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Having survived the purge, Jedi Jax Pavan now dwells in the underbelly of Coruscant assisting a fledgling resistance known as the Whiplash. Sure, there is a bit of mystery, but it's not really the main focus. Although it's not as good as the previous volume, it is enjoyable. As Jax sets out to find the killer, other seekers enter the picture. While the storyline isn't exactly riveting, it does keep you reading and sets the stage for a final showdown between Jax and Vader in the next book. Bounty hunter Aurra Sing has been commissioned to locate the renegade Jedi and a grieving Captain Typho has set out to avenge the murder of Padme Amidala.Street of Shadows is the second instalment in the Coruscant Nights trilogy. A beautiful woman asks him to help her and her artist partner escape the planet, but before they can, the artist is murdered. That's not to say the book is bad.
The book is billed as a detective story which sounds like a great idea. Unfortunately, it doesn't live up to its back-cover blub. Michael Reaves writes with precision (he uses words I occasionally have to look up in the dictionary) and humour (this book contains what has got to be one of the funniest lines in the Expanded Universe). 3.5 stars.
This book was really weak compared to the first one. There was almost no action in this one at all. There was more sitting around and talking than anything; BORING.
Dejah is a partner of the famed light sculptor Ves Volette, and things get complicated for everybody when Volette meets with an untimely demise. Haninum Tyk Rhinann was once an aide to Vader and is now part of Jax's group. We are still in the lower levels of Coruscant. He is determined to find out the truth about Padme Amidala's death and avenge her if at all possible.
Den Dhur, the Sullustan ex-reporter, is still around as is the unique droid I-5YQ, one of my favorite characters in the entire Expanded Universe. Street of Shadows is the second book in the excellent Coruscant Nights trilogy by Michael Reaves. Jax and his crew are involved with finding the murderer. Reaves ties all of this together very nicely and leaves us wanting more. Laranth Tarak is a female Twi'lek and a Gray Paladin, basically a Jedi who prefers to use blasters instead of a lightsaber.
We also get to welcome back an old friend, Captain Typho of Naboo. Bring on Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force. Jax Pavan, one of the few remaining Jedi after Order 66, is managing to survive by avoiding Darth Vader's attempts to capture him and by spending his time helping people escape Imperial Center through Whiplash, a system of routes and safe places established by the remnants of the Rebellion.Jax has an unusual band of individuals to help him in his efforts. His efforts lead him into a confrontation with the famed bounty hunter and Jedi killer Aurra Sing. She still uses the Force and is an invaluable member of the team.
An important new introduction is Dejah Duare, a female Zeltron who comes to Jax asking for help.Two main stories wind through the book. She is on Coruscant on assignment from Vader to bring in Jax Pavan.Mr.
I love the Star Wars universe outside the movies, but this series hasn't done much to flesh out the Star Wars universe after the prequel trilogy. So far, these two novels have helped put me to sleep at night.
However, the second book in the Corsucant Nights series was just as average as the first one.Again, scenes with Darth Vader keep my interest, as well as the appearances by Jedi hunter Aurra Sing. I probably should have given up on this series after the first one, but there was just enough with Darth Vader to keep me hooked.
Most Star Wars novels I find myself staying up late at night, eager to read the next chapter. So much more could have been done with Sing over the years, but she's remained largely in the background until now.
Sing is hunting Jax Pavan, the main character, and Vader is being hunted himself, this time by Padme's love-struck protector, Captain Typho.Once again, the author attempts to impress us with his large vocabulary, and his story moves very slowly in places. Now I've given both books in this series three stars, which means they're not completely unreadable.
Hopefully the final novel will have a payoff worthy of one more star.
Dejah hires Jax and his group to find out who killed her artist/lover and ends up becoming part of the group of rebels (Whiplash) that are fighting against the Empire.I personally didn't care much for the main plot of the story of finding the murderer of an artist, but the sub-stories were of great interest and even though I didn't care for the main plot, the author wrote it well enough that I ended up enjoying the entire story.As I stated in the title of this review, the author deserves extra stars on this review for bringing Aurra Sing the bounty hunter into the story. female humanoid and Jedi hunter and killer extraordinaire.And of course.Darth Vader.
One can only hope that he continues to write about these wonderful characters in further volumes and doesn't just end it with the third volume in this trilogy.Jax Pavan. recently promoted to Jedi Knight shortly before the infamous Order 66 was given.I-5.
Author Michael Reeves is a very good writer and does an outstanding job of continuing the series of events that he brings to life in his Coruscant Nights trilogy, of which this is the second volume in that series. the Twi'lek female Jedi who is of the fairly unknown Grey Paladin, which is an off-shoot of the traditional Jedi order.Aurra Sing.
the sentient droid who is becoming more self-aware as the story unfolds. You are first introduced to I-5 in Shadow Hunter (Star Wars: Darth Maul)Laranth Tarak.
no introduction needed.This story basically centers around Dejah Duare, a Zeltron female and empath who was more or less the muse to a famous artist who made light sculptures using crystals that are the focal point for making the now outlawed lightsabers of the Jedi Knights. She really made the entire story and I anxiously read through each page just waiting for her to appear.Obviously, I am not going to give you too many spoilers, here as I don't want to spoil the story for you, but I will give you a small clue to look for as you read this story, "Is anything truly what it seems." Enough Said.Be sure and check out the other two books in the series:Jedi Twilight (Star Wars: Coruscant Nights I)Patterns of Force (Star Wars: Coruscant Nights III)I highly recommend this series of books in the Star Wars series, along with.Hard Contact (Star Wars: Republic Commando, Book 1)Triple Zero (Star Wars: Republic Commando, Book 2)True Colors (Star Wars: Republic Commando, Book 3)Order 66 (Star Wars: Republic Commando)Shawn KovacichAuthor of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
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