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Star Wars Visions: Ronin
Star Wars Visions: Ronin | Emma Mieko Candon
13 posts | 4 read | 2 reading | 1 to read
A stunning original novel inspired by the upcoming Star Wars Visions animated anthology series. Experience Star Wars like never before
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HatefulGrablin
Star Wars Visions: Ronin | Emma Mieko Candon
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I've heard mixed reviews on this, but so far I'm enjoying it. Definitely not enjoying the heat, however.

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vivastory
Star Wars Visions: Ronin | Emma Mieko Candon
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Mehso-so

This was more of an experiment than anything. Aside from Ian Doescher's Shakespearean rendition of A New Hope, I have never read a Star Wars novel. Ronin piqued my interest for two reasons: the Asian setting of Candon's world (afterall Kurosawa was the biggest cinematic influence on Lucas) & that the MC is a Sith hunting down other Siths. This book started out strong, but at about the halfway point there began to be filler dialogue & Candon

vivastory used a plot device that made it feel like the stakes weren't quite as high. A decent work, but I think that in the future I will stick with the movies & Doescher's renditions. 2y
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Awk_Word_Smith
Star Wars Visions: Ronin | Emma Mieko Candon
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May the Fourth Be With You

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Awk_Word_Smith
Star Wars Visions: Ronin | Emma Mieko Candon
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Ok back to Star Wars, anime-style.

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JLaurenceCohen
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Mehso-so

I know Visions is experimental rather than canonical but this feels like Star Wars in name only. Candon's sensibility is just too cynical for Star Wars: every character is morally comprised; Jedi and Sith are merely factions in a power struggle. It would be better as a sci-fi reimagining of feudal Japan without the Star Wars branding. Despite the fact that they're all haunted, hunted, and traumatized, the central characters have great chemistry.

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JLaurenceCohen
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One problem with this book is that several of the characters have mysterious backstories. This is meant to set up dramatic reveals but it also means that it's hard to really grasp who the characters are because you know so little of their history--it's disorienting.

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Awk_Word_Smith
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JLaurenceCohen
Star Wars Visions: Ronin | Emma Mieko Candon
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Interesting description of the Force, inspired by Taoism, as the "white flare and black current."

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JLaurenceCohen
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This novel expands the story from the animated short "The Duel" from Star Wars: Visions. I really like the idea of blending Star Wars with other genres. The first two chapters cover the events of the original short, while the rest of the book tells the larger story of this mysterious former Sith hunting down other Sith.

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manicdak
Star Wars Visions: Ronin | Emma Mieko Candon
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ok, finally got up off my lazy butt to pick a new book #readathon #deweys24hourreadathon I chose this one because it was the closest one to where I am sat.

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TracyReadsBooks
Star Wars Visions: Ronin | Emma Mieko Candon
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Pickpick

I loved this book based on a character introduced in one of the Star Wars Visions anime shorts. This story of a mysterious, nameless man wandering the Outer Rim haunted by his past & uncertain of his future is richly imbued with everything that makes Star Wars…well, Star Wars…while expanding on the currently known universe in exciting ways. Dark & filled with mystery & adventure, this story of Jedi & Sith is fantastic.

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TheGeeksAttic
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Mehso-so

This book is interesting, as it steps outside of the current Star Wars canon to tell a unique story that‘s so different than what we‘re used to. While the plot was great, character elements made dialogue very difficult to understand.
#starwars #starwarsbooks #starwarsbookcommunity #starwarsronin

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TheGeeksAttic
Star Wars Visions: Ronin | Emma Mieko Candon
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A new adventure begins! A story that will blur the foundation of current canon with legends of a Sith warrior. (I think) Available for purchase 10/12 - Review coming 9/28.
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