STAR WARS: LOST TRIBE OF THE SITH: SPIRAL PDF, EPUB, EBOOK John Jackson Miller,Andrea Mutti | 128 pages | 05 Jul 2013 | Titan Books Ltd | 9781781164815 | English | London, United Kingdom Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: Spiral PDF Book Leave a Reply Cancel reply. To add insult to injury despite the mentions of Sith and Jedi, this doesn't even feel like a Star Wars story. September 12 , As always John Miller wrote a great story. We get a little more about the relationship between humans and Keshiri aboard the Southern Star , as well as the motives for both Takara and Parlan Spinner. Science Fiction. Oct 22, Jordan rated it it was amazing Shelves: highest- recommendations , fantasy , pulp-fiction , thrillers , sci-fi , star-wars , comics-graphic-novels , books-i-don-t-own-but-wish-i-did. Contrary to Sith stereotype, Hilts is not a physically imposing man. Most of the character development is kind of broad and almost cliched at times, but that doesn't really harm the overall enjoyment of the story. Other Editions 6. Dec 31, Jaime K rated it really liked it. The Collected Stories. Spiral is set around a year after the final Lost Tribe of the Sith story, 2, years before the Battle of Yavin. Our two protagonists, who can't decide whether they hate each other or not, have to work together to stop him. Mar 20, Michael rated it liked it Shelves: graphic-novels. Showing Home Groups Talk More Zeitgeist. Yaru Korsin. I only realised afterwards that I didn't think anything about the art style - either good or bad. Of particular interest is a tribe descended from both Jedi and Sith, who are neutral and have no beef with how the Force is used. Explore all of Wookieepedia's images for this article subject. Books by John Jackson Miller. Uvak Leviathan. In keeping with her Grand Lord father's philosophy of a Sith meritocracy, Takara is chafing at her low-rank among the other Sith and itching for a chance to prove herself. Like many concepts in the book world, "series" is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Hope to see a continued storyline. Takara also stowed aboard the Southern Star , intending to hitch a ride to Alanciar where she had hope to start afresh in new frontiers. We still have lightsabers and the Force, and now with the Doomed, some familiar alien species as part of the new player on the board. Spinner also fought with Takara. They both stowaway on the same ship in an attempt to get to another land where they intend to take charge. Start a Wiki. Lists with This Book. Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: Spiral Writer Now, with the main continents of Kesh under their control, Hilts seeks to learn what else the planet has to offer them. However, I still think the book has some strong points. Star Wars Legends Graphic Novels 1 - 10 of 89 books. When an author manages to pull in a loose thread from earlier in a series in able to offer a new challenge to his characters. These enemies-turned-contentious-allies will find far more than they bargained for at their destination, when an old Keshiri legend that the Sith Tribe has capitalized on for generations turns out to be not quite so legendary as they had all presumed. The plot didn't intrigue me and it all felt a bit simplistic. Spinner used the Last Hope ' s turbolaser cannons to kill most of the Leviathans. The plot probably could have been a bit more solid and a bit less random Sith bad guy resurrection but hey. Poor fools Overall, this was nicely done. We thank you for your patience during this transition. Being a Sith, Takara has a traditional red lightsaber. They are just novella's so they should not take very long. Andrea Mutti Goodreads Author Illustrator. August 8 , They have re-cultivated a new life for themselves. Only bothered to carry on reading as it is just pages long. June 25 , [3]. Sep 04, Mayank Agarwal rated it it was ok Shelves: comics. Before Spinner could explore the wider galaxy, he was contacted by Dreypa who issued the young man with an ultimatum. I like Miller's work, but this is probably my least favorite of his the protagonists are Sith, so they not going to be "heroic", but they lack the class of their more villainous brethren and are Dec 17, Jedi Master Nate Lightray rated it really liked it. By that stage, Dreypa has managed to regain the upper hand and has killed most of the Doomed. That weapon is revealed to be a Sith named Dreypa - and once unleashed, he seeks to conquer all of Kesh! They remain separate guarding a weapon their forebears brought to the planet, but vowed never to use. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. It was entertaining and engaging. Stowing away on the ship is Officer Takara, the woman who arrested Spinner, and daughter of the Grand Lord, ready to prove herself as a worthy Sith leader without her family connections. He is also a comics industry historian, specializing in studying comic- book circulation as presented on his website, Comichron. Did not detract from the story much, but there were times when it was hard to follow the actions of the characters. This is an example of the Star Wars Extended Universe disappearing up it's own backside. Final verdict: pretty solid Star Wars comic. These are not Sith in any way that you would recognize them. I really enjoyed the series of short stories that precedes this five issue comic series. To ask other readers questions about Star Wars , please sign up. Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: Spiral Reviews Of particular interest Please note that this comic series is now part of Legends, and is no longer canon within the Star Wars expanded universe. Jan 05, Adam rated it liked it Shelves: comics , star-wars. There's nominally some stuff here the Sith philosophy being adapted and diversifying across a whole society, but it's not the focus of the story and I can't say I found it that satisfying. But of course I don't remember any of that context, so this has to stand on its own. My exposure to Star Wars has been just the movies and I am just starting the comics in chronological time order, this being the second series I picked up. I mean, what could they do? Not good enough. Most of the character development is kind of broad and almost cliched at times, but that doesn't really harm the overall enjoyment of the story. Spinner agrees and flies back to Tahv on an uvak with the weakened Iliana. As I mentioned when I reviewed the collected Lost Tribe Of The Sith prose novellas, working together and building a stable society is really not the Sith way. This comic series is different than many Star Wars comics. Newer Post Older Post Home. Following the defeat of Dreypa, the Sith begin rebuilding Tahv and the former outcast Spinner became a hero of the Tribe. And one of the main characters seems to go through a radical off-page transformation that is The story adds another interesting twist to the Lost Tribe tale, although I did think it was a little on the short side and resolved Well that was a quick read. It always makes me wonder whether this was always in the cards from the very beginning or if it was a recent idea, how far in advance the overarching story was planned out. Spiral, Part 2. Most of us never thought to ask—it was a convenient plot device to allow the Sith to easily assume control of a population that could have destroyed them if they had a mind to, overwhelming them with superior numbers despite the power of the individual Sith castaways. These are not Sith in any way that you would recognize them. Thanks for telling us about the problem. While there is definitely some action and a good share of drama, its not as complex a story, but does add something to the overall arc of the short stories. One minute the villain can level a town, the next he's scared off by a bunch of guards on flying animals. Being a Sith, Takara has a traditional red lightsaber. I liked the characters and it was fun getting to "see" Hilts and Iliana. They travel from Tahv to the unexplored frozen continent Eshkrene aboard a wooden sailing ship. Contents [ show ]. One nagging glitch: When Takara draws her saber in mutiny — are those blaster bolts flying toward her from Chegg and his crew in one panel? Because it took that book like two years to come out in paperback. There were some fun surprises and twists scattered throughout that definitely kept my attention. The story arc focuses on the adventures and experiences of the young Tribal outcast Parlan Spinner and his former enemy—turned—companion Takara Hilts , a Sith princess and the daughter of Grand Lord Varner Hilts. The trio manage to escape the battle on an uvak and are shortly joined by Kaliska , the leader of the Doomed. Here we have what is probably the final story of the Old Republic era in this series. He is also a comics industry historian, specializing in studying comic-book circulation as presented on his website, Comichron. This history of the Sith on the planet Kesh is expanded even more in the comic series, and in a very surprising way.