Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780099410300
ISBN: 0099410303
Label: Arrow Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Arrow Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: May 03, 2001
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Studio: Arrow Books Ltd

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
It's an unexpected combination: Greg Bear, author of so many ambitiously complex SF novels, writing about the colourful simplicities of the Star Wars universe. He carries it off well enough, with a mix of action-adventure and thoughtful world-building that entertains while keeping to the spirit of Lucas's saga.

A few years after the events of The Phantom Menace, young Anakin Skywalker is getting restless--sneaking away from Jedi Temple training to gamble his life in a flying game that's much more bizarre and dangerous than the movie's podracing (even before an alien "Blood Carver" assassin intervenes). Anakin's character is taking shape now:

But above all, he loved winning.

To turn his frustrated energy to useful ends, the Jedi Council has Obi-Wan Kenobi take Anakin to investigate the remote, enigmatic world Zonama Sekot, whose organic technologies produce magnificent spacecraft and where a Jedi apprentice has vanished without trace. Secretly pursuing them is a battle squadron captained by the weapons designer who has already blueprinted the Death Star and is being double-crossed by his employer Commander Tarkin.

Rogue Planet's action climaxes as the Jedis learn to grow their own spaceship: the Blood Carver strikes and two heavily armed fleets converge on helpless-seeming Zonama Sekot. Every faction has secret cards up its sleeve--and Anakin's is a very dangerous wild card indeed. There's final victory and heartbreak but also loose ends (including even stranger, deadlier aliens) that suggest sequels to follow. Bear does a solidly workman-like job. --David Langford




Rating: - very poor and uninteresting im afraid
As star wars books go this is a pretty big let down - strange because Greg Bear is such a talent outside Star Wars.
Rogue Planet is the story of Anakin and Obi Wan's mission to the living planet of Zonama Sekot looking for the missing Jedi Vergere. it is a precursor of the planet's origins before it is used extensively in The NJO series.
The problem is the complete lack of any interest to the story - there is no real villian (the blood carver is rubbish) and the novel is treated as ... Read More

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Rating: - The Force was Strong with this One but it Turned to the Confused Side
'Rogue Planet' starts of in the first third as the best Star Wars novel that I have read. Set three years or so after 'The Phantom Menace' Anakin is currently being taught the ways of the Jedi by Obi-Wan. When not studying, Anakin is sneaking off to join illegal street races. With his sense of adventure becoming too strong the Jedi's decide to send Obi-Wan and Anakin on a mission to investigate the disappearance of a missing Jedi on a far away planet. Can they discover the missing knight and ... Read More

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Rating: - An ambitious novel, well written.
THE STORY:
Set three years after Episode I, the Jedi Council assigns Obi-Wan and Anakin a mission in the hopes of curbing the youth's thrill-seeking nature. The mission takes them to the mysterious world of Zonama Sekot where they must investigate the disappearance of a Jedi Knight and discover the secret of the planet's way of life. Meanwhile, two clever and power-hungry men are also en route to Zonama Sekot.

WHAT'S GOOD:
This book is an excellent read for fans of the New ... Read More

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Rating: - A Great Read!
I have just finished this book and it is one of the best i have read so far. It has some great characters eg Raith Sienar(the maker of the TIE Fighter) and also gives you a view of the Far Outsiders (The Vong)and details how Vergere ends up with them. It gives details of Anakin using the darkside as well. The only problem i had with this book was the ending or lack of it! Overall it was quite a good book but definately not the greatest.

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Rating: - Fantastic read, stuffed with character detail.
If Episodes I and II lacked in character development and emotional depth, this book goes a long way towards making up for it. Obi-Wan and Anakin head out on their first real mission together, a trip intended to channel Anakin's energy and pain, getting him away from the rocky path he's been walking during his first three years at the Temple. Although perhaps not the most original plot, this mystery and adventure story is gripping enough, sowing the seeds of both the Empire and the men that Anakin ... Read More

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