The Staff of Rahgorra Mark Oetjens 9780984119202 Books
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Another time, another galaxy. The mysterious crime lord Thrull wants to bring the galaxy under one rule and build a legitimate Galactic Empire. For years he has been training an army of his followers and building his own private Armada. But he knows he must also find the Staff of Rahgorra, a weapon of mythic power. To keep Thrull from finding the Staff the Galactic Security Bureau, peacekeepers of the galaxy, has pressed Chameleon Del Rey back into service. Chameleon must train a young apprentice in the forbidden art of Jai Kin and find the Staff of Rahgorra before Thrull does in order to avoid a war that will stretch across the galaxy.
The Staff of Rahgorra Mark Oetjens 9780984119202 Books
I am a BIG Star Wars fan. I have read all the books, and I feel it is clear that this author has also.I am certain that to some, this will be an excellent book. It is well written and the story concept is good, along with several of the characters and locations.
Unfortunately, for me, the similarities to the Star Wars saga and the characters, technology, terminology, some locations, types of creatures, the 'renamed' force, the would-be evil emperor, and so on, and so on... was all just a bit too much and this took away a huge part of what this book certainly had going for it in the early stages.
I cringed visibly when two particular characters were introduced together; one as 'Kobiyashi' and the other as 'Maru', thus managing to pay homage to Star Trek's infamous unbeatable training simulator program.
In its defence, like I said, the writing was passably good, and although there were a few grammatical and spelling errors dotted about, I think that for someone who was enjoying the story and the writing, these would be inconsequential. This certainly isn't a BAD piece of work. The good points ARE good.
However, there are too many 'borrowed' or significantly similar elements and not enough originality from the author, which is a great shame. I genuinely feel that if a little more time had been put into the planning for this book and a little more imagination applied to those aspects sci-fi readers will all-too-easily identify from other sources, that this could be an excellent work, and one which I would have widely recommended.
I have re-visited and edited this review, which I originally gave 2 stars. The main reason for this being that the author clearly has talent and has the potential to create something exceptional. As a result of that, and the fact that there WOULD be those readers out there who would enjoy this, I feel it is unfair to condemn it totally.
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The Staff of Rahgorra Mark Oetjens 9780984119202 Books Reviews
The Staff of Rahgorra
I just finished reading Mark Oetjens's The Staff of Rahgorra. This is a science-fiction novel that follows the story an evil overlord named Thrull and his quest to secure a weapon called The Staff of Rahgorra and wield its power to control the galaxy. Along the way, Cam Del Rey- the hero of the story-, an ex-GSB agent is recruited to help secure the staff that was lost hundreds f years ago. On his quest, he meets up with a young GSB agent named Koya, who has a hidden past. Both possess a power known as "Jai", similar to the force. It allows a person to become hyper sensitive to the world around them. They can move faster than normal and `sense' when someone else who has this power is close by. She accompanies Cam and he decides to teach her how to control her Jai, in order to help him overthrow Thrull. As any good book would, there are segments if intrigue, drama, and deception.
I don't want to give away a lot of the story, but Staff is a science fiction novel for the science junky. Mark litters the book with very cool and interesting science facts, such as String Theory, to educate and capture the interests of the reader, while weaving it into Rahgorra lore. Mark writes with a very smooth style, that carries the story long well. He knows how to capture the essence of science-fiction and evenly lace the story with technology and action, while keeping the reader engaged.
My only gripe with the story is that it is very familiar to me. I am a huge Star Wars junky, and this tale almost parallels it with similar themes of good versus evil and the power of Jai is somewhat like the Force. It was like reading a story within the Lucas world. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not something that I would call original. For science-fiction aficionados, it is a good read.
This book has a lot of good points, but a few bad ones too. For the good the writing is generally pretty decent, the world well imagined, and no serious editing issues. Oetjens (the author) also does do a good job of integrating political realism into the story. This combination would normally result in 4 stars, so why the 3 stars rating?
Well, there are numerous issues with this book. First, and most obviously, is that Staff of Rahgorra is far too similar to Star Wars, with Jedi, Sith, Star Destroyer, speeder-bike, and even Ewok analogues. The naming is somewhat similar, and while the story does have many original touches that I liked, it isn't so original as to overcome the "Star Wars Clone" bias in readers. Still, the book could have been really good, if the writing, especially the action, was truly exceptional; sadly, it isn't, and Oetjens misses the mark for injecting a truly "epic" feel to the writing. While the writing's decent, there isn't quite enough action, and the action isn't visceral and vicious enough for my tastes. That said, Star Wars fans who aren't total purists may enjoy the novel.
Overall, I'd say this book is OK, but not truly standout. I'd be interested in reading another story by Oetjens, particularly one that focuses on his strengths in logical, large scale political interactions driven by unique characters and personalities. Recommended to Stars Wars fan-fiction readers.
Full Disclosure Received free copy of book to review. This did not effect my review or star rating.
I am a BIG Star Wars fan. I have read all the books, and I feel it is clear that this author has also.
I am certain that to some, this will be an excellent book. It is well written and the story concept is good, along with several of the characters and locations.
Unfortunately, for me, the similarities to the Star Wars saga and the characters, technology, terminology, some locations, types of creatures, the 'renamed' force, the would-be evil emperor, and so on, and so on... was all just a bit too much and this took away a huge part of what this book certainly had going for it in the early stages.
I cringed visibly when two particular characters were introduced together; one as 'Kobiyashi' and the other as 'Maru', thus managing to pay homage to Star Trek's infamous unbeatable training simulator program.
In its defence, like I said, the writing was passably good, and although there were a few grammatical and spelling errors dotted about, I think that for someone who was enjoying the story and the writing, these would be inconsequential. This certainly isn't a BAD piece of work. The good points ARE good.
However, there are too many 'borrowed' or significantly similar elements and not enough originality from the author, which is a great shame. I genuinely feel that if a little more time had been put into the planning for this book and a little more imagination applied to those aspects sci-fi readers will all-too-easily identify from other sources, that this could be an excellent work, and one which I would have widely recommended.
I have re-visited and edited this review, which I originally gave 2 stars. The main reason for this being that the author clearly has talent and has the potential to create something exceptional. As a result of that, and the fact that there WOULD be those readers out there who would enjoy this, I feel it is unfair to condemn it totally.
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