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Summary: Very Good
Review: Luceno did a great job capturing Han Solo's personality. I rank him up there with the likes of Daley and Crispin. Luceno also provided plenty of action, humor, and tidbits from past novels. He has created a terrific new character in Droma. I highly recommend this book to any Star Wars fan.
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Summary: Please go back to tarzan
Review: I have read about 2/3 of the Star Wars books and this is the worst I've ever read. The whole plot is boring. This is the first James Luceno book that I've read, and I'm not very encouraged to read any more. Han Solo was a decent character, until Luceno wrote about him. Obviously not one of my favorites.
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Summary: Different Side
Review: This book definitely shows a different side of Han Solo. In this book he has more of a dirty low down air to him that the usual "rogue-like charm". A definite must read!
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Summary: Hero's Trial: Another Great book
Review: Han Solo is still distrought over chewie's demise. He takes the Falcon out to try and get some revenge. Encountering the Yuzzhan Vong many times. He even changes the Falcon's profile by painting it black. Meanwhile a plot to kill the jedi is under way. Elan a Yuzzhan Vong female holds a deadly virus within her breath. When she breaths a certain way the virus will be released. As long as she holds her breath she can escape. But one wisp of the virus will kill any one. Her and her familiar Vergere pretend to defect from the Yuzzhan Vong. Han Solo eventually is commanded to help them be transported to Coruscant after their original escort was killed by the peace brigade. Will they kill Han or the Jedi???
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Summary: If You Aren't A Han Fan . . . skip this book
Review: Fans of Han Solo will not be disappointed by this book as Luceno demonstrates he has explored every facet of Han's life thoroughly. There are numerous irrelevant references to Han's past scattered throughout the book as Han stumbles throughout the galaxy and befriends the Jar-Jar Binks of the EU, the insufferable, comedic creature called Droma. We have Han stumbling through the galaxy in an attempt to help Droma find his clan-mates; in doing so, Han manages to stumble across the latest Vong scheme and accidentially foil it.With the exception of the Vong scheme, the rest of the book is just useless filler, but then I'm not a Han fan.
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Summary: A really good book
Review: This is a great book! I have read all of the New Jdi order books out so far. This one was good and had me up late because I was so hooked. The only negative is that this whole series is written by many diffrent authors so it seems like peoples personalties change. The Yuzhaan Vong attackers seem more human in this book than in the one before it. you see the story from their view a bit more. There is alot of interesting plot. I thought that the last book in this series, Ruin, left alot of things to build on in this book but than I was suprised to not see some of those things. Like we never heard of the Empire in this book while in the last book the Empire helped the new republic fight the Yuzhaan Vong and they seemed to form an allanice. But all in all a very good book.
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Summary: spectacular!!!!
Review: Just when you were cursing Del Ray for it's new twisted take on star wars. James Luceno comes along and ties the new series to the old. Some times I feel that the other(meaning any one not named Zahn) star wars writers have never Dueled with a plastic Lightsaber, waited in line for tickets, played the computer games, or seen the movies over and over. James Luceno changes that. He really knows the universe inside and out.
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Summary: Wow, what a ride...
Review: I cannot heap enough praises on this book, thrilling and with a masterful rendition of the emotional battlefield, also known as the interior of Han Solo. After the funeral ceremony on Kashykk Han meets an old friend on Coruscant and they take off to chase a group of mercenaries working together with the Yuuzhan Vong. In another thread the Yuuzhan Vong make an assassination attempt on the Jedi. And Leia going off on refugee rescue missions. These storylines mesh good together, but the Han Solo part is crafted so well, that any diversion to other persons and places has a similarity of a commercial break. I enjoyed this book from end to end... have fun reading it.
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Summary: High Adventure from a Terrible Loss
Review: In his entry to the SW universe, Luceno has created a rip-roaring adventure in which Han Solo once again takes off into the galaxy - this time to cope with the loss of Chewbacca. After being approached by an old friend, he learns that an old smuggling friend is working for the murderous invading Yuzzhan Vong, and heads off to seek revenge. But along his travels, he suddenly finds himself the only one who can save the Jedi from an Vong assassin - and he doesn't even know it! Some unanwsered questions (like why the Jedi knight Vengene from Greg Bear's Rogue Planet would aid the Vong in mass murder) but otherwise an exellent novel.
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Summary: Another one makes the list.
Review: For quite some time now, there have been three SW authors that I couldn't decide between as far as who was best: Stackpole, Allston and Zahn. Luceno has joined them. Why? he plot moves along at a nice pace. I was kept on the edge of my seat for several chapters. The action sequences are very well written. Pulse pounding blaster battles and dogfight. No lightsabres, however. This book does fine without them though. It's in te department of characters that Luceno really shines. Han is the obvious star of this book and Luceno does a great job exploring him and his grief. Luceno does a great job bringing back the Han of old and helping him grow. Han's new friend is also well done. I found myself laughing outloud at some of their exchanges, such as when they are flying in battle together. Luke, Mara, Leia and Anakin are also close to the mark. In what amounts to a cameo, Borsk is dead on as well. And speaking of cameos, Luceno knows his EU. If you liked, Kapp Dendo showing up in Ruin, you will love this book. Cameo after cameo. One of my favorites is back, Showalter from the Corellian Trio. I really enjoyed his plot. Some of the best scenes involve 3PO. It's amazing how Luceno gets inside his head. I also learned a lot of new words from the book. I liked that aspect of it. Anybody know what gibbous means? You will after you read this. And read it you should.
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