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Star Wars: Crosscurrent |  | Author: Paul S. Kemp
Publisher: LucasBooks
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Edition: Original
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0345509056
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780345509055
ASIN: 0345509056
Publication Date: January 26, 2010
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Product Description
An ancient Sith ship hurtles into the future carrying a lethal cargo that could forever destroy Luke Skywalker’s hopes for peace.
The Civil War is almost over when Jedi Knight Jaden Korr experiences a Force vision so intense he must act. Enlisting two salvage jocks and their ship, Jaden sets out into space. Someone—or something—appears to be in distress.
But what Jaden and his crew find confounds them. A five-thousand-year-old dreadnaught—bringing with it a full force of Sith and one lone Jedi—has inadvertently catapulted eons from the past into the present. The ship’s weapons may not be cutting-edge, but its cargo, a special ore that makes those who use the dark side nearly invincible, is unsurpassed. The ancient Jedi on board is determined to destroy the Sith. But for Jaden, even more is at stake: for his vision has led him to uncover a potentially indestructible threat to everything the Jedi Order stands for.
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 Star Wars Marathon Part 1 July 26, 2010
Spalton (canada)
I recently resolved to read the entire Star Wars novel line in order and decided to begin with Crosscurrent as its opening does contain the earliest material covered in any of the novels. I'm going to be reviewing all of the books as I read them. I am not going to bother with plot summaries as they are already provided in the back cover description.
I didn't like Crosscurrent for the following reasons:
The plot: Although the notion of ancient sith ship travelling 5,000 years into the future with a load of deadly cargo is a respectable premise, its not that substantial by itself and needed the help of the secondary plots which were terrible. The-half jedi/ half-sith clones relate in no way to the central plot except for bringing the major characters together. And although the question is posed by a character in the book, it is never answered how one can clone jedi/sith super-force-users if the dark and light are a matter of free-will as the films suggest. Also, the alien-ghost pursuing Jaden had almost nothing to do with the bulk of the story althogh his presence was of some importance in the last few pages.
Jedi/Sith Philosophy: I can't decide whether I hate it more when the heroes are arrogant and dogmatic or when they try to be open minded. The jedi are going to be self-righteous no matter what but when you throw in open-mindedness they aren't even confident in their self-righteousness. Just be warned that there is plenty of relativistic preachiness in Crosscurrent.
The characters:
Saes: For such a cool picture on the cover, the villain didn't exhibit much originality. He appeared very seldomly and was unremarkable when he did.
Khedryn: Doesn't Star Wars have enough rogues who are rough aroung the edges but have good hearts(Dash Rendar, Han Solo, Atton Rand et al.) Not impressive.
Relin: The only thing I can gather from what can be observed of his personality is that he is the typically responsible and serious jedi master but has no other personality whatsoever.
Jaden: This jedi is plaintive, uncertain and on an infinite quest for meaning (a new kind). He must be so interesting because he's Kyle Katarn's apprentice.
Crosscurrent earned two stars for the following reasons described below:
The style: Kemp's style is far darker and more intense than that of the average Star Wars novelist and he uses impeccable clarity of detail in order to achieve this feeling. There isn't a cheerful moment in the entire book and even the most light-hearted scene involves a card game ending in a fire-fight. Keep it up.
The lightsaber battles: There isn't much in the way of lightsaber fighting and the end jedi vs sith duel doesn't even involve lightsabers. Kemp's usual eye for detail, however, extends to those few moments, that althogh short, contain some of the most exciting material in the entire novel. The force-user conflicts are to the point, involving and immediately apparent to the mind's eye.
 Book July 8, 2010
Tafru2
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tho typically a random book if youve played the Jedi academy game for x - box original youre in for a small suprise as the charecter Jaden from that game is the main charecter in this book.
A Published Fanfiction June 26, 2010
Christopher L. Guderian (Fort Campbell, KY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love Star Wars and everything about. I have just about every EU book out there (still a couple that have managed to slip through my screening, but that's only one series). This book seemed like a great idea in theory. Use a bunch of not known characters and throw them into a situation. Have some time traveling happen. Woo! And now we have two different eras joining in the same age old fight of Jedi vs Sith.
It was a great idea... in theory. The book itself was a hard read for me. The author does not use contractions at all. I can understand when you're trying to describe something, but when you have a backwater junker who is street wise, they aren't supposed to sound like they come from the richest of societies. A lot of the scenes seemed bland and dry. It also seemed like he was trying to put too much into one book. Time traveling Jedi/Sith. A Jedi on a journey to find some space station. The junkers who both have their own way of doing things.
I will admit that the action was great. I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptive detail that the author went into, but he couldn't make his characters feel natural to me. They seemed like automatons with no personalities. I thought the most interesting character was the assassin and that's only because he interacted with the Sith on Korriban.
I recommend this book only for the die hard fans who need to know every facet of the EU of Star Wars. I will continue to read the books, but if you miss this one, you aren't missing much.
 Fast-Paced and Exciting June 8, 2010
SciFiChick (Fishers, IN USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jaden Korr is a Jedi Knight who decides to follow a vision from the Force, leading him to someone calling for help. Getting help from a salvage ship, Jaden and the crew discover more than they imagined when they find a five-thousand-year-old ship. The dreadnaught has traveled through time and space, along with its crew of Sith and one vengeful Jedi. And the cargo itself is even more dangerous than the ship's crew.
It has been years since I've read a Star Wars tie-in novel, so I thoroughly impressed to find I was able to jump right in to the story. The characters are well-developed and relatable. And the character glossary at the front of the book came in handy with the strange names that seemed confusing at first. And with the benefit of a universe already revealed in the movies, not much background is needed in the tie-ins. So, talented authors, like Kemp, can concentrate on a creative story and vivid characters.
This Star Wars novel is packed with suspense, drama, and The Force. What could be better? With plenty of twists and surprises, the story gathered momentum to an exciting and climactic finish. It was highly entertaining and completely engaging. This fast-paced, action-packed adventure should appease any Star Wars fan.
leap of faith ran out of force power June 6, 2010
Gvaz The First (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought this looked really cool, with the sort of General Grevious guy on the cover.
It wasn't good.
The story is essentially: two force users get stuck in space warp for 5000 years, leave space and meet up with a jedi and some goons who are there following a force vision of something "dark" while the two force users fight each other at the end.
The plot device, the Lignan, are rarely mentioned, and are only referenced a few times, which is weird because you start off thinking it was supposed to be super important. They're not.
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