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Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. Wookiee resolve leader, level 3, self buff on whoever procs it royal guard imperial phalanx team buff you can also use chewies taunt if an ally has the shatterpoint debuff with no way to cleanse it in order to. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shatterpoint. Star wars legends the jedi are keepers of the peace. There is an entire star wars legends novel about this concept, titled shatterpoint and starring mace windu, who is a master of this technique. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Clone wars book series by multiple authors includes books star wars. In addition to karen travisss series, one of the best star wars novels out there is shatterpoint. This book explores the ethical decisions the jedi had to make during the clone wars in a vietnam war type of setting. Attack of the clones mace windu is a living legend.
Clone wars by matthew stover book cover, description, publication history. Traitor, was published in 2003 and was the first release in the clone wars multimedia campaign and is a very sturdy novel. Jeter, barbara hambly and kevin anderson, peter schweighofer, craig carey. Outside of star wars, he is probably bestknown for his acts of caine. Exploring star wars and apocalypse now connections film. Hand thrawn mara jade black fleet dark nest bounty hunter callista corellian dark lord by timothy zahn, roger macbride allen, james luceno, matthew stover, a. When the shuttle tydirium landed on the sanctuary moon, darth sidious sensed someone on board that was a shatterpoint and would have a great role in the course of fate. May 06, 2004 shatterpoint is the star wars retelling of joseph conrads classic story heart of darkness, famously recast into francis ford coppalas brilliant film apocalypse now.
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Jedi master, senior member of the jedi council, skilled diplomat, devastating fighter. Force powers you can see the critical point of something, whether it is a person or object, that would shatter if struck at the right time. Shatterpoint is an excellent star wars novel, and an excellent start to the clone wars novel campaign. The deep themes, the controversial topics, the countless of thoughtprovoking one liners. Carson voiced the character in other projects, such as the clone wars television series windu is a jedi master and member of the high council during the final years of the. This book introduces mace as both a jedi master and a failed teacher who is living with the weight of regret. Mace windu returns to his birth planet to find her. Shatterpoint is a force ability that can be used to sense the significance of an event that will have a great role in the course of fate. Normally, the force is nearly dealt with like mysticism or magic, yet stover makes it a bit extra concrete.
Apr 27, 2004 star wars shatterpoint by matthew stover, 9780345455741, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Shatterpoint offers some of the most unique battles ever seen in a star wars novel, ranging from a midair battle between mace windu and a balawai gunship to the all. Not resting on its laurels as the latest star wars release it endeavoured to be an interesting read on its own terms and stover incorporated elements of. Shatterpoint, a star wars novel, captured the tone of the clone wars following mace windu on a rescue mission to his home planet of haruun kal. Despite the fact that the book is altogether longer than traitor, its all from the pov of one character. Particularly, mace can recognize shatterpoints, or the snapping point of challengers or the center of gravity of specific scenarios.
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