Vader is present, but doesn’t do much, although his role will grow in the following books. Xizor, too, is the same devious prince from Shadows of the Empire, and a surprise is waiting in this book that practically sets the scene for Shadows. Den Dhur, too, is perfect as the cynical reporter, just trying to get some peace and quiet and forget the events that took place on Drongar (Medstar Duology) and help his droid buddy find Jax. Den and I-5 have come to Imperial Center looking for Jax, Kaird is trying to get out of Black Sun and return home, Prince Xizor is arranging a devious trap, and Vader is looking for Jax.Īll these plot-points converge, and cleverly, as the novel comes to its end, and all the characters are written extremely well and practically jump and dive and dodge off the page – I-5 in particular is one of the most intruiging characters I’ve met in a Star Wars novel, not only for the fact that he may just be the first completely self-aware droid ever. We again meet Den Dhur, the Sullustan reporter from the Medstar Duology, the droid I-5, Kaird, an avian working for Black Sun, Prince Xizor from Shadows of the Empire, and Darth Vader.
And so the adventure begins, ushering in more characters that, more often than not, steal Jax’s limelight. Jax then finds out from Nick Rostu (a character created by Matt Stover for the Clone Wars novel, Star Wars Shatterpoint) that his old master has been killed, and has asked Jax to complete his mission: find a droid that has some valuable information for the resistance. Jax has taken on the role of a bounty hunter, a job that, to say the least, is extremely at odds with his being a Jedi Knight. We follow Jax Pavan, living in the seedier sections of the planet-wide city he is part of an underground resistance group determined to undermine the Empire any way they can, and arrange for the escape of any surving Jedi. But let’s get to the meat of the tale first: Coruscant Nights is, at its heart, the story of a Jedi Knight trying to survive on post-Order 66 Coruscant (now named Imperial Center). I finished reading Michael Reaves’ ( ) latest Star Wars offering yesterday, and I thouroughly enjoyed it! 🙂įor those of you who have read Reaves and Steve Perry’s previous contributions to the Star Wars universe ( Star Wars Darth Maul Shadow Hunter, Star Wars Medstar 1 Battle Surgeons, Star Wars Medstar 2 Jedi Healer, Star Wars Death Star), you’ll all know that Michael and Steve have created some very memorable characters that are carried through into the various books, and Coruscant Nights is no exception.
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