Sacrifice (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 5)
Written by: Karen Traviss
Editorial Reviews:
Civil war rages as the Galactic Alliance–led by Cal Omas and the Jedi forces of Luke Skywalker–battles a confederation of breakaway planets that rally to the side of rebellious Corellia. Suspected of involvement in an assassination plot against Queen Mother Tenel Ka of the Hapes Consortium, Han and Leia Solo are on the run, hunted by none other than their own son, Jacen, whose increasingly authoritarian tactics as head of GA security have led Luke and Mara Skywalker to fear that their nephew may be treading perilously close to the dark side.
But as his family sees in Jacen the chilling legacy of his Sith grandfather, Darth Vader, many of the frontline troops adore him, and countless citizens see him as a savior. The galaxy has been torn apart by too many wars. All Jacen wants is safety and stability for all–and he’s prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal.
To end the bloodshed and suffering, what sacrifice would be too great? That is the question tormenting Jacen. Already he has sacrificed much, embracing the pitiless teachings of Lumiya, the Dark Lady of the Sith, who has taught him that a strong will and noble purpose can hold the evil excesses of the dark side at bay, bringing peace and order to the galaxy–but at a price.
For there is one final test that Jacen must pass before he can gain the awesome power of a true Sith Lord: He must bring about the death of someone he values dearly. What troubles Jacen isn’t whether he has the strength to commit murder. He has steeled himself for that, and worse if necessary. No, the question that troubles Jacen is who the sacrifice should be.
As the strands of destiny draw ever more tightly together in a galaxy-spanning web, the shocking answer will shatter two families . . . and cast a grim shadow over the future.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not TOO bad, but not great
Comment: For the book, in which Jacen becomes a "Dart Someone" i find it a little disappointing and weak. It's still an interesting one, but it lacks strong moments and rememberble quotes.
JACEN: Jacen seems half-asleep the whole time, compared to his usual way of doing things and even thinking.
BEN: Ben is finally starting to act old enough (14) and the puberty does not completely blind him, but nothing major - he's still plain dumb. Actually I blame Ben for absolutely everything that has happen to Jacen, Mara, Luke and everyone else because of Jacen. If Ben wasn't THAT much obsessed of keeping secrets things would've been totally different.
There were again many moments, where if people shared even a little info (duh...) with each other things wouldn't have gone that bad, but for some reason they insist to not inform absolutely anyone about absolutely anything. This is something that has been really pissing me off in the last 3-4 books from the series. Soap opera style: "Hey, i have something REALLY IMPORTANT to tell you!" "Not now, I have to uh.. like eat or something. ..Somewhere else." "Oh.. ok."
THE SACRIFICE (don't worry, no spoilers) - I could not believe what it was. And I still doubt that it worked. All scam in my opinion.
BOBA FETT: I like Boba Fett. He was a little boring this time though. Some new mandos came to the picture as well (same Irish accent) - pretty cool.
"THE SHIP": Cool s**t! I want one!
Overall - it's not a bad book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Force Is Not As Strong As It Should Have Been With This Series
Comment: Well I guess I better start out by clearly stating that this review is based upon the entire "Legacy of the Force" series and not solely on this particular book. With that in mind, this same review will be posted on each book in the series under the same guidelines, as a review on the entire series, not just a single book in the series. With that in mind, here goes...
My first comment is that the overall feel for this series seems to be a bit off. Now I don't know if it is me, or if other readers got the same impression. I have the tendency to believe that it was due in part to having more than one author writing the series, rather than having just a single author write all nine (9) books in the series. There are definitely some books in the series that are much better written than others, not that any of these authors are bad by any means, it just feels like something got lost somewhere in the shuffle. Like I said, maybe it's just me.
The plot of the series is pretty good, with Jacen Solo turning over to the dark side and following in his grandfather's footsteps, while at the same time cementing his hold on the galaxy itself and attempting to get Luke and Mara's son Ben to become his apprentice. This of course put everyone on a collision course that makes it even more interesting because of the family ties involved.
However, did any other readers feel like Jacen was merely a punk trying to be Sith Lord? Or once again is it just me. I felt that the other Sith in the story, were much better portrayed as true Sith and that Jacen was merely being used as a puppet to an even greater Sith who has of yet been unrevealed. Which would make the story much better with that back-story alone instead of the predominant one.
I did really enjoy Jaina's relationship with Boba Fett and the Mandalorians and that alone brought the whole series an extra star and a half in my book.
I was saddened to see the demise of one of my favorite characters as I felt that this character had so much more to offer than the pipsqueak wannabee Sith, Jacen Solo.
