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Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #1
Precipice
Don't miss STAR LOST TRIBE OF THE PRECIPICE a FREE original eBook short story, the first in a series that tell the untold story of the FATE OF THE JEDI's forgotten Sith castaways, their battle to survive, and their quest to re-conquer the galaxy! SURVIVAL NOT SURRENDER For the ruthless Sith Order, failure is not an option. It is an offense punishable by death and a fate to which Commander Yaru Korsin will not succumb. But on a crucial run to deliver troops and precious crystals to a combat hotspot in the Sith's war against the Republic, Korsin and the crew of the mining ship Omen are ambushed by a Jedi starfighter. And when the Sith craft crash-lands, torn and crippled, on a desolate alien planet, the hard-bitten captain finds himself at odds with desperate survivors on the brink of mutiny and his own vengeful half brother, who's bent on seizing command. No matter the cost, Korsin vows that it will not be his blood and bones left behind on this unknown world. For the way of the Sith leaves little room for compromise and none for mercy. This edition contains an excerpt from Star Fate of the Omen.
60 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 26, 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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February 9, 2011
I am a huge star wars fan and am reading as many of the expanded universe novels as I can so when this series popped up for free I was on board. Unfortunately, I didn't like this one very much. The story seemed okay but the writing style leaves much to be desired. This was choppy and difficult to follow, causing me to go back and re-read several passages just to try to make sense of what was going on. If this had been a full length novel I probably would have given up on it before finishing. I have started the second story in the series - Skyborn- and it seems to flow much easier and I am liking where it is going but this first entry in the series was a bit of a chore to get through.
October 21, 2020
Just decent. Hopefully, the series gets better as it goes on.
May 1, 2020
4 🌟
Very good. Liked the characters, especially Yaru Korsin. RIP Devore. Hope the Sith will be able to get back in space. Wonder if Seelah will kill Yaru.
Can't wait to read Skyborn!!!!
Very good. Liked the characters, especially Yaru Korsin. RIP Devore. Hope the Sith will be able to get back in space. Wonder if Seelah will kill Yaru.
Can't wait to read Skyborn!!!!
June 27, 2022
It was ok.
A bunch of captains and crew and whatnot on a mission to go find some crystals sent by Naga Sadow (the only reason worth to be reading this) but besides the namedropping a few times of what was Sadow's orders, there's not much else. Everything else is just your typical space story.
Not bad but not that good either.
A bunch of captains and crew and whatnot on a mission to go find some crystals sent by Naga Sadow (the only reason worth to be reading this) but besides the namedropping a few times of what was Sadow's orders, there's not much else. Everything else is just your typical space story.
Not bad but not that good either.
November 3, 2021
Good idea for a story, writing could be better
May 9, 2011
Look, I love Star Wars. I'm a nerd, and frankly, between Star Trek and Star Wars, I'd take a lightsaber over a phaser any day. Give me the Millenium Falcon please, not the Enterprise. I know the names of obscure Jedi who didn't make it into the movie, the names of their planets, so on and so forth (my favorite Jedi is Quinlan Vos, for those of you taking notes). With that said, I did not enjoy this. I realize its the start of a series so there's foundation to be laid, but ... seriously? It was just - in a word - lame. To me anyway, you may love Star Wars and open it up and love it.
It was free on the Kindle store - the only reason I bothered to pick it up. Even now I feel I overpaid somehow.
It was free on the Kindle store - the only reason I bothered to pick it up. Even now I feel I overpaid somehow.
April 8, 2012
Precipice is the first book in John Jackson Millar’s Lost Tribe of the Sith series published by Del Rey in 2009. This series is made up of short stories, set in the Star Wars universe 5000 years Before Battle Yavin (BBY), that follows the story of a Sith tribe lost on a strange planet. Each story is approximately 60 pages long and all are available for free in most ebook formats.
