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I, Jedi was simply marvelous. All elements that would have made a good movie: excitement, drama, excellent plots and humor where necessary were present. Further more none of these positive traits overshadowed the other they all coalesce in perfect symbiotic balance. The story totally revolves around an X-Wing pilot from the famous Rogue Squadron, Corran Horn. The story begins humbly where Corran Horn returns from a mission to find his wife missing. Corran then sees a vision of his wife in trouble. This is also where the author really lets on the Corran has inert and untrained Jedi powers. No surprise since this is a Star Wars based novel. Corran soon learns that the Invids, an intergalactic pirate gang, had kidnapped his wife and may be being held hostage on the Invidious their flagship. Thus starts the damsel in distress routine where the gallant hero only in a Star Wars twist. Corran Horn assumes the identity of a Keiran Halcyon (supposedly an ancestor of his) and seeks out Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. It is under Luke Skywalker where Corran or rather Keiran trains to be a Jedi in the hopes that the new skills he learns and develops will help him in his quest to save his wife. But unlike most stories on heroism our would be Jedi is a rather unwilling one. He has up till now “forsaken” his Jedi heritage. The story takes another exciting turn in Corran confronting an ancient Dark Jedi named Exar Kun and the defeat of Luke Skywalker at the fore mentioned Dark Jedi’s hands. This is a pretty good part especially if you have read three other Star Wars novels, Jedi Search, Dark Apprentice and Champions of The Force. This event coincides with those books and you get a more in depth understanding of it by reading I, Jedi. Further on in this story Corran finds that his wife was actually kidnapped by Force users, the Jensaarai. Who have for centuries been using Sith teaching for the common good. The twist lies in that they believe the Jedi are evil and they the true protectors of the Force. In reality both are good, just with different opinions. This book is also fantastic where it is written in a first person perspective. We are Corran Horn as we read the book, or at least it feels as though we are reading his diary and seeing everything through only his eyes. So unlike most novels where we are the “unseen” witness to events unfolding. Excellent read, a MUST for a Star Wars fan.Read full review
The book I, Jedi...honestly a must read in the Star Wars series and possibly a starter for those who are unsure about getting into it all. What I love about this book is that it takes you away from the main focus of Lucas' movies...the focus is not the Skywalker lineage and actually delves into the nuances of how and why. Corran Horn, a Correllian formerly of the squad CorSec which is like real life SWAT or FBI, is the main character. In some of the previous books this character is all but banished from his home world and joins the famous Rogue Squadron...famous for the group of X-Wing pilots that Skywalker flew with to destroy the first Death Star. All throughout his life he is aware of his Jedi linneage but strays from it because of it's black/white demeanor and in a struggle to save his wife decides that learning more of his history is the only way to save her. After a brief training period with Luke's new academy where he Destroys the spectre of an evil ancient Sith Lord Exar-Kuhn he feels unfulfilled and continues his destiny the only way he knows how...infiltrating the one's who have his love from the ground up. After months of tetering on joining the Dark Side and almost turning native during his undercover work, He final choses to take on the mantle of a Jedi Knight and rejoins forces with Jedi Master Skywalker to save the day...everyone's happy, few side characters perish along the way...the end. What dissapointed me most is the transitions between the four major definable points in the book: Discovering Corran Horn, Discovering the Jedi, Losing Corran Horn, Embracing Jedi and saving the day; The problem is that each of these parts could have easily been a 400 page novel on their own...He discovers and destroys Exar Kuhn in 4 or 5 chapters...a 4000 year old Sith Lord dropped in less than 1 month of the book's timeline! Not to mention his bout as a pirate fighter pilot with the Invids, a storyline that could have mastered almost 2 books of their own... I guess I'm just spoiled with Authors like Salvatore who devote entire series of books to just one character, which is why I give this a good rating. The books portrayal of the Jedi ways and training gives so much birth to the actual concept that could not be brought forward through cinematography. If you have 2 days to kill, get this book out of the way...it's awesome battle description will keep you awake for it. And that my friends...is the end.Read full review
good quality engaging read
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An excellent book. Mike Stackpole is an excellent author, and this book is no exception. I am trying to complete my Star Wars book collection, and this is certainly one of the better books in the whole series.
Excellent reading
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