I would recommend this series as it is "Star Wars," and therefore, a definite must read for those of us who are one with the force. However, please be forewarned that the various books in the series seem to have a rollercoaster of up and down moments and the whole series as a whole could have been much better if written by only one author rather than several.
Here are the links for each individual book in the series starting with the first one.
Betrayal (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 1)
Bloodlines (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 2)
Tempest (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 3)
Exile (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 4)
Sacrifice (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 5)
Inferno (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 6)
Fury (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 7)
Revelation (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 8)
Invincible (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force)
Shawn Kovacich
Star Wars Fan and Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome!
Comment: Karen Traviss is an excellent writer, and seems to understand how to describe the brotherhood-type bond of soldiers. Nice work!
Customer Rating:
Summary: A really good book!
Comment: I really liked this book. The reason why I'm giving it 4 stars is because the parts with Boba Fett & Mirta were boring to me. The rest though was good. Jacen sends Ben on a mission to assassinate Gejjen. Mara Jade battles Lumiya. Cal Omas is arrested. Ben overhears Lumiya and Jacen talking in Jacen's office. Mara plans to kill Jacen. Lumiya discovers Jacen's secret. Mara battles Jacen. Jacen lethally poisons her. Luke thinks Lumiya did it so He goes after her and kills her. Ben tells his dad it wasn't Lumiya. I can't really understand why Ben doesn't realize it was Jacen. I mean come on you heard them talking like friends plus can't he realize that all the missions Jacen put him through were death missions. Undoubtedly no not a smart bunch these people. Anyways Jacen has a sith name. O boy! So if there is one book in this series you got to read it's this one!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
Comment: Next to Inferno (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 6)this has to be my favourite book in the Legacy of the Force series.
How do I begin to review this book? Well, it opens with Ben returning from a mission that Jacen deceived him to go on. This is the beginning of the end for Jacen's tyranny over Ben. I noticed that Ben isn't quite as devoted to Jacen in this book as he was in the earlier books in this series, which is a good thing. Maybe he will finally realize that Luke and Mara aren't as unfair and tyrannical as he thought in the past.
Jacen is going so totally dark that it is rather amazing that it is taking this long for the GA and so many other people to notice. And his take over of the GA is rather unbelievable. To get there, he tasks Ben to murder the Head of State of the system whose rebellion was the starter of the war. Jacen's behavior isn't going to help the situation one little bit. During the killing of the afore mentioned Head of State, one of the members of the GAG blows up his ship, with himself inside so that Ben can escape. This doses Ben with some common sense and he really begins to realize that Jacen isn't his friend. This realization gets even more stunning when Ben overhears a coversation between Jacen and Lumiya.
The main complaint that I have about this book is that Karen Traviss spends WAY too much time analyzing Boba Fett and trying to make him into a character who people should feel got a bum rap during his early life and therefore should be considered a good guy who made some bad choices. Give me a break!!! Fett is an amoral bounty hunter who happens to have gotten thrust onto the readers by an author who likes to bore her readers with everyother page being about Fett and the Mandolorians. It could be interesting information in a book about Fett and the Mandolorians, not at all necessary in a series of books about the Skywalkers and Solos. At least there was more time devoted to the Skywalkers and Solos in this book than there was in Bloodlines (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 2) and in Revelation (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 8).
Speaking of the Skywalkers and Solos, Mara Jade Skywalker was really front and center in this book. The cover artist made Mara look really good for this book. I hope I look that good when I am almost 60! Because I read the books that follow this book first, I had a pretty good idea of what happened in this book before I read it. Mara goes back to her past as the Emperor's Hand and you get to see just what she was like in those days. She goes after Lumiya and you get a pretty amazing duel between two former Emperor's Hands. It is a shame that Mara was unable to finish Lumiya off at that point, it would have saved everyone in the Star Wars universe a lot of pain and grief. Luke takes a side role in this bokkas he seems to do in alot of the previous books in this series. I just wish that he had insisted that BOTH he and Mara go after Lumiya. Maybe what happened in this book wouldn't have happened.
The main focus of this book was on the sacrifice that Jacen would have to make to become a full Sith Lord. It is very interesting to read about how Jacen comes to the decision on who the sacrifice has to be and how he suddenly changes it at the last moment.
The duel that provides Jacen's sacrifice was stunning. I have the audio version of this book uses the 'Duel of Fates' music from Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Widescreen Edition) as a backround track. I started crying while I was reading this book. I just wonder how certain other authors feel about the death of this character?
Luke reacts in an incredible way. You get to see the Luke Skywalker of the movies in this scene.
I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in this series.
May the Force be with us!!
