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Lost Stars has met with an overwhelmingly positive reception from Star Wars fans. As of November 29, 2015, the title held an overall average rating of 4.7 / 5 stars at Amazon.com, with 423 reviews and 83% of reviewers giving the title 5 stars. Many reviewers rated the title favorably in comparison with Aftermath, which was also released as part of the Journey to the Force Awakens initiative, and many expressed regret that the title seemed to be being marketed at a young-adult audience when they found the title engaging for adult readers as well. Tobar Dobinson, author of the review voted "most helpful," stated that the novel "...feels like Star Wars, and it ties together important scenes, locations, and motivations. And it's fun!" Another reviewer, Adam Selzer, expressed pleasure that the book was "...more about what went on Jakku than the other books released on 'Force Friday.'"[7] "Saf," a reviewer for the fan site Making Star Wars, described the title as "exciting and unpredictable," stating that it expressed "an artistry similar to Stephen King."[8]
Star Wars: Lost Stars is a 2015 young adult science fiction novel by Claudia Gray set in the Star Wars universe. The book is set before, during, and after the events of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, in which the Galactic Empire has tightened its stranglehold on systems in the Outer Rim while the Rebel Alliance also grows in strength.[1]
The novel depicts the story of two childhood friends, Ciena Ree and Thane Kyrell, who end up on opposite sides of the conflict: Thane defects to the Rebel Alliance, while Ciena stays in the Galactic Empire.[2] While the two struggle to reconcile their loyalty to the organizations with their friendship with each other, a romance blossoms between the two.
The novel was released in conjunction with Star Wars: Aftermath on September 4, 2015, as a part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens publishing initiative, in preparation for the December 18, 2015 release of the seventh installment in the film saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[3]
The Battle of Jakku, a battle that is first described in the last few chapters of the novel, can be experienced in the Star Wars Battlefront reboot video game, as free downloadable content that was released on December 8, 2015.[4]
On May 4, 2017, LINE Corporation released an online manga adaptation of the novel exclusively in Japan. Yen Press announced during their Anime NYC panel that they licensed the manga for a North American release.[5]
Sean Keane of the New York Daily News wrote "'Lost Stars may be marketed as a Young Adult novel, but Gray crafts a well written, enthralling narrative that will appeal to Star Wars fans of all ages."[6]
Having just finished reading it again, man Lost Stars is probably best EU novel we've ever had, even among Legends EU. Even if it wasn't a Star Wars book, it still stands on its own as good literature. It would have been just as enjoyable in a "generic" Sci Fi setting. I've read a lot of EU novels. And most of the great ones are great because they're doing awesome things with established characters we already love. Or add to specific elements unique to the Star Wars universe that wouldn't have worked as well in another setting.
The cameos and elements from the movie are like a side dish to an awesome main course. It humanizes the Empire in a way that hasn't been done before, at least not this well. The love story feels like a natural progression as we watch the two main characters LITERALLY grow up together. Yes it has its tween love novel moments. But the book does such a great job of getting you invested in these characters, you don't even mind.
On the aesthetic side, the cynic/idealist is one of my favorite romantic pairings. Plus, Lost Stars is basically an entire novel of angst and mutual pining, which I am a huge fan of when done well (and this is done really well).
While Campbell has never provided an inside look at how the core Syndicate Worlds work through the two protagonists seen in Tarnished Knight readers can quite easily draw some conclusions about several things. The level of distrust between Iceni and Drakon ties into the emphasis on personal power that the title CEO has come to represent. Countless times over the course of the novel the seeds of distrust are expressed by both characters and are frequently enhanced by their subordinates. The level of fear and mistrust that must exist in the Syndicate Worlds is palpable over the course of the novel and the way both Iceni and Drakon walk a thin line in trying to be something more that a Syndicate CEO, they even change their titles to President and General, while struggling against the type of cutthroat brutality ingrained by their past is both interesting and engaging.
Something I really loved about this book was the fact that Carrie was an astrophysics nerd. I love anything to astronomy and all of the metaphors to do with the stars and space were incredible and they were my favorite aspect.
