rivulet027's review against another edition
5.0
In the first story it was nice to see Saesee Tiin get the spotlight. He's looking to get captured by the Separatists because they have an "special prototype Starfighter" and he's looking to steal it. He gets baited in a bar by Birok and his followers, then makes friends with a thief, a young human girl with short purple hair named Na-Jia. She steals his lightsaber and he asks for it back. When she gives it back she defends herself saying, "A person needs to survive! Who are you to judge me?" Saesee gives her six hundred credits. She says she'd have to steal twenty lightsabers to make that much. Saesee confronts several snowdroids, destroying them. Na-Jia blasts one that was trying to come up on Saesee from behind. Then he gets captured by Birok and his followers who try to kill him and Saesee defeats them. Na-Jia tells him to come with her as she's an expert in avoiding trouble, then they walk into a row of snowdroids and are arrested. This is where Birok talks to the Separatist in charge of the facility about Saesee and we find out why Saesee is here. Na-Jia is questioned and accused of being a Republic spy, she pretends to faint so she can steal Saesee's lightsaber back. She and Saesee escape and he jumps into the starfighter. He asks Na-Jia if she can get herself to safety and he say (of course), "I can fly anything."
The second story is told from a clone's perspective. He's part of H.O.P.E. or High Orbit Precision Entry squadron. They've been rerouted to Yorn Skot to rescue a Ugnaught Jedi named Treetower who was attempting to retrieve a shipment that was being smuggled to the Trade Federation Separatists. They locate Treetower who is hanging off a platform by his robes. There's a battle with droids. The clone telling the story survives, while the other three die in the battle. He rescues Treetower who has him help finish his mission. It turns out that the 'shipment' is a group of Ugnaughts. One of them is even holding a baby. They rescue the Ugnaughts and the clone says it's all in a days work.
The third story takes place on Mygeeto. Ki-Adi-Mundi is meditating in while water drips on his head. He remembers a time when he was sitting under a tree before a battle meditating while water dripped on his head. Rivi-Anu, a young Jedi Knight, points this out. He says, "It helps my meditation in these dark days. Each drop reminds me of every life that has been lost." He then asks what's troubling her. She says that the other young Jedi Knights are scared about the upcoming battle. He reminds her that all of them are worthy of being Jedi Knights, then asks if she is scared as well. She looks down. He reassures her that this is okay, that he too is scared. They go into battle. A cruiser is shot out of the sky. Ki-Adi-Mundi tries to get everyone to flee the battle field where the cruiser is set to crash. Rivi-Anu is injured and Ki-Adi-Mundi goes to get her. She tells him to go back, save the troops, that she'll try to hold off the ship. Then she does, holding the ship up until everyone manages to escape, then she can't hold it anymore and it crashes on top of her. Eon, another Jedi Knight, points out that Rivi-Anu saved all of their lives. Ki-Adi-Mundi says, "Yes, Eon...Greater love has no being than to lay down their life for a friend. Rivi-Anu is now one with the living force. It will make me proud to one day join her." Then he is summoned to Mygeeto since there is trouble with the Banking Clan. The story goes back to Ki-Adi-Mundi on Mygeeto meditating while water drips on his head. He stops to catch the water and look up at it. Baraca comes in to tell him the troops are ready for battle.
The forth story is Kit Fisto and Plo Koon attempting to stop a prison riot. They are trying to do so without killing the prisoners. The two argue philosophy while they fight which basically boiled down to if the prisoners, most of whom it's pointed out are murders, could be reformed. Plo felt out of character here. Then Durge shows up and one of the prisoners helps rescue them.
The second story is told from a clone's perspective. He's part of H.O.P.E. or High Orbit Precision Entry squadron. They've been rerouted to Yorn Skot to rescue a Ugnaught Jedi named Treetower who was attempting to retrieve a shipment that was being smuggled to the Trade Federation Separatists. They locate Treetower who is hanging off a platform by his robes. There's a battle with droids. The clone telling the story survives, while the other three die in the battle. He rescues Treetower who has him help finish his mission. It turns out that the 'shipment' is a group of Ugnaughts. One of them is even holding a baby. They rescue the Ugnaughts and the clone says it's all in a days work.
The third story takes place on Mygeeto. Ki-Adi-Mundi is meditating in while water drips on his head. He remembers a time when he was sitting under a tree before a battle meditating while water dripped on his head. Rivi-Anu, a young Jedi Knight, points this out. He says, "It helps my meditation in these dark days. Each drop reminds me of every life that has been lost." He then asks what's troubling her. She says that the other young Jedi Knights are scared about the upcoming battle. He reminds her that all of them are worthy of being Jedi Knights, then asks if she is scared as well. She looks down. He reassures her that this is okay, that he too is scared. They go into battle. A cruiser is shot out of the sky. Ki-Adi-Mundi tries to get everyone to flee the battle field where the cruiser is set to crash. Rivi-Anu is injured and Ki-Adi-Mundi goes to get her. She tells him to go back, save the troops, that she'll try to hold off the ship. Then she does, holding the ship up until everyone manages to escape, then she can't hold it anymore and it crashes on top of her. Eon, another Jedi Knight, points out that Rivi-Anu saved all of their lives. Ki-Adi-Mundi says, "Yes, Eon...Greater love has no being than to lay down their life for a friend. Rivi-Anu is now one with the living force. It will make me proud to one day join her." Then he is summoned to Mygeeto since there is trouble with the Banking Clan. The story goes back to Ki-Adi-Mundi on Mygeeto meditating while water drips on his head. He stops to catch the water and look up at it. Baraca comes in to tell him the troops are ready for battle.
The forth story is Kit Fisto and Plo Koon attempting to stop a prison riot. They are trying to do so without killing the prisoners. The two argue philosophy while they fight which basically boiled down to if the prisoners, most of whom it's pointed out are murders, could be reformed. Plo felt out of character here. Then Durge shows up and one of the prisoners helps rescue them.
jmshirtz's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the camraderie between Na-Jia and Saesee in the first story, but especially Rivi-Anu's bravery and self-sacrifice in the last story.
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