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A Jedi ambush leaves the Sith ship Omen marooned on a remote alien world, its survivors at the mercy of their desolate surroundings and facing almost certain death. But Sith will no more bow before the whims of fate than they will yield to the weapons of their enemies. And Omen's cunning commander, Yaru Korsin, will let nothing keep him and his crew from returning to the stars and rejoining the Sith order's conquest of the galaxy. Murdering his own brother has proven Korsin's ruthless resolve-but now an entire race stands in his way.
The primitive, superstitious Keshiri worship unseen gods called the Skyborn, shun science, and punish unbelievers with death. Branded a heretic, the widowed young geologist Adari Vaal is running for her life. Among the mysterious Sith castaways she finds powerful sanctuary-and her saviors find the means of survival. With Adari as their willing pawn, the Skyborn as their Trojan horse, and the awesome power of the dark side of the Force at their command, the lost tribe of the Omen set out to subjugate a planet and its people-and lay the foundation for a merciless new Sith nation.
54 pages, ebook
First published July 15, 2009
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About the author
John Jackson Miller
344 books986 followersNew York Times bestselling author John Jackson Miller has spent a lifetime immersed in science fiction. His Star Trek novels include the Discovery – Die Standing, the acclaimed novel Discovery — The Enterprise War, the Prey trilogy, and Takedown. His Star Wars novels include A New Dawn, Kenobi, Knight Errant, Lost Tribe of the Sith, and the Knights of the Old Republic comics, available from Marvel as Legends: The Old Republic.
He’s written comics and prose for Halo, Iron Man, Simpsons, Conan, Planet of the Apes, and Mass Effect, with recent graphic novels for Battlestar Galactica, Dumbo, and The Lion King. Production notes on all his works can be found at his fiction site.
He is also a comics industry historian, specializing in studying comic-book circulation as presented on his website, Comichron.. He also coauthored the Standard Catalog of Comic Books series.
He’s written comics and prose for Halo, Iron Man, Simpsons, Conan, Planet of the Apes, and Mass Effect, with recent graphic novels for Battlestar Galactica, Dumbo, and The Lion King. Production notes on all his works can be found at his fiction site.
He is also a comics industry historian, specializing in studying comic-book circulation as presented on his website, Comichron.. He also coauthored the Standard Catalog of Comic Books series.
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May 2, 2020
4 🌟
Adori was a very interesting person. Glad they were able to find the Sith. Hope they will live in harmony.
Can't wait to read Paragon!!!!
Adori was a very interesting person. Glad they were able to find the Sith. Hope they will live in harmony.
Can't wait to read Paragon!!!!
June 27, 2022
I liked it!
It gets better and better, Sith team on a new planet meeting a new race trying to basically do what the Dark Jedis did to the Sith!
Nice story with interesting characters leaving you wanting more.
It gets better and better, Sith team on a new planet meeting a new race trying to basically do what the Dark Jedis did to the Sith!
Nice story with interesting characters leaving you wanting more.
May 15, 2020
This is more the type of planet I imagined in the 25,000 pre-Republic books, so it's nice to see it here, although seeing the contrast between these less technologically developed people and the Sith should be interesting....
November 4, 2021
Love Adare, strong female character. Story developing nicely. Looking forward to next book
March 18, 2015
Plot:
The Sith are still stuck on the planet Kesh. They are still looking for a way off, but they are trapped in the top of the mountains. More people are dying each day. If they don’t find a way to survive soon they will all die.
Adari Vaal is being called a heretic because of her beliefs, or actually her lack of beliefs. She is a geologist so she has discovered proof that the ancient teachings are not one hundred percent true. She tries to tell the tribe that, but they decide she is too crazy to be left alive. Luckily she escapes in time to the mountains.
Characterization:
Yaru Korsin is trying to rally his men, so they stop fighting and killing each other. His skills as a leader are unparalleled. It is really amazing how one man can control over three-hundred warriors. It takes a lot of experience and respect to do something like that. On the other side of the planet you have Adari Vaal. She is very knowledgeable, but her people don’t believe her. They think she is a crazy woman when in reality they are the crazy ones. Adari is a woman who is stuck in her beliefs though. She will not back down, even if her life is threatened. While both people are different, they have a lot of the same attributes.
