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forestidylls's review against another edition
4.0
good light read, great action, interaction, plot twists. very enjoyable
a_reader_obsessed's review against another edition
4.0
4 Stars
Despite this being published 10 years ago, the spirit of this fictional universe remains true!
Taking place right after the movie Star Wars, Han finds himself trying to find a lucrative job to get Jabba off his back. When he’s approached to put together a team to retrieve stolen goods, the lure of equally splitting over 160 million credits is too strong to pass up despite the fact that Han’s not actually an expert in thievery.
This is mission impossible to the max as Han and his team of scoundrels (so called experts in people skills, tech, explosives, surveillance, and specialty item “acquirement”) must breach an impenetrable fortress. To up the ante, they discover an extra lure to the job - a set of data cards that holds a plethora of blackmail material that many parties would be interested in. However, it soon becomes apparent that they’re not dealing with just another rote criminal but the notorious all powerful Black Sun crime syndicate. Toss in the Empire who also has a huge stake in acquiring the data cards, and this job just got potentially deadly real fast.
Reassuredly, in Zahn’s capable hands, multiple plot threads are going at once. The Star Wars world building and layering is impressive as twists, turns, enemies and friends, all become interchangeable. This works best by showcasing Han’s fly by the seat of his pants bravado that seems to consistently come out on the winning side and is always highly entertaining. It doesn't hurt that his entire team is impressive with their skills and ingenuity with great shoutouts to Lando and Chewie!
So, if you want a fun high stakes heist set in the Star Wars universe, then this should not disappoint!
Despite this being published 10 years ago, the spirit of this fictional universe remains true!
Taking place right after the movie Star Wars, Han finds himself trying to find a lucrative job to get Jabba off his back. When he’s approached to put together a team to retrieve stolen goods, the lure of equally splitting over 160 million credits is too strong to pass up despite the fact that Han’s not actually an expert in thievery.
This is mission impossible to the max as Han and his team of scoundrels (so called experts in people skills, tech, explosives, surveillance, and specialty item “acquirement”) must breach an impenetrable fortress. To up the ante, they discover an extra lure to the job - a set of data cards that holds a plethora of blackmail material that many parties would be interested in. However, it soon becomes apparent that they’re not dealing with just another rote criminal but the notorious all powerful Black Sun crime syndicate. Toss in the Empire who also has a huge stake in acquiring the data cards, and this job just got potentially deadly real fast.
Reassuredly, in Zahn’s capable hands, multiple plot threads are going at once. The Star Wars world building and layering is impressive as twists, turns, enemies and friends, all become interchangeable. This works best by showcasing Han’s fly by the seat of his pants bravado that seems to consistently come out on the winning side and is always highly entertaining. It doesn't hurt that his entire team is impressive with their skills and ingenuity with great shoutouts to Lando and Chewie!
So, if you want a fun high stakes heist set in the Star Wars universe, then this should not disappoint!
arf88's review against another edition
2.0
In the past I've always loved books focusing on Han Solo, and I've always found Zahn's work very readable, but this book just didn't work for me. Maybe if it had been half the length, but 500 pages of an Ocean's Eleven ripoff was a bit too much.
kaboomcju's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mistwhisper117's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Timothy Zahn was never my favorite Star Wars author, but this one's decent and a tad complicated to keep track of various characters at times.
anarose13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
cyris_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
elctrc's review against another edition
2.0
I can't believe I'm even bothering to review this, but, hell. I picked it up at the library on a whim as an impulse "buy". It was likely due to my horrendous sinus infection and the need for something cozy and comfortable.
It was ok. That's the best I can do. It's barely a Star Wars novel. As other reviewers have said, it's more "Ocean's Eleven" than anything else. I remember reading Zahn's initial trilogy with so much excitement and wonder, but I was, uh, twelve. Not sure if it would stand up to my current level of snobbery and scrutiny.
It was a fun read and it did what I needed it to do.
It was ok. That's the best I can do. It's barely a Star Wars novel. As other reviewers have said, it's more "Ocean's Eleven" than anything else. I remember reading Zahn's initial trilogy with so much excitement and wonder, but I was, uh, twelve. Not sure if it would stand up to my current level of snobbery and scrutiny.
It was a fun read and it did what I needed it to do.
nenya_kanadka's review against another edition
4.0
This was a lot of fun. I got surprisingly invested in all the new characters, especially Bink and Winter. All the twists and turns and ridiculous technobabble were highly entertaining. And the bad guys bite it in the end. A good fun read. Pretty sure there was an extended Indiana Jones joke in there, too, but as I haven't seen the specific movie it's a riff off of I'm not quite sure.
Anyway, pretty fun, and lots of emotions between Han and Lando too, even if those are "Does he hate me??" Heh.
Anyway, pretty fun, and lots of emotions between Han and Lando too, even if those are "Does he hate me??" Heh.