Star Wars: Tarkin

I have to say. One of the worst star wars novels I've ever read- and I love James Luceno.

Problems: Vader and Palpatine were wrote as too common, and approachable. Their was no menace.

The story was crap. A guerilla strike run that lasted too long with characters that just popped out of nowhere and weren't built up

Tarkin's upbringing. Why did he have to be raised like Tarzan. I always pictured him never touching an ounce of dirt in his life...

Making Plagueis a sidenote. If your going to throw him out, do it right.

The ending was dumb.

Good things:

Tarkin and his story of the Veermoks

The Death Star being built over Geonosis.

Sheev, lol

The Sith Shrine under the Jedi Temple, plus Palpatine turning it into his palace. Ouch, insult to injury.

What did everyone else think?

I think that Plagueis and Palpatine are immensely better main characters than Tarkin, and Luceno'a golden pen wouldve been better spent on a novel for Darth Tenebrous.

Originally posted by Darth Abonis
I have to say. One of the worst star wars novels I've ever read-

Originally posted by Darth Abonis
Tarkin's upbringing. Why did he have to be raised like Tarzan.

What? 😬

What's this Sith shrine? Can someone explain it to me? Would be really useful for me.

Originally posted by Darth Abonis
I have to say. One of the worst star wars novels I've ever read

I haven't read it yet, but I doubt it's the worst one. It can't be any worse than Revan.

Originally posted by Selenial
What's this Sith shrine? Can someone explain it to me? Would be really useful for me.

I'm betting I can guess why. 😛

Originally posted by Darth Abonis
Why did he have to be raised like Tarzan.

Is this seriously his backstory?

Kinda.

Tarkin was essentially thrown in the inhospitable Eriaduan wilderness by his parents and told to survive as a test of strength. He drank blood and devoured raw animal flesh and organs to survive.

Hardcore.

Revan was pretty good. Drew Karpashyn is the best Star Wars author, then Timothy Zahn, and Luceno and John Jackson Miller are tied for third.

Originally posted by Darth Abonis
Revan was pretty good. Drew Karpashyn is the best Star Wars author.

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Originally posted by Darth Abonis
Revan was pretty good. Drew Karpashyn is the best Star Wars author

laughcry

Seriously?

Originally posted by DarthAnt66

That's the best gif I've ever seen.

Originally posted by Darth Abonis
Seriously?

Really. TBH, you would be hard pressed to find a worse SW author. And that is saying something.

Originally posted by The_Tempest
Kinda.

Tarkin was essentially thrown in the inhospitable Eriaduan wilderness by his parents and told to survive as a test of strength. He drank blood and devoured raw animal flesh and organs to survive.

Originally posted by The_Tempest
Kinda.

Tarkin was essentially thrown in the inhospitable Eriaduan wilderness by his parents and told to survive as a test of strength. He drank blood and devoured raw animal flesh and organs to survive.