Star Wars: Legacy, Vol. 3

Star Wars: Legacy #8 (Part 2) - 11

by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema (Artist), Dave Ross (Artist)

Ex-Jedi, would-be pirate, and last heir to the legacy of the Skywalkers, Cade Skywalker is ready to turn his back on the galaxy for good. But when the rumored death of Sith Emperor Darth Krayt sets into motion a struggle for power that will wreak havoc - with or without Cade - it becomes clear that this Skywalker is the true last hope for the galaxy. Will Cade become the hero the galaxy so desperately needs, or will he fall to the same darkness that overtook Anakin Skywalker?

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Fantasy, Fiction

443 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 18, 2014

About the author

John Ostrander is an American writer of comic books. He is best known for his work on Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy, series he helped create.

Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).

Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.

Reviews

[Bookwraiths · Rating 4 out of 5]

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths Reviews

When I received the ARC for Star Wars: Legacy, Volume 3, I have to admit I knew next to nothing about this comic series, but I didn’t really worry about picking up the story because it was Star Wars and it was a graphic novel, which meant it would follow a familiar old pattern of Sith vs. Jedi.

Boy, was I wrong!

As I slowly began to consume Legacy, I discovered that it was a deeply complex novel, filled with new and thought provoking ideas that was not at all like the other Star Wars novels I had partaken of. Indeed, all I could think as I slowly savored this tale was that co-creators John Ostrander and Jan Duursema had caught lightning in a bottle with Legacy, penning a galaxy spanning adventure story that was well worthy of the "Star Wars" moniker and had come tantalizingly close to recapturing the magic of the original Star Wars trilogy.

The story itself revolves around Cade Skywalker, who lives with his own set of demons and is happy to ignore his Jedi upbringing as he drifts from bounty hunting to pirating to death sticks to general philandering. But this epic doesn’t confine itself to just our fast talking, self-loathing, dreds/goatee wearing, dark side wielding Skywalker but is populated with a galaxy spanning cast from Sith controlled Coruscant to the overthrown Emperor in exile on Bastion to the hidden Jedi temple. Every character - both minor and major - are in constant motion, living out their flawed and complex lives to the tune of Ostrander’s intricate melody, as he weaves an engrossing space opera that is not confined to one planet but spans the whole galaxy. Fleets fight battles. Sith and Jedi clash. Political machinations abound from the Sith sanctums to the Imperial throne rooms. Good characters become flawed. Evil characters show humanity. And one can almost here the famous Star Wars music playing within your mind as you partake of it all.

As for the art that propels this grand story along, I found it to be excellent, exhibiting the dark, moody and bold evolution of Star Wars as presented by the Legacy era and filled with pages of athletic and exotic men and women of different species, who were not only pleasing to the senses but also stylistically different and realistic. However, in all honesty, I am a bit biased on this point, because I have been a fan of Jan Duursema's style ever since I discovered her work on Arion: Lord of Atlantis when I was a know-it-all teenager in the 1980s. Yet even when Duursema was away and other artists penned small parts of this graphic novel’s contents, I still felt those section were well done and never caused any disruption in my enjoyment. And though there are many “cheesecake” and “beefcake” moments in the novel, it never caused me any more concern than watching a movie or television show where everyone is athletic and attractive.

All in all, this is one of the great "Expanded Universe" Star Wars tales. Legacy is quite simply an exciting, complex story that mixes compelling characters with new ideas and succeeds in creating a truly original "Star Wars" saga. Co-creators Ostrander and Duursema have gifted Star Wars’ fans with a galaxy spanning adventure that not only progresses to an epic confrontation of Jedi and Sith but also to other individual climaxes of minor and major characters; each one just as important to the reader as that of our resident Skywalker.

This one is highly recommended to Star Wars fans!

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I’d like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to receive this review copy and inform everyone that the review you have read is my opinion alone.

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has got to be the best Star Wars comic series ever published. I haven't read everything, and haven't had a chance to get into the new Marvel "official canon" stuff, but I've read a ton of the Dark Horse era, and this is just hands down the best. It's the only one that seems to embrace the spirit of the original trilogy. Rather than getting overly bogged down in weird Jedi and alien names, storylines that focus on the peculiarity of a given planet or species, fascination with something being an "ancient version" of something else, or other wastes of time perpetrated by the old Expanded Universe, Legacy is all about exploring its characters and the high stakes scenarios they find themselves in. It's also refreshing for these scenarios to not always be about some giant thing that's going to destroy the whole galaxy. Sure, there's a little of that (this is Star Wars), but it also focuses on smaller, human dramas, and that in and of itself is different for Star Wars.

