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Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Vortex
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Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Vortex

Written by Troy Denning

Narrated by Marc Thompson

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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In a stunning turn of events, Luke Skywalker and his son, Ben, joined forces with members of the Sith armada sent to kill them—and turned their combined might against the monstrous being Abeloth. But with Abeloth gone, the Sith reverted to form, making a treacherous attempt on Luke’s life.

Luke and Ben have no time for retaliation. A new and even more insidious threat is rising. Unless the Skywalkers survive to sound the alarm the galaxy will suffer as it has never suffered before. But the reinforcements they need remain grounded on Coruscant, where the political battle of wills between the Jedi Council and Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala has reached a boiling point.

Now Luke and Ben must go on the run, taking along the inscrutable—and dangerous—Sith apprentice Vestara Khai. With a host of Sith warriors in hot pursuit, the Skywalkers soon find themselves trapped on the moon Pydyr, caught between their former allies and a mob of angry Fallanassi. A new truce may be their only hope.

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Release dateNov 30, 2010
ISBN9780739376720
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Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Vortex
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Troy Denning

Troy Denning is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty novels, including Halo: Divine Wind, Halo: Shadows of Reach, Halo: Oblivion, Halo: Silent Storm, Halo: Retribution, Halo: Last Light, a dozen Star Wars novels, the Dark Sun: Prism Pentad series, and many bestselling Forgotten Realms novels. A former game designer and editor, he lives in western Wisconsin.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I am not positive how I feel about Outcast. I am not sure if I liked Aaron Allston's writing style. I know there was a lot that needed setting up for the Fate of the Jedi series, and he got the job done which, to me, shows extreme talent.There is plenty of action, and while I enjoyed the portions of the book dealing with Luke and Ben, and Han and Leia best, some of the other story lines were nearly as equally as intriguing. Nearly.However, I am anxious to begin Omen, the next in the series.Phillip TomassoAuthor of Wizard's Rise and Wizard's War
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Better than the previous ones. It provides an idea of where this is entirely headed to. I'll be waiting for Conviction to arrive in the next few months.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Another great addition to the ongoing post-film story of the Skywalkers and the Solos. This one takes place about 40 years after the death of the Emperor.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I really liked this book. I will say however that, unlike me, you should probably be at least passingly familiar with the whole Jacen Solo arc of previous books. I went into the book cold, without knowing anything. The books assumes you know who all these people are, what their relationship is to each other and the backstories involved.

    Despite that, I still found myself really involved in the storylines of each person, and it kept me engaged until the end.

    I had a fun time with it so four stars it is!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I really enjoyed this book for several reasons. There was still a sense of urgency and foreboding as is normal of the Star Wars universe, but it was also light-hearted. It was also nice to see the whole anti-Jedi feelings that had been hanging around for quite a long time finally coming to fruitation and causing long term issues for the Jedi.

    Then there was the chance to see Luke and Ben together. Mara will always be my favorite character but due to the massive events of the previous novels we rarely got to see Luke and Ben together, their relationship is brilliant to read and very amusing at times. I loved the witty banter, and especially the scene where Ben starts singing an ewok song to Luke :D
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The first novel in the Star Wars series Fate of the Jedi. Something weird is happening to young Jedi, and Grand Master Luke Skywalker sets out on a mission to uncover the truth along with his teenage son Ben. Plus a lot of other Galactic Alliance political drama.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Fate Of The Jedi saga continues with this novel as Luke and Ben actually work alongside the Sith to hunt down Abeloth. This one also starts to move the overall plot of this particular saga along more so than the previous entries. The Jedi Council starts to break up their stalemate (thankfully), and more light is shed on the mentally disturbed Jedi that have haunted Han and Leia and the Council since book one. Hopefully the next one will further provide answers to the issues being faced by the main characters.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I really loved this when I "Read" it. However it had been months since I finished and since I needed a refresher by reading Amazon to even remember what happened, I have to make it loose a star. I'm not really sure where the "Vortex" name comes from. However it appears to be of little importance. In this continue chapter of the Fate of the Jedi series, the adventures off world with Ben Skywalker and the Sith Girl Vestara actually become believable. The awkward teenage love story beings to see both of them struggling with "pretending" to like the other to suite their fathers. The Sith attack (big surprise) and Luke finds yet another secret group of force users that would have been helpful in the movies. Back on Corresant, we see Airmouth really go in stride as the lawyer of the sword of the Jedi, he even had me convinced that he was incompetent. As always the Hann and Lei part is the bet with their humour and love still growing.The reporting of the slave revolt in the outer rim planets really had me tearing up at the time. Yet another reason to recommend the series on audio-book or dead tree
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Quick Review: My expectations were low for this title, but I must say it wasn't as bad as expected. I loved the 'fun' nature of it, even if the stories were a bit hard to believe at first. I'd read this over LotJ or NJO any day. Allston did good on this-- and made me laugh quite a bit when it came to characters quips! Dare I say-- I might continue the series!

