Review of 'Shatterpoint (Star Wars: Clone Wars Novel)' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
garbage
Paperback, 432 pages
Published May 6, 2004 by Arrow Books Ltd.
Shatterpoint (Star Wars)
4 stars
(12 reviews)
Mace Windu is a living legend: Jedi Master, skilled diplomat, and devastating fighter. But he is also a man of peace—and for the first time in a thousand years, the galaxy is at war.
The jungle planet of Haruun Kal, the homeworld Mace barely remembers, has become a battleground for the Republic and the renegade Separatist movement. The Jedi Council has sent Depa Billaba—Mace's former Padawan—to the planet to train the local tribesmen as a guerrilla resistance force to fight against the Separatists. But Depa has vanished. The only clue to her disappearance is a cryptic recording that hints of madness and murder…a recording in Depa's own voice.
Mace Windu trained her. Only he can find her. Now Mace must journey alone into one of the most treacherous jungles in the galaxy—and into his own heritage. He will leave behind the Republic he serves, the civilization he believes in, everything …
Mace Windu is a living legend: Jedi Master, skilled diplomat, and devastating fighter. But he is also a man of peace—and for the first time in a thousand years, the galaxy is at war.
The jungle planet of Haruun Kal, the homeworld Mace barely remembers, has become a battleground for the Republic and the renegade Separatist movement. The Jedi Council has sent Depa Billaba—Mace's former Padawan—to the planet to train the local tribesmen as a guerrilla resistance force to fight against the Separatists. But Depa has vanished. The only clue to her disappearance is a cryptic recording that hints of madness and murder…a recording in Depa's own voice.
Mace Windu trained her. Only he can find her. Now Mace must journey alone into one of the most treacherous jungles in the galaxy—and into his own heritage. He will leave behind the Republic he serves, the civilization he believes in, everything but his passion for peace and his devotion to his former Padawan. And he will learn the terrible price that must be paid when keepers of the peace are forced to make war.
Review of 'Shatterpoint (Star Wars: Clone Wars Novel)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I kind of had a hard time getting into this one only because I'm not a Mace Windu fan, but for those that are, this is a good look at him, where he comes from, what his planet's like, all while trying to find his former apprentice. It definitely is Mace, and very much a story for him.
Review of 'Shatterpoint (Star Wars: Clone Wars Novel)' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Stover hits another adaptation out of the part, fleshing out Jedi Master Mace Windu, and showing why he is one of the most respected lightsaber duelists of the Jedi Order. The writing was top notch, and the scenario, while not what I expected, turned out to be perfect for the characterization. A recommended Windu story, along with the appearance on the Clone Wars.
The story itself isn't new- he goes off to find his former apprentice after receiving an ominous message. What did hit me was the way that the darkness pervades this book- more than most Star Wars books, and how the journey for Mace Windu took him through some dark representations of war. In most cases, war in the Star Wars universe is a very sterile thing. Not in this book.
It ends with a complete character Arc from Mace, showing his development in a very tangible manner. …
Stover hits another adaptation out of the part, fleshing out Jedi Master Mace Windu, and showing why he is one of the most respected lightsaber duelists of the Jedi Order. The writing was top notch, and the scenario, while not what I expected, turned out to be perfect for the characterization. A recommended Windu story, along with the appearance on the Clone Wars.
The story itself isn't new- he goes off to find his former apprentice after receiving an ominous message. What did hit me was the way that the darkness pervades this book- more than most Star Wars books, and how the journey for Mace Windu took him through some dark representations of war. In most cases, war in the Star Wars universe is a very sterile thing. Not in this book.
It ends with a complete character Arc from Mace, showing his development in a very tangible manner.
Recommended.
Subjects
- Science Fiction