Precipice follows the story of Commander Yaru Korsin and the crew of the Omen, a Sith mining ship, who are ambushed in the middle of a critical delivery mission and forced to crash land on a desolate planet. Stuck on the planet with an unrepairable ship and all forms of communications destroyed, Commander Korsin must deal with a desperate and unruly crew, fighting to retain his place as leader, while trying to figure out how to complete his mission.
I think the best description for Precipice is that it’s solid without being spectacular. The story is easy to read and easy to understand, with the Star Wars elements used to enhance the story rather than to define the story. There are some subtle expansions on previously unexplored Star Wars elements which will satisfy long suffering fans, the writing is not very complex which will make it accessible for those new to the Star Wars universe, and the foreshadowing of major events to come makes readers want to keep reading. The problem for me was that for all the work done foreshadowing major events, the story never really reached a noteworthy climax. I feel like this was a lost opportunity as the nature of Star Wars lends itself to high-octane action scenes which in this case never got out of first gear. As I said previously, solid without being spectacular.
The composition of the Star Wars universe has been well established over the past 30 years, and with Precipice Millar is tapping into a large source of material that has been largely unexplored. While Precipice may have been a little underwhelming in terms of action, it did a lot of work laying the foundations for the future and I expect this series to get much better as the characters and their relationships start to get fleshed out a little more. Through a combination of good writing and staying true to the essence of Star Wars, Millar has created an intriguing world full of interesting people that not only expands on the Star Wars universe, but can also be read and enjoyed by those without any prior knowledge of the Star Wars universe.
Precipice follows the story of Commander Yaru Korsin and the crew of the Omen, a Sith mining ship, who are ambushed in the middle of a critical delivery mission and forced to crash land on a desolate planet. Stuck on the planet with an unrepairable ship and all forms of communications destroyed, Commander Korsin must deal with a desperate and unruly crew, fighting to retain his place as leader, while trying to figure out how to complete his mission.
I think the best description for Precipice is that it’s solid without being spectacular. The story is easy to read and easy to understand, with the Star Wars elements used to enhance the story rather than to define the story. There are some subtle expansions on previously unexplored Star Wars elements which will satisfy long suffering fans, the writing is not very complex which will make it accessible for those new to the Star Wars universe, and the foreshadowing of major events to come makes readers want to keep reading. The problem for me was that for all the work done foreshadowing major events, the story never really reached a noteworthy climax. I feel like this was a lost opportunity as the nature of Star Wars lends itself to high-octane action scenes which in this case never got out of first gear. As I said previously, solid without being spectacular.
The composition of the Star Wars universe has been well established over the past 30 years, and with Precipice Millar is tapping into a large source of material that has been largely unexplored. While Precipice may have been a little underwhelming in terms of action, it did a lot of work laying the foundations for the future and I expect this series to get much better as the characters and their relationships start to get fleshed out a little more. Through a combination of good writing and staying true to the essence of Star Wars, Millar has created an intriguing world full of interesting people that not only expands on the Star Wars universe, but can also be read and enjoyed by those without any prior knowledge of the Star Wars universe.
January 12, 2015
Plot:
In the book Precipice the time frame is around 5,000 years before the battle of Yavin (BBY) during the time when Sith were great in numbers. A Sith ship carrying invaluable goods was just shot out of hyperspace, and landed on an alien planet that is unknown to anyone. The commander, Yaru Korsin, thought quickly on his feet and was able to crash the ship without killing everyone aboard, even though if he loses the cargo they will all wish they were dead. Once on the planet the Massassi, Sith warriors, immediately started having an allergic reaction to the planet and they all died. Yaru’s step-brother, Devore Korsin, does not agree with anything Yaru does. Devore is constantly arguing with the commander and has gained many lackeys. It seems that there might be a mutiny if they don’t get off the rock soon. Yaru decides to make the decision to check the ship, even though it could kill him at any moment, for any way to send a message to the rest of the fleet to rescue them alone, but Devore sneaks along behind him. In the ship Yaru discovers Devore high on a Sith rage drug. The brothers decide that only one Korsin will leave alive.
