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Summary: Read it.
Review: The Truce at Bakura was a great book, I, as a Star Wars fan, was very happy with the results. Kathy Tyers is a great author, and I hope she continues to write these great books.
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Summary: Great book-just not enough Star Wars
Review: All in all, this is an OK book. Although a Star Wars freak, I don't read all that many of the books based on "before and after" the movies; one of the main reasons for this is that authors tend to take to many(in my opinion) liberties with charachters and such. I believe that, to a small extent, that applies to The Truce at Bakura. My main gripe is that there just isn't enough technical Star Warsy jargon. Fortunately, this will only bother real S.W. fanatics(a.k.a. ME). If you don't really mind hearing Han's Blas Tech DL-44 referred to as a "blaster", you will probably like this book.
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Summary: Leave Bakura Alone!!!!!
Review: I found this book entertaining and yet hard to follow at the same time. I usually can imagine the things that happen in these books but with this I couldn't see some of the things that were happening.
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Summary: The regular run of the mill star wars novel
Review: Just another SW novel with lots of explosions and trickery, the characters are unrecognizable, they are felt somewhat tired, our galactic heroes are the only persons to whom something interesting happens in the whole galaxy. The bad guys in this story could have been further developed, if you analyze the concept of taking someone's mind to inhabit inside a battledroid it really sounds very scary, but they were easily defeated as ever. A fun read anyway
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Summary: It's all in the character...
Review: This is one of the best SW and science fiction novel for that matter that I've read. The plot is interesting, and the political intrigue is nicely developed, and the action scenes aren't boring. But what really shines is character developement here. The focus is on Luke (note: he still acts like a kid, not a Jedi) but other characters aren't forgotten, and the new ones aren't annoying, a plus for the author. The Ssi-ruuk are interesting as villains, and it's odd that we hear nothing more of them in further books. The timeline is also interesting as it's directly after Endor, not years after it. (But if you expect action-packed dogfights and battles, there's not much here except the climatic finale) The only downside is the entechment scene (boring) and some hyperbole, which doesn't get in the way all that much.I read it when I was 11, four years ago. It still holds on it own well, and I always read it time and again. Recommended all the way. I wish Kathy Tyers would just write another SW novel.
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Summary: perfect timing
Review: This was the first Star wars novel I read. I was blown away. On rereading it a couple of years later I still greatly enjoyed it. I was pleased to hear that Kathy Tyers will be writing a hardcover for the NJO. I hope she reaches this level again. I personally enjoyed the political moving and backstabbing. I liked the slow easy peaceful pace that Tyers took for most of the first half. AFter the first battle,I mean. I never got into Dev like I think we were supposed to. He came off as pathetic simpleminded and all that. Leia's vision is stunning as is the moments when Luke touches the enteched presences in battle. Wedge didn't have much to do, but oh well, the novel didn't suffer from his nonpresence. Everyone is dead on character and the romance was pretty funny at times. Luke is pretty much the main character but I liked the prison break with Solo. All in all Tyers knew what she was doing. About the time I got bored with negotiations she kicked it into high gear: poisened Luke, threw Leia in prison, transported Luke to the ship and all. She displayed a flawless sense of timing that serves this book well. While I am no a big prose fan, her writing was well done and flowed. I await Balance Point ( I think that is the name) with baited breath.
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Summary: Ugh....
Review: I've read a lot of Star Wars novels, and I am a total Star Wars junkie. I've liked, or at least admired, just about everything written to compliment the Star Wars genre, but this ... should never have been written. I can't see how it fits in with Star Wars at all, it's much better suited for Star Trek. I urge everyone to read all Star Wars novels, and that includes this one, but I'd much rather I hadn't bothered. The author captured more or less none of the feeling of Star Wars, and it's blatantly obvious.
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Summary: Bre's
Review: This book has all the necessary ingredients for a Star Wars novel. Good plot, good characters. Gaeriel is pretty cool, but I'm glad she and Luke don't end up together. Now, what did I like about this book? The author develops all the characters nicely, and more importantly, realistically. The plot moves along nicely. One problem I did have was the not very well put Leia/Vader issue. That, I think, could have been better resolved. Plus, Luke seems a little too much like his former self (ANH and TESB) than he does his new self (ROTJ). Still, over all, a great read.
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Summary: Definetly not the best
Review: I have read several star wars book and this one isn't the best. This book focuses mainly around Luke, which isn't all that bad, but you have to pay attention to everyone else. Also, it starts out good and ends good, but it kind of crawls along in the middle. It's not that bad, so I would give it a chance. But I wouldn't be too disappointed if the book isn't what you expect. But the author tried and I give her credit for that.
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Summary: Blech.
Review: One of the worst Star Wars books I've read. As with so many of the SW novels, the characters are wishy-washy, and plot-wise this one just barely crawls along. Still, A for effort.
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