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Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories by John Jackson Miller

sanihachidori's review against another edition

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4.0



INHALT:

Dieser Star-Wars-Band umfasst mehrere Geschichten. Diese können auch unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden, allerdings bauen sie sozusagen historisch aufeinander auf. Die Personen in den Geschichten haben aber trotzdem keine wirklich direkte Verbindung zueinander.

Die Ausgangsgeschichte berichtet, wie eine Sith-Crew mit ihrem Raumschiff 'Omen' auf einem fremden Planeten abstürzt. Diese Planet ist nicht so weit entwickelt und kennt weder die Technik der Raumschiffe, noch die Macht, die die Sith beherrschen. Der Anführer der Crew, Yaru Korsin, nutzt diesen Umstand zusammen mit einer verstoßenen Einheimischen namens Adari Vaal aus. Sie überzeugen die Bewohner des Planeten, die Keshiri, davon, dass sie Gottheiten wären, die vom Himmel herabgestiegen wären. So baut sich der kleine Sith-Stamm ein eigenes kleines Imperium auf.
Der Leser begleitet nun neben Korsin und Adari auch weitere Sith wie Ori auf ihrem ganz persönlichen Weg im Zusammenhang mit dem Absturz der Omen und der Gesellschaft, die die Sith schufen. Später wird der Leser auch Zeuge des Schicksals zweier Keshiri, die auf einem anderen Kontinent leben und dem Angriff der Sith trotzen müssen.
Das Buch schildert viel Politik, Intrigen, wirft Fragen über die Sinnhaftigkeit des Wesens der Sith auf und bietet auch die ein oder andere Liebesgeschichte (die aber eher am Rande).


SCHREIBSTIL:

Der Stil von Miller kam anfangs recht schwerfällig daher und strotzte vor technischen Beschreibungen, was mir den Einstieg nicht gerade schmackhaft machte. Doch schon bald entpuppte der Autor sich als angenehmer Schreiber, der auf das Wesentliche fokussiert auch komplexe Zusammenhänge leicht verständlich darstellt.
An einigen Stellen fehlte mir zwar noch etwas mehr Detailgrad und ein wenig mehr Gefühl sowie Erklärungen, alles in allem war es aber ein sehr angenehmes Leseerlebnis.


FAZIT:

Alles in allem war ich sehr überrascht, wie gut mir das Buch doch gefallen hat. Die Bewertungen auf einschlägigen Portalen waren eher mäßig und ich muss sagen, dass ich diesen Meinungen oft nicht zustimmen kann. Ich denke, die Anfangshürde ist bei diesem Buch groß. Wenn man sich allerdings voll auf das Setting und die Charaktere einlässt, dann kann das Buch unerwartet viel Spaß machen. Mir hat es gefallen, dass es nicht so richtig Sci-Fi-mäßig war, sondern fast ein Bisschen Fantasy-Seefahrer-Feeling zwischendurch hatte. Auch dachte ich vorher, dass ich mit den verschiedenen Geschichten nicht klarkommen würde, aber diese haben sich super ergänzt.

Unerwartet gut! Der Anfang war etwas schwerfällig, aber danach konnten mich das Setting und die Charaktere abholen. Ich war richtig überrascht, wie viel Spaß mir das Buch am Ende gemacht hat. Vielleicht für eingefleischte Fans zu wenig Sci-Fi-Anteil durch den Verlust des Raumschiffes. Ich mochte es.

janessamann's review against another edition

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4.0

This is the second set of books I've read in the Star Wars chronology, and it takes place 5000-3000 years before the destruction of the first death star. A ship of Sith and their humans crashland on a planet with little hope of finishing their mission or returning to space. The humans survive and implant themselves in the native theology, become their rulers, and encounter rebellions over the 2000 years.

dostojevskijs's review against another edition

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4.0

It is the story of a Sith transport ship that crashes on a unknown planet thousands of years ago. Unable to communicate with what they consider civilisation or repair their destroyed ship; the group of Sith encounters the planet's natives called Keshiri – a civilisation ruled by the religion based on the legend of two divine groups; the good-hearted Skyborn and the evil Otherside. The sith soon take advantage of this legend; declaring themselves as part of the Skyborns.

Over more than a thousand years, we follow the Sith tribe as they struggle to make Kesh their planet – fighting with the Keshiri to make sure they settle as third class citizens but also struggling with the desire to once again be rejoined with their true homeworlds.

It is an interesting concept to read nine short stories rather than nine ”actual” books. It leaves a lot of to the reader's imagination as we are only given glimpses of the centuries the tribe spend on Kesh – but it's refreshing and keeps things exciting. Since each book is so short – the longest being about 100 pages and the shortest being less than 30 – the author has to focus on the vital parts of the tribe's history; which means we jump in time a lot, and are introduced to lots of new characters. I am quite used to Star Wars novels being so detailed and honestly, sometimes filled with dialogue, descriptions or subplots that feel more like page-fillers than essential to the main story. Whilst we got our usual babbling descriptions, each short story had to be more or less action-packed and with plots that weren't too complicated. But then again, it is written by John Jackson Miller, so I'm not sure what else I was expecting.

t3rrxnova's review against another edition

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5.0

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC

jkaupanger's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

empiepaps's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book blew me out of the water, I picked it up at random going in very blind, which I recommend that others do too. It covers over 5000 years from beginning to the end, and how the author writes it that you understand what's happening is great. And another thing I love is that the book used to be separate stories so the ending is included. So you can pick it up to read a short story, the plot even with the time jumps still makes sense and they all contribute to the big ending. So if you love learning about sith stranded on an island and how they evolve and survive. I recommend this book to you and for me, it blew away all expectations and went in a direction I didn't predict.

ms_m's review against another edition

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4.0

Perfect book to curl up with on May the Fourth be with you.

wizardmacdonald's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

dannisloan's review against another edition

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4.0

I was a little unsure of how a series of short stories would go. In fact, I was only planning to read one or two and then move on to something else, returning periodically to read another. However, once I got into the book, I just kept reading!

The premise reminded me of my favorite TV show about a group of eclectic people getting stranded somewhere and having to build their own society ("WAAAAAAALT!") The difference is that these people are Sith and follow Sith ideals. These stories turned out to be an interesting examination of the Sith philosophies and gave me some new insights into the ancient ideals.

The stories span 2,000+ years of history, but it all flows seamlessly, and I love that certain characters are still able to be further developed even centuries after they have died. It was almost like reading a history book of a civilization, as each time period visited highlighted a significant event in the tribe's history.

I have little interest in reading any Legends material beyond Return of the Jedi. There's so much of it and my understanding is that much of these books are really bleak and poorly written. However, after reading these stories, I want to pick up the Fate of the Jedi series, just to see what the state of the Lost Tribe is after the ending of these stories.

cynsworkshop's review against another edition

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3.0

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