Conviction aaron allston6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() His previous FotJ novel, Backlash, had been written while he was recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, and he understandably was not at the top of his writing game for that book. Still, Conviction reaffirms Aaron Allston’s place as a good Star Wars writer. ![]() Because Conviction is part of a series that refused to allow each book to stand as an individual story, it’s simply not possible to separate out the review of Conviction as a book from its part in the series.Īs I discuss in more detail in my full review, Allston does his best with the piece of the story that it’s his turn to tell, but the elements he’s given are so weak there’s honestly very little he can do to turn the story into a success. On the other hand, Conviction is seriously dragged down by the weakness and defects in the story design of the Fate of the Jedi series as a whole. On the one hand, standing purely on its own terms, Conviction has solid writing, good characterization, and some classic Allston hilarity. My overall reaction to Convictionis similar to what I felt about Vortex, and it echoes what others have said about this book, as well. ![]()
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