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lh_ 's review for:
Scoundrels
by Timothy Zahn
Wow, this is cool. This is a Zahn Star Wars book with incredible readability. It is a page turner with twists and surprises that combines the heist story concept with Star Wars lore, scifi, and the smugglers world. Further, it takes place between ANH and ESB, so anyone with basic Star Wars knowledge can follow along as they learn more about Han, Chewie, and Lando…and more. Han assembles a team for a complex and risky job, think Ocean’s 11 style, and meets the Empire and other obstacles along the way. By the end, it cleverly ties some threads together between ANH and ESB while building on the Han and Lando relationship that we pick up with in ESB.
This is the most readable Zahn book in my opinion, but with that comes some pitfalls… Deep character development just isn’t here, and that’s a bit disappointing when you think about how good Zahn is at it (Thrawn). Perhaps we learn more about Lando, but for Chewie and Han the reader has to bring the character in, which is OK with me in this type of book. The other characters Zhan created aren’t deep outside of their skills they are bringing to the table.
But if you want a Star Wars book that reads almost like a thriller or you like heist movies/books, this one is for you!
This is the most readable Zahn book in my opinion, but with that comes some pitfalls… Deep character development just isn’t here, and that’s a bit disappointing when you think about how good Zahn is at it (Thrawn). Perhaps we learn more about Lando, but for Chewie and Han the reader has to bring the character in, which is OK with me in this type of book. The other characters Zhan created aren’t deep outside of their skills they are bringing to the table.
But if you want a Star Wars book that reads almost like a thriller or you like heist movies/books, this one is for you!