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Summary: Falls a bit short
Review: This is a good book overall (set between the Courtship of Princess Leia and the original Thrawn Trilogy), but as in the prequel movies, it seems like everything is a little 'too' convenient. Everybody that Han and Leia run into on Tatooine either grew up with or knew Anakin and Shmi somehow. Troy Denning is an excellent author (Star by Star and several Forgotten Realms titles) and he goes into a good bit of detail in this book which is a plus. So the entertainment factor is there, but unfortunately that's about it.
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Summary: Near Perfection
Review: This is a terrific book, especially for Han/Leia fans who have been deprived of good scenes between their favorite couple for years. Leia is actually in character, Han is dead on, and there are some very sweet romantic moments between the two in this book. No interrupted kisses, thank goodness. Reading this book feels like watching Star Wars all over again - it's funny, fast-paced, excellent character development, and has a good plot. I was pulled into the more spirtual Anakin/Leia plotline, and the action-oriented chase for the painting just as much.
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Summary: As tedious and dry as the deserts of Tatooine
Review: I must have read all the Star Wars novels over the past 3 years.Call me a major fan of the novels. I rush out to buy the latest book and up till now have never been disappointed.I never realised until I read this book, how important multiple plots and the varied adventures and interaction of the main Star Wars characters is to the excitment and pace of the general story. O.K,it's alright to feature Han and Leia,but to spend most of book virtually trapsing the desert became one big bore.Too much of the same for my liking, I'm afraid. It could have been so much better if the story diverged now and then with a Luke Skywalker plot that discovered a bit of family history along the way. The two could have met up again on Tatooine,to join up with Chewbacca to save Han and Leia, in the true Star Wars tradition. It would have been good to have Luke there with Leia to discuss their grandmother and father, and add his sway to soften Leia's resolve not to have children. I wish Mr Denning had expanded that bit of decision making a bit further, but I guess he was in just as big a hurry to get out of that Tatooine desert too!
Sorry Mr Denning. I did love "Star by Star" though, even though it took me nearly a week to get over the killing off of Anakin Solo.And if you ever get around to writing another Star Wars book,no doubt I'll read it too. I'm just anotherStar Star wars sucker for punishment!
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Summary: Finally...the trilogies and prequels weaved in together
Review: I enjoyed reading the book..Troy Denning did a great job of weaving Episode I and II into the story. Leia and Han have only been married for 6 months in this story..As far as I can tell, this is probably right after "The Courtship of Princess Leia". They're on Tantooine to recover a painting which if the Empire gets it, will spell doom for rebel agents that are within the Empire. Leia is given a a journal. The journal opens her eyes to the kind of person her father was growing up. I thought this was really neat, but I had to start wondering about how this book might be out of sync with other books. I just started reading the Black Fleet Crisis now, cause I'm wondering about Luke finding his mother's people may have problems with this book. The plot to get the painting back was interesting, but the portions of the book where Leia was reading the journal had me glued. The chases and such were to me just not keeping me entertained.
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Summary: Troy Denning has written a great book here
Review: I have to say that this book is preety good its feel good charm is a nice break from the dark world that "The New Jedi Order" books have become. In this installment you basically have Leia trying to come to grips with the fact that while her father became a killing machine he was still a child at one point. This is also interesting because we get to meet pepole in this book that we last saw as kids 35 years ago. As for the book itself it is fairly action packed and has a good plot. Realistically this book only gets 4 stars from me. However there is one important addition to this book that has ben missing from star wars for almost 5 years. CHEWIE IS BACK!! Thats right my favorite charecter is back for one shining moment and that alone makes up for any other problems I have with this book. Overall-Preety good book, very interesting revalations that open new possibilities for other books.
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Summary: !excelent
Review: I like this book because I am a huge Star Wars fan. I like it because it brought back memories of Star Wars Episode II. When I heard about the sand people, I thought "Wo! That's Episode II where Anakin Skywalker cut the sand people down to avenge the death of his mother. I highly recommend this to future fans.
