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justahorse's review against another edition
0.25
This is what I would expect someone in 7th grade to write. You will be better off not reading this.
If you want to make your experience even worse, listen to the Audiobook narrated by John Glover. It is filled with various sound effects. In total, it’s probably about 5 different canned sounds played every time a certain word or action is done. The word “Scream” is in the book at least 200 times, and every single time it is said, you get an ear piercing canned screaming sound that lasts anywhere from 10 to 60 seconds. It doesn’t matter who or what it is, same scream. Lightsabers in play? You can certainly expect a light whirring of what might be a helicopter rotor. There is also classic Star Wars music involved, but it never matches the scene. It’s about like playing the cantina music during an intense Jedi duel.
If you want to make your experience even worse, listen to the Audiobook narrated by John Glover. It is filled with various sound effects. In total, it’s probably about 5 different canned sounds played every time a certain word or action is done. The word “Scream” is in the book at least 200 times, and every single time it is said, you get an ear piercing canned screaming sound that lasts anywhere from 10 to 60 seconds. It doesn’t matter who or what it is, same scream. Lightsabers in play? You can certainly expect a light whirring of what might be a helicopter rotor. There is also classic Star Wars music involved, but it never matches the scene. It’s about like playing the cantina music during an intense Jedi duel.
ghoulishshark's review against another edition
3.5
I just finished my first prompt for Halloween-a-thon and I love the idea of this book. But, this sadly wasn’t the 5 star I predicted it was going to be. I wasn’t a fan of how it played out. I couldn’t help but want more of everything by the end as I was left feeling like it was rushed and only scratched the surface of what it could have become. That being said this is a prequel so maybe reading what is now considered to be the sequel will go over better for me.
The take on zombies was cool but like I said earlier I just wanted more.
The take on zombies was cool but like I said earlier I just wanted more.
psijic's review against another edition
3.0
Took me a while, even though the only description that comes to mind is "entertaining". Cool characters, some nice atmospheres, and basically zero stakes - it's zombies in Star Wars. You get exactly what you imagine. Which... makes it hard to turn the page at times, but the emphasize on cool and sympathetic characters over deep ones was a wise choice and thus it becomes precisely what it wants to be - a bit of fun, nice at conjuring up atmospheric pictures in your head, but (or and), in the grand scheme of things, pretty irrelevant. Funny, I guess that's how most people look at Star Wars novels in general, but, my reader boys and girls, we know that's wrong. It's often those "small" stories, those campfire tales, that make up the grand scheme of things, bring something artificial to life by sheer passion and joy. Anyway, moving on, I hear zombie screams in the distance.
The more I read, the more I realize how problematic the ranking of novels / art is even within a series. But in the hopes to give some an idea where to dive in, I'll keep doing it with the disclaimer that this list ist mostly based on how much depth the novel brings into characters and the world.
1. Cloak of Deception (4/5) ---- James Luceno
2. Rogue Planet (3.5/5) ---- Greg Bear
3. Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void (3.5/5) ---- Tim Lebbon
4. Lost Tribe of the Sith (3/5) ---- John Jackson Miller
5. Deceived (3/5) ---- Paul S. Kemp
6. Red Harvest (3/5) ---- Joe Schreiber
7. The Old Republic: Revan (3/5) ---- Drew Karpyshyn
The more I read, the more I realize how problematic the ranking of novels / art is even within a series. But in the hopes to give some an idea where to dive in, I'll keep doing it with the disclaimer that this list ist mostly based on how much depth the novel brings into characters and the world.
1. Cloak of Deception (4/5) ---- James Luceno
2. Rogue Planet (3.5/5) ---- Greg Bear
3. Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void (3.5/5) ---- Tim Lebbon
4. Lost Tribe of the Sith (3/5) ---- John Jackson Miller
5. Deceived (3/5) ---- Paul S. Kemp
6. Red Harvest (3/5) ---- Joe Schreiber
7. The Old Republic: Revan (3/5) ---- Drew Karpyshyn
lavaredshrub's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This was enjoyable in kind of a silly star wars way. I'm not a big reader of horror normally, but I felt this ticked the right boxes. It is gruesome and tense and you never really know who will live or die.
