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[ Prophets of the Dark Side ] Prophets of the Dark Side
By Paul and Hollace Davids
Reviewed by Bones, UK:
This book [...] is less conspicuously awful and more downright boring. It meanders through a less-than-thrilling plot line that involves a variety of the one-dimensional characters [...] and continues the incessant use of random and unbelievable plot points that seem to occur only to move the story where the authors want it to go without actually considering whether such a thing is plausible... read Bones' full review

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[ Queen of the Empire ] Queen of the Empire
By Paul and Hollace Davids
Reviewed by Bones, UK:
Queen of the Empire sees a spectacular return to form for Paul and Hollace Davids after the mediocrity of Mission from Mount Yoda [...] This book is impossible to read without laughing at it, in a similar way to my being unable to write this review without being sarcastic and scathing... read Bones' full review
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[ Mission from Mount Yoda ] Mission from Mount Yoda
By Paul and Hollace Davids
Reviewed by Bones, UK:
Mission from Mount Yoda actually raises the Jedi Prince series slightly when compared to the previous entries in the series. However, that is not necessarily because it does anything good, but simply because it does fewer things wrongly [...] Still nowhere near satisfying, Mission from Mount Yoda does give a glimmer of hope by being merely mediocre as opposed to downright nonsensical... read Bones' full review
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[ Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive ] Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
By Terry Bisson
Reviewed by Bones, UK:
This is an interesting start to the series. The essence of Boba is captured very well, with child-like naïveté accompanied by the inevitable sorrow, as well as the intense desire to make his father proud and this characterisation is the best feature of the book... read Bones' full review
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[ Boba Fett: Crossfire ] Boba Fett: Crossfire
By Terry Bisson
Reviewed by Bones, UK:
There were two things done well in this book. Fortunately, they are two rather large things [...] However, there were quite a number of plot points that grated [...] This book does well to maintain Boba's portrayal from the last book, but the storyline is less believable, which does detract, despite it being a children's book... read Bones' full review
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[ Boba Fett: Maze of Deception ] Boba Fett: Maze of Deception
By Elizabeth Hand
Reviewed by Bones, UK:
I was looking forward to see how Hand would continue Bisson's characterisation of Boba Fett and if she would be able to make the storyline a little more believable than the previous book in the series [...] On the whole, I was a bit disappointed [...] Overall, unimpressed. It lacked believability, as with the last book. Yes, they are written for children, but just because the audience is younger, continuity and credibility don't have to be sacrificed... read Bones' full review
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[ The Clone Wars ] The Clone Wars
By Karen Traviss
Reviewed by Pedro, UK:
The film the novel is based on wasn’t brilliant and quite a letdown [...] so I was hoping reading the novel would give me the same events in totally different experience [...] Traviss managed to change a film made for children into an enjoyable adult book, raising many interesting points, and including plenty of action. I would recommend this to anyone who has seen all the films, even if they didn’t see The Clone Wars film... read Pedro's full review
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[ Coruscant Nights: Street of Shadows ] Coruscant Nights: Street of Shadows
By Michael Reaves
Reviewed by Bones, UK:
The Coruscant Nights saga continues with this noir-esque romp in the seedy underground of Imperial Centre [...] I thought that it opened well, but sadly the book lost any momentum from the opening and dwindled into tedious mediocrity rather quickly... read Bones' full review
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[ The Glove of Darth Vader ] The Glove of Darth Vader
By Paul and Hollace Davids
Reviewed by Bones, UK:
There is very little to recommend this book [...] There are many more examples of just how silly this book is. I only read it out of a sense of morbid curiosity - and that is the only reason why anyone should ever read it... read Bones' full review

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[ The Lost City of the Jedi ] The Lost City of the Jedi
By Paul and Hollace Davids
Reviewed by Bones, UK:
There are too many things about it that are just so silly that it's amazing that anyone ever thought they would be acceptable [...] Too much silliness, too much inappropriate characterisation and a total lack of thought make this a poor and unsatisfying read... read Bones' full review
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[ Zorba the Hutt's Revenge ] Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
By Paul and Hollace Davids
Reviewed by Bones, UK:
This book is full of examples of unsavoury writing, from a crime lord that interrogates using cookies and milk to Lando and Zorba spit-shaking. This series hasn't deviated, as yet, from its meagre beginnings. The premise of Zorba's revenge would have been intriguing, had it been handled properly... read Bones' full review
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The Old Republic
Events occurring up to 1,000 years before the Battle of Yavin

Commencement
By John Jackson Miller et al.
1 review
Score: 5 / 5

Rule of Two
By Drew Karpyshyn
3 reviews
Average Score: 4.4 / 5

Path of Destruction
By Drew Karpyshyn
6 reviews
Average Score: 4.21 / 5

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Rise of the Empire (including Clone Wars)
Events occurring between 1,000 years and up to 2 years before the Battle of Yavin

Cloak of Deception
By James Luceno
1 review
Score: 3.7 / 5

The Phantom Menace
By Terry Brooks
1 review
Score: 5 / 5

The Approaching Storm
By Alan Dean Foster
1 review
Score: 3 / 5

Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
By Terry Bisson
1 review
Score: 3 / 5

