false 14978 5 Author James Luceno returns to the prequel biz with <I>Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil</I>, a novel sure to be required reading for die-hard fans of George Lucas's galaxy far, far away. Written with Lucas's blessing, Luceno's tale leads right to the opening sequence of <I>Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith</I>, setting the stage for the fiery conclusion of the Clone Wars and the rise of the Empire. <p> As the action begins, the Republic and Jedi have seemingly pushed the Separatists and Sith back into the outer reaches of the galaxy thanks to the clone army deployed in <I>Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones</I>. But as victory seems near, the ruthless General Grievous--think Darth Vader on steroids--emerges from the shadows. In the battle against Grievous, Anakin Skywalker--who is a little Vader-ish too these days--and Obi Wan Kenobi find themselves in a race to discover the identity of the Sith Lord Darth Sidious and unravel the web of duplicity surrounding the Separatist uprising. <p> While essential for obsessive fans, <I>Labyrinth of Evil</I> is a clunky novel and Luceno struggles with Lucas's ungainly and Byzantine plotting. Full of cumbersome, <I>Star Wars</I> technophillia, the novel merely serves its purpose by fleshing out the thin line between Episodes II and III. True believers will revel in the level of technical detail and tantalizing nuggets of trivia while the less zealous could satisfy their Star Wars cravings by checking out Timothy Zahn's masterful post-Episode VI works. <I>--Jeremy Pugh</I> 16926 27 9 2005 Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil total:443|5:91|4:150|3:157|2:39|1:6| 443 1610 578 22 3 3 false false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 04:46:07 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 06:27:30 -0800 2009 Labyrinth of Evil succeeds. As a standalone novel it was nearly unintelligible. All the usual suspects go through all the usual motions, but what about the hapless reader who wanders into the Star War universe at this book?

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