Jedi Eclipse

Author: James Luceno

Setting: New Jedi Order

Series: Agents of Chaos

Rating: 4/5

Plot: The Yuuzhan Vong are aiming for their next attack after a failed attempt to destroy the Jedi Knights. Using their Hutt allies as ways of deceiving the Republic, the true target is hidden under covers of crucial information. The New Republic is reinforcing the independent Corellian sector in hopes of trapping the Vong fleet and launching an all-out counter-offensive on them. It all comes down to a matter of who’s tricking who.

Review: Luceno does a great job wrapping up his part in NJO. Jedi Eclipse was well-written, though the dialogue kinda confused me at times (like Anakin explaining his refusal to fire Centerpoint was more like avoidance than an explanation) While Jaina is mentioned at times, you never really read into her part of the story. In fact, if my memory serves me right I don’t think we really see her doing anything useful in the Agents of Chaos series. Instead of him disliking the character, I think it probably is due to the fact that he doesn’t do starfighting too well. When it is done it isn’t as intense as other authors, but overall, the book and the series was well worth the reading.