I, Jedi Review

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		I, JEDI A novel by Michael Stackpole (1998, Bantam Spectra) 11 years after Star Wars: A New Hope Corran Horn joins the Jedi Academy, helps battle Exar Kun, then hunts down an Imperial whom he believes has kidnapped his wife.

		Read January 25th to February 5th, 1999
		Great story involving two stories, actually. The first part deals completely with the events of the Jedi Academy Trilogy, and for the most part, does a better job than Kevin Anderson did. It was really neat seeing events happen from another point of view. The author even avoided mention of some of the events I thought were unnecessary. Great job there. However, I thought the character could have been put more in the thick of the action and been witness to more, but I guess that borders on copyright infringement. I also think the character could have been less "mighty" in that he was the one to confront the bad guys, and he was responsible for Kun's flight into the trap... The second half of the story was exceptionally well done, too. Surprises abounded. Though I could have done without the genetic encyclopedia, the visit to Corellia was really well done. I even remembered tidbits from the Corellian Trilogy. The daily routines in the smugglers hideouts and star destroyers worked really well. Tavira was especially well written. There was sexual tension with that woman! Once again, I could have done without the reference to a new group of unknown Force-users. Though I have to admit that this one was much more plausible than most of the others, being an offshoot of the Sith, but not knowing exactly what that meant. It was nice to see Luke get into the act, even though he was involved in the Jedi Academy at the time. The lightsaber duels between Corran Horn and Luke and the dark worriors was impressive.