Comments on: Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #2: Skyborn

By: Leeanna Chetsko

Leeanna Chetsko — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:14:18 +0000

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

By: D. Daffron

D. Daffron — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:42:03 +0000

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

By: Kevis Hendrickson

Kevis Hendrickson — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:26:19 +0000

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

By: Randolph R. Rucker

Randolph R. Rucker — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:20:27 +0000

Good book but really should be called a short story. Not long enough to be called a novel.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: Gurkie

Gurkie — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:58:51 +0000

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