Fall of the Sith Empire (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi) - Kevin J. Anderson

Posted : 2 years, 7 months ago at Apr 12 14:08

second review originally written 09/09/06; re-rated & edited now! That's right--Kevin J. Anderson should stick to editing the Star Wars short story anthologies and stay away from writing comics. Although the opening crawl on the first page of each issue makes it unnecessary to read previous issues as it summarizes what's happened so far, it's way too wordy. Even the intro to the movies are only three short paragraphs long, not six wordy ones. In comics, the pictures are supposed to tell the story. Duh. And what's with Jedi-scholar Odan-Urr just handing over his lightsaber to Jori Daragon, who isn't a Jedi, to use in battle? I don't care if she was offered the chance to train as a Jedi when she was a child. She turned them down and is not a Jedi. Even if she is Force-sensitiv...Read more

Rating : 1/10

Posted : 2 years, 7 months ago at Apr 12 13:55

orginally written 12/28/05 Fall of the Sith Empire is the conclusion to The Golden Age of the Sith, and tells the tale of the Great Hyperspace War when the Sith, led by Naga Sadow, launched a two-prong attack on the Republic. Gav Daragon, now Sadow's student of Sith arts, commands the flagship on its way to attack the Koros system while another fleet attacks Coruscant. I would have liked this story better if Gav wasn't such an idiot. Sadow didn't need to seduce Gav to the dark side; all he had to do was trick him because Gav was too stupid to figure out what was going on. Even when he realizes he's been tricked one too many times and is determined not to let it happen again, he falls for yet another trick. He's as dumb as Billy Budd--more so. Billy Budd, at least, brought destruction...Read more

Rating : 5/10