Now, Legacy has its issues. Ostrander's dialogue is a little flat at times, and I can't tell you how tired I am of hearing alien languages that sound like just slightly-differentiated versions of English. It sounds pretty "stoopa" to be honest. The final battle of this series also plays out far too quickly and wraps up before it really feels like its built to a climax.

But Legacy is more about the long game anyway, and it plays that game extremely well. I was very happy to see Ostrander continue to explore a kind of grey area of the Force, where Cade Skywalker seems to dwell. He's able to straddle the line between Dark and Light in a way that seems much more modern and, uh, "truthful" (for a space wizard). Everything in our galaxy can't be measured strictly in Light and Dark, so why should it be in the Star Wars galaxy? The fact that Cade doesn't ever really outright join the Jedi is a refreshing change of pace for a universe that's dwelt solely in manichean principles for its entire existence.

So, even though Legacy isn't technically canon anymore since the Disney/Marvel buyout, I'd still very much recommend this to Star Wars fans. Hell, it's set so far after Return of the Jedi that it barely affects anything The Force Awakens is doing anyway. Just give it a shot.

[Phil Bova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anyone who is a Wars fan should read this even if it doesn't exactly follow canon. This trilogy of Books 1-3 is an amazing journey of a decendent of the Skywalker's, Cade. A powerful story of Sith vs Jedi, mixed heavily with factions of governments vying for control of the Empire. I enjoyed the various flashbacks and recognizable elements from the original canon: movies, books, etc. The characters were as rich as the known icons from the original movies, and the degree of depth in the Star Wars universe is explored even further with new locations and other notable references to the lore. I loved this series, and reading all three books made it feel like I was enjoying a "new" element to the War, while still maintaining the feel of the stories upon which it's built. Great great reading!!!!

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Star Wars: Legacy, Vol. 3 sees Cade Skywalker, Jariah Syn and Delian Blue teaming up with the Galactic Alliance and The Bastion Empire in order to take down Darth Krayt's Sith Empire! The confrontations start from the start and the action in never lets up changing from one battlefield from another! At the Same time the character development holds pace as well making for book with palimpsests of layers! The action flows epically from the beginning with Cade pushing for the attack against the Sith! :D Roan Fel continues to play with fire and Morrigan Corde aka Nyna Calixte is rumbled by Morlish Veed! This all come together in a way that you will not expect which makes for an edge of the seat ride that will have you trying to outguess the characters and the evnets!

All the incredible plot points weave in and out and you wonder how things are going to shake out! :D Ostrander puts his characters through the wringer and you never know what is going to happen to them! Star Wars: Legacy, Vol. 3 takes things in completely different direction and it will keep you on your toes toes from the beginning! :D Star Wars: Legacy, Vol. 3 plotting runs together brilliantly and portrays all the hallmarks of having been designed like that! The character development and world building is epic and characters and worlds develop in ways that will keep you guessing which way they are going from the start! Star Wars: Legacy, Vol. 3 action and adventure ties brilliantly into the art style and dovetails perfectly with the script which has more twists and turns constantly being thrown at you!!

Star Wars: Legacy, Vol. 3 is visceral and epic right from the start! :D The plot never lets up and you are constantly guessing as to how things are going to shake up! Star Wars: Legacy, Vol. 3 answers previous plot points but at the same time sets up new ones and leaves things open ended for future books! You will be up late with this! Brilliant Crisp High Five! Get it When You Can!

[Jinji · Rating 4 out of 5]

Star Wars Legacy Book 3!!! Cade Skywalker’s journey through the galaxy is concluded here. After everything that happened, he figured out that staying out of the game was not working, so he went “Fuck it! I’m hunting Siths!” An alliance was formed between the Roan Fel loyalist empire, Stazi’s rebels, and what remains of the Jedi. Relationships were formed and destroyed as our characters rearrange their loyalties for the last war. Darth Krayt was revealed to be alive (as with other death cases in comics) and comes back with a vengeance. If you thought Order 66 was bad, Krayt ordered the massacre of planets, even some of his own people. Admiral Stazi’s space encounters are truly quite something to see, due to masterful tactics and the tricks up his sleeves. Roan Fel and his Imperial Knights finally shows some bravado, and follow their personal pursuits showing what sets them apart from the Jedi and the Sith (are they the fabled Greys?). The Jedi, after much meditation and counseling, finally showed some initiative and started to trust Cade (well, a little bit). Lastly, our hero Cade finally decided where he stands between light or dark side. If you liked the Jedi versus Sith conflict from the movies, then this is definitely something more. Internal conflicts erupt in both sides, which keep you on your toes to see who ends up on which side. Every plotline opened during the first 2 books, are masterfully tied up or closed in this one. It is truly a great ending to this series. John Ostrander and Jan Duursema really did a great job here, and make me want to search out for their other works, hopefully within the Star Wars Universe.