Characterization:
Yaru Korsin is a smart leader and always does what is most important for him. That is just the Sith way. Yaru has high family values as he has a deep love of his father. He could care less about his brother however. Yaru became a leader in the military at a young age thanks to his father. Yaru is a very capable young man that would be able to hold his own in any situation.
Audience:
I would recommend this book to science fiction fans, Star War fans, and maybe fans of dramas because this book is definitely a Star Wars science fiction thing with maybe a hint of a dramatic effect. I would not recommend this book to people who do not enjoy science fiction, Star Wars, or short books that leave things left unsaid because that is what this book does. This book is not restricted by gender as both boys and girls can enjoy it equally. I would recommend that the reader be at least 14 years old because the content is for more mature readers.
Personal Response:
I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. This is because it opened up a different part of the universe that I haven’t experienced yet. There were different characters, different politics, and different concepts. I loved the information that the book gave me. Star Wars is my life and it is always a treat to read.
In the book Precipice the time frame is around 5,000 years before the battle of Yavin (BBY) during the time when Sith were great in numbers. A Sith ship carrying invaluable goods was just shot out of hyperspace, and landed on an alien planet that is unknown to anyone. The commander, Yaru Korsin, thought quickly on his feet and was able to crash the ship without killing everyone aboard, even though if he loses the cargo they will all wish they were dead. Once on the planet the Massassi, Sith warriors, immediately started having an allergic reaction to the planet and they all died. Yaru’s step-brother, Devore Korsin, does not agree with anything Yaru does. Devore is constantly arguing with the commander and has gained many lackeys. It seems that there might be a mutiny if they don’t get off the rock soon. Yaru decides to make the decision to check the ship, even though it could kill him at any moment, for any way to send a message to the rest of the fleet to rescue them alone, but Devore sneaks along behind him. In the ship Yaru discovers Devore high on a Sith rage drug. The brothers decide that only one Korsin will leave alive.
Characterization:
Yaru Korsin is a smart leader and always does what is most important for him. That is just the Sith way. Yaru has high family values as he has a deep love of his father. He could care less about his brother however. Yaru became a leader in the military at a young age thanks to his father. Yaru is a very capable young man that would be able to hold his own in any situation.
Audience:
I would recommend this book to science fiction fans, Star War fans, and maybe fans of dramas because this book is definitely a Star Wars science fiction thing with maybe a hint of a dramatic effect. I would not recommend this book to people who do not enjoy science fiction, Star Wars, or short books that leave things left unsaid because that is what this book does. This book is not restricted by gender as both boys and girls can enjoy it equally. I would recommend that the reader be at least 14 years old because the content is for more mature readers.
Personal Response:
I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. This is because it opened up a different part of the universe that I haven’t experienced yet. There were different characters, different politics, and different concepts. I loved the information that the book gave me. Star Wars is my life and it is always a treat to read.
July 4, 2010
I actually read the entire series, but it's really not worth reviewing all of the books. While most Star Wars books really take you into the universe created by the movies, Lost Tribe of the Sith was more like Lord of the Flies with lightsabers. There were passing mentions of ancient Sith Lords Naga Sadow and Ludo Kressh, but other than that, this story was almost completely removed from the Star Wars universe.
April 10, 2023
Decent start to the series, looking forward to reading more!
November 30, 2011
This is a blanket review for all of the Lost Tribe of the Sith stories (1-7 have been published as of this review) since there currently isn't any way to review them as a whole.
All in all, I found this to be one of the most enjoyable facets of the Star Wars universe I have come across in a long time. These books can sorta stand on their own as their own story as the reader could read these without knowing anything else about star wars and not have to worry about missing references or not understanding certain details. The Sith society presented in the stories is less like what I've come to expect from other Sith in Star Wars but seemed more like Drow society as was presented in RA Salvatore's The Dark Elf Trilogy- the people are evil and power hungry but there is some sense of order and rules in their society.
