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A review by nathaniel_1206
Star Wars: Legacy, Book 1 by John Ostrander
3.0
Probably 3.5, but not four.
I always have trouble reading Lucas-era Star Wars Expanded Universe comics, because of my unfounded belief Lucasfilm gave the comic book writers and comic companies, no guidance, except what to stay away from. Second because of the weird green rabbit in the 1970s Marvel, post-A New Hope comics, which kinda scarred me for years from Star Wars comics.
As a story this is a dense story that takes place post-Jedi. It works pretty well. It's a weird jumping on point, because while they work hard to separate their story from the movies and those characters, it made me wonder what I missed previously. There are some familiar Star Wars themes in the book, and in that way it feels like a Star Wars story.
I bought this years ago on Kindle and never finished it, mostly based on the strength of John Ostrander. But now reviewing his Wikipedia article, and the list of his works, even now I'm not sure what of Ostrander's work I have read then or now. (It's a fascinating, perhaps peripatetic career.) Regardless, Ostrander does a nice job, and as I said, despite characters being unfamiliar to readers, there is enough in the work to ground a Star Wars fan: movie adjacent characters, and themes fans will recognize. Perhaps the best compliment I can give the work is I want to read on.
Dates I took to read this are a lie. Took me about two weeks. I read it in chunks, and then put it down for a while.
I always have trouble reading Lucas-era Star Wars Expanded Universe comics, because of my unfounded belief Lucasfilm gave the comic book writers and comic companies, no guidance, except what to stay away from. Second because of the weird green rabbit in the 1970s Marvel, post-A New Hope comics, which kinda scarred me for years from Star Wars comics.
As a story this is a dense story that takes place post-Jedi. It works pretty well. It's a weird jumping on point, because while they work hard to separate their story from the movies and those characters, it made me wonder what I missed previously. There are some familiar Star Wars themes in the book, and in that way it feels like a Star Wars story.
I bought this years ago on Kindle and never finished it, mostly based on the strength of John Ostrander. But now reviewing his Wikipedia article, and the list of his works, even now I'm not sure what of Ostrander's work I have read then or now. (It's a fascinating, perhaps peripatetic career.) Regardless, Ostrander does a nice job, and as I said, despite characters being unfamiliar to readers, there is enough in the work to ground a Star Wars fan: movie adjacent characters, and themes fans will recognize. Perhaps the best compliment I can give the work is I want to read on.
Dates I took to read this are a lie. Took me about two weeks. I read it in chunks, and then put it down for a while.