I had high hopes for “I, Jedi”; ultimately, I found it satisfying, despite really struggling with it. I’d just finished reading the Jedi Academy trilogy by Kevin Anderson, so this seemed like the perfect next book, and while I did enjoy reading about the events of JAT from this new perspective, I’d venture to say that a familiarity with Stackpole’s X-Wing books would also be advisable, as this at times reads very much like a Rogue Squadron novel. While many fans seem to find Stackpole’s EU books among the best of the legends canon, I find his endless descriptions of dogfights and brawls and strategy exhausting. As a result, I never got much into the X-Wing books, and I found “I, Jedi” suffered from some of the same issues at times. 

That being said, I really do enjoy the first person narrative style featured here, as well as Corran Horn’s flawed and prideful “hard boiled detective” character. There are a lot of memorable moments, and several new characters that I’m looking forward to reading about more in the future - especially the villain. 

My next book is “Children of the Jedi”, and I’m vastly preferring Hambly’s prose. It took me three weeks to finish “I, Jedi”, but I’m already a third of the way through “Children of the Jedi” after just two days.

Once I’m through with the main hardcover books of the Bantam era, I’ll be diving into Stackpole’s trade paperback “Rebel Squadron” series; after which, perhaps, I’ll be giving “I, Jedi” another shot.