The biggest impression these stories left me with is that they were a nice break from the usual star wars adventure novel. They were more like their own saga due to the fact that story deals with a period of time spanning well over a thousand years and involves numerous main characters who come and go with the passing of time rather that the usual episodic nature that most of the other novels (which deal with individualized conflicts which occur within a much shorter time frame.
All in all, I found this to be one of the most enjoyable facets of the Star Wars universe I have come across in a long time. These books can sorta stand on their own as their own story as the reader could read these without knowing anything else about star wars and not have to worry about missing references or not understanding certain details. The Sith society presented in the stories is less like what I've come to expect from other Sith in Star Wars but seemed more like Drow society as was presented in RA Salvatore's The Dark Elf Trilogy- the people are evil and power hungry but there is some sense of order and rules in their society.
The biggest impression these stories left me with is that they were a nice break from the usual star wars adventure novel. They were more like their own saga due to the fact that story deals with a period of time spanning well over a thousand years and involves numerous main characters who come and go with the passing of time rather that the usual episodic nature that most of the other novels (which deal with individualized conflicts which occur within a much shorter time frame.
October 22, 2015
I liked this book, granted I like anything to do with Star Wars. I liked when Captain Korsin gave into the dark side and killed his half-brother. I also liked the space battle in the beginning and all the detail that came with it.
PLOT
Captain Yaru Korsin, of the Sith fleet, is the captain of the starship Omen. He is coming back from a mission to get crystals for Naga Sadow. The crystals are to be used to aid the Sith in the battle against the Jedi. Korsin's ship is shot down and he crash lands on an alien planet. Many people die and many others are injured. When the survivors set up camp, Korsin goes back to the ship only to find that his half-brother, Devore, is already there and has been for some time. Devore took a drug called Red Rage before Korsin got there. Korsin and Devore got into an argument on who should be the leader of this mission. Things got so heated that they had a lightsaber duel until only one returned to camp.
RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE
I would recommend this book to anyone that likes Star Wars. This book takes place during the Old Republic so it could help anyone who wants to learn more about what happened before the movies.
PLOT
Captain Yaru Korsin, of the Sith fleet, is the captain of the starship Omen. He is coming back from a mission to get crystals for Naga Sadow. The crystals are to be used to aid the Sith in the battle against the Jedi. Korsin's ship is shot down and he crash lands on an alien planet. Many people die and many others are injured. When the survivors set up camp, Korsin goes back to the ship only to find that his half-brother, Devore, is already there and has been for some time. Devore took a drug called Red Rage before Korsin got there. Korsin and Devore got into an argument on who should be the leader of this mission. Things got so heated that they had a lightsaber duel until only one returned to camp.
RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE
I would recommend this book to anyone that likes Star Wars. This book takes place during the Old Republic so it could help anyone who wants to learn more about what happened before the movies.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 7, 2012
This was a free e-book and I can see why. The writing style is poorly constructed and hard to follow, I had to read several passages a number of times to be able to follow what was happening. It didn't help that despite being such a short book (just 28 pages long) there was many characters introduced in a short amount of time. This made it hard to follow who people were, and made the story even harder to follow.
The basic story is quite interesting if you take the time to pick apart the hard to follow writing, the characters are okay but not really given enough time to become interesting. I will probably give at least a couple more books in the series a try since they are free and short.
The edition I had included an excerpt from "Fate of the Jedi: Omen", for which the "Lost Tribe of the Sith" is a prequel to, from the excerpt this appears to be a very well written book and worth looking out for.
The basic story is quite interesting if you take the time to pick apart the hard to follow writing, the characters are okay but not really given enough time to become interesting. I will probably give at least a couple more books in the series a try since they are free and short.
The edition I had included an excerpt from "Fate of the Jedi: Omen", for which the "Lost Tribe of the Sith" is a prequel to, from the excerpt this appears to be a very well written book and worth looking out for.
April 25, 2011
I am tagging it with a 1 star as it wasn't very good, but I can see how this series might, and I mean might be ok if that. It was free that I got from my kindle and that is exactly what I would have paid for it. Actually I am not sure who got the better deal...
