From: varillon@gmx.com   
      
   Todd wrote:   
   > Anyone here reading the Fate of the Jedi series?  I just finished Omen   
   > and it was an okay read, but I did have some problems with it.   
   >   
   > I do have a problem with the whole idea of a Sith Order that violates   
   > the Rule of Two, however.  The very notion of Sith working together as   
   > a group seems to violate the very nature of a Sith.  The Sith crave   
   > power and will kill each other to get it, so  the cooperative nature   
   > of the Kesh-based Sith just runs counter to this idea.  Plus, the   
   > author introduces different levels of Sith--Sith Sabers (huh?), Sith   
   > High Lords (huh???), etc.   
   >   
   > The Sith in this book seem rather wussified to me.  They don't seem   
   > ruthless enough, though we are told in summary that once they started   
   > building ships that they killed everyone they came across.  Of course,   
   > we weren't shown any of this, which I think was a mistake.  Show,   
   > don't tell!   
   >   
   > I'd be interested to hear other comments on this book.   
   >   
   > Todd   
      
   Actually, I was quite impressed with Golden's writing. Some battles from   
   previous books just seemed like a bunch of fizz on my coke. I'm ready   
   for it to evaporate, so I can get to something thirst quenching. I'm   
   also glad the rule of two thing is dieing out. I mean the sith used to   
   have thousands of members. It's a nice twist from the movies. Even   
   Palpatine had 2 apprentices from what we can tell. Maul and Tyranus,   
   then Tyranus and Anakin, maybe Vader and Luke if you want to look at it   
   that way. One extra apprentice was always in the works.   
      
   I prolly shouldn't have expected more since this is the second book in a   
   series. They have to have time for leading up to a grand finale. I just   
   hope we don't have any more weak cut downs of jedi/sith. I hated Jacen's   
   death.   
      
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