You do know that this was supposed to be the future of the movie storylines, before Episode 7 came out? Abrams’ Ep.7 was great, but I think this would also make for a good movie.

[Jordan Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though it has its issues (disjointed plot, weird ship design, ugly characters), there's no doubt that Legacy remains one of the best, if not the best of the "legends" line of comics.

The third and final collection may not be the strongest of the bunch, but it does tie up a couple of lose ends from book 2, reigns in the multiple storylines from the previous 2 collections, and continues keeping the plot darker and far more enjoyable than anything Marvel has put out in the last couple of years.

I admit that the conclusion was a bit lacking and predictable (then again, this is Star Wars after all, we all know what happens when the Light side and Dark side come to fisticuffs), not to mention ridiculously quick for the 1200+ page sage this turned out to be, however Ostrander and Duursema managed write something that was compelling, addicting, and a far different look at the Star Wars universe.

This is a series that shouldn't be overlooked, especially in this time of lackluster, disappointing Marvel releases.

[Arthur Cravan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like I said in my Vol. 1 review, I'm not a big fan of how this series treats the Force & technology... it all seems like whatever the hell they need to do 'the next thing' is just there, the stakes are too high & the solutions too convenient, & I can't get attached to anyone or anything. It seemed exciting at first - a lot of potential - but I really had to drag myself through the last two volumes. They definitely had their moments... but ultimately, Cade's just a dirty annoying son of a bitch, the villains are completely unlikable, & for that fact, so is every single person in the story. Except maybe Bantha. & that's only because I feel like I'm a soppy old man, too. The ending was alright. & I mean the very ending - otherwise, a lot of the resolutions seem to come too suddenly & mean little. Plus I feel like the whole thing goes in circles, it's one thing after another & I just couldn't care.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I prefer Book 1 out of these three books, but this was a pretty solid conclusion. I was surprised that what happened with Azlyn didn't feel as consequential as I was initially led to believe. But here we see the different factions coming together and colliding as the possible return of Darth Krayt looms on people's minds. While the "War" arc of the Knights of the Old Republic comics felt like an afterthought following that series' conclusion, the "War" arc of Legacy is essential, as the larger story does not conclude without it. There is a very heartwarming moment involving Cade and his mother. There were moments where I really feared certain things would happen, and then I was happy with the results. Curious about whether Legacy II follows up on any of the dangling threads, though it kinda worries me that the creative team for that series is different.

[Thomas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Man, the longer this series goes on, the worse it gets. Maybe it's because I'm reading them all back-to-back, but the speechifying (even for Sith, these characters like to talk a lot about their plans), the artwork (aside from being drawn for the male gaze, the artist seems to like drawing folks with their mouths wide open), and the fact that it's just hard to care about any of the characters gets more and more trying as it goes on.

I feel like this would have been better as a series of novels instead of a graphic novel, since my biggest issues with it are the artwork and the disconnection. Eh.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

The fantastic conclusion to this amazing series.

I absolutely loved this book and the whole Legacy series. It had a great story with an intriguing and diverse cast of main characters, and really interesting secondary characters as well.

I loved the freedom of this era and the creativity that the creators were able to exercise in making this story and how they were able to make connections to story and characters that had come before in the comics and books.

[Calvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now that's how you end a series

Amazing series. So much better than the sequel trilogy. The fight against the Sith finally comes to an end... or does it? The characters in this series have been a joy getting to know. Seeing where they end up has been awesome. I wish we could get more of this

[Online Eccentric Librarian]

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Star Wars Legacy, Volume 3, is a frustrating contradiction to review. On the one hand, there is a lot in the book, the story is complex and diverse, artwork colorful and assured, and the author brings up some interesting themes. But the characters are very unlikeable, the art is much better suited to the X-Men than the Star Wars universe, and the plot seems to be trying too hard.

In book 3, we continue to follow several characters as the Imperial government becomes unbalanced, political machinations mean the rise and fall of characters, and Cade Skywalker tries hard to run from his legacy.