Boba Fett: Maze of Deception
By Elizabeth Hand
1 review
Score: 1.5 / 5

The Clone Wars
By Karen Traviss
3 reviews
Average Score: 4.5 / 5

The Clone Wars: No Prisoners
By Karen Traviss
1 review
Score: 4 / 5

Shatterpoint
By Matthew Stover
2 reviews
Average Score: 4.25 / 5

Order 66
By Karen Traviss
1 review
Score: 5 / 5

Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
By James Luceno
1 review
Score: 3 / 5

Coruscant Nights: Jedi Twilight
By Michael Reaves
1 review
Average Score: 3 / 5

Death Star
By Michael Reaves & Steve Perry
2 reviews
Average Score: 3.75 / 5

Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
By Michael Reaves
1 review
Score: 4.7 / 5

Outbound Flight
By Timothy Zahn
2 reviews
Average Score: 3 / 5

Attack of the Clones
By R. A. Salvatore
1 review
Average Score: 4.5 / 5

Boba Fett: Crossfire
By Terry Bisson
1 review
Score: 2.5 / 5

Republic Commando: Hard Contact
By Karen traviss
2 reviews
Average Score: 5 / 5

The Clone Wars: Wild Space
By Karen Miller
2 reviews
Average Score: 3.75 / 5

Republic Commando: Triple Zero
By Karen Traviss
1 review
Score: 5 / 5

Medstar #1: Battle Surgeons
By
Michael Reaves & Steve Perry
1 review
Score: 3 / 5

Revenge of the Sith
By Matthew Stover
1 review
Score: 5 / 5

Imperial Commando: 501st
By Karen Traviss
1 review
Score: 4 / 5

Coruscant Nights: Street of Shadows
By Michael Reaves
1 review
Average Score: 1.5 / 5

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The Rebellion
Events occurring between 2 years before and 5 years after the Battle of Yavin

The Force Unleashed
By Sean Williams
3 reviews
Average Score: 3.25 / 5

Rebellion: My Brother, My Enemy
By Rob Williams et al.
1 review
Score: 4 / 5

Allegiance
By Timothy Zahn
1 review
Score: 3 / 5

The Ruins of Dantooine
By Veronica Whitney-Robinson
1 review
Score: 1 / 5

The Truce at Bakura
By Kathy Tyers
1 review
Score: 3 / 5

Death Troopers
By Joe Schreiber
3 reviews
Average Score: 3.5 / 5

Rebel Force: Target
By Alex Wheeler
1 review
Score: 4.5 / 5

Princess Leia & the Royal Ransom
By Jeremy Barlow et al.
1 review
Score: 4 / 5

Splinter of the Mind's Eye
By Alan Dean Foster
1 review
Score: 1 / 5

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The New Republic
Events occurring between 5 and 25 years after the Battle of Yavin

The Glove of Darth Vader
By Paul & Hollace Davids
1 review
Score: 0.5 / 5

Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
By Paul & Hollace Davids
1 review
Score: 0.5 / 5

Queen of the Empire
By Paul & Hollace Davids
1 review
Score: 0.5 / 5

The Courtship of Princess Leia
By Dave Wolverton
1 review
Score: 4.5 / 5

Heir to the Empire
By Timothy Zahn
1 review
Score: 5 / 5

The Last Command
By Timothy Zahn
1 review
Score: 5 / 5

Dark Apprentice
By Kevin J. Anderson
2 reviews
Average Score: 3.5 / 5

I, Jedi
By Michael A. Stackpole
4 reviews
Average Score: 4.5 / 5

The Lost City of the Jedi
By Paul & Hollace Davids
1 review
Score: 0.5 / 5

Mission from Mount Yoda
By Paul & Hollace Davids
1 review
Score: 1 / 5

Prophets of the Dark Side
By Paul & Hollace Davids
1 review
Score: 1 / 5

Luke Skywalker & the Shadows of Mindor
By Matthew Stover
2 reviews
Average Score: 3 / 5

Dark Force Rising
By Timothy Zahn
1 review
Score: 5 / 5

Jedi Search
By Kevin J. Anderson
1 review
Score: 4 / 5

Champions of the Force
By Kevin J. Anderson
1 review
Score: 3 / 5

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The New Jedi Order
Events occurring between 25 and 40 years after the Battle of Yavin

Vector Prime
By R. A. Salvatore
2 reviews
Average Score: 4.5 / 5

Traitor
By Matthew Stover
1
review
Score: 4 / 5

Refugees
By Tom Taylor et al.
1 review
Score: 4.5 / 5

Star By Star
By Troy Denning
1 review
Score: 5 / 5

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Legacy of the Force (including Fate of the Jedi)
Events occurring 40 years after the Battle of Yavin and beyond

Betrayal
By Aaron Allston
2 reviews
Average Score: 2 / 5

Invincible
By Troy Denning
1 review
Score: 5 / 5

Millennium Falcon
By James Luceno
1 review
Score: 4 / 5

Omen
By Christie Golden
1 review
Score: 2 / 5

Tempest
By Troy Denning
1 review
Score: 4 / 5

Crosscurrent
By Paul Kemp
1 review
Score: 4 / 5

Outcast
By Aaron Allston
3 reviews
Average Score: 4.6 / 5

Abyss
By Troy Denning
1 review
Score: 3 / 5

 

 

Non-Fiction & Reference Books

Punch Out and Play
By Abrams Books
1 review

The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide
By Dorling Kindersley
1 review
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