Product Description
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.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 75 reviews)

Very poor book in a poor series

The Legacy of the Force series seems to be written by authors who want to do little but sHoW how far the main characters including the Solo and Skywalker clans and their children can justify murder and killing. There's hardly aNY likeable characters in the series. Luke seems full of doubt and then ends up taking vengeance completely out of his character. The Skywalker and Solo children come across as muderous brats who seem to have no knowledge or respect for any of the original Star Wars characters, not even their parents. It's as if the writers wish Darth Vader was alive, but make his spirit alive in Ben, Jacen, Luke, and even Han who tries to kill his own brother. Out of all the books in the series, I found this one the most unrealistic and distasteful. I've read all the prequels, movie books, and all of the series of the Star Wars universe. I'm not sure I'll be reading any future books as this series and this book have just about killed my interest in any future Star Wars books. I see no attempt to follow what Lucas showed the dark and light side of the Force to be. Revenge, murder, and complete family and relational dysfuntion seems to be what's on tap. It's like turning Star Wars into a soap opera! What don't they just have all of the Solo and Skywalker family members betray and murder each other and finish all of the Star Wars universe!
December 14, 2008

Not TOO bad, but not great

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.
November 03, 2008

The Force Is Not As Strong As It Should Have Been With This Series

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.
October 21, 2008

Awesome!

Karen Traviss is an excellent writer, and seems to understand how to describe the brotherhood-type bond of soldiers. Nice work!
October 17, 2008

A really good book!

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!!
August 27, 2008

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