I came into Legacy cold in the third book, without having read the first two. The story was a bit difficult to follow as a result and I do recommend reading the first two books before tackling this book. What impressed me right off the bat is how complex and deep the story is written. Typically, graphic novels water down the story to keep it in graphical form but this really reads like a novel. Though we get several POVs, the connection to the story center, Cade Skywalker, is still real and present and doesn't get lost. As well, we have a whole host of aliens inhabiting the universe (though I wish most didn't speak galactic and had grunts or such).

The worldverse is also very large - another strong positive to the series. It doesn't just take place on one remote planet - events spanning the entire empire have interesting effects on even the smallest of planet cities. That kind of mastery of a large story is impressive and a pleasure to read. As well, the characters are flawed and full of complexity that one doesn't typically find in a graphic novel. No one is wholly good and often circumstance rather than volition determines good deeds, especially with the Cade character.

But here are the frustrating problems: As complex as the characters are, I didn't invest in any of them because I didn't like any of them (Cade isn't really an anti-hero, he's just annoying). As solid as the illustrations are, they don't work for a Star Wars book because ALL the men are built like Superman and all the women look like they are rejected characters from X-Men. And as diverse and complex as the plot is, I just didn't care whether the empire won or not.

For me, the biggest turn off were the characters - both design and personality. I appreciate that the author(s) gave Cade and his cohorts unique slang (e.g., cheekas are girls and yum yums are prostitutes) but the words ended up making the characters feel even more pathetic, shallow, and unlikeable. I suppose the author wanted to make them feel like surfers running from responsibility, but I've seen the movie Point Break and didn't really invest in those characters either. And well, do we need surfers in the Star Wars universe (don't get me started about the swimsuit scenes on a tropical planet)? I didn't like any of the characters' personalities (overly flawed and simplistic heroes vs greedy one dimensional villains). What was needed was a grounded character or two for the heroes and a more deliciously evil villain - someone we can root for even as they win or lose.

And I can't for the life of me recall even one Star Wars character that was a beefy body builder. Yet ALL of the human male characters in this book are drawn like Dolph Lundgren. Imperials, surfers, etc. But then add in dredlocks, scruffy blonde hair, shaggy goatees, and yeah, it doesn't feel Star Wars at all. Imagine Han Solo with bleach blonde shaggy dreds, half day goatee/beard, asking for a smoocha from a yum yum and in a tropical type of bathing suit - and you get the idea.

The women, also, wear the silliest comic book heroine costumes. Always tight, midrift baring, with over the top curvy bodies and far, far, too much overtly sexual posing. Around page 15 there is a full page pose that is so egregious (woman pushing out her chest while sticking her butt out) as to make me cringe. I really hated the character designs and had a hard time taking this story seriously as a result.

There is something really good in here and what you get for your money in terms of a LOT of complex story is excellent. The pieces with Luke Skywalker were especially welcome because it brought the book back firmly into the Star Wars universe. But it needed a neutral voice, an editor such, to stop and wrangle both the the writer and the illustrator and bring them firmly back into the Star Wars canon. Perhaps as a non Star Wars universe novel, this would have been an excellent story.

I've rarely read such a contradictory book - both brilliant and horrible at the same time. I'm going to rank it at 3 stars, though really this is a 2.5 star book for me.

Received as an ARC from the publisher.

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Star Wars Legacy, Volume 3, is a frustrating contradiction to review. On the one hand, there is a lot in the book, the story is complex and diverse, artwork colorful and assured, and the author brings up some interesting themes. But the characters are very unlikeable, the art is much better suited to the X-Men than the Star Wars universe, and the plot seems to be trying too hard.

In book 3, we continue to follow several characters as the Imperial government becomes unbalanced, political machinations mean the rise and fall of characters, and Cade Skywalker tries hard to run from his legacy.

I came into Legacy cold in the third book, without having read the first two. The story was a bit difficult to follow as a result and I do recommend reading the first two books before tackling this book. What impressed me right off the bat is how complex and deep the story is written. Typically, graphic novels water down the story to keep it in graphical form but this really reads like a novel. Though we get several POVs, the connection to the story center, Cade Skywalker, is still real and present and doesn't get lost. As well, we have a whole host of aliens inhabiting the universe (though I wish most didn't speak galactic and had grunts or such).

The worldverse is also very large - another strong positive to the series. It doesn't just take place on one remote planet - events spanning the entire empire have interesting effects on even the smallest of planet cities. That kind of mastery of a large story is impressive and a pleasure to read. As well, the characters are flawed and full of complexity that one doesn't typically find in a graphic novel. No one is wholly good and often circumstance rather than volition determines good deeds, especially with the Cade character.

