I just finished the book and I have to say I'm on the fence about it. First off it wasn't my favorite out of the series. Denning didn't impress me with it. But I still can't say it was a bad or terrible book. I'm probably too much of a Star Wars book junkie to be able to say that about any of them. Alas there were some things that just didn't set well with me and that's what keeps me from really liking this book.

However, let's start with the good things first. I loved Jedi Master Saba Sebatyne. She had some great comments that really lightened my mood. I always enjoy it when she shows up and she disappoint in this one. Plus I like the idea of Daala being the new leader of the Republic and Jag being the new leader of the Remnant. Both are interesting setups for the future. I liked the Jedi storming the Anakin Solo, and the fact that Mirta and her husband survived. And the scene with Han and the Moffs was funny stuff.

Now for my gripes. Shevu and Caedus' deaths. It was sad to see Shevu go, it was almost like he had it coming and some grisly command from above casually selected him to die. With Caedus it wasn't the fact that he died but the fight that brought it about. It was a so so battle, I guess I expected a bit more, not so much grander Force powers or moves, just a more fluent, believable battle, maybe a more epic, memorable end. He was, supposedly, a Sith Lord after all. The guy died with one arm, needles stuck in his face, and he wasn't even fighting back. It was a rather disgraceful death, I thought.

Then there is Jaina's supposed Mandalorian training to help her kill her brother. I didn't see it in any of the fights. Seemed like she just fought as she always did, nothing very Mandalorian to it. And I'm still a little torn with how the different authors handle the Mandalorians. Traviss builds them up, Denning tears them down. Traviss would have you believe they are warriors, people, characters you can empathize with. Then Denning trashes them all into heartless killers and has them get picked off left and right. Even their beskar'gam armor doesn't save them, just lets them get cooked instead of shot. And Fett gets kicked to the bottom of the gutter as despicable trash.

One last good and bad...I liked how shatterpoint was brought into the book. It didn't really play a big part but it was neat to see it show up. However I didn't like how Luke played the Mandos in the battle on Nickel 1. I can see him not liking Fett, bad feelings from the past and all, but I would think a part of him would be wise enough not to tick off the entire Mandalorian people. His actions basically did that. He just worsened the relationship between Mandos and Jedi more so than it already was. Bad move on his part.

I've had my say, for better or worse.

Seriously, the best part of the entire book was the first chapter with Fett and Jaina fighting on Nickel 1. Then it sort of slowed down, and took everything from a smaller scale. Instead of seeing the battle between the Hapan, Remant and GA fleets, we hear it briefly referenced. Instead of seeing Jag and Zekk rescue Jaina on Nickel 1, we hear about it from Han and Leia.

Lon Shevu didn't have to die! He really didn't. It seems that Denning killed off or tryed to kill off every single one of Travis' pet characters. And that makes me mad.

I wish the ending battle of the war would have been more epic, and I wish we had seen more of the book from Jacen's view. And I think killing Jacen was just taking the easy way out of the situation.

All in all, I didn't really like this book, but it was pretty much the inevidable way that the series had to end.

And now I'm depressed, because it's all over.

I like that they put the Mando's and Jedi at odds as a result of Luke's actions. I think its good for the EU overall. I am not pleased by the actions that Luke took - but as a fan I am happy with the result.

I finished the book last night and I liked it, wrapping up an entire series never goes the way you expect it, but in this case I thought it was done well.

I would have liked to see more of what's next for the Jedi Order but I guess we will have to wait for more books. I would have liked to see Gavin and the 4th fleet ride in and help in the final battle.

I thought the final battles were awesome, and I loved how Luke manipulated Jacen, Luke is still awesome.

Still blown away by Jag taking control of the Moffs and the implications there.

Overall, I HATED Invincible for a number of reasons:
1) It was way too short. It seemed like Nickel One was an opening skirmish, and then they were suddenly at the climax. Way too fast-paced for me.

2) It didn't feel like a LotF book. This is hard to explain, but the other books had a certain . . . something that this lacked. Not necessarily something good, but just a feeling that I got when I was reading it, knowing I was reading a LotF book. Invincible, I felt, lacked that.

