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lazypadawanI finally finished the Ulysses-length Republic Commando book today. Is it just me or at this point does it seem like there's too much going on with too many characters? Imagine having to keep score and keep your Mando-English dictionary handy as you read about all of these guys who, in your mind's eye, all look alike?
Traviss raises a great question about the ethics of creating human beings purely to fight in combat and not having much in the way of rights. Let's just say they don't take to going AWOL too kindly. In another scene, Republic medics want to pull the plug on a badly-injured clone commando because the guy's not worth anything. Traviss knocks the Jedi quite a bit for tolerating this whole situation. In fact there are a lot of ethically-challenged moments in the book.
I also continue to enjoy the story arc about Etain and her love child with clone boyfriend Darman. Darman might look like a man but hardly has the maturity to deal with being a father, so for now his paternity is a secret. You know it won't be pretty once he finds out. Etain isn't IMO the warmest, fuzziest character, so in a way Darman brings the humanity to the relationship.
I think there's a slight tie-in with the LOTF series (if I'm right, it's bad news for Boba Fett!) and Gilad Pellaeon makes a cameo.
Traviss raises a great question about the ethics of creating human beings purely to fight in combat and not having much in the way of rights. Let's just say they don't take to going AWOL too kindly. In another scene, Republic medics want to pull the plug on a badly-injured clone commando because the guy's not worth anything. Traviss knocks the Jedi quite a bit for tolerating this whole situation. In fact there are a lot of ethically-challenged moments in the book.
I also continue to enjoy the story arc about Etain and her love child with clone boyfriend Darman. Darman might look like a man but hardly has the maturity to deal with being a father, so for now his paternity is a secret. You know it won't be pretty once he finds out. Etain isn't IMO the warmest, fuzziest character, so in a way Darman brings the humanity to the relationship.
I think there's a slight tie-in with the LOTF series (if I'm right, it's bad news for Boba Fett!) and Gilad Pellaeon makes a cameo.
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Date: 2008-02-01 04:29 pm (UTC)RC is practically a prequel to LotF (at least Traviss's books), like the Dark Nest Trilogy was a prequel to Denning's volumes. I'm really excited about Revelation, and seeing if any more of the Nulls pop up... Skirata's cameo in Sacrifice was neat. :)
The interesting thing about keeping score is, yes, they look alike, but they're definitely different people. (I could never get Fi confused with Atin, for example, or Ordo with Mereel...and the fact that Mereel spends half his time as a blonde has nothing to do with that.)
This series leaves me practically incoherent. << Ordo makes me happy, and it's probably my favorite arc in the series...one of them, anyway. They're th first characters beyond Anakin, Obi-Wan, Luke and recently Boba Fett that I would really consider "favorites." :) If you ignore certain details, it's almost like reading an original series, which can be refreshing, sometimes...
Anywho, that's my incoherent rambling. XD Tah!
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Date: 2008-02-03 08:26 am (UTC)yup.. the cast has grown quite a bit.. from 4 Omegas and Etain to 2 squads of 4 RCs, 2 jedi, Kal Skirata and Ordo and Walon Vau, and more..
which also led to some plot confusion for me.. sometimes i forget who's a delta and who's an omega.
but Karen Traviss really nails the ethical issues of the clone army - the republic not caring about its troops.. and the jedi all too willing to also not look too closely at the clones' rights as people and not cannon fodder.