Kim van Alkemade is the New York Times bestselling author of the historical novels Orphan #8 and Bachelor Girl. Born in Manhattan, she grew up in New Jersey and went to college in Wisconsin, where she earned a Ph.D. in English. For many years, she was a professor at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. Now a full-time writer, she resides in Saratoga Springs, New York, with her partner, their two rescue dogs, and three feisty backyard chickens.
Released as part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens series of media, Lost Stars by Claudia Gray is a standalone Young Adult Star Wars novel with a largely original cast of characters. It follows the lives of two childhood friends, Thane Kyrell and Ciena Ree, starting when they are only children on the day their home planet of Jelucan is annexed by the Galactic Empire. Growing up with aspirations of joining the Imperial Academy and one day becoming pilots, the pair are inseparable as they work to achieve their dreams. But war looms on the horizon as rebel forces become more and more prominent, thrusting them into a conflict that forces them down opposing paths and challenges whether bonds of loyalty and love for each other can survive the ravages of war.
This meticulously researched historical novel follows two timelines - and tells a heart-wrenching story in each. Big ideas about collaboration, survivor's guilt and women's sexual autonomy are rendered tenderly and made deeply personal. This is a beautiful and riveting read. Reviewed by Rachel Person
I'm a huge Star Wars fan I haven't read it in a while, but to me I was looking for a movie in a book with action. It wasn't at all what I thought, it had a little action, but it was more a Star Wars love story. The characters weren't the same, either. I'm rating it two stars, because it wasn't Star Wars. READ Most Wanted for better.
The Lost Stars is a series of science fiction novels written by John G. Hemry under the pen-name Jack Campbell. The series consists of 4 novels, of which the first was published in 2012, and the last was published in 2016. The Lost Stars is a spin-off of The Lost Fleet. The events of this spin-off series take place alongside The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier.
What does romance look like in the Star Wars setting? What happens when two childhood friends grow up believing in the peace and stability the empire will bring, only to witness the destruction of Alderaan? Claudia Gray explores these questions in her great novel Star Wars: Lost Stars, and Riki joins me to talk about it!
This thrilling Young Adult novel gives readers a macro view of some of the most important events in the Star Wars universe, from the rise of the Rebellion to the fall of the Empire. Readers will experience these major moments through the eyes of two childhood friends--Ciena Ree and Thane Kyrell--who have grown up to become an Imperial officer and a Rebel pilot. Now on opposite sides of the war, will these two star-crossed lovers reunite, or will duty tear them--and the galaxy--apart? Star Wars: Lost Stars also includes all-new post-Star Wars: Return of the Jedi content, as well as hints and clues about the upcoming film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, making this a must-read for all Star Wars fans.
An honest, well-executed novel with a youthful protagonist is a gem to cherish. There is something universally heroic yet unique about each young soul's journey to independence, mustering the emotional fire to break free from the safety of the parental nest, facing down demons, and attaining the wisdom that enables one to harness those flames without becoming fatally fried. Three new works from Hudson Valley authors pull it off with style and grace, transcending their respective genres to bring us heroines (and a hero) who live and breathe on the pages. click to enlarge Scholastic, 2016, $16.99
It's an ambitious undertaking to inhabit the nine-year-old heart, and even more ambitious if the nine-year-old is a girl fleeing plantation slavery. Unbound, a novel in verse by award-winning Dutchess County author Ann E. Burg, rises to the challenge: we live in the mind of young Grace as she and her tight-knit little family make a desperate emergency escape from the slave quarters and the chambers of the Big House into the depths of the Great Dismal Swamp, where some runaway slaves manage to carve secret lives of freedom. Burg's lucid, flowing voice keeps the action moving with a deep, empathic illustration of slavery's toxicity: better to cope with alligators and cottonmouths than master and mistress.
It's hard to imagine a more varied set of books (aside from the Young Adult designation), each containing an empowering story about what can happen when the better natures of the human tribe join forces to survive long odds; read these novels yourself before passing them on to a beloved young person.
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