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9780345477415
ISBN: 0345477413
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: 2008-04-29
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: 2008-04-29
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Editorial Reviews:
Civil war rages as the Galactic Alliance–led by Cal Omas and the Jedi forces of Luke Skywalker–battles a confederation of breakaway planets that rally to the side of rebellious Corellia. Suspected of involvement in an assassination plot against Queen Mother Tenel Ka of the Hapes Consortium, Han and Leia Solo are on the run, hunted by none other than their own son, Jacen, whose increasingly authoritarian tactics as head of GA security have led Luke and Mara Skywalker to fear that their nephew may be treading perilously close to the dark side.
But as his family sees in Jacen the chilling legacy of his Sith grandfather, Darth Vader, many of the frontline troops adore him, and countless citizens see him as a savior. The galaxy has been torn apart by too many wars. All Jacen wants is safety and stability for all–and he’s prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal.
To end the bloodshed and suffering, what sacrifice would be too great? That is the question tormenting Jacen. Already he has sacrificed much, embracing the pitiless teachings of Lumiya, the Dark Lady of the Sith, who has taught him that a strong will and noble purpose can hold the evil excesses of the dark side at bay, bringing peace and order to the galaxy–but at a price.
For there is one final test that Jacen must pass before he can gain the awesome power of a true Sith Lord: He must bring about the death of someone he values dearly. What troubles Jacen isn’t whether he has the strength to commit murder. He has steeled himself for that, and worse if necessary. No, the question that troubles Jacen is who the sacrifice should be.
As the strands of destiny draw ever more tightly together in a galaxy-spanning web, the shocking answer will shatter two families . . . and cast a grim shadow over the future.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not TOO bad, but not great
Comment: For the book, in which Jacen becomes a "Dart Someone" i find it a little disappointing and weak. It's still an interesting one, but it lacks strong moments and rememberble quotes.
JACEN: Jacen seems half-asleep the whole time, compared to his usual way of doing things and even thinking.
BEN: Ben is finally starting to act old enough (14) and the puberty does not completely blind him, but nothing major - he's still plain dumb. Actually I blame Ben for absolutely everything that has happen to Jacen, Mara, Luke and everyone else because of Jacen. If Ben wasn't THAT much obsessed of keeping secrets things would've been totally different.
There were again many moments, where if people shared even a little info (duh...) with each other things wouldn't have gone that bad, but for some reason they insist to not inform absolutely anyone about absolutely anything. This is something that has been really pissing me off in the last 3-4 books from the series. Soap opera style: "Hey, i have something REALLY IMPORTANT to tell you!" "Not now, I have to uh.. like eat or something. ..Somewhere else." "Oh.. ok."
THE SACRIFICE (don't worry, no spoilers) - I could not believe what it was. And I still doubt that it worked. All scam in my opinion.
BOBA FETT: I like Boba Fett. He was a little boring this time though. Some new mandos came to the picture as well (same Irish accent) - pretty cool.
"THE SHIP": Cool s**t! I want one!
Overall - it's not a bad book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Force Is Not As Strong As It Should Have Been With This Series
Comment: Well I guess I better start out by clearly stating that this review is based upon the entire "Legacy of the Force" series and not solely on this particular book. With that in mind, this same review will be posted on each book in the series under the same guidelines, as a review on the entire series, not just a single book in the series. With that in mind, here goes...
My first comment is that the overall feel for this series seems to be a bit off. Now I don't know if it is me, or if other readers got the same impression. I have the tendency to believe that it was due in part to having more than one author writing the series, rather than having just a single author write all nine (9) books in the series. There are definitely some books in the series that are much better written than others, not that any of these authors are bad by any means, it just feels like something got lost somewhere in the shuffle. Like I said, maybe it's just me.
The plot of the series is pretty good, with Jacen Solo turning over to the dark side and following in his grandfather's footsteps, while at the same time cementing his hold on the galaxy itself and attempting to get Luke and Mara's son Ben to become his apprentice. This of course put everyone on a collision course that makes it even more interesting because of the family ties involved.
However, did any other readers feel like Jacen was merely a punk trying to be Sith Lord? Or once again is it just me. I felt that the other Sith in the story, were much better portrayed as true Sith and that Jacen was merely being used as a puppet to an even greater Sith who has of yet been unrevealed. Which would make the story much better with that back-story alone instead of the predominant one.
I did really enjoy Jaina's relationship with Boba Fett and the Mandalorians and that alone brought the whole series an extra star and a half in my book.
I was saddened to see the demise of one of my favorite characters as I felt that this character had so much more to offer than the pipsqueak wannabee Sith, Jacen Solo.
I would recommend this series as it is "Star Wars," and therefore, a definite must read for those of us who are one with the force. However, please be forewarned that the various books in the series seem to have a rollercoaster of up and down moments and the whole series as a whole could have been much better if written by only one author rather than several.