It really is a short story, like 4 chapters maybe? The begining was really confusing and there were a ton of names to try to deal with. It is about some Sith's making a flight with some cargo that crashes on a planet unknown to them that takes place 5,000 years before New Hope or anything like that. So it is one of those things like who cares or if you love Star Wars want to read. I am just taking a break from my normal stuff to see what it is about. I have already started the 2nd one and it is slightly better, but I sure hope this series actually leads to something...
It really is a short story, like 4 chapters maybe? The begining was really confusing and there were a ton of names to try to deal with. It is about some Sith's making a flight with some cargo that crashes on a planet unknown to them that takes place 5,000 years before New Hope or anything like that. So it is one of those things like who cares or if you love Star Wars want to read. I am just taking a break from my normal stuff to see what it is about. I have already started the 2nd one and it is slightly better, but I sure hope this series actually leads to something...
July 10, 2011
I find this story well written and as the first story I've read by this author, I am impressed.
The story does not spell everything out for you, so requires you to think. If you can keep up with and enjoy those kinds of stories, then I would recommend this to you.
The characters are expressed very well as are the relationships between them. Although this was a short story, it read like a full book and carried over well.
I found the story engaging and the dialogue smart. Miller was able to gracefully shed light on past events coloring what was happening without losing you or getting disjointed.
Although I haven't read too many Star Wars novels, I wasn't lost a tall.
I will definitely be reading the rest of this series.
The story does not spell everything out for you, so requires you to think. If you can keep up with and enjoy those kinds of stories, then I would recommend this to you.
The characters are expressed very well as are the relationships between them. Although this was a short story, it read like a full book and carried over well.
I found the story engaging and the dialogue smart. Miller was able to gracefully shed light on past events coloring what was happening without losing you or getting disjointed.
Although I haven't read too many Star Wars novels, I wasn't lost a tall.
I will definitely be reading the rest of this series.
October 27, 2009
A short story making up the first part of a small series, this tells the story of a group of Sith who crash on a planet. There's nothing wrong with the story, but it's not particularly griping either.
July 13, 2011
After finally reading the Golden Age of the Sith and Fall of the Sith Empire comics, I now have the back story to this short story that I was missing the first time I read it. Now that I have the context of the story, it isn't bad. Not great, but not bad either.
November 17, 2011
This is my first Star Wars book and I'm completely unfamiliar with the mythos outside the storyline of the movies so this was a little difficult to follow but with constant reference to Wookieepedia, I am still enjoying it.
December 18, 2020
Very well done, but part 1 of 6 I think.
UPDATE: Here's a more complete impression of the first 6 books (novelets, really) in this series, which make up a complete novel.
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UPDATE: Here's a more complete impression of the first 6 books (novelets, really) in this series, which make up a complete novel.
https://residentialaliens.blogspot.co...
April 6, 2010
Almost incomprehensible. That's how densely written this is.
April 8, 2011
Was an okay story, I enjoyed the lightsaber battle between the two brothers...but otherwise it was just so-so. And it's also extremely short. I read this one and the following 2 parts in one night.
September 15, 2017
Ok, it’s been a LONG time since I’ve read a Star Wars book. In fact I got these for free YEARS ago from Amazon but never got around to reading them because I didn’t want to read them on a computer screen and when I got an e-reader I had forgot about them.
Anyway, the night was getting late and I needed to read something quickly, I saw this on my Goodreads list and decided I will start reading them. So I will be reading this series for the next 8 days.
And all that was to say that I don’t remember a whole lot about Star Wars canon other than I realize that Disney has thrown it all out except the movies. But I’m pretty sure Sith were always just one Master and One protege. However in this books there seems to be tons of them, who star ships full coming from many different races. The book talks about how Humans have slowly started becoming the primary Sith by interbreeding but that would mean Humans didn’t innately have the ability to use the force but some alien race were the original force users. This flies in the face of everything that I knew previously to be canon. However I do admit, I don’t know when this novel was supposed to have taken place. This could have been thousands of years before the original movies or the prequels.
