author: John Ostrander
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2013
rating: 2
read at: 2013/09/07
date added: 2013/09/07
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
In a time about 37,000 years before the events in Star Wars, we get a tale from before the Old Republic of the Je'Daii (precursors to the Jedi). Xesh is a force hound who is toying with the dark side. For that reason (among others), he is forced to live on the prison planet Bogan. These events take place before this book, and the story picks up here.
We learn some of Xesh's troubled past, and why he wants to be the master of his own destiny. We meet the friends and teachers he has betrayed. We meet Lok, a fellow prisoner, who has his own plans for the power that Xesh has, and we meet Trill, Xesh's broodmate, who is hunting him down for her own reasons.
As a casual Star Wars fan, the story seems so far removed from what I know that, while it's interesting, it seems quite distant. Some of the characters have strange markings on their faces, and this just seemed distracting to me. I like the art by Jan Duursema, but so many of the poses were so overdramatic, that I kept wondering if people in this world ever just stand around and have a conversation, or if they need to crouch and swing a weapon over their head at the same time. That's probably a preference in the series that I'm not aware of. It wasn't bad, but just not to my particular liking.
I got this as a galley from NetGalley. Thank you NetGalley!
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