Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #2: Skyborn
by admin on May.06, 2010, under Star Wars
Product Description
Don’t miss Star Wars: Lost Tribe of The Sith: Skyborn a FREE original e-book short story, the second in a series that tell the untold story of the Fate of the Jedi’s forgotten Sith castaways, their battle to survive, and their quest to re-conquer the galaxy! Skyborn includes an exclusive excerpt from Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (Del Rey Hardcover, available August 18th) and offers a unique look into the backstory of events that have begun to unfold in the Fate of the Jedi series. DECEIVE AND CONQUERA Jedi ambush leaves the Sith ship Omen marooned on a remote alien world, its survivors at the mercy of their desolate surroundings and facing almost certain death. But Sith will no more bow before the whims of fate than they will yield to the weapons of their enemies. And Omen-s cunning commander Yaru Korsin, will let nothing keep him and his crew from returning to the stars and rejoining the Sith order-s conquest of the galaxy. Murdering his own brother has proven Korsin-s ruthless resolve-but now an entire race stands in his way.The primitive, superstitious Keshiri worship unseen gods called the Skyborn, shun science, and punish unbelievers with death. Branded a heretic the widowed young geologist Adari Vaal is running for her life. Among the mysterious Sith castaways she finds powerful sanctuary-and her saviors find the means of survival. With Adari as their willing pawn, the Skyborn as their Trojan horse, and the awesome power of the dark side of the Force at their command, the lost tribe of the Omen set out to subjugate a planet and its people-and lay the foundation for a merciless new Sith nation.
May 6th, 2010 on 2:58 pm
Similar to the first novel in this series this felt incomplete. It did progress the story further but the author would be better off including this and the previous book in one novel with still more storyline. Based off the exerpt in the last book (almost as long as the novel in the last book), it seems like this series is trying to build a background story for an upcoming novel rather than standing alone as a series.
Again approximately half the download was a preview for another novel, which appeared to be more interesting than the initial story. Unlike last time this upcoming story appeared to be unrelated to the Lost Tribe Of Sith plotline.
Rating: 3 / 5
May 6th, 2010 on 5:20 pm
Good book but really should be called a short story. Not long enough to be called a novel.
Rating: 4 / 5
May 6th, 2010 on 5:26 pm
I found myself enjoying ‘Skyborn’ just a hairline more than the first offering ‘Precipice’. Sadly, there isn’t enough going on in the story to grab me and I found myself just going through the motions waiting to reach the end. With that said, I am hopeful that this series will improve with each new addition and that John Jackson Miller will give readers the kind of quality storytelling that will make Star Wars fans lose their minds. Having previously heard Miller say that he has something special up his sleeve, I’ll continue to follow the series with some optimism. But I will be doing so with my fingers crossed.
Rating: 3 / 5
May 6th, 2010 on 7:42 pm
This is an excellent short story! I was intrigued with ‘Omen’ and have to say that this addition is building into a very interesting storyline.
One appealing plot line is how the Sith are being portrayed as somewhat “normal” humans with Force abilities, not the diabolical, evil cult we’ve always heard about. There are obvious undertones of an ulterior motive – allowing the natives to believe they are ‘gods’; trying to explain away cold blooded murder, etc – but there is also a notion of civility. You might even say there is a hint of compassion in there.
I hope this storyline continues throughout the ‘Fate of the Jedi’ series… it will be interesting to see how things play out.
Rating: 4 / 5
May 6th, 2010 on 10:14 pm
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn, by John Jackson Miller
“Skyborn” continues filling in the history of Kesh, an integral location to the new Fate of the Jedi series.
Five thousand years before the battle of Yavin, a ship of Sith crashed on the planet, seemingly falling out of the sky to the native Keshiri. With their Force powers, the Sith quickly fulfilled the local legends of the “Skyborn,” and started taking over the Keshiri people.
This ebook starts out slowly, introducing readers to the Keshiri theology as a young woman is prosecuted for her heretic beliefs. Miller dumps knowledge on the reader, almost as if he’s writing a textbook. “Skyborn” thankfully picks up when the young woman, Adari, encounters with Sith crash survivors.
It’s an interesting look into how the Sith became rulers of the Keshiri, but I’m happy it’s a short story.
2/5.
Rating: 2 / 5