I liked and own them both, and am fairly certain the latter the best Yoda book I've read, though I haven't read many.
I also noticed the similarities to Heart of Darkness, which AN itself was a retelling of. Given that I never saw the film, and I found the novella to be pretty bleak, I kinda liked HoD meets Star Wars meets Action Movie. I also found the fight scenes to be remarkably well written, and the philosophy intriguing. I also found the big reveal--which I won't spoil here--to have a lot of emotional impact.
I liked Dark Rendezvous because it portrayed Yoda excellently as a teacher and as a father figure for the entire Jedi order, without diminishing his awesome one bit. Oh, and it was funny too. Arguably better than that "Jedi Apprentice" kids book series.
Re: Shatterpoint
I also noticed the similarities to Heart of Darkness, which AN itself was a retelling of. Given that I never saw the film, and I found the novella to be pretty bleak, I kinda liked HoD meets Star Wars meets Action Movie. I also found the fight scenes to be remarkably well written, and the philosophy intriguing. I also found the big reveal--which I won't spoil here--to have a lot of emotional impact.
I liked Dark Rendezvous because it portrayed Yoda excellently as a teacher and as a father figure for the entire Jedi order, without diminishing his awesome one bit. Oh, and it was funny too. Arguably better than that "Jedi Apprentice" kids book series.