Book Review: Star Wars: Jedi Trial- by David Sherman

Jedi Trial by David Sherman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Again, like most of the Clone Wars novels this one focuses on a main character Jedi [Anakin Skywalker] and a minor Jedi [Nejaa Halcyon]. Also, the presence of Nejaa Halcyon allows for a LOT of retconning to be done. (view spoiler)[[This is in reference to earlier books in real-world chronology, but later books in-Universe chronology]. It was commonly assumed because of Return of the Jedi that there was such a thing a a Jedi-lineage and family tree and this assumption became common in the the early Expanded Universe novels. Later when the early prequel movies came out this was changed and it left for a lot of discontinuity in the Universe. This book began to fix those problems by showing that Nejaa had a secret family back on Corellia and gave Anakin someone to confide in even if the full truth never came out. (hide spoiler)] This is one of the few books to feature Anakin that doesn't go full-out in trying to make him go Dark, but it does some. There is a side-plot in this novel that is kind of random and doesn't really contribute to the final story. After the introduction the book focuses mainly on one siege. The pace is good and the story is entertaining and believable and the tension was palpable. After several slow Clone Wars novels, this one delivers good entertainment.

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