[.ca] Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (ISBN 0553713027)

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As I was reading the book, the story line was fantastic, it kept me on my toes. Luke, and his wife were great, Han and leia made the book funny and intersting and for the rest of the characters,they supported the main characters really well

Space Battles Galore:
This book is a definite must for the New Jedi Order. I found myself reading it twice even thrice it was so good. This novel continues the story of Wedge Antilles spearheading the fighting defence of Borleias against a very highly celegrated Commander. The Father of Warmaster Tsavong Lah! This book shows the tactical brilliance of General Antilles as he plan his final defense of Borleias, codenamed Emperors Spear. I will not give a lot away but one major New Reppublic Ship will be sacrificed for the Death of a Yuuzhan Vong Worldship. This is a great book and a great sequel to Enemy Lines: Rebel Dream which MUST be read before this one because otherwise you'll miss a vital part of the story and a great read. I loved this book, I recomend it to anyone.

Funny and well-written again, but with a couple problems:
Like Rebel Dream, this book is well-written, fun, and full of humor. Allston brings back the excitment of the Rebellion Era, with Han and Leia, Luke and Mara, and a series of well-known pilots acting out clever and covert schemes once again. In that sense, the book is a breath of fresh air from the very different kind of plot and writing that typifies the NJO series. At the same time, Rebel Stand works well within NJO, taking us to Coruscant after its fall and bringing resolution to the arc involving Viqi Shesh. While I enjoyed reading this book, there were two parts that bothered me. First, the "dark Jedi" aspect of the Coruscant plot is overwraught and probably out of place. It seemed very weird in the middle of an NJO book. Second, and more important, there is one really abhorrent chapter that deals with Jaina's relationships with Jag and Kyp. I thought Allston had left behind Jaina the self-absorbed twerp, Jag the empty tool, and Kyp the pathetic follower. Oh well. Despite these two issues, the book really was good, and I think the vast majority of Star Wars fans will be able to find something to their liking in its pages.

Excellent:
This duology was excellent. I thought that after Star by Star this series would get back on track. Then came Dark Journey, possibly the worst NJO book I've ever read. But this duology saved the series.

4 and a half stars... an enthralling work on behalf of A.A.:
Out of all the New Jedi Order books so far, this one kept my attention the best throughout, for a variety of reasons. First was the rapidly shifting plots and points of view - rotating through Jaina, Luke, Wedge and a variety of others, Allston takes careful time to flush out the storyline that each character finds themselves embroiled in. Of greatest interest to me was the Lord Nyax-Luke Skywalker story on Coruscant; for once an actual Jedi-on-Jedi contest, even if Nyax really couldn't be considered a Jedi, Allston's portrayal of him as a mute, hugely powerful and crazed individual was perfect. The display of power he puts on through the Force is also quite well described and explained. As well, throughout the story I came to greatly appreciate the military tactics that Allston described in the defence of Borelias - the time and thought obviously put into each situation shows itself well. More than anything though, I think Allston deserves credit for setting up the bridge between the two Solo books - Dark Journey and Traitor - a task not easily performed in that events throughout the Enemy Lines are related to what is happening in those books. All in all a great read, and a fine progression in the New Jedi Order series. 4.5/5