Here are the links for each individual book in the series starting with the first one.
Betrayal (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 1)
Bloodlines (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 2)
Tempest (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 3)
Exile (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 4)
Sacrifice (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 5)
Inferno (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 6)
Fury (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 7)
Revelation (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 8)
Invincible (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force)
Shawn Kovacich
Star Wars Fan and Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome!
Comment: Karen Traviss is an excellent writer, and seems to understand how to describe the brotherhood-type bond of soldiers. Nice work!
Customer Rating:
Summary: A really good book!
Comment: I really liked this book. The reason why I'm giving it 4 stars is because the parts with Boba Fett & Mirta were boring to me. The rest though was good. Jacen sends Ben on a mission to assassinate Gejjen. Mara Jade battles Lumiya. Cal Omas is arrested. Ben overhears Lumiya and Jacen talking in Jacen's office. Mara plans to kill Jacen. Lumiya discovers Jacen's secret. Mara battles Jacen. Jacen lethally poisons her. Luke thinks Lumiya did it so He goes after her and kills her. Ben tells his dad it wasn't Lumiya. I can't really understand why Ben doesn't realize it was Jacen. I mean come on you heard them talking like friends plus can't he realize that all the missions Jacen put him through were death missions. Undoubtedly no not a smart bunch these people. Anyways Jacen has a sith name. O boy! So if there is one book in this series you got to read it's this one!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
Comment: Next to Inferno (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 6)this has to be my favourite book in the Legacy of the Force series.
How do I begin to review this book? Well, it opens with Ben returning from a mission that Jacen deceived him to go on. This is the beginning of the end for Jacen's tyranny over Ben. I noticed that Ben isn't quite as devoted to Jacen in this book as he was in the earlier books in this series, which is a good thing. Maybe he will finally realize that Luke and Mara aren't as unfair and tyrannical as he thought in the past.
Jacen is going so totally dark that it is rather amazing that it is taking this long for the GA and so many other people to notice. And his take over of the GA is rather unbelievable. To get there, he tasks Ben to murder the Head of State of the system whose rebellion was the starter of the war. Jacen's behavior isn't going to help the situation one little bit. During the killing of the afore mentioned Head of State, one of the members of the GAG blows up his ship, with himself inside so that Ben can escape. This doses Ben with some common sense and he really begins to realize that Jacen isn't his friend. This realization gets even more stunning when Ben overhears a coversation between Jacen and Lumiya.
The main complaint that I have about this book is that Karen Traviss spends WAY too much time analyzing Boba Fett and trying to make him into a character who people should feel got a bum rap during his early life and therefore should be considered a good guy who made some bad choices. Give me a break!!! Fett is an amoral bounty hunter who happens to have gotten thrust onto the readers by an author who likes to bore her readers with everyother page being about Fett and the Mandolorians. It could be interesting information in a book about Fett and the Mandolorians, not at all necessary in a series of books about the Skywalkers and Solos. At least there was more time devoted to the Skywalkers and Solos in this book than there was in Bloodlines (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 2) and in Revelation (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, Book 8).
Speaking of the Skywalkers and Solos, Mara Jade Skywalker was really front and center in this book. The cover artist made Mara look really good for this book. I hope I look that good when I am almost 60! Because I read the books that follow this book first, I had a pretty good idea of what happened in this book before I read it. Mara goes back to her past as the Emperor's Hand and you get to see just what she was like in those days. She goes after Lumiya and you get a pretty amazing duel between two former Emperor's Hands. It is a shame that Mara was unable to finish Lumiya off at that point, it would have saved everyone in the Star Wars universe a lot of pain and grief. Luke takes a side role in this bokkas he seems to do in alot of the previous books in this series. I just wish that he had insisted that BOTH he and Mara go after Lumiya. Maybe what happened in this book wouldn't have happened.
The main focus of this book was on the sacrifice that Jacen would have to make to become a full Sith Lord. It is very interesting to read about how Jacen comes to the decision on who the sacrifice has to be and how he suddenly changes it at the last moment.
The duel that provides Jacen's sacrifice was stunning. I have the audio version of this book uses the 'Duel of Fates' music from Star Wars - Episode I, The Phantom Menace (Widescreen Edition) as a backround track. I started crying while I was reading this book. I just wonder how certain other authors feel about the death of this character?
Luke reacts in an incredible way. You get to see the Luke Skywalker of the movies in this scene.
I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in this series.
May the Force be with us!!
Technical Details
Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9780345477415
ISBN: 0345477413
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: 2008-04-29
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: 2008-04-29
Studio: Del Rey