But here are the frustrating problems: As complex as the characters are, I didn't invest in any of them because I didn't like any of them (Cade isn't really an anti-hero, he's just annoying). As solid as the illustrations are, they don't work for a Star Wars book because ALL the men are built like Superman and all the women look like they are rejected characters from X-Men. And as diverse and complex as the plot is, I just didn't care whether the empire won or not.

For me, the biggest turn off were the characters - both design and personality. I appreciate that the author(s) gave Cade and his cohorts unique slang (e.g., cheekas are girls and yum yums are prostitutes) but the words ended up making the characters feel even more pathetic, shallow, and unlikeable. I suppose the author wanted to make them feel like surfers running from responsibility, but I've seen the movie Point Break and didn't really invest in those characters either. And well, do we need surfers in the Star Wars universe (don't get me started about the swimsuit scenes on a tropical planet)? I didn't like any of the characters' personalities (overly flawed and simplistic heroes vs greedy one dimensional villains). What was needed was a grounded character or two for the heroes and a more deliciously evil villain - someone we can root for even as they win or lose.

And I can't for the life of me recall even one Star Wars character that was a beefy body builder. Yet ALL of the human male characters in this book are drawn like Dolph Lundgren. Imperials, surfers, etc. But then add in dredlocks, scruffy blonde hair, shaggy goatees, and yeah, it doesn't feel Star Wars at all. Imagine Han Solo with bleach blonde shaggy dreds, half day goatee/beard, asking for a smoocha from a yum yum and in a tropical type of bathing suit - and you get the idea.

The women, also, wear the silliest comic book heroine costumes. Always tight, midrift baring, with over the top curvy bodies and far, far, too much overtly sexual posing. Around page 15 there is a full page pose that is so egregious (woman pushing out her chest while sticking her butt out) as to make me cringe. I really hated the character designs and had a hard time taking this story seriously as a result.

There is something really good in here and what you get for your money in terms of a LOT of complex story is excellent. The pieces with Luke Skywalker were especially welcome because it brought the book back firmly into the Star Wars universe. But it needed a neutral voice, an editor such, to stop and wrangle both the the writer and the illustrator and bring them firmly back into the Star Wars canon. Perhaps as a non Star Wars universe novel, this would have been an excellent story.

I've rarely read such a contradictory book - both brilliant and horrible at the same time. I'm going to rank it at 3 stars, though really this is a 2.5 star book for me.

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

'Star Wars: Legacy Volume 3' is a big sprawling graphic novel. It's over 400 pages long and takes place about 100 years after 'Return Of The Jedi.' It's dialogue heavy and it took me awhile to finish it, as well as to absorb or understand all I was reading. I'm a Star Wars movie fan, and less familiar with the stories surrounding the movies.

Luke Skywalker's descendant Cade Skywalker is sort of pirate/rogue using his powers of the force for personal gain. He travels around in his own ship, The Mynock, with a couple faithful companions, Syn and Blue. Syn's speech manner kind of bugged me because it seemed reminiscent of Jar Jar Binks, but he grew on me. And that's the first 20 pages. I won't recap the whole thing here, I promise.

Cade has had a run in with a Sith named Darth Krayt. Krayt tries turning Cade to the dark side. Cade really wants part of neither the dark or light side. Eventually, he's pushed to the point where he decides all Sith must die. At this point the book turns into a big sprawling epic with lots of dialogue.

It's very exposition heavy, even in the battle scenes. I kind of wanted the characters to stop talking and fight, but there is a lot of story to tell here. Art is good, but suffers from comic book type art. All men are handsome, even if they have scars. All women are beautiful and wear clothing that exposes their midriffs. I don't know why it bothers me more in Star Wars comics. Maybe it's the other aliens that are offsetting it or something. The art is really good, the story is very epic and I thought it was okay.

I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

[Sarah-Jayne Briggs · Rating 3 out of 5]

(I received a free copy of this book from Diamond BookDistributors, through NetGalley, in exchange for a review).

(This review may contain spoilers).

Star Wars has always been one of my favourite things, ever since I can remember. I don't know when I first watched the original trilogy, but I have all sorts of memories of watching and re-watching it. And I remember reading loads of tie-in novels, as well as listening to at least one audio tape.