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Summary: Two thumb down (I only have two hands)
Review: I have been reading Star Wars books since Splinter of the Mind's Eye (my mother read it aloud to me). I read the Zahn trilogy and dug up the old Han and Lando books in the early 90's (man, we used to have to wait a year or more between Zahn's books.) For one, this book is nothing more than ret-con. For those who aren't geeks, ret-con is short for "retroactive continuity." The stuff presented in this book stretches the already clusterscrewed credulity of Star Wars Expanded Universe continuity. When I first heard of this book, I knew it would cause problems, so I read through the Black Fleet Crisis, where Luke goes in search of his mother. Now, Luke and Leia got into a little scuffle and Leia clearly still had issues with the whole Vader legacy, 7 years after Tatooine Ghost occurs. I thought it would be okay of Leia told nothing to Luke of what happened in Tatooine Ghost. Then he would wonder what she knew that he didn't. But lo and behold (if that's how you spell it) she calls him up and tells him! Guess what? He already knows! A simple HoloNet search told him Daddy Vader was a podracer on Tatooine. A...simple...HoloNet...search. He didn't tell Leia because of emotional ramifications. As Liam Lynch would say...WHATEVA! Aside from the continuity problems, the book is just boring. Boring rides in the desert on Dewbacks. Boring scenes from the auction and in Mos Espa in general. Boring dialogue. As a previous reviewer said, Shmi's logs were expository to the extreme. If I were Anakin, I'd be glad I didn't get to read them. He would have turned to the dark side sometime between TPM and AOTC. Good things were thinking of Leia in that Twi'lek outfit, Kitster as a playboy and Tusken Raiders. Tuskens rule. And what is up with Denning and his coming up with stuff out of nowhere? Bactaid? Why does he always describe a huge ion trail behind ships (in Star By Star, too)? Thrawn's tiny cameo was forced, too. Don't get me wrong, I met Troy at Celebration II. Nice guy. He even signed my book after his session was supposed to be over. But he should stick to reference books (Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races blows away Ultimate Alien Anthology). I hoped everyone has loved my ( ) throughout this review.
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Summary: Troy Denning is the master of writing Han & Leia
Review: I have greatly enjoyed all of Troy Denning's work on Han and Leia, especially Tatooine Ghost and Corphelion Interlude (what a wonderful short story). I hope to see more work in the future by him on them, because he does them better than anyone else, including their creator Lucas. The greatest appeal, for me, about Denning's Han and Leia is that they are three-dimensional, and multi-facted, and that their relationship goes beyond the cliche bickering and bantering. He incorporates the sorely missed romance and sexual tension into it, and I think that's why Han/Leia fans love his work so much. Han/Leia fans are a tough crowd to please, so congrats goes to Denning and Del Rey for putting out such a terrific book.
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Summary: Great, bring back Denning
Review: Troy Denning did a great job with Han and Leia's relationship in
Tatooine Ghost. He got both their characters bang on, which is impressive, especially considering how difficult Leia is to write. He did the romantic aspect of their relationship very well, I thought. I must admit I was apprehensive about him taking on this assignment after reading Star by Star and Recovery, and not being blown away, but he has changed my opinion with Corphelion Interlude and Tatooine Ghost. I hope he comes back to write more Han and Leia, because he is far and away the best author to ever handle them.
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Summary: All SW books should be like this
Review: I picked up this book and read the entire thing in one night. I can't remember the last time I did that with any book, let alone a SW book. I didn't want to put it down - it was so captivating! Can I just say thank you Del Rey for Page 210, and acknowledging Han and Leia have a sex life? Finally, it's about time! Very, very happy to see that kind of intimacy implied between them and would love to see more of it in future books.
Also great to see no Mara Jade...What a nice change.
I admit I'm biased being a huge Han/Leia fan but I hope my opinion counts for something! It's not just a great H/L book, or even a great SW book, but a great book all around.
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