ISBN:
1368045588
Title: Journey to Star Wars Pdf The Rise of Skywalker Force Collector
Author: Kevin Shinick
Published Date: 2019-11-19
Page: 400
Kevin Shinick is an Emmy Award-winning writer as well as an actor, director, and multiple Annie Award-winning producer. Best known for his work on Adult Swim's Robot Chicken and for creating the animated series MAD, Shinick has earned a veritable pop culture pedigree by working alongside George Lucas, directing Stan Lee, collaborating with the rock band KISS, and helping Mike Tyson solve some mysteries. He is the author of the Star Wars picture book Chewie and the Porgs.
Karr is a teenage boy like many others in the galaxy. He goes to school, helps his parents with the family business, likes speeders and droids. But Karr also has a secret: when he touches certain objects, he gets searing headaches and blacks out. And along with the pain sometimes come visions of people he doesn't know and places he's never been.
Karr's parents worry that he's sick; his grandmother is convinced the visions come from the Force. But it's been years since anyone has heard from the last of the Jedi-Luke Skywalker. Are there any Jedi left to guide Karr in the use of his abilities? Is anyone even willing to talk about the Jedi and what happened to them, as their memory continues to fade and the First Order rises? Stuck on his isolated home planet, Karr becomes a collector of historical artifacts, hoping to one day find an object that will give him a vision about the secrets of the Jedi.
When his grandmother dies and his parents announce they're sending him away to a school on the other side of the planet, Karr reaches his breaking point. He needs to know what his destiny holds, and whether the Jedi are involved. Accompanied by Maize, the blunt, unpredictable new girl at school with ties to the First Order, and RZ-7, Karr's solicitous droid companion, he sets off into the larger galaxy to find the truth. His adventures will take him from Utapau to Jakku to Takodana and beyond as he learns more about the Jedi than he could have expected?and about his own place in the Force.
Praise for Star Wars: Force Collector:
"Kevin Shinick is one of the brightest stars in the Star Wars literary galaxy, and Force Collector shows exactly why!" - Gary Whitta, screenwriter, Rogue One
"A wonderful journey into the richness of the Star Wars universe. It blasts you into action and adventure at lightspeed. "- Ahmed Best, actor
"A rollicking, planet-hopping, Force-charged adventure sure to delight Star Wars fans of all ages."- Michael Kogge, author of Star Wars The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
"Shinick invites us into the Star Wars universe through an amazing new character and adds to the canon in unexpected and clever ways."- Doug Jung, screenwriter, Star Trek Beyond
Star Wars of today.. Sad stuff really. Pretty high values for what comes across as a childrens story possibly considered appropriate for the ages 8-13. Loads of work seems to have been put into this audiobook.Of course I would never give this to any person of said age without reading/listening to it with them so as to be on hand to explain to said youth all thats defective about it if necessary.If you do not mind your main character being fairly dimwitted, and one who at times behaves like a person half his supposed age, along with a female companion who comes across as a regular nightmarish fourteen year old girl. Well at least the female companion is portrayed in a consistent fashion.. Or rather so far that has been the case.Oh I nearly forgot to mention that if you (are a right thinking human being) have issues with the use of Sir when referencing female sentients well then this may not be for you.Anyway, a certain type of mindset seemed to shine through or maybe the word is pervades this story/book.I have not even reached the halfway mark and its sadly become.. a depressing chore to listen to it.Were it not for the very high quality of the technical writing, narration and Star Wars(nostalgia) background sound, well I doubt I would have gotten this far, let alone continued listening.I wish all audiobooks where of this high technical quality.A Great addition to Star Wars Expanded Universe Written by Kevin Shinick, “Star Wars: Force Collector” revolves around a teen named Karr Nuq Sin on the planet Merokia during the new trilogy era. Karr isn’t an average teen, however, as he is Force attuned. You see, when he touches an object he can learn about that object’s past. Unfortunately, as a result of this power, he gets bad headaches. People also think he’s crazy, stressed, and or ill. His parents want to transfer him to a tailor trade school, but Karr decides to runaway with his rebellious friend Maize and his handy droid RZ-7. Their mission? To learn more about the Jedi, the Force, and Karr’s abilities. Together, the two venture to Utapu, Jakku, Oba Diah, Batuu, Takodana, Kijimi, and Pam’ba to find artifacts that may provide answers to questions Karr has.“Star Wars: Force Collector” (which is part of the “Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” line of media tieins ) doesn’t deal with any characters we have previously met. Sure, some familiar faces and things pop up here and there, but the main characters in this story are original characters. In some ways, this story feels like a continuation of the last scene in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” in that we are learning about individuals strong in the Force. In the case of this book, we dive into the story of Karr and his lineage. I won’t go into spoiler details, but his life and family tree is full of surprises and secrets.Another appealing aspect of this YA novel is that it takes place at a point when the Jedi and Force are largely considered to be myths and legends due to the vast amounts of propaganda and hidden truths that have plagued the galaxy for years and years. This time period really made Karr’s character arc more engaging as he has to navigate through the falsities to piece together the truth about the past.“Force Collector” is not without its flaws. The structure of the story is rather tedious and repetitious as the plot is largely comprised of planet hopping adventures. Kevin Shinick also tends to repeat things over and over ad nauseum with some rather clunky dialogue at times. Simply put, the book really could have used some editing.Good idea, but... I came into this wanting to love it, like this sounded like the greatest concept for a Star Wars story I’d heard in a long time. And don’t get me wrong- the characters are likable (both leads, as well as the droid), the descriptions are good, and more.All that being said, it just seemed... too easy? Without going to detailed into the plot, it just seemed like all the conflict was resolved within a paragraph of being introduced. Everyone just believed the stories the characters told, despite it being two kids alone in a first order ship hopping around the galaxy. Every trip was a success that found them the next clue they needed right away. When one character was ‘captured’, the other was completely unconcerned because they could still communicate and apparently she taught him everything he needed to know about flying even though, as stated, he’d never even been to space before that.There just seemed to me to be no significant conflict or stakes to overcome, and even when something came along, it was immediately taken care of without even so much as a bit of sacrifice.
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