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A review by skywalker07
Death Star by Steve Perry, Michael Reaves
3.0
This was a good read, I liked it. It wasn't amazing, certainly. But it was nice to see a slice of life story about Imperial citizens. Of course they all joined the Rebellion at the end. That's always how these Imperial centric books go, it's a shame, but at least it made sense in this one. I liked the bouncer and the force sensitive martial artist characters. It's a shame they both ended up dead.
For a story about a bartender, a librarian, an imperial gunner, a guard, a doctor, and a smuggler, it wasn't bad. I liked the brief portions with Vader and Tarkin as well. Admiral Daala showing up to get laid was odd, but her having a head injury and amnesia explains why she's so nutty during the New Republic Era, at least.
One weird spot in the book had a Lucrehulk battleship randomly show up and start attacking the Death Star with 500 X-Wings. It didn't even feel like it fit in with the rest of the book. 500 X-Wings? That's an absurd number of ships for the small Rebellion at this point and it was hinted there was more on board. Very strange scene overall. Still, a solid book from near the end of the Legends era.
For a story about a bartender, a librarian, an imperial gunner, a guard, a doctor, and a smuggler, it wasn't bad. I liked the brief portions with Vader and Tarkin as well. Admiral Daala showing up to get laid was odd, but her having a head injury and amnesia explains why she's so nutty during the New Republic Era, at least.
One weird spot in the book had a Lucrehulk battleship randomly show up and start attacking the Death Star with 500 X-Wings. It didn't even feel like it fit in with the rest of the book. 500 X-Wings? That's an absurd number of ships for the small Rebellion at this point and it was hinted there was more on board. Very strange scene overall. Still, a solid book from near the end of the Legends era.