A review by yak_attak
Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly
4.0
4... 4.5.... dare I say it...
Kept waiting for the shoe to drop and find out why people hate Children of the Jedi... and it never happened? It is, admittedly, a very different book that many others. Blends a pulp-sci-fi feel with romantic fantasy and horror? It's written very evocatively, and thus ends up pretty slow. But its mystery and atmosphere is excellent, like a Galaxy of Fear book, but in the main EU Canon? Leia has a huge, important and central part? awesome! Luke goes through like a Sci-Fi Die Hard? great. Zombies? Force robots? Mind-swapping? What the hell? I'm honestly kinda mad I was warned against this for so long. Characterization is on point and evocative, and the intrigue very different, but fits well with both backstory and the time that the novel's set it. Who cares if there are no X-wings, this is its own thing, and does it superbly!
Kept waiting for the shoe to drop and find out why people hate Children of the Jedi... and it never happened? It is, admittedly, a very different book that many others. Blends a pulp-sci-fi feel with romantic fantasy and horror? It's written very evocatively, and thus ends up pretty slow. But its mystery and atmosphere is excellent, like a Galaxy of Fear book, but in the main EU Canon? Leia has a huge, important and central part? awesome! Luke goes through like a Sci-Fi Die Hard? great. Zombies? Force robots? Mind-swapping? What the hell? I'm honestly kinda mad I was warned against this for so long. Characterization is on point and evocative, and the intrigue very different, but fits well with both backstory and the time that the novel's set it. Who cares if there are no X-wings, this is its own thing, and does it superbly!