Star+Wars+Invincible

For my book report I have read __Star Wars__ Invincible by Troy Denning. Invincible was published on May 13 2008. This book is the ninth and final book in the legacy of the force series. Invincible is set in a galaxy far far away. To be more specific it takes place forty years after the original Star Wars A New Hope. The evil Sith lord Jacen Solo, who now calls himself Darth Caedus, has taken over the Galactic Alliance. Since the evil Sith has taken over the government, the Jedi left the Galactic Alliance and are trying to remove Jacen from power. So far the Jedi have tried to remove Jacen through political means or by attempting to capture him. Unfortunately all their attempts have failed. The only option they have not tried is to neutralize Jacen. Jacen's own sister, Jaina, has volenteered for this assignment. Throughout __Invincible__ Jaina has tried to complete her assignment several times. Finally she meets her brother on his starship for the finally confrontation. The fierce lightsaber duel that ensues will determine the fate of the galaxy.
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**Vs. = the fate of the galaxy** Jaina and Darth Caedus Troy Denning was born in 1958. He was a former game designer. Now he is a fantasy science fiction author. He wrote several New York Times best selling novels. Some of his novels include //Dragonwall//, //Pages of Pain//, //The Parched Sea//, __Star Wars Tempest__, __Star Wars Inferno__ and other __Star Wars__ novels. He currently lives in Wisconsin with his wife, Andria. Troy Denning has a unique way of writing. In the beginning of every chapter he has a joke that a teenage Jacen Solo made. For example "What do you call the person who brings dinner to a rancor? The appetizer!" Some of the jokes are funny if you understand __Star Wars__ but others are lame. The title is appropiate because Jacen has survived numerous attacks on his life and avoided capture countless times.The Jedi are beginning to wonder if he can be defeated. __Invincible__ is very descriptive. The battles are so vivid that you could accurately paint a picture of the battle. Invincible does not spend much time on character development. This was not a problem because this is the ninth book in the series, and the characters have been well developed previously in the series. The dialogue in the novel is realistic if the reader understands __Star Wars__ terminology. Denning devotes a couple of short chapters to flashbacks. The flashbacks are used to reveal how good Jacen was before he became a Sith. They also prove how close he was to his sister Jaina when they were younger. Because of their close relationship, Jaina is reluctant to kill her brother. Foreshadowing is used throughout the story. It is usually used by the Jedi or Sith forseeing the future. The Jedi or Sith could also see a future that may not come true. Denning used this to build surprise when the opposite occured of what the reader expected. The length of the novel is 299 pages. The average chapter length is about 20 pages. In the beginning the average routine is two chapters of action and then one chapter of plot building. Towards the end of the novel there is actually more action than plot building. Because there is so much action it is very suspenseful. Throughout the story there are many twists and turns that the reader would not expect. I have taken the liberty of finding out what other people think about __Star Wars Invincible__. id|A18U0AWPBO8L4BStephen phillips from amazon.com believes that "My sentimental gripes about the series as a whole aside, the book itself was absurd. No characterization is present throughout the entire book and we never find out what any of the characters think about the "epic" conclusion. Denning refuses to let us into the heads of characters and to share the experience with them, making for a very flat read.... "Then Luke did this...then jaina did this...then ben went here."    Lee D. Wheeler from amazon.com believes "    This book is great! It is well written, and kept my attention enough to read it in under a week. The seller was very fair and sent me a nice book for a awesome price!"
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Anonymous from barnsandnoble.com believes   “I quite frankly couldn't get enough of Invincible. It was an excellent read from beginning to end. It resolved the story without devolving into knock generic sci fi territory like so many other Star War expanded universe novels do.” There has been mixed reviews about this novel. I personally believe that it was a good book, but did not develop the characters very well. I believe that not developing the characters was fine because they were already developed in the past eight stories in the series. **Recommendation** I recommend this book to any Star Wars fan. I would strongly advise you to begin with the first book in the Legacy of the Force series so you understand the characters and the plot.