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Not Zahn's best work. Interesting that something very much like the anti tractor beam device used in Andor and force healing are featured here years before they appear in canon.

lilylilie's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was a lot more gripping than i expected it to be! I guess looking back i should have expected nothing less, it is a timothy zahn novel after all :)

toastyghostie's review against another edition

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3.0

Marc Thompson does a fantastic job with this audiobook in general, but specifically with Han and Luke's voices. Most Star Wars books that I love are 10+ years after ROTJ, so I tend to associate Luke with being a mature Jedi when I read about him, but Thompson puts the perfect amount of whine in Luke's voice to remind me how much he's still just a kid right now (between A New Hope and Empire). An excellent listen.

thepamz's review against another edition

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5.0

Estos libros hacen que recuerde porqué me gustaba Star Wars

bats_all_folks's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Hahn does such an excellent job with really reasonable misunderstandings, for the most part.

cyris_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

fisk42's review against another edition

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3.0

Honestly this book did not have me convinced at first. It had several ups and downs, and the inclusion of Luke/Han/Leia felt contrived in the opening. However once this book got going it was quite enjoyable. Getting to see a Mara Jade who is just starting out was actually interesting, which was not my attitude going into this book. The five defecting storm troopers story line was believable and good reading. Obviously after the events of A New Hope there must have been elements of the Empire which were not comfortable with current events. The novel Death Star covers this same theme just prior to the destruction of Alderaan but definitely feels more contrived.

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