    Longer review soon-ish!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I had given up on the New Jedi Order books for now; it was getting too tedious and I felt like I needed another series when it comes to getting my Star Wars fix.So I skipped ahead and picked up the first book of Fate of the Jedi, not without a bit of optimism, since I had heard good things. And I figured it's as good a time as any to start, now that the last book has come out, completing the series.Anyway, Outcast wasn't bad. I've certainly read better SW novels (recently, like Darth Plagueis) but at the same time I've also read worse.I have a feeling that this book sets up the direction of the overarching story for the rest of FotJ, so as an introduction-type book I can't really complain (thought it was quite obvious that the Kessell side story was thrown in just so Han and Leia have something to do in this book). I'm interested in seeing where the series goes.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A good addition to the Star Wars universe. The political intrigue, unlike in many Star Wars books that I have previously read, seems to be less well done than most, and that lack of polish becomes much more apparent in the next book.This is a worthy addition to the universe, but the book is not well-balanced, the action and overall plot work well, but the political aspects lack what we are used to seeing in Star Wars, and, in fact harken back to a time when a certain 'farmboy' was first entering a Mos Eisley cantina and being told 'we don't serve their kind', a level of naivete not seen since then, seems to rule the Jedi Order in this book... a rather disappointing turn of events.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    When I saw this in the bookstore, I was taken with an overwhelming urge to grab it and read it immediately. I think I've been suffering from sci-fi withdrawal, since most of the sci-fi shows I love have ended (permanently... *sniff*), and it's been ages since I re-watched Star Wars. So, being a complete geek, I bought it proudly and read it, and then realized that it was a very, very stupid thing to do.Why? Because I haven't read the previous Star Wars book series that came before it. And, according to the timeline that you will find inside all Star Wars books (which I'd forgotten about, since it had been over a decade since reading one), the 'Fate of the Jedi' series is at the VERY END of the timeline. As in, spoiler alert for everything in the entire Star Wars universe that came before it.So I now know who marries who, who lived to make it to this series, who died, who has what kids and which ones are good, which are bad, what happens to the Rebel Alliance and the Empire, the wars that were fought / lost / won / are ongoing, and so on and so forth... so, uh... I'm definitely kicking myself for having read this on my first foray back into Star Wars lit. *sigh*That said, I thoroughly enjoyed the book (aside from the moments of confusion over a rather major event that happened in the universe's history RIGHT BEFORE this series... which actually deals with the fallout from that event... again, something I would have enjoyed reading about BEFORE this series), and I plan to read the rest of the 'Fate of the Jedi' series (I think there are currently five books in the series). Then I hope to go back and read some of the crucial series that deal with major events in Star Wars history.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Being a follow-up to the Legacy of the Force series, this book already has one strike against it in the ridiculousness that is Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala. Strike two is the beyond-contrived case of Luke Skywalker's exile. But apart from that, Allston delivers a fast-moving and fairly fun story. Okay, so the Han & Leia side-plot seems pretty irrelevant (barring one minor scene) and wouldn't you know it, Allston manages to shoehorn Wedge Antilles into yet another story. And, yeah, Luke & Ben's initial adventure was pretty pointless, too. But I kept flipping those pages. The overarching mystery of young Jedi going crazy is gripping, and Allston does his Star Wars characters pitch-perfect. Fate of the Jedi is off to an enjoyable, even if not fantastic, start.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    An enjoyable start to the new series, Outcast follows the Jedi and Galactic Alliance as an unknown threat takes control of certain Jedi and causes them to ruin the Jedi's public image in the process. Forced to enter desperate measures, Luke, Ben, and the surviving Skywalkers and Solos search for answers, trying to figure out exactly what is going on.I had a lot of fun reading this and look forward to the rest of the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Jedi order finally takes action - but it isn't without a price to pay. I'm enjoying the relationship between Luke and his son Ben. It has also been interesting to see Saba take a bigger role in this series - I enjoyed her a lot in the X-Wing series.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    WARNING: SPOILER REVIEW BELOWI just finished the novel and I was not impressed. If this wasn't a Star Wars novel, I don't think I would have any incentive to pick up the next release.I was interested in all of the three significant storylines, but only the Coruscant based Valin/Jaina/Seff storyline ended up paying off. The others were so lightly developed that they felt rushed and wasted.The Ben/Luke storyline was paced poorly and really fell flat. It seemed as complex a plot as a Scooby Doo mystery. The promise of learning about the Baran Do was initially interesting but we didn't end up with much. Other than the Hidden One, every Baran Do was interchangable with any other. I would like to know more about their philosophy, their history, and why Jacen sought them out. Instead we got a very episodic storyline that left us no further than we had been before. On to the next world!The Han/Leia storyline was abruptly introduced and didn't make much sense. Aside from Leia's Force powers, why would Han/Leia be able to anything better than some geologists/biologists/archeologists? If you are going to go with a Big Dumb Object, we need a little bit more information about it to make it interesting or worthwhile. Instead there are some floating energy harddrives and giant magnetic self-destruct sequences. We barely got a what and where, so don't even think about how or why. What upset me the most was the fact that it doesn't sound like there is going to be any answer to these questions. Another problem I had was how G-rated the book felt. While I understand they were trying to compensate for the backlash against the R-rated NJO and LotF, there was absolutely nothing approaching evil or danger anywhere in the book. Our heroes were fighting groundquakes, spiders, training matches, bureaucracy, and couch potatoes. The most pressing issue was that of Jaina and Co. on Coruscant, which I mentioned as my favorite part of the book.Also, Allston's humor works well to relieve the tension when facing impossible odds and death at any turn (as in the Rogue novels and also the OT). It seems like a realistic coping mechanism and is diluted by the seriousness of the rest of the story. With Outcast, so little of the story was actually serious that the jokes came too often, and started to grate.I think Allston's strengths are in creating individual characters, writing strong dialogue, comic relief, and fast pacing. His world-building is some what lacking as evidenced by the Baran Do and the Kessel BDO which while promising were not detailed enough to engage me. Overall, I didn't feel like I was reading the start to a series, as much as I was reading a complete standalone, and a poor one at that. I realize there were some hints with the ominous voice Allana heard and that Jacen was looking for a Force nexus but we could have just introduced those in the first few chapters of the novel and been spared the sparsely written Kessel and Baran Do plotlines. The book would have been greatly improved by an additional 25 pages of exposition. I didn't have as much a problem with what was in it than what wasn't.