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A review by wesleyboy
Shield of Lies by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
2.0
It’s a bold choice to start a book with the least interesting story arc. It’s an even bolder choice to then sandwich the only marginally interesting story between that least interesting arc, and a long final slog of politics and overly detailed military conversations.
This book is the definition of padding. There’s nothing in here that couldn’t have been edited down and split between the other two books in this series. I’m going to read the third book to find out what happens, but I’m not happy about it.
If you want to save some time and frustration, read below, skip the whole book, and move onto the third novel. Seriously, even though this sounds brief, literally nothing else of note really happens.
**SPOILER SECTION**
Lando is fine, and gets control of the ship.
Luke doesn’t really find anything out, and they keep looking for his mom. They stop on a planet where Akanah meets her dad, and the use of a magical drug has made him forget her. It’s completely pointless. Also, Akanah used to be married and that’s how she got the ship.
The senate doesn’t like Leia anymore, and they’re trying to impeach her. They declare war on the Yevetha, and Han gets captured by Nil Spaar in the final pages. Nil gets a new second in command named Tal.
This book is the definition of padding. There’s nothing in here that couldn’t have been edited down and split between the other two books in this series. I’m going to read the third book to find out what happens, but I’m not happy about it.
If you want to save some time and frustration, read below, skip the whole book, and move onto the third novel. Seriously, even though this sounds brief, literally nothing else of note really happens.
**SPOILER SECTION**
Lando is fine, and gets control of the ship.
Luke doesn’t really find anything out, and they keep looking for his mom. They stop on a planet where Akanah meets her dad, and the use of a magical drug has made him forget her. It’s completely pointless. Also, Akanah used to be married and that’s how she got the ship.
The senate doesn’t like Leia anymore, and they’re trying to impeach her. They declare war on the Yevetha, and Han gets captured by Nil Spaar in the final pages. Nil gets a new second in command named Tal.