Star Wars by Kevin J. Anderson (1994, Paperback)

This book is from the New Jedi Academy trilogy that came out right after the Thrawn trilogy. This book is great because it introduces the reader to several of the main players in the Star Wars universe. You meet Kyp Durron a padawan in this book who like Anakin is very tempted by the dark side due to his past. Durron was found by Han Solo on the prison colony on Kessel. You also get to meet Exar Kuhn and find out why he was so feared thousand of years ago by the entire jedi oreder. This is a must read and you will need the other two books for the story to make sense.

Dark Apprentice is the second book in the Jedi Academy series written by Kevin Anderson. It was published in 1994 by Bantam Spectrum books.

Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy continues in Dark Apprentice. The story continues to follow Luke Skywalker as he continues to teach his first group of apprentices at his newly-formed Jedi Academy on Yavin IV. Meanwhile, Admiral Daala of the Imperial fleet mounts a massive campaign against the New Republic, using guerilla warfare to strike. The Admiral also has a Death Star prototype at her disposal. All of our Star Wars favorites return, including Han Solo and his wife, High Councillor Leia Organa-Solo, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian and C-3PO and R2-D2. Daala is not the only threat we find in this story. The spirit of an ancient master of the Dark Side of the Force has awakened on Yavin IV and begins to lead Luke's most gifted apprentice down the path to the Dark Side. There is also a traitor among the New Republic forces, who could possibly pose a danger to Leia and her son Anakin. Dark Apprentice is a strong second act in Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy with a cliffhanger ending that sets up for the conclusion in Book Three (Champions of the Force). Altogether, Dark Apprentice is a thoroughly fascinating read, and possibly the best of the three novels in the Jedi Academy Trilogy.

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I just love the books so much and that is why I have decided to buy them to keep me busy and never get bored.