Thousands of years before Luke Skywalker would destroy the Death Star in that fateful battle above Yavin 4, one lone Padawan would become a fugitive hunted by his own Masters, charged with murdering every one of his fellow Jedi-in-training! From criminals hiding out in the treacherous under-city of the planet Taris, to a burly, mysterious droid recovered from the desolate landscape of a cratered moon, Padawan Zayne Carrick will find unexpected allies in his desperate race to clear his name before the unmerciful authorities enact swift retribution upon him!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
GREAT STORY:
When you read this novel it will begin to give you a fuller story of Star Wars, its not as simple as Bad and Good.
KOTOR:
I played the KOTOR game and loved it, So when I heard they were making a comic book that was going to take place during the mandalorian wars I was very excited. This comic is different enough from the game to be a separate story, but still have that KOTOR feeling. I really enjoyed reading it and will probably start collecting the comics.
More dumb Jedi in an otherwise well-done retread:
It seems no one is able to come up with a fresh angle on Star Wars. Here we have a new series set four millennia prior to the Anakin/Luke saga, a wonderful opportunity to do something different, to try on some new clothes, to even do an extensive makeover. What we get is a rearrangement of the essential elements: a Jedi-centric story featuring a white teenage boy set in the midst of a galaxy-wide war populated with the same old species playing the same tired roles. The story is the film prequel in... more info
Falling Jedi:
This story reads like a precuel to Lucas' Knights of the Old Republic video games. It is excellent. In it you can FEEL the rot in the Republic and the weakness and stupidity of the Jedi Order. The Jedi all come out as idealists. And all are in the wrong paths. Except for the young Jedi apprentices. It is as if as they grow all Jedi IN the Order become twisted.