As to the book itself and not nitpicking the canon stuff, I thought it was quite well written. However during the fight toward the end of the novella I found myself getting confused when it was throwing names around constantly, but some of that could have been I was just tired.
Anyway, it’s a pretty decent story. Talks about a time and side of the Force that we don’t really get to know much about. So I’m pretty excited to read the rest of the novella’s in the series. However it does have DRM, so I have to bring it’s rating from a 5/5 to a 4/5.
Anyway, the night was getting late and I needed to read something quickly, I saw this on my Goodreads list and decided I will start reading them. So I will be reading this series for the next 8 days.
And all that was to say that I don’t remember a whole lot about Star Wars canon other than I realize that Disney has thrown it all out except the movies. But I’m pretty sure Sith were always just one Master and One protege. However in this books there seems to be tons of them, who star ships full coming from many different races. The book talks about how Humans have slowly started becoming the primary Sith by interbreeding but that would mean Humans didn’t innately have the ability to use the force but some alien race were the original force users. This flies in the face of everything that I knew previously to be canon. However I do admit, I don’t know when this novel was supposed to have taken place. This could have been thousands of years before the original movies or the prequels.
As to the book itself and not nitpicking the canon stuff, I thought it was quite well written. However during the fight toward the end of the novella I found myself getting confused when it was throwing names around constantly, but some of that could have been I was just tired.
Anyway, it’s a pretty decent story. Talks about a time and side of the Force that we don’t really get to know much about. So I’m pretty excited to read the rest of the novella’s in the series. However it does have DRM, so I have to bring it’s rating from a 5/5 to a 4/5.
December 9, 2023
Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories by John Jackson Miller
Challenging, dark, reflective, sad, and tense.
Medium-paced
Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0 🌟
At first, I thought it was a collection of short stories...and in a sense it is sorta like that, but there is a throughline. The stories can be separated by many years, but it tracks the intergration and corruptive influence of the Sith on a island and a planet. This is a long-game view of transfer of power.
Lost Tribe of the Sith - The Collected Stories format shown below, with the corresponding rating.
I - Precipice - 3 Stars
II - Skyborn - 4 Stars
III - Paragon - 4.25 Stars
IV - Savoir - 4.5 Stars
V - Purgatory - 3.5 Stars
VI - Sentinel - 3.75 Stars
VII - Pantheon - 4 Stars
VIII - Secrets - 4.25 Stars
IX - Pandemonium - 4 Stars
The sum was 35.25/9= 3.916 Stars. So I rounded it up to 4.
Eight of the nine sections are about 4-5 chapters long, EXCEPT the last part, which was seventeen chapters long.
I was hoping for a little darker view of this intergration, but there are some dark aspects that bear out...within this book.
I know that I would NOT have wanted/liked to be on the island with the Sith, nor on this planet after they had arrived.
I thought their goal was interesting, and how they went about it intriguing. I need more.
Challenging, dark, reflective, sad, and tense.
Medium-paced
Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0 🌟
At first, I thought it was a collection of short stories...and in a sense it is sorta like that, but there is a throughline. The stories can be separated by many years, but it tracks the intergration and corruptive influence of the Sith on a island and a planet. This is a long-game view of transfer of power.
Lost Tribe of the Sith - The Collected Stories format shown below, with the corresponding rating.
I - Precipice - 3 Stars
II - Skyborn - 4 Stars
III - Paragon - 4.25 Stars
IV - Savoir - 4.5 Stars
V - Purgatory - 3.5 Stars
VI - Sentinel - 3.75 Stars
VII - Pantheon - 4 Stars
VIII - Secrets - 4.25 Stars
IX - Pandemonium - 4 Stars
The sum was 35.25/9= 3.916 Stars. So I rounded it up to 4.
Eight of the nine sections are about 4-5 chapters long, EXCEPT the last part, which was seventeen chapters long.
I was hoping for a little darker view of this intergration, but there are some dark aspects that bear out...within this book.
