For anyone who is true Star Wars fan, this book delves into the training that was briefly shown in the movie,"the Empire Strikes Back". This a very satisfing read that allows one to glean an understanding of the training from novice to knight. The story is connected loosely with an older series called "Champions of the Force". It is a story seen through the eyes of one of Luke Skywalker's first students. A very fine writing effort.

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As a follow-up to the X-Wing series this novel is a delicious treat. Corran shines as a practical man striving to become a Jedi under Luke's idealistic tutalage. The writing is also a step up from the X-Wing series, the flow of the story and the characters going through the story has a natural flow that makes this a nice read.

I highly recommend it.

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Don't let the enormous picture of Luke on the cover fool you, this is not about one of the main characters. Instead it is about Corran Horn, another X-Wing Pilot with jedi powers.
It took me a few chapters to figure out who the heck he was, being that I have not yet read any of the X-Wing series of novels.
Not a bad read, but I highly recommend you read the X-Wing series first. I wish 'I' had.

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I would recommend reading the first 5 or 6 X-wing books first. They give you a good background on the main character.

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It is a perilous time for the New Republic. Just when unity is needed most, mistrust is on the rise. Even the Jedi feel the strain, as rogue elements rebel against Luke's leadership. When alien invaders known as the Yunnan Vong strike without warning, the New Republic is thrown on the defensive. Merciless warriors, the Yunnan Vong glory in torture. Their technology is as strange as it is deadly. Most ominous of all, they are impervious to the Force.

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This was an extremely good book. Long, like a real novel should be, not broken up into 10 little books like many star wars ones. It was a good story, that added an extra little bit of history on the correlian jedi. All in all, I liked it.

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Wasn't my favorite book by Stackpole. Kind of hard to follow on occasion. Still, anything with Corran is great.

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