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| Events that occur between 19 and 2
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| Street of Shadows |
| BOOK STORY |
| Michael Reaves |
| Del Rey [US]; Arrow
Books [UK] |
Story published as:
Paperback Novel (2008)
e-Book (2011) |
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Reviews:
1 review [Average review
score: 1.5 / 5] |
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Synopsis:
With the Jedi all but wiped out in
the grim aftermath of Order 66, the Empire's power seems
unchecked. But one lone Knight continues to fight the
good fight, against all odds and when all else fails.
Deep in the bowels of Coruscant, Jedi Jax Pavan ekes out
a living as a private investigator; a go-to, can-do guy
for the downtrodden. Now a mysterious Zeltron knockout
named Deejah approaches Jax with a case that needs to be
cracked: to find out who killed her artist lover Volette,
brutally murdered hours after his triumphant unveiling
of a dazzling new light sculpture with obvious links to
lightsaber pyrotechnics.
Finding Volette's killer won't be easy, too many
secrets, too many suspects, and all kinds of motives.
But with the droid I-5YQ's help, and ex-reporter Den
Dhur's excellent snooping skills, the investigation is
soon operating like a well-oiled machine.
Unfortunately, there's a far more efficient machine
hunting Jax. It's a deadly game of cat-and-mouse as the
clock starts ticking toward the final explosive
showdown, to see who strikes first and who will die
first.
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Chronology:
This story occurs approximately 6 months after Revenge
of the Sith (18 and a half years before the Battle
of Yavin).
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Related Stories (in
chronological order):
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| Reviews: |
| Review by Bones, UK, 2010: |
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"The
Coruscant Nights saga continues with this noir-esque romp in
the seedy underground of Imperial Centre.
"Street of Shadows starts promisingly, with combat right
from the off that draws the reader in immediately. Sadly the impetus
doesn't last long and the novel slips into ennui. There are too many
things in this book that lack originality and this all adds up to a
tired and, quite frankly, redundant story. The Zeltron is clearly a
Falleen that isn't a Falleen, the Cephalon is clearly one of Frank
Herbert's Guild Navigators, the taozin is clearly an
ysalimiri: these are a few of the examples of the recycled nature of
the prose. That, coupled with the same setting as the previous book
(which I am aware is meant to be the point of the books), just
causes the whole thing to lack spark. Also, there are too many
elements in the story that seem to be put there for the sake of it,
such as the shaky triangle between Jax, Laranth and Dejah, the last
of these appears to have been included to provide some sort of dodgy
Star Wars fan-service, with constant references to how devastatingly
alluring she is (something I found quite annoying). By the time the
revelations come at the end (incidentally, I found the explanation
of the murder quite unsatisfying) you come to realise that many of
the preceding events of the book are rendered utterly superfluous. I
found Typho's character quite irritating, since he seemed to know
just about everything: how to interact with atypical aliens, the ins
and outs of various archaic weapons (including lightsabres) and the
existence of the Sith, which I thought was not widely known since
the time of Darth Bane. His logic also seemed skewed: Darth Sidious
took a journey to Mustafar, which therefore means that Darth Vader
was the one who murdered Padmé there...doesn't quite add up,
personally.
"I thought that it opened well, but sadly the book lost any
momentum from the opening and dwindled into tedious mediocrity
rather quickly."
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| Rating: 1.5
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