Audience:
I would recommend this book to teenagers and older as some of the material is hard to grasp. I would recommend this book to Star Wars fans as well as fans of science fiction because there are a lot of fictional aspects in this book such as space travel and futuristic technology. Both genders will be able to enjoy this book equally. However, if you are not a fan of science fiction do not read this book. You will be bored out of your mind because of all of the science involved. Likewise if you are not of a high reading level the content will go right over your head.
Personal Response:
I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars because it cleared up some of the questions I had in the previous book. The writing was better and the storyline was less confusing. The book was still about Star Wars which I loved. I would recommend it to my friends who like Star Wars. If any book has Star Wars in it I will read it in a heartbeat. That is the reason I liked this book so much.
The Sith are still stuck on the planet Kesh. They are still looking for a way off, but they are trapped in the top of the mountains. More people are dying each day. If they don’t find a way to survive soon they will all die.
Adari Vaal is being called a heretic because of her beliefs, or actually her lack of beliefs. She is a geologist so she has discovered proof that the ancient teachings are not one hundred percent true. She tries to tell the tribe that, but they decide she is too crazy to be left alive. Luckily she escapes in time to the mountains.
Characterization:
Yaru Korsin is trying to rally his men, so they stop fighting and killing each other. His skills as a leader are unparalleled. It is really amazing how one man can control over three-hundred warriors. It takes a lot of experience and respect to do something like that. On the other side of the planet you have Adari Vaal. She is very knowledgeable, but her people don’t believe her. They think she is a crazy woman when in reality they are the crazy ones. Adari is a woman who is stuck in her beliefs though. She will not back down, even if her life is threatened. While both people are different, they have a lot of the same attributes.
Audience:
I would recommend this book to teenagers and older as some of the material is hard to grasp. I would recommend this book to Star Wars fans as well as fans of science fiction because there are a lot of fictional aspects in this book such as space travel and futuristic technology. Both genders will be able to enjoy this book equally. However, if you are not a fan of science fiction do not read this book. You will be bored out of your mind because of all of the science involved. Likewise if you are not of a high reading level the content will go right over your head.
Personal Response:
I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars because it cleared up some of the questions I had in the previous book. The writing was better and the storyline was less confusing. The book was still about Star Wars which I loved. I would recommend it to my friends who like Star Wars. If any book has Star Wars in it I will read it in a heartbeat. That is the reason I liked this book so much.
July 24, 2012
As a continuation of the Lost Tribe of the Sith series, Skyborn gives us a lot more detail on the world and philosophies of the local inhabitants. Since these books are very short, I don't have a lot of fodder to review, but I'll do my best.
Point one: They're short. That can be good or bad depending on what you like. It's a fast read that you can knock out in an hour if you're busy. Probably less.
Point two: It's an interesting world, and is growing increasingly more so by the page. While it doesn't hold the richness that a full-length novel has, it doesn't have to ... yet. Besides, that's not the purpose of a novella. He paints in broad strokes, giving us an impression of the world rather than a Georges Seurat-style point-by-point picture of every little detail.
Point three: It's probably a side project for Miller, so I can't be too harsh. The wording and phrasing are still a little wonky. I can't put my finger on the exact thing that is bothering me. Maybe it's an over-use of commas or longer sentences than I prefer. It's just something that is slowing my reading down, and making the author's writing hum when it could sing.
Point one: They're short. That can be good or bad depending on what you like. It's a fast read that you can knock out in an hour if you're busy. Probably less.
Point two: It's an interesting world, and is growing increasingly more so by the page. While it doesn't hold the richness that a full-length novel has, it doesn't have to ... yet. Besides, that's not the purpose of a novella. He paints in broad strokes, giving us an impression of the world rather than a Georges Seurat-style point-by-point picture of every little detail.
Point three: It's probably a side project for Miller, so I can't be too harsh. The wording and phrasing are still a little wonky. I can't put my finger on the exact thing that is bothering me. Maybe it's an over-use of commas or longer sentences than I prefer. It's just something that is slowing my reading down, and making the author's writing hum when it could sing.