3) Zekk! Where did he go? That really bugged me, and I was mad when they never told you.

4) Ok people, you knew this was coming . . . CAEDUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! His death made me very sad, and I can never forgive Troy Denning EVER. Maybe in Star by Star, he was told to kill Anakin, but this series was largely HIS idea. He loaded the gun, pointed it, and pulled the trigger. I was satisfied with Caedus in Invincible, but I think he needed more time as a fearsome and good Sith Lord, even if it wasn't while ruling the galaxy.
Also, many sources, as well as Jaina herself, say that Jacen came back before he died. I'm sorry, but that is utter nonsense. How did he become Jacen? He was crazed throughout the whole duel, and when he reached out to Tenel Ka and Allana to warn them, that wasn't a JEDI thing to do, it was a very Caedus thing to do. He wanted them to be safe at all times, from the time he became a Sith. The fact that he was thinking about them just shows how he has decided who he values more as family: them, and not the Solos.

Overall, I was sorely disappointed.

Caedus's death has really set in for me now. Before I started LOTF, I wanted him to die, probably because I just never liked him.

But, as I read more LOTF books and get farther in the series, I do not want that any more. Of course, he's dead now, so it doesn't matter. They should've given him time to develop, as so many people have stated; I do not like this choice at all, and am sorely disappointed. I don't know if he's redeemed or not at the ending, so I'm not reading the above posts.....

And, also, I think I might put his banner in my Signature. Even though the series is over.... I want to.... At least until I'm done with it!

1) I didn't like how we didn't see the political side of the GA. In previous novels, we saw the political consequences of war, and all that legal stuff, and I just thought that was interesting to read.

2) Ok, where was the Confederation? I thought the war was against them, not the Jedi? Ok, so maybe the Jedi are an enemy too, but shouldn't the Confederation be there too? Or is this just me?

3) Ok, I don't care how powerful you are; if someone stabs you in the gut, you need to lie down and die. Or at least sit in a bacta tank. I appreciate TD trying to make Caedus seem invincible, but it's so obviously unreal, and it was very annoying for me.

I was really disappointed with the conclusion. Jaina/Jag fans should rejoice now that Zekk is MIA and probably going to stay that way (wow, that reminds me of how Jag disappeared in Dark Nest). Prince Isolder's death was completely pointless and I can't think why they even included his death except to hide Allana for here to grow up with Han and Leia. Glad Jacen was killed but it was still sad; if they let Troy write another book with Jaina, she might die next so Denning gets to kill all the Solo children (maybe I'm just too emotional here but he's now been credited for killing Anakin and Jacen Solo). Daala's peace-filled speech at the end isn't all that happy because we all know in less than 100 years, everything accomplished will be destroyed as the Sith dominate the galaxy once more.

In short, I was disappointed with the ending although I love Troy's details with not just one-on-one lightsaber fights, but with the Mandalorians, space battles, and the whole "A sapphire fogster-spun, not mixed" (great James Bond reference!). If people are happy with this series, great, but I didn't enjoy it all that much goint through it and then this short, not all too happy conclusion. I'll look forward to see what Luceno shows us with Millenium Falcon this December.

Jacen being redeemed like Jaina thinks is very hard to see. However, remember there was a time where Jacen would have killed Tenel Ka so seeing him not wish for that was a change in character. Also, what kept him standing couldn't have been anger or hate like a Sith but remained standing to protect Tenel Ka and Allana at the loss of his own life; that sounds more like a Jedi thing than a Sith but I guess you could argue both. I wouldn't say for Troy to rot in hell but this really was my least favorite book by him in Star Wars...but I still love Inferno with Luke vs Caedus.

I would also have liked to see more of Gavin and when his name was mentioned, I thought we would see him but never did. I thought the same for B'wautu.

