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published
May 2nd 1996
by Bantam Books Ltd
(first published 1995)
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Paperback, 399 pages
isbn
0553408798
(isbn13: 9780553408799)
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As Children of the Jedi opens, a crazed, drug-addled ex-smuggler named Drub McKumb lunges at Han Solo in the middle of his and Leia's state visit to I…more
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Read in December, 2009
Probably the worst SW book I've read. Lame, derivative, pointless. Hambly tosses the usual SW suspects into a moonlet; introduces the obligatory Palpatine clone/hand/minion/offspring; starts the ticking clock, and it still comes out with a hodgepodge of seemingly plagiarized elements.
Did Hambly read other SW novels before writing this? No, did she see the movies? She apparently doesn't understand what the Force is or how it works (or doesn't). She included the cliches, but not the sp...more
Did Hambly read other SW novels before writing this? No, did she see the movies? She apparently doesn't understand what the Force is or how it works (or doesn't). She included the cliches, but not the sp...more
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Unless you are a SW completeist, avoid this book (and all others by Hambly) like the plague! Hell, even if you MUST have every SW book printed, just don't read it-put it on the shelf with your collection and never touch it again.
Barbara Hambley's books are filled chock full with fail and aids-I've even tried reading her non-SW fic, and it's like reading bad fan fiction online. I won't even deign to give this book a single star. Blech!
Barbara Hambley's books are filled chock full with fail and aids-I've even tried reading her non-SW fic, and it's like reading bad fan fiction online. I won't even deign to give this book a single star. Blech!
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Here's the thing: I have an upchuck reflex just thinking about this book. I know that I should say, "HATEY HATE HATE SO BAD!" because that's what I'm doing without even thinking about it. I remember laughing at this and ranting about how bad it was, and I remember it being one of the few SW books I gave away.
... and unfortunately, now, eight years or so after I read this, I have no idea why. So, ah, take it with a grain of salt.
... and unfortunately, now, eight years or so after I read this, I have no idea why. So, ah, take it with a grain of salt.
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Read in March, 2010
I sort of rolled my eyes at the romance parts; admittedly if those parts didn't exist I would have liked Callista just fine.
What alarmed me most, though, was how Luke seemed to get physically injured all the time (I still rolled my eyes at the brokenhearted bits).
What alarmed me most, though, was how Luke seemed to get physically injured all the time (I still rolled my eyes at the brokenhearted bits).
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Read in August, 2008
recommends it for:
star wars fans
I had a really hard time getting into this book in the beginning. There were a lot of times that I was confused about who a character was, what was happening in the plot, and even sometimes couldn't figure out what a sentence meant. The author has a tendency to include a character you know nothing about at all in the story and it isn't until two or three pages later you read why the character had the conversation you just read. The first hundred pages was just a confusing read. The story gets...more
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This is the book that got me into reading the Star Wars tie-ins and I still consider Hambly's two books to be the best of them, taking the promise and premise of the original universe and expanding it delightfully into it's ramifications and potential.
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A forgettable one off star wars spin off novel I read while in middle school. I think that Han and Leia's children got kidnapped or something like that.
I think this was the last star wars spin off novel that I ever read.
I think this was the last star wars spin off novel that I ever read.
Ok i'm gonna be honest and say there is a few books in the star wars expanded universe that you should avoid and this is one of them.
Maybe its just me but i found this book boring and a challenge to finish it.
Maybe its just me but i found this book boring and a challenge to finish it.
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Read in November, 2008
This book was so confusing! In my opinion, it wasn't very well written when compared to Timothy Zahn, and it's a good thing that Kevin J. Anderson continues the story presented here in a mervelous way.
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I don't remember much about this book, but I think it's the one where Han and Leia's children are kidnapped and at one point, consumed by a Force-wielding slug thing.
ETA: ok, so apparently this is not the book with the magic space slug. Instead, it is the story of Luke's attempt to destroy the Empire's superweapon "Eye of Palpatine". His only ally on the ghost ship is another ghost, that of a long-dead Jedi named Callista. I kinda liked her, but the romance was a bit sop...more
ETA: ok, so apparently this is not the book with the magic space slug. Instead, it is the story of Luke's attempt to destroy the Empire's superweapon "Eye of Palpatine". His only ally on the ghost ship is another ghost, that of a long-dead Jedi named Callista. I kinda liked her, but the romance was a bit sop...more
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Read in May, 2009
recommends it for:
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This has got to be the worst Star Wars book I have ever read. I really enjoy all of the others, but this book drug out so bad. Plus the story line was not great. Unless you are like me & want to just keep with a chronilogical read even if the book isn't great, I do not recommend picking it up.
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recommends it for:
bum's who need fuel for there fire
guess what something bad happens to someone and people save something. This is one of those books that did not need to be done . It adds nothing to the canon and is poorly executed. F this F'ing S
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Read in January, 1999
A really outstanding example of Star Wars novels/novelizations. Compared to some of the oversimplified writing and crummy, trite plots out there, this is an excellent book.
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It's was really fun reading all this stuff when i was a kid. i don't know if i'll be as excited about the eye of palpatine this time around...
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Read in August, 1996
this book confused the hell outta me, i have good reading comprehension skills, but i had no clue what was going on in this book
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Read in January, 2004
recommends it for:
Everyone
More boring than I would have liked, but not awful.
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