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A review by bioniclib
A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller
3.0
This is the story of how Kannan and Hera meet. Kannan only uses the force twice; both times to push a noun aka a person or a thing. (Not a place). I though he would end up using his lightsaber, especially when it made an appearance but he didn't.
I'm working my way through Star Wars: Rebels and his character growth int a wise calm Jedi is a long ways away from the Kannan in this book who's a impulsive, Force-intuitive roustabout. This book also shows one of the first acts of rebellion against the empire; the attack on Vidian's ship. Speaking of whom...
Vidian continues the, perhaps overused, trope in Star Wars of the baddie being significantly droided up. See also: General Grievous and Darth Vader. Vidian is closer to the general than the darth. All four limbs, his eyes, his vocal cords are all robotic. But where Grievous only has organic eyes and brain, Vidian's eyes act as a heads up display, feeding them the holograms from the comm channel and data streams from the computer directly into the robotic eyes. His robotic vocal cords also allow him to "talk" through the comm system without speaking aloud. And, naturally, with so much of his humanity replaced, he's a cold-blooded killer.
I thought it was a solid addition to Star Wars Cannon and one you should definitely read if you're watching Star Wars: Rebels.
I'm working my way through Star Wars: Rebels and his character growth int a wise calm Jedi is a long ways away from the Kannan in this book who's a impulsive, Force-intuitive roustabout. This book also shows one of the first acts of rebellion against the empire; the attack on Vidian's ship. Speaking of whom...
Vidian continues the, perhaps overused, trope in Star Wars of the baddie being significantly droided up. See also: General Grievous and Darth Vader. Vidian is closer to the general than the darth. All four limbs, his eyes, his vocal cords are all robotic. But where Grievous only has organic eyes and brain, Vidian's eyes act as a heads up display, feeding them the holograms from the comm channel and data streams from the computer directly into the robotic eyes. His robotic vocal cords also allow him to "talk" through the comm system without speaking aloud. And, naturally, with so much of his humanity replaced, he's a cold-blooded killer.
Spoiler
The twist of the "independent" scientist backing up his findings, being him just using his original name was telegraphed. Though, Sloan's turning on him because he tried to bribe her with an admiralty and this making her suspicious was a good one.I thought it was a solid addition to Star Wars Cannon and one you should definitely read if you're watching Star Wars: Rebels.