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Author: John Jackson Miller ID: B00M0OQYQI

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. “The war is over. The Separatists have been defeated, and the Jedi rebellion has been foiled. We stand on the threshold of a new beginning.” (Emperor Palpatine) For a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights brought peace and order to the Galactic Republic, aided by their connection to the mystical energy field known as the Force. But they were betrayed – and the entire galaxy has paid the price. It is the Age of the Empire. Now Emperor Palpatine, once Chancellor of the Republic and secretly a Sith follower of the dark side of the Force, has brought his own peace and order to the galaxy. Peace through brutal repression, and order through increIDg control of his subjects’ lives. But even as the Emperor tightens his iron grip, others have begun to question his means and motives. And still others, whose lives were destroyed by Palpatine’s machinations, lay scattered about the galaxy like unexploded bombs, waiting to go off…. The first Star Wars novel created in collaboration with the Lucasfilm Story Group, Star Wars: A New Dawn is set during the legendary “Dark Times” between Episodes III and IV and tells the story of how two of the lead characters from the animated series Star Wars Rebels first came to cross paths. Featuring a foreword by Dave Filoni.
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Audible Audio EditionListening Length: 12 hours and 43 minutesProgram Type: AudiobookVersion: UnabridgedPublisher: Random House AudioAudible.com Release Date: September 2, 2014Whispersync for Voice: ReadyLanguage: EnglishID: B00M0OQYQI Best Sellers Rank: #64 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Science Fiction > Adventure #75 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Fiction & Literature > Action & Adventure #234 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Space Opera
I’m going to get one thing out of the way here. I’ve read just about every Star Wars novel that has been released since the Thrawn Trilogy in the 90′s. I’ve been captivated and emotionally invested in this expanded universe, and while it has always been “non canon”, almost everyone who read the books didn’t take it that way. You have almost 25 years of continuous story, and now, that’s all down the drain. It’s fair to say that I’ve got mixed feelings about this. I mean, Han and Leia could not get married, and they won’t have Jaina, Jacen or Anakin. The Yuuzhan Vong may not even exist, and Chewbacca is still alive!! Mara Jade?? Forget about her, gone the way of the dodo.

The aptly named A New Dawn takes place between the movie episodes III and IV. You won’t have any characters you recognize in this book minus the Emperor, and it sets up the upcoming Star Wars Rebels series on Disney XD nicely. Don’t take that to mean it’s a novel for children, it’s not. There is some truly evil stuff going on in this book, and it definitely sets it self apart from what the show is supposed to be.

John Jackson Miller really gives you a sense of how this new universe is going to be. He shows you the grip that the Empire has in the system, and how people are reacting. He sets up a rag-tag group of people in Kanan, Hera, Skelly, and Zaluna fighting against the Empire to prevent the annihilation of a world. These characters for the most part will play big roles in the upcoming series. What JJM does best is give these characters the dimensions they need that might not come across on the small screen. A look inside the motivations of each character. The book is billed as being the way that Kanan and Hera meet, but it’s very much Kanan’s book.
“Star Wars: A New Dawn” is an important entry into the Star Wars library for a few reasons. First, it is the first book in Disney’s new Star Wars canon. In other words, this book is just as much a part of the Star Wars saga as any of the movies. Second, this book introduces readers to a few of the main characters in the upcoming animated TV show “Star Wars: Rebels.”

To be perfectly honest, I had not been particularly excited about “Rebels.” I had some issues with “The Clone Wars” and the same creative team is heading “Rebels.” From what I’d seen thus far, it seemed like the beginning of the Disneyfication of Star Wars. So I was initially somewhat skeptical of this book. That said, John Jackson Miller is one of my favorite Star Wars authors, so it had that to its credit.

WARNING: MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD.

I was pleasantly surprised by the main protagonist, Kanan Jarrus. In the trailers for the TV show, Kanan appeared to be just a “cowboy Jedi” (Dave Filoni’s words, not mine). However, in “A New Dawn,” Kanan comes across as a character with real depth. To some extent, he’s another “smuggler with a heart of gold,” but the novel takes that trope much further than we’ve seen in Star Wars before. Kanan is an inveterate womanizer. I am pretty sure that he’s the biggest “player” we’ve ever seen in the Star Wars galaxy. He has some great lines. Yet, it’s also clear that he’s hiding real pain as he tries to cope with the loss of the Jedi Order. JJM uses point of view in interesting ways to contrast Kanan’s self-perception – that he’s hard-edged and cynical – against the reality – that can’t help himself from helping others. I’d go so far as to say that he’s potentially the most interesting Jedi in the current Star Wars canon.
This book intrigued me for a number of reasons, the main being the introduction to the new Canon. The secondary reason was the interest in the back story to some of the characters of the new Star Wars Rebels series. I was concerned going in that because of the cartoon nature of the Rebels series (of which I enjoy watching with my children, all under the age of 10) the book would be more childish in nature, and not up to the deep stories created in the existing EU. Let me first say that if you were concerned about this, you can rest assured that this book fits in with the style of the, now non-canon, EU. There is nothing cartoon like about this book whatsoever. So if that was your concern, feel free to order this book right now.

On to the writing style – I have read quite a number of books from the Star Wars EU, however this was the first book I’ve read by John Jackson Miller. This book was very well written, and very captivating from the very beginning. It was one of those books that just keeps moving, page after page. The character development is well done, the scene descriptions are perfect, and the action leaps off of the page. I can honestly say that after reading this book I will definitely seek out more John Jackson Miller books in the future.

I don’t feel the need to really get into a summary of the story. I feel that the book description does enough to whet anyone’s appetite for a book, and I don’t like stumbling across spoilers, no matter how small when I’m reading reviews. I prefer to just dive into a book and go along for the ride from the very beginning. I will say that the story was fantastic, and did a great job giving us more insight into the personality of Hera and Kanon.
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