I think this might be the first Star Wars thing I've read that's set quite far in the future. It was really interesting to see a future Skywalker, though I'm not sure I could say Cade is a really likable character.

The artwork was good, but I felt that, in some places, it was a bit too strong in the drawings. I felt that the female characters had fairly masculine looks about them.

In a way, I also felt that this mirrored the original series quite a lot. The whole Dark Side and Light Side thing has kind of become more guidelines than hard and fast rules, though. Characters seem able to toe the line between them - and it also seems very black and white, with no grey areas. (If you kill someone with Force Choke or with a lightsabre, it doesn't matter how you did it... they're still dead).

Cade was still an interesting character and I did like his relationships with the other characters. I did also like the ending of this book. It was an entertaining read, though I did have to squint a bit to read some of the speech marks.

Although this was the third book, I did find it fairly easy to understand. I think I'd definitely check out other comics/graphic novels set in the Star Wars universe in the future. I really liked seeing the glimpses of Luke in this book, too.

[Marcus · Rating 3 out of 5]

While still good, this third volume of Legacy felt somewhat weaker than its predecessors to me. A renewed focus on Cade was a negative for me since I never liked him, and the I eventually started missing Krayt in the middle sections of the volume. His eventual return is enjoyable enough but I expected more, especially from his ultimate fate. A lot of other good characters also could've gotten something more epic at the end (Stazi comes to mind in particular). Some characters don't do very much at all at the end, come to think of it (Gunner Yage and Moff Yage, for example).

I also thought Ostrander started to get very carried away with overuse of Huttese all the time, but that's a small problem. In the end, though, it was still a good ending to a great series, and it did feel satisfying. Having finished it, I'd say Legacy was one of the high points of the Expanded Universe.

[Holden Attradies · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent end to a good series. It does a good job of ending all the plot lines for all the characters and I felt there was good resolution for everything, while still leaving the universe open for future use.

I would say if this series had a weak point it was the art. It was art that was good at times and decent all others, but it had this kind of wonky edge to it. Like there are many, MANY panels that if you look to closely at the faces they look particularly off or just bad. But if you are reading at a steady pace it's something that is hard to notice.

Beyond the great story the book it's self is a beauty to hold. The paper and binding is high quality and it's oh so nice having so much content all in one place.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

The many plot lines developed in Book two are mostly wrapped up by this concluding volume, which was definitely welcome. But the problem of too many plots continued to plague this collection, as well. To wrap up everything that was happening, the story often had to be told in short bursts, sometimes only a single page with a few panels to show a momentous decision being made or an important action taking place. The focus largely returned to Cade, though, and that was a relief. A good end to a great series.

[Ron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Long after the Star Wars movies, the Sith are ruling, the Empire is in hiding as are the Jedi. Cade Skywalker though is running loose. After encountering bounty hunters, his mom and a half-sister he did not know, he becomes focussed on bring down the reborn Krayt, leader of the Sith. The end comes quickly, but in true Star Wars fashion. Enjoy this dark and murky tale of fighting, Force, and betrayal!

[Johnny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started and finished this book in one day. Thats how much the story pulled me in. The legacy series is one of the best written stories I've read in a long time. For the Star Wars universe the story is original, and though provoking. It introduced new ideas and new sides of coins that I had thought I already knew intimately.

I can not recommend this series enough.

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This collects what would be Star Wars Legacy Vol 8-11. I really liked the artwork of the series but didn't really care for the story. I don't feel like it moved very smoothly and trudged along at points. The finale was rather abrupt.

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one's just a tick down from the previous two volumes. The wrap-up of all the storylines becomes a little chaotic, and the climax isn't quite climactic enough, but all in all, it's a great run, and a fantastic part of the (now non-canon) Star Wars mythology.

[David L Kight · Rating 5 out of 5]

Familiar yet far away

I love this series. The struggle between light and dark continues, but gray holds the most fascination. Morrigan calls back to Shakespeare and DC by when she changes identity by changing clothes, but she is what she wears.

[ik.ben.henri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't always like the artwork, but the story is fantastic.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series with a chaotic neutral force user.

[Alexandre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid conclusion , really enjoy the art

[Ben Bartlett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun!

Great story for fans of the Star Wars EU. Exciting art and terrific job weaving the storylines together. Well worth it!

[Octavi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grandioso final. Esta saga me ha gustado mucho.

[Andrew Haile · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the art and most characters in this series. The story was good and the ending was expected. Definitely recommend if you like Star Wars.

[Saritza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really love this series and I may have the tiniest crush on Cade Skywalker.