ehemaligen Freund zu machen und einmal mehr versucht mit seiner Vergangenheit als Anakin Skywalker abzuschließen, indem er die Person seiner Erinnerung auslöscht. Anderenorts auf Coruscant ist die Schwarze Sonne dabei, von der Gründung des Imperiums enorm zu profitieren und wieder zu erstarken (seit Darth Maul vor über einem Jahrzehnt einen Großteil der Führungsriege ausgelöscht und somit einen heftigen Nachfolgekampf verursacht hat). Einer der Bewerber um die kürzlich frei gewordene Stelle eines Vigo, ist jedoch kein geringerer als Prinz Xizor, der sich in die Mission des Jedi-Meisters Even Piell einmischen könnte...
Seinem Titel wird Coruscant Nights 1: Jedi Twilight mehr als gerecht. Die neue Buchtrilogie über Jax Pavan und die Coruscanter Unterwelt konzentriert sich vor allem auf die Darstellung eines etwas anderen Star Wars, einem Kampf ums Überleben unter den Augen des Imperiums bzw. im Schatten des Imperiums. Klarerweise kann es im Schatten keine leuchtende Sterne geben, weshalb Michael Reaves in seinem typischen Stil, den Jedi etwas ihren übernatürlichen Zauber nimmt, sowie philosophische Aspekte außen vor lässt. Nach Reaves actionreichen Werk Darth Maul Shadow Hunter wird man zugegeben dass die Action seitdem ziemlich nachgelassen hat. Wie in Death Star und der Medstar-Duologie konzentriert sich der Co-Autor dieser mehr auf die glaubwürdige "dunkle" Atmosphäre und schreibt auch an der Geschichte von Prinz Xizors Aufstieg zum Herrn der schwarzen Sonne weiter.
Was Reaves aus dem guten Grundmaterial machen wird, bleibt bei der Trilogie jedenfalls noch offen. Aus der Vorschau auf "Streets of Shadows" geht allerdings hervor, dass Darth Vader auch in Zukunft noch unangenehm mit seiner Vergangenheit konfrontiert werden könnte und gar jemand das Geheimnis des dunklen Lords, wer hinter seiner Maske steckt, lüften könnte.
Fazit:
Leider nicht so atemberaubend wie Darth Maul Shadow Hunter oder humorvoll wie Medstar, aber dennoch ein Buch mit dichter Atmosphäre, unkonventionellen Charakteren und Vorreiterrolle bei der Aufarbeitung der "Dark Times."
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Adventurous romp set in the early Dark Times
1. August 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
The aptly-named Jedi Twilight, the first book of the Coruscant Nights trilogy by Michael Reaves, is an adventurous, fast-paced romp of a tale that skillfully weaves in many characters and story elements of the larger Expanded Universe. The setting is the largely untapped Dark Times, the eighteen years between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. The Jedi have been decimated by the infamous Order 66, Emperor Palpatine is consolidating his grasp on the galaxy and building his new Empire, and Darth Vader is growing comfortable in his position at his master's side.
Reaves brings a very intriguing cast of characters to this story. Referencing his own earlier works, the main character is Jax Pavan, son of Lorn Pavan who had the limelight in Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter. Happily, Lorn's sarcastic and self-aware droid sidekick I-5YQ returns, bringing along his closest friend, Sullustan reporter Den Dhur. Den was first featured in another Reaves work, the Medstar duology, as was rising Black Sun vigo Kaird, also returning here. More surprisingly, Reaves also grabs Prince Xizor of Steve Perry's Shadows of the Empire fame and tosses in Nick Rostu from the superb Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover. It's definitely an interesting brew of characters.
The storyline primarily focuses on weaving relationships between these disparate people, using a chase for a missing protocol droid named 10-4TO as its focal point. Reaves deftly depicts the grittiness and peril of the less desirable reaches of Coruscant, creating a vaguely film noir atmosphere with what really is a detective story at its core. The inclusion of Prince Xizor and the insights into his ascension up Black Sun's ladder are particularly compelling reading. The sections featuring Vader are brief, and some of his dialogue doesn't seem quite right tonally. Arguably, since this is so early into Anakin's career as Vader, he may indeed have spoken differently from the familiar dialogue we heard in the Original Trilogy. His actions, however, are very much in keeping with his characterization from the films.