The title, Invincible, is still a mystery to me. I guess you could say that Caedus taking a blow to the gut and needles over his face and shoulder was it but he hasn't been the only Jedi/Sith to do that. I guess he didn't fall over which is the only difference. And Luke isn't invincible because he really was a back seat character in this book, excluding his manipulation of Force visions, which was awesome. Actually, that whole final battle doesn't include any of the movie heroes which I do respect and agree; good job there, Troy.

There was also a line in the book about the Anakin Solo being in the shadow of Megador which didn't make sense to me. The line said something about just like it's namesake, the Anakin Solo was in the shadow of the Megador. Is Megador supposed to be Darth Vader or what? I'm still not sure about the line.

"Perhapz we should send more unruly young Jedi Knightz to Boba Fett for training...if the one before us is any example, he has a gift for teaching them their place in the pack." -Saba
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"We're in...tell your gunners not to shoot anything dark, fast, and pretty." -Fett
"What are you worried about? The way I hear it, those new Bessies of yours fly through novas." -Han
"Han! Be nice to the Mandalore. We need his toys." -Leia
"Sorry, no worries, Fett. Our gunners don't have any practice shotting down pretty fighters." -Han
"Funny, I'll laugh when I get a minute." -Fett
"This one did not know Mandalorianz possessed humor, this one is looking forward to hunting with them!" -Saba
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(Fett's fighter surges ahead to take on the enemy)
"Hey, Saba, you okay down there?" -Han
"Okay? How can this one be okay? You are letting him steal our kill!" -Saba
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"If we want to break her, we have to maim her so badly that people will pity her. Then, if she still doesn't give us what we want, we send her back to Mandalore." -Tahiri
"Go ahead, you dung-sucking dark side slut! See what happens." -Mirta
"So disfigurement would be a problem for you?" Caedus turns to Tahiri. "It sounds like you've found your inner Yuuzhan Vong. Congratulations."
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"What's wrong? Are you just going to let me blast this guy?" -Han
"It is your choice, this one does not think it will interfere with our peace deal. We have plenty of Moffz. Blast two." -Saba
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"I don't think one is going to do it for me, how many can you let me have?" -Han
"Well how many do you think it would take?" -Luke
Han and Luke discussing the fates of the Moffs, right in front of them.

Seriously, I was very disappointed. It was too short, to cliche, and I agree with whoever it was that said that Denning went on a killing spree. Isolder wasn't a necessary death, but I really didn't care. He wasn't actually all that important to the plotline and his death set up for the Millenium Falcon novel. Shevu was cool. Was that necessary Troy? Although it did set up for the redemption of Tahiri. Finally, Caedus. Why? He needed more time as a Sith lord. Killing him there was brutally unecessary. It was a huge waste of character development with nothing else to truly fill that void. There was one huge thing that shocked me though.

Anyone else see Beniri beginning? I'd heard rumors that there was some speculation about that, and while its strange with their age difference I gotta admit, it could be interesting. It'd be weird to see her wind up with her former lover's cousin, but I don't know that I'd contest it. Shall I be crucified for that statement? Hopefully not, but we shall see.

Jag being appointed head of the Moff's council sets up for the Fel Dynasty in the Legacy comic series. I think that Zekk will come back, but he'll have a Raynar Thul type storyline. Him and Jaina are permanantly done now, and Jag gets the girl. He has to. The Fel Dynasty was Force-sensitive and I really wouldn't care for that sensitivity to come from anyone but Jaina.

With Daala in control and her new statements of standing without the Jedi, I think we can see a lot more anti-Jedi sentiments popping up, or at least an anti-Jedi ego "we don't need them, we can do this ourselves." Plus with Luke crossing Fett and Fett being close friends with Daala, Fett might just get some anti-Jedi work of his own. And it doesn't help that he'll be in a foul mood with not being able to return to Mandalore, especially when he was just starting to warm up to the whole thing. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if he continues to pop up as a regular in the future, maybe even as Daala's right hand man.

And with the Jedi being more and more isolated from things, there is no telling where that will lead them. We do know that they start working with the Vong, which would be nice to see very soon. And of course it all leads to the Legacy Comics. And at some point Luke will die. Lots of interesting things left to explore, and no more major wars until Krayt.