Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars

Star Wars

Hardcover, 273 pages

English language

Published March 7, 2023 by Random House Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-1-5299-0757-5
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Cal Kestis has built a new life for himself with the crew of the Stinger Mantis. Together, Cal's crew has brought down bounty hunters, defeated Inquisitors, and even evaded Darth Vader himself. More importantly, Merrin, Cere, Greez, and faithful droid BD-1 are the closest thing Cal has had to a family since the fall of the Jedi Order. Even as the galaxy's future grows more uncertain by the day, with each blow struck against the Empire, the Mantis crew grows more daring.

On what should be a routine mission, they meet a stormtrooper determined to chart her own course with the help of Cal and the crew. In exchange for help starting a new life, the Imperial deserter brings word of a powerful, potentially invaluable tool for their fight against the Empire. And even better, she can help them get to it. The only catch – pursuing it will …

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I read this half because I'm trying to read more Star Wars, and half to set myself up for Jedi Survivor's release. 

It was definitely Star Wars. A fun romp around the galaxy, a surprising amount of action, a bunch of people with different goals all fighting against the Empire together. 

As a set-up for Jedi Survivor, I'm less sure. It was a good way to get myself back into the characters - everyone feels pretty good, at least - but it also feels like nothing really happened except for some stuff that might be a bit weird to explain again in the game. The plot conflicts were set up then resolved, but the character conflicts were set up and then left lingering in a mildly awkward way. Will the game address this whole saga, or will it end up retreading ground to set things up again? I'm not really …

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  • Science Fiction
  • Star Wars
  • Fiction