Our last review showcased the central book in the New Jedi Order, so today’s review will focus on Karen Traviss’s entry, Sacrifice, the central book in the Legacy of the Force series. The central, hardcover books in these long Star Wars series tend to revolve around the change in one character, and this one is no different. Only this time we get a bit of a twist. Jacen Solo murders Mara Jade Skywalker, an in so doing takes on the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith and the title Darth Caedus. The book isn’t very long, a recurring theme in the Legacy era. The books are keeping to around 400 pages or fewer. This could be construed as unfair, but the action in some of the newer books is a little more fast-paced, and therefore a shorter format is fitting.
The glaring spot in this book is Luke’s battle with Lumiya, the Dark Lady of the Sith who trained Jacen Solo. Luke and Lumiya’s history goes way back to the time just after the movies. Luke fights Lumiya atop a roof and knocks her off, but catches her hand, basically saying that he wasn’t going to let her fall. Then he takes her head off with his lightsaber. All because he’s been duped by Jacen into thinking Lumiya killed Mara.
I know, it sounds kinda soap opera like but it’s really good fun. In between all of this Ben Skywalker is falling under Jacen's sway, and he's learning shady Force techniques from the fallen Jedi. Jacen does a great job of keeping everyone around him oblivious to the fact that he's now a Sith Lord. There was once a time when the Jedi could sense evil. But apparently Jacen's light side training, in conjunction with his dark side training is a fantastic cloak.
Re-readability: 9.0
Final Grade: A-
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