Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption (Paperback)

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Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption

Authors: Kevin J. Anderson, Chris Gossett

 Average Customer Rating: 4.43/5.00
Amazon Sales Rank: 37,331
Paperback Release Date: 25 July, 2001
Manufacturer: Dark Horse Comics

 View on Amazon (ISBN: 1569715351)
Number of Paperbacks: 1
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 List Price: $14.95, Amazon Price: $10.47

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Amazon Customer Reviews of this item: (Average Rating is 4.43/5.00)

Rating: 4 [ Kevin Anderson WROTE a good story? Judgement day is here... ]
This takes place some 10 years after The Sith War. All the characters have changed, grown old, morphed (the tiger female looks way cooler) and grown up. Nomi Sunrider's daughter is a teenager now and wants to learn to be a Jedi. Ulic Qel-Droma is hiding on some ice world and wants to die. She seeks him out to learn the ways of the Jedi. The reason I took away a star was because how she found him. Some random guy (who looks exactly like the guys at the start of the original Star Wars) took Ulic to the snow planet and she just randomly picks a ship to stall on and guess who's ship it is? 10 billion people in the universe and she picks the guy who saw Ulic a day earlier. Wow, ironic, eh? There really is no bad guy in this story, it just shows Ulic teaching the girl. The closest thing to a bad guy has to be the good Jedi tiger girl, Silvar. Anyhoo its a good book to end the series with.

Rating: 5 [ Bittersweet tale of one Jedi's quest for atonement ]
Dark Horse Comics strikes gold again in this graphic novel sequel to "The Sith War". Disgraced Jedi Ulic Qel-Droma wants nothing more than to escape his past. His treacherous actions during the Sith War (albeit while under the influence of the evil Exar Kun) devastated the Republic, rendered the Jedi archive planet of Ossus uninhabitable, and even caused the death of his brother Cay Qel-Droma. Now blind to the force due to the rage of former friend and lover Nomi Sunrider (another Jedi), Ulic simply wants to find a remote planet far away from civilized worlds where he can live out the remainder of his days to atone for all the pain he caused. Ulic believes he has found solace in a remote ice planet where no one will ever think to look for him. Things, though, are not well back in the Republic. Nomi Sunrider, now a highly respected leader in the Republic and among the Jedi is holding the first Jedi convocation since before the Sith War with the intended goal of promoting healing and growth in the galaxy. Alas, there is still bitterness among some Jedi due to Ulic essentially going unpunished for his actions during the war, most notably Sylvar, whose mate, Crado, died by Ulic's hand during the war. In addition, Nomi's busy schedule has caused her to neglect the Jedi training of her daughter, Vima, causing Vima to seek another Jedi to train her...Ulic!! This will lead to an intersection of lives where Ulic's quest for redemption, Vima's desire to learn the ways of the Jedi, Nomi's guilt over her daughter and Ulic, and Sylvar's thirst for vengeance in a climax where every one's very soul is at stake.

As with other graphic novels, the artistry conveys the depth of emotion to a much greater degree than simple words can. The desolation of the ice planet Ulic chose as his own self-imposed prison is unmistakable, as is the look at pain and despair crafted into each of Ulic's features. "Redemption" pulls no punches, as the journeys and solutions are very real and very believable. The feelings and emotions of such ordeals could easily be imagined and applied in real life. This story provides a satisfying, if bittersweet, finale to the story of Ulic Qel-Droma and the history of the Jedi of that era.

Rating: 5 [ Best Star Wars Trade Paperback I've Ever Read! ]
This is, by far, the best trade paperback for the Star Wars series that I have ever read!
The story is set 10 years after the end of the Sith Wars. A distraught Ulic Qel-Droma wants to forget - forget his disastrous past, forget his fall to the Dark Side, forget the atrocities he committed as a Dark Side minion, and forget having been stripped of his Force powers by the woman he once loved. He almost succeeds, travelling to a far corner of the universe and begins a life spent in isolation. Then, along comes Vima Sunrider, daughter of the woman who stripped Ulic of his powers. She seeks Ulic out and implores him to train her as a Jedi. At first, Ulic refuses, but little-by-little, Ulic relents and begins his long path toward redemption. Little does he know that Vima is being searched for by former rivals who will stop at nothing to avenge loves lost.
Kevin J. Anderson is a gifted storyteller. It doesn't hurt to have fabulous artwork to accompany the story. Even the cover art at the end of the trade paperback is really quite amazing. A terrific tale of a fallen son's redemption with a few twists along the way. Well worth checking out!!