Events weave into a gripping climax set in Coruscant's downtrodden Factory District. There is an illuminating foreshadowing of Xizor's humaniform creation Guri in his hidden facility, and Reaves brings an extremely entertaining new concept to the Star Wars universe in the form of feral droids. These regressed droids are the result of programming gone haywire and act as a thematic counterpoint to the heightened self-awareness of I-5.
Jedi Twilight is a fun, entertaining kickoff to a promising trilogy. Reaves does a good job with managing an unusual cast and setting up future books while simultaneously creating a reasonably self-contained story. The book doesn't end with a particular cliffhanger, but through its strong character focus it creates excitement for the second volume in the series, Street of Shadows.
Reaves brings a very intriguing cast of characters to this story. Referencing his own earlier works, the main character is Jax Pavan, son of Lorn Pavan who had the limelight in Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter. Happily, Lorn's sarcastic and self-aware droid sidekick I-5YQ returns, bringing along his closest friend, Sullustan reporter Den Dhur. Den was first featured in another Reaves work, the Medstar duology, as was rising Black Sun vigo Kaird, also returning here. More surprisingly, Reaves also grabs Prince Xizor of Steve Perry's Shadows of the Empire fame and tosses in Nick Rostu from the superb Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover. It's definitely an interesting brew of characters.
The storyline primarily focuses on weaving relationships between these disparate people, using a chase for a missing protocol droid named 10-4TO as its focal point. Reaves deftly depicts the grittiness and peril of the less desirable reaches of Coruscant, creating a vaguely film noir atmosphere with what really is a detective story at its core. The inclusion of Prince Xizor and the insights into his ascension up Black Sun's ladder are particularly compelling reading. The sections featuring Vader are brief, and some of his dialogue doesn't seem quite right tonally. Arguably, since this is so early into Anakin's career as Vader, he may indeed have spoken differently from the familiar dialogue we heard in the Original Trilogy. His actions, however, are very much in keeping with his characterization from the films.
Events weave into a gripping climax set in Coruscant's downtrodden Factory District. There is an illuminating foreshadowing of Xizor's humaniform creation Guri in his hidden facility, and Reaves brings an extremely entertaining new concept to the Star Wars universe in the form of feral droids. These regressed droids are the result of programming gone haywire and act as a thematic counterpoint to the heightened self-awareness of I-5.
Jedi Twilight is a fun, entertaining kickoff to a promising trilogy. Reaves does a good job with managing an unusual cast and setting up future books while simultaneously creating a reasonably self-contained story. The book doesn't end with a particular cliffhanger, but through its strong character focus it creates excitement for the second volume in the series, Street of Shadows.
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2. März 2009
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I went into this novel expecting a great look at the post Episode III Star Wars universe, and instead met up with mediocrity at best. In fact, there are times it's confusing just where this falls in the continuity. I know the timeline has it in the year following Episode III, but it's hard to believe some of the things have happened that quickly, such as the establishment of the Inquisitors.
Jax Pavan is a largely forgettable character. The fact that I didn't remember his father from a Darth Maul novel or his droid tells me that a Star Wars novel which doesn't revolve around a movie-continuity character holds less interest for me. While some like the expansion, Pavan is not a good enough character to hold three novels of his own.
One of the other reviewers alluded to the great vocabulary the author uses. I'm an English teacher, but I found myself scrambling for my dictionary too often. It's fine to have a large vocabulary (and I think I do), but to use large words for the sake of large words, when the majority of your reading audience won't know them, is not necessary. It's showing off, plus it distracts from any enjoyment of the story.
The best parts of this book are the ones involving Darth Vader and his aide; otherwise, it's a very ho-hum Star Wars novel, which is too bad, because the post-Episode III universe is ready to be mined for better material than this.
Jax Pavan is a largely forgettable character. The fact that I didn't remember his father from a Darth Maul novel or his droid tells me that a Star Wars novel which doesn't revolve around a movie-continuity character holds less interest for me. While some like the expansion, Pavan is not a good enough character to hold three novels of his own.
One of the other reviewers alluded to the great vocabulary the author uses. I'm an English teacher, but I found myself scrambling for my dictionary too often. It's fine to have a large vocabulary (and I think I do), but to use large words for the sake of large words, when the majority of your reading audience won't know them, is not necessary. It's showing off, plus it distracts from any enjoyment of the story.