The cast of characters did get a little confusing at times, but it needed to be a large cast for a reason. I'm looking forward to seeing how this ties into death troopers when I get there.
The cast of characters did get a little confusing at times, but it needed to be a large cast for a reason. I'm looking forward to seeing how this ties into death troopers when I get there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder
str1d3r's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
mhockenson's review against another edition
3.0
Wasn't very impressed with this book at all. Everything was so predictable and boring.
tiedyedude's review against another edition
4.0
A prequel to "Death Troopers," these books are fun. It's great seeing the expansion of the Star Wars universe outside of the norm. The combination of zombies and jedi/sith is very well done. There isn't much variation from the standard zombie outbreak story, but it is still a fun read. Not necessary to read Death Troopers first, but I would recommend both of them.
berenikeasteria's review against another edition
3.0
Well that was an interesting little story. Star Wars has always had a lot of room for scope, because sci-fi manifests largely as a setting and environment, and can encompass within it other genres such as comedy, tragedy, action, mystery – or in this case, horror. For me, horror can be done in three ways: scary (panic), creepy (unsettling), or gory (revulsion). I would define Red Harvest as gory with a side of creepy. I was never scared, the creepy elements were slight in my opinion, and the vast majority was the gore factor. Then again, I must admit I don’t scare easily and am generally left unfazed by the horror genre, so perhaps something that for me was not particularly scary might be scary for other people.
The flower plot point seems to be a sticking point for some. It wasn’t for me. Don’t get me wrong, it was a little out there, but I accepted the basic premise. After all, it’s Star Wars. Why not have sentient flora in a galaxy with such variety of sentient fauna? I do wish it had been explored a little more though, as in why it is the key to this Sith formula. I think that might have added to the creepy factor if there had been a good, chilling explanation for that.
The chapters certainly were very short, which normally I wouldn’t expect, but I think it worked in this story. It kept the plot pacy, as well as allowing me to dip in and out of it (good when you’ve got a hectic schedule).
One mistake I thought the author made was not allowing us to sympathise with any of the Sith very much, and The Darth Bane trilogy proved that you can write Sith characters and evoke sympathy from the reader for them, so I think I would’ve enjoyed it if there had been at least one Sith – whether it be a student, an instructor, or perhaps even Scabrous himself – whose head we were inside a little more and
It’s not bad, it’s a decent story, competently written and all that. Equally however, it’s not anything spectacular or gripping. I never really connected to any of the characters or cared what happened to them, the writing wasn’t scintillating, and the plot wasn’t particularly profound or epic. I don’t regret reading it, but equally I could’ve given it a miss and be none the worse for it.
5 out of 10
The flower plot point seems to be a sticking point for some. It wasn’t for me. Don’t get me wrong, it was a little out there, but I accepted the basic premise. After all, it’s Star Wars. Why not have sentient flora in a galaxy with such variety of sentient fauna? I do wish it had been explored a little more though, as in why it is the key to this Sith formula. I think that might have added to the creepy factor if there had been a good, chilling explanation for that.
The chapters certainly were very short, which normally I wouldn’t expect, but I think it worked in this story. It kept the plot pacy, as well as allowing me to dip in and out of it (good when you’ve got a hectic schedule).
One mistake I thought the author made was not allowing us to sympathise with any of the Sith very much, and
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not allowing any of the Sith to survive.Spoiler
who made it out.It’s not bad, it’s a decent story, competently written and all that. Equally however, it’s not anything spectacular or gripping. I never really connected to any of the characters or cared what happened to them, the writing wasn’t scintillating, and the plot wasn’t particularly profound or epic. I don’t regret reading it, but equally I could’ve given it a miss and be none the worse for it.
5 out of 10
ektambo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book made me feel like worms were eating my brain (complimentary). It was basically a schlocky slasher movie delivered in the form of a Star Wars book. I dig.
tallahasseefloyd's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5