Greg Keyes: Conquest



Story:
4/5
Characters:
4/5
Humor:
2/5
Action:
4/5

Edge of Victory I: Conquest by Greg Keyes is the seventh volume in the New Jedi Order series, not counting short story Recovery by Troy Denning. After the ultimatum issued by the Yuuzhan Vong in Balance Point , galaxy is slowly turning on the Jedi. Politicians distance themselves from the suddenly inconvient allies even more than before and the Peace Brigade openly hunts Jedi down to turn them over. The Academy on Yavin, cut off from Republic space by the intruders, is an obvious target and indeed discovered before long. Since the New Republic refuses to act and Luke Skywalker does not yet want to openly break with the state he helped form, nobody but his nephew Anakin and old ally Karrde take off for Yavin. Their timing of arrival could not have been tighter.

I liked Conquest a lot. Keyes largely focuses on telling the story of Anakin and his friend Tahiri. Anakin is tried once again and has to adapt his attitude and skillset in order to fight the Yuuzhan Vong effectively without turning Dark. This conflict is, in my opinion, well told; I want to read more about him on his search for balance. Along the road, we get to know much about the Vongs’ culture which appears well considered. The larger picture is not ignored like in Balance Point but driven forward in such a way that it does not disturb the main plot. Because the Vong have stopped invading for now, the break I have hoped for in this series has come. Furthermore, I cannot remember anything about Keyes’ style to complain about. All in all, Conquest is a recommendable book and certainly belongs to the better in this series up to now.

1 Comments.

  1. Klingt fast schon richtig begeistert.
    Das macht einem das Buch auf jeden Fall schmackhaft.

    lg