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And done!

That was fast - Part II done! Now for number three!

Part One done, now onto Part Two!

Somehow, the EU got *more* misogynistic as it progressed into the 2010s than it was during the 90s. What Karpyshyn does with Bastila here doesn't approach the worst of Denning, but it's still insulting. A stay-at-home wife who spends her day watching soap operas and exists merely to be pregnant and have sex with her husband? Really?

Haha, oh, that's an *awful* take on Atris... not to mention Revan's sassy video game dialogue box reply.

How am I to survive this?

I miss Kevin J. Anderson

guys I am so hyped for Drew Karpyshyn's next masterpiece

JET NEBULA

hey Troy why are we sexualizing the 17/18 year old like that

One sentence in and I am already depressed again

It's so much worse than I could have ever dreamed of. Now we're trying to rip off Traitor *and failing miserably*...

only 28 pages in and already there's graphic tentacle smut. never change, Troy

surprisingly erotic scene between Han and the Falcon...

lots of interesting developments so far. prologue was excellent, chapter 1 raised more questions than answers, following two were interesting set-up. let's see where this leads.

Chapter 6 is my definite highlight so far, in some ways a parallel to Jacen's experience with the cavern beast and dying girl in Traitor. Or is perhaps more similar to Jacen's attempts at gardening aboard the seedship's nursery...?

Depressing last few pages. If Shatterpoint continues like this it might actually surpass Star by Star in terms of darkness.

classic Stover: moving from deep personal insights to moments of pure badassery to darkness unlike anything else seen in Star Wars within the same <25 pages

Thus begins Marlow- I mean Willard- I mean Mace's journey into the heart of darkness. A good, engaging start, but is it just me or does the writing and prose in these first few pages feel a lot more... by the book than Traitor?

not an armored rocket-man!

Interesting how the Trade Feds seem to be on the receiving end here. That's one thing I've been missing from the movies and the EU so far: an attempt to flesh this party out beyond just villain of the week.

Rogue Planet, round two. Great couple of introductory chapters here: Anakin & Obi-Wan, Sienar & Tarkin, Vergere, and the general state of decay characteristic of this era are set up perfectly. Glad I decided to give this one another go.

Interesting exchange between Anakin and a Tusken here - wonder if Lucas initially planned to have it in here or if Brooks unwittingly created a profound contrast between the character in here and later on, in AOTC. A great scene either way.

Anakin and Kitster are talking about drinking a ruby bliel, but I thought that was a wine... in fact, I spent the last couple of years thinking it a wine after playing Jedi Outcast... this changes everything......

What an ending.

Onto the fourth and last part.

highly climactic battle. still, something feels wrong...

with the end of part two came a lot of interesting twists and revelations that can mean only one thing: kriff's about to go down

all hail Yu'shaa!