July 26, 2024
I liked this novella a lot more than the first one! I found Adari to be a very interesting character and the culture of the Keshiri was really fascinating. It felt very… not Star Wars, for something out of a Star Wars book - but that’s not a bad thing. I thought it was really cool! The Sith leaning into their culture and claiming to be the Skyborn (the supposed gods the Keshiri worship) was also really interesting, and though malicious they did not take an outwardly violent approach to the situation. I’m interested to see where that part of the plot goes in future stories.
October 28, 2013
What I don’t like about these books is their form – as short stories – what I mean is, that reading them as one book wouldn’t work for me because I want to take it sequentially and therefore I’d have to stop at one point and star another book because the last two stories are after some other books, at least according the time-line. And reading them as separate books is also not the same because they’re too short to build up some atmosphere and suspense, not a very good one, though I admit that the stories got slowly better. But it was odd how there’s been many years between them – 25 years between 1-4 and a thousand between 4 and 5, just then it again was following on each other directly – I mean why? Why not take it a little bit slower?
Oh, and the thing with the Keshiri people – when they’ve been able to steel all their Uvak I certainly wouldn’t just flee and try to find a new home and risk that many would die during the journey, I’d rather have my own city back, so I don’t understand why wouldn’t they rather fight.
Well, anyway, I doubt I’ll read them again, they’re nothing that special.
Oh, and the thing with the Keshiri people – when they’ve been able to steel all their Uvak I certainly wouldn’t just flee and try to find a new home and risk that many would die during the journey, I’d rather have my own city back, so I don’t understand why wouldn’t they rather fight.
Well, anyway, I doubt I’ll read them again, they’re nothing that special.
April 22, 2010
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn, by John Jackson Miller
"Skyborn" continues filling in the history of Kesh, an integral location to the new Fate of the Jedi series.
Five thousand years before the battle of Yavin, a ship of Sith crashed on the planet, seemingly falling out of the sky to the native Keshiri. With their Force powers, the Sith quickly fulfilled the local legends of the "Skyborn," and started taking over the Keshiri people.
This ebook starts out slowly, introducing readers to the Keshiri theology as a young woman is prosecuted for her heretic beliefs. Miller dumps knowledge on the reader, almost as if he's writing a textbook. "Skyborn" thankfully picks up when the young woman, Adari, encounters with Sith crash survivors.
It's an interesting look into how the Sith became rulers of the Keshiri, but I'm happy it's a short story.
2/5.
"Skyborn" continues filling in the history of Kesh, an integral location to the new Fate of the Jedi series.
Five thousand years before the battle of Yavin, a ship of Sith crashed on the planet, seemingly falling out of the sky to the native Keshiri. With their Force powers, the Sith quickly fulfilled the local legends of the "Skyborn," and started taking over the Keshiri people.
This ebook starts out slowly, introducing readers to the Keshiri theology as a young woman is prosecuted for her heretic beliefs. Miller dumps knowledge on the reader, almost as if he's writing a textbook. "Skyborn" thankfully picks up when the young woman, Adari, encounters with Sith crash survivors.
It's an interesting look into how the Sith became rulers of the Keshiri, but I'm happy it's a short story.
2/5.
September 3, 2011
I really do with these stories were a bit longer, because they really are interesting and I do want to know more but it's irritating to get to a really interesting part and suddenly it's done two paragraphs later. I did like this one more then the first in the series, Precipice, as I felt the writing was a bit better and now I can honestly say I like it. I just wish there were more to it then the 47% there is before it gives you a 'teaser' for the next one.
September 19, 2011
Miller seems to do much better work with Skyborn than Precipice. The story line was definately more coherent and easier to follow. It is hard to gauge however being that it is only about 20 pages long, but so far accompanied with #1 of the series, it is turning out to being more promising than I orginally anticipated. Some suspense is building as I now wonder what Korison is all about so I am definately looking forward on moving to the next novella.
October 27, 2009
The second part of a short story series, this tells of the encounter between the natives of a planet on which some Sith have crashed. Nothing special.
