Victor Hugo Kebbe reviewed I, Jedi (Star Wars) by Michael A. Stackpole
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3 stars
It was an interesting book, introducing an important jedi character in the same way they did with Mara Jade, Kyp Durron or even with Kyle Katarn. Now we have the honor to meet the starfighter ace Corran Horn in his journey to become a Jedi Knight. To do so, he must find his wife, Mirax Terrik, who has disappeared on a secret mission. By the way, this book follows the events of Kevin Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy, but from the perspective of Horn (which is nice, for the remembrance).
I think there are several similarities between Horn and Katarn: they aren't jedi at the beginning and they must find and deal with their inner selves to finish their jedi training. Katarn is the most independent character I've ever seen (he doesn't even need the aid of Master Luke Skywalker to become a Jedi; his hero's journey is quite odd and …
It was an interesting book, introducing an important jedi character in the same way they did with Mara Jade, Kyp Durron or even with Kyle Katarn. Now we have the honor to meet the starfighter ace Corran Horn in his journey to become a Jedi Knight. To do so, he must find his wife, Mirax Terrik, who has disappeared on a secret mission. By the way, this book follows the events of Kevin Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy, but from the perspective of Horn (which is nice, for the remembrance).
I think there are several similarities between Horn and Katarn: they aren't jedi at the beginning and they must find and deal with their inner selves to finish their jedi training. Katarn is the most independent character I've ever seen (he doesn't even need the aid of Master Luke Skywalker to become a Jedi; his hero's journey is quite odd and very interesting in the same way)... Corran seeks Luke at the beginning, but becomes quite dissatisfied with his jedi training: he's desperate to find the missing Mirax... by the way, such a cool name, uh, Mirax?
It's not the best book I've ever read, but it's quite entertaining and well written (a fast read and definitely better than the Dark Forces comic book/audiobook trilogy, if you want to compare with Katarn's journey). Written in first person, it seems a jedi pupil personal diary (without being tacky), which is... unusual if we take all the other Star Wars books by comparison, but introduces new dynamics and possibilities for the reader to understand the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
When talking about Star Wars books, well, I must confess that Timothy Zahn and Michael Stackpole are ma favorites, so... But anyway, nice read, lot of fun.
