This is the new hardcover novel just released, which takes place after Legacy of the Force.
I didn't really care for this book, and I'm pretty forgiving of anything Star Wars. Love the Prequels!
This is really the first post-NJO book that I disliked (unless you count how disappointing Invincible was!).
It was a completely unimportant story, basically a framing device for a series of short flashbacks showing previous owners of the Falcon. The story itself wasn't very interesting or important and there was almost no action. Worse yet, half or more of the pages star a new character who at point was a Falcon pilot in the old days. It was a real struggle to be interested in the characters starring this nobody.
It's not even a good "interim" story, either. We learn next to nothing about the state of the Star Wars world in the aftermath of LOTF. All we learn is that Daala doesn't like the Jedi (shock) and is trying to outlaw them or something. An Imperial? Outlaw the Jedi? Wow.
And the ending was a complete disappointment.
Spoilers here!
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The long long fabled treasure they were searching for all these decades turned out to be a plaque on a wall... and it was a fake of it! Wow. Fascinating stuff.
Not to mention the entire novel they strongly imply that the Falcon is sentient or alive and that it flies itself and influences events around it... but this has zero impact by the end of the book, whether its true or not. I was hoping the ending would reveal the ship was alive or something. Sigh.
There was also one truly bizarre mention where Allana calls on Jacen's strength/spirit to survive and there's an internal thought bit where Han thinks that Jacen's spirit is still alive somewhere in the galaxy trying to redeem itself. WTF?!
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I didn't really care for this book, and I'm pretty forgiving of anything Star Wars. Love the Prequels!
This is really the first post-NJO book that I disliked (unless you count how disappointing Invincible was!).It was a completely unimportant story, basically a framing device for a series of short flashbacks showing previous owners of the Falcon. The story itself wasn't very interesting or important and there was almost no action. Worse yet, half or more of the pages star a new character who at point was a Falcon pilot in the old days. It was a real struggle to be interested in the characters starring this nobody.
It's not even a good "interim" story, either. We learn next to nothing about the state of the Star Wars world in the aftermath of LOTF. All we learn is that Daala doesn't like the Jedi (shock) and is trying to outlaw them or something. An Imperial? Outlaw the Jedi? Wow.
And the ending was a complete disappointment.
Spoilers here!
.
.
.
.
The long long fabled treasure they were searching for all these decades turned out to be a plaque on a wall... and it was a fake of it! Wow. Fascinating stuff.
Not to mention the entire novel they strongly imply that the Falcon is sentient or alive and that it flies itself and influences events around it... but this has zero impact by the end of the book, whether its true or not. I was hoping the ending would reveal the ship was alive or something. Sigh.
There was also one truly bizarre mention where Allana calls on Jacen's strength/spirit to survive and there's an internal thought bit where Han thinks that Jacen's spirit is still alive somewhere in the galaxy trying to redeem itself. WTF?!
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