March 17, 2016
A bit confusing at the beginning but it settled once the Sith came into view. It's interesting to see how can you control the masses by using their superstition (as we can see in our history).
July 13, 2011
Not a bad story, but we'll have to see what the next stories bring for the series.
August 12, 2015
John writes good sith
January 24, 2018
I wasn't going to review this one after realizing that these books are so short and they really go together. However, they were bought as separate books and are being marked here in Goodreads as separate books, I might as well review them as separate books. I will likely read all of them so maybe it'll help someone who may question whether to go on.
I liked this installation more than the first. The first introduced the 'lost tribe' and the ship crashing to the planet. This installment shows the aftermath to the planet after the Sith arrived, present time then 15 years later. It was interesting to see how the Sith manipulated the locals and how the locals received them.
I'm looking forward to reading more of the interactions between the two cultures.
I liked this installation more than the first. The first introduced the 'lost tribe' and the ship crashing to the planet. This installment shows the aftermath to the planet after the Sith arrived, present time then 15 years later. It was interesting to see how the Sith manipulated the locals and how the locals received them.
I'm looking forward to reading more of the interactions between the two cultures.
July 4, 2025
I do rather like that we get a different POV on the events of Lost Tribe 1. JJM uses many of the same tools here: a different, impenetrable society, conflict-ridden power dynamics, Sith-typical manipulation. It doesn't work quite as well; I find the "primitive religion" framing a bit too simple even in its execution, and the result is a less thoughtful story. Still, a solid read.
Interesting how it ties into Fate of the Jedi: Omen, as well. Didn't even remember the Skyborn-related bit of exposition there. Suddenly, it's far more important indeed.
Interesting how it ties into Fate of the Jedi: Omen, as well. Didn't even remember the Skyborn-related bit of exposition there. Suddenly, it's far more important indeed.
November 3, 2017
I enjoyed this book much more than the first one in the series.
It's written in the point of view of Adari. She is kind of the scientest and revolutionary of her species. It was interesting the reas about the Sith in her point of view.
It's really short. When you start to get into it, it's already over. But I'm not conplaining that way I still have a chance in reaching my reading goal. :)
It's written in the point of view of Adari. She is kind of the scientest and revolutionary of her species. It was interesting the reas about the Sith in her point of view.
It's really short. When you start to get into it, it's already over. But I'm not conplaining that way I still have a chance in reaching my reading goal. :)
April 29, 2020
This is more of a setup than a complete story. It is the arrival of the Sith, told from the vantage of a local on the planet where the lost tribe crash landed. It does help to introduce the people on the planet and their belief system, but doesn't really push the overall plot forward very much.
October 28, 2020
Decent story of different world
This series addresses a lost Sith tribe crashed on remote world. Overall I like the series but read this book out of order which many get have affected the rating.
This series addresses a lost Sith tribe crashed on remote world. Overall I like the series but read this book out of order which many get have affected the rating.
April 11, 2025
This Story About Adari Vaal who is a geologist on the planet of Kesh who becomes inspired with the sith. Where the same group of people were on the omen, it crash on kesh. Adari meets Yaru Korisn the captain of omen which is a sith ship.
She learns a lot about.
Great story 8/10
She learns a lot about.
Great story 8/10
November 7, 2017
Second novella in a six part series. Very good writing, strong world building, really enjoying these stories so far.
June 16, 2020
I kept having to re-read passages and felt confused most of the time. After my third read through its was interesting
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November 13, 2020Korsin is still alive somehow. This book is very slow at the begging. I liked it.
March 18, 2021
Quite average. It was well written but not entirely eventful, I’m hoping more will happen in future stories.
March 31, 2021
This series is starting to get interesting, and I definitely want to see where this goes.
April 16, 2021
3.5. I am very happy that this picks up where Precipice left off.
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May 8, 2023
Not impressed.
Better than Book 1. Kinda confusing but at least I was familiar with the protagonists. I’m not very good with my imagination.
Better than Book 1. Kinda confusing but at least I was familiar with the protagonists. I’m not very good with my imagination.
August 23, 2024
7/10 GOOD
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