A review by lmcox
Star Wars: Death Star by Steve Perry, Michael Reaves

4.0

There are many, many Star Wars books and even more Star Wars stories, which take place over literally thousands of years in the Expanded Universe. Still, the best, most quintessentially epic story is the one told by the first three movies. Death Star tells the other half of that story - the stories of those civilians and military personnel living on the Death Star as it became the galaxy's most feared weapon. This isn't the Star Wars book about heroes; it's about a cantina owner, a small-time smuggler, an architect, a librarian, a doctor, a pilot, a guard, and the guy who pulls the trigger. It tells how they got to be on the ship in the first place, what makes it worth staying, and whether they decide to leave in time. I love the storytelling element here. It's far more of a social story than the typical war story, and you even get some insight into Grand Moff Tarkin himself.