I know that I would NOT have wanted/liked to be on the island with the Sith, nor on this planet after they had arrived.
I thought their goal was interesting, and how they went about it intriguing. I need more.
October 25, 2016
Great introduction to the characters that we see as the series continues. The reader comes to understand what drives Yaru Korsin as they crash land on this new world. I don't want to give too much away, but you come to understand who some of the key players are going to be as the story of the Lost Tribe of the Sith progresses.
It also introduces the overarching fear that colors the world of the crash survivors: what will Naga Sadow do should he find them? Everything that Korsin does is based on this premise and how to best protect himself should it happen. Throw in a hostile environment and a completely incapacitated ship and you have a great beginning to the saga of the Tribe.
It also introduces the overarching fear that colors the world of the crash survivors: what will Naga Sadow do should he find them? Everything that Korsin does is based on this premise and how to best protect himself should it happen. Throw in a hostile environment and a completely incapacitated ship and you have a great beginning to the saga of the Tribe.
June 25, 2025
Very interesting. So this, from what I gathered, is the first in a series of short stories/novellas released as a concurrently issued tie-in to Fate of the Jedi about the eponymous Sith culture. Culture, I hope, will be the running theme here, as John Jackson Miller sets the stage for a conflict rooted in societal idiosyncrasies: a need to keep up in a harsh society full of (seeming?) contradictions. At least that's what I believe I'm seeing between the lines of a competently written shipwreck drama. Potential abound. I'll see how the concept evolves.
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The paperback anthology even has a map attached!
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The paperback anthology even has a map attached!
September 17, 2017
After not reading Star Wars books for a while, it was really nice to get back into the world.
The book was neither special nor perculiar but I still enjoyed it. Because it's that short you don't really get the chance to know the characters. Especially at the beginning things happen pretty quickly and I had problems keeping the characters apart. One thing that annoyed me was, that sometimes it isn't clear which of the brothers is talked about since the author only uses the surname.
But it was fun, the setting is interesting and I'm going to check out the next book in the series.
The book was neither special nor perculiar but I still enjoyed it. Because it's that short you don't really get the chance to know the characters. Especially at the beginning things happen pretty quickly and I had problems keeping the characters apart. One thing that annoyed me was, that sometimes it isn't clear which of the brothers is talked about since the author only uses the surname.
But it was fun, the setting is interesting and I'm going to check out the next book in the series.
March 11, 2021
It wasn’t great but it wasn’t bad either. For an introduction to the wider set of short stories it’s good, but as a stand alone it’s pretty uneventful. I plan on finishing the other stories but I feel as though it would work better if it was all just one, regular sized novel instead of small chunks added together.
To me this was just pretty average. None of the characters were memorable and, as it was so short, it was hard to feel any emotion for Devore’s death as you don’t really know him. Hopefully I’ll connect with the characters more in the other short stories.
To me this was just pretty average. None of the characters were memorable and, as it was so short, it was hard to feel any emotion for Devore’s death as you don’t really know him. Hopefully I’ll connect with the characters more in the other short stories.
April 10, 2025
This story begins with Yaru Korsin, the captain of the Omen. The Omen is a Sith mining ship transporting Lignan, a rare and powerful Force-enhancing mineral. The ship is en route to the Sith Empire when it is ambushed by the Republic. Captain Yaru takes a bold approach and navigates the Omen through hyperspace to escape. However, the hyperspace route takes the Omen to a remote, unknown planet.
January 23, 2018
This was an interesting little tidbit into the Sith world. I don't read much Star Wars, something I'd like to change eventually. It felt too short but I still liked it. I have a few more of the series and will finish what I have already.
May 8, 2023
Not a fan of this book
I bought this book when I was first watching the Star Wars movies. This is just a short four chapter book about the Sith. I have other books. I hope they are not the same but at least I will have finally listen to them.
I bought this book when I was first watching the Star Wars movies. This is just a short four chapter book about the Sith. I have other books. I hope they are not the same but at least I will have finally listen to them.
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