The best parts of this book are the ones involving Darth Vader and his aide; otherwise, it's a very ho-hum Star Wars novel, which is too bad, because the post-Episode III universe is ready to be mined for better material than this.
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A Delightfull Return to the Gritty Streets of the Star Wars Universe
1. Juli 2008
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I went into this book knowing that I was going to like it because of the characters. I'd been very eager to know the adventures of Lorn Pavan's son, greatcoat-wearing Jedi Knight Jax Pavan, and the further adventures of reporter Den Dhur, snarky droid 1-5, and especially Nick Rostu (originally of Matthew Stover's SW: Shatterpoint, he is one of the main characters here and quite faithful to the original). However, knowing that I was going to like it was not the same as being confidant that I would be able to praise its literary worth.
So I was pleasantly surprised when the prose proved to be deft and dense, sprinkled with Reaves' characterisic vocabulary words ("ecumenopolis", "reliquary"), most of which didn't appear in my Elementary Edition Webster's. Reaves' writing can be either flippant and funny or serious and musing. Sometimes I laughed (or at least sort of snorted) out loud. There were also quite a few sections which boardered on the existential, and some interestingly metafictional passages about humans as the diminant species of the SW galaxy.
There are none of Death Star's half-memorable characters here (although there is another Twi'lek girl, a scarred Jedi of an obscure sect, who at the half-mark could do with some more characterization and screen time in general). The plot moves fast in a similar manner as in Death Maul: Shadowhunter.
It's not perfect: there are some long pasasges without action and some irritating Star Wars-y substitutes for metaphors (ex. "carried like a sack of potatoes" becomes "carried like a pack of Zelosian Moorfruits"), which, in excess, can be too vague, I mean, I know a lot about Star Wars, but I don't know what some of these things they're referencing are. One character, Laranth, got less screen time than she needed to be fully realized, not even contributing to a discussion where everyone else pipes up. I begin to fear that she is the requisite Twi'lek woman of the book.
I already think that this one will deserve an immediate reread, for the thought-provoking parts and for the joyous reunions with Nick and 1-5. It is a book that wonderfully captures the feel of Star Wars, and makes me feel really comfortable in that universe again and to long for it like I haven't since Legacy of the Force came out.
It is an almost needless caveat to say that I loved that Jedi Twlight came out in paperback, so that it was relatively non-bank-breaking for me to buy it. Good on ya, Lucasbooks. You're dead set on parting us fans from our money, but you're giving us some vaping good reading material in return.
So I was pleasantly surprised when the prose proved to be deft and dense, sprinkled with Reaves' characterisic vocabulary words ("ecumenopolis", "reliquary"), most of which didn't appear in my Elementary Edition Webster's. Reaves' writing can be either flippant and funny or serious and musing. Sometimes I laughed (or at least sort of snorted) out loud. There were also quite a few sections which boardered on the existential, and some interestingly metafictional passages about humans as the diminant species of the SW galaxy.
There are none of Death Star's half-memorable characters here (although there is another Twi'lek girl, a scarred Jedi of an obscure sect, who at the half-mark could do with some more characterization and screen time in general). The plot moves fast in a similar manner as in Death Maul: Shadowhunter.
It's not perfect: there are some long pasasges without action and some irritating Star Wars-y substitutes for metaphors (ex. "carried like a sack of potatoes" becomes "carried like a pack of Zelosian Moorfruits"), which, in excess, can be too vague, I mean, I know a lot about Star Wars, but I don't know what some of these things they're referencing are. One character, Laranth, got less screen time than she needed to be fully realized, not even contributing to a discussion where everyone else pipes up. I begin to fear that she is the requisite Twi'lek woman of the book.
I already think that this one will deserve an immediate reread, for the thought-provoking parts and for the joyous reunions with Nick and 1-5. It is a book that wonderfully captures the feel of Star Wars, and makes me feel really comfortable in that universe again and to long for it like I haven't since Legacy of the Force came out.
It is an almost needless caveat to say that I loved that Jedi Twlight came out in paperback, so that it was relatively non-bank-breaking for me to buy it. Good on ya, Lucasbooks. You're dead set on parting us fans from our money, but you're giving us some vaping good reading material in return.
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