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While Luke struggles to keep the Jedi together, Knights Jacen Solo and Corran Horn set off on a reconnaissance mission to the planet Garqi, an occupied world. There, at last, they uncover a secret that might be used to undermine the enemy - if only they can stay alive long enough to use it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
As Good as it Gets!,
By presypclhs (New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin (Mass Market Paperback)
Michael Stackpole delivers yet another brilliant performance, completing what is likely to be considered the best subseries of the New Jedi Order.Dark Tide II: Ruin continues where its predecessor, Onslaught, left off. Leia Organa Solo must try to convince the New Republic that the Yuuzhan Vong do indeed pose a threat, while Luke Skywalker must try and prevent some rogue Jedi, led by Kyp Durron, from going to the dark side in order to defeat the Vong. In addition to this, Luke sets up a number of missions for his Jedi followers, including sending Corran Horn and Jacen Solo on a fact finding mission to the planet Garqi, where there may be Yuuzhan Vong present. Ruin is a fast pace, exciting book, filled with interesting stories and witty dialogue. Stackpole, an accomplished space battle writer (see any of the X-Wing series), does not disappoint expecting fans. The Dark Tide series will draw the readers attention and interst to the New Jedi Order series, which Vector Prime may have failed to do. Whether you want to read Vector Prime, or not (it's not really necessary, you can understand what's going on without reading Salvatore's introduction.) Which I like more, Onslaught or Ruin, changes everytime I read one of the books. There's something new each time, and it never gets old. These two just arent the top two New Jedi Order books, they rank up there with some of the top Star Wars books, including anything written by Timothy Zahn.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great,
By A Customer
This review is from: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin (Mass Market Paperback)
Although the Dark Tide books are early on in the New Jedi Order series there some of the best ones. They are written by one of star wars best authors, Michael A. Stackpole (X-Wing Series & I Jedi). All of the characters personalitys are perfect. Its like your watching one of the movies. You also meet a major new player in the New Jedi Order in this book, Jag Fel. He comes from Chiss space and pilots a Chiss Clawcraft. Although his role is minumal in this book, it becomes larger by Dark Journey. So go out and get this book, its a great addition to the star wars universe.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Poor narrative hurts novel,
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This review is from: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin (Mass Market Paperback)
The New Jedi Order series begins the new era of Star Wars with new characters, new enemies, and new plot lines. Unfortunately, the narrative of the Dark Tide books does not help a reader imagine what is happening because it was not properly described.Michael A. Stackpole chronically denies the reader any descriptive detail on what Yuuzhan Vong ships and weapons look like. He also denies detailed background on any major Yuuzhan Vong characters. It is as if he didn't fully understand the enemy he was writing about. He just plainly stated the name of the object or character and moved on with the story. This effect for a novel does help keep the story moving at a quick pace, but the lack of detail and description harmed the overall narrative. It prevented the reader from wanting to care about characters and situations. The author simply went through the motions so that the reader could move onto the next book. For this reason the Dark Tide books are very disappointing.
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