Star Wars: The New Rebellion in The Expanded Universe

Jan 24, 2015 Pieter rated it really liked it

- This review contains spoilers! May the Force be with you.
- At the end of episode VI, I would have expected that creating a new republic would be a piece of cake. The first 20 pages of this novel prove me wrong …
- This is the first Star Wars book I read that takes place after ‘Return of the Jedi’.
- There are several books between ‘Return of the Jedi’ and this book, so those might have given me a better insight on the situation the New Republic is in. - - However, these books are not canon, as f - This review contains spoilers! May the Force be with you.
- At the end of episode VI, I would have expected that creating a new republic would be a piece of cake. The first 20 pages of this novel prove me wrong …
- This is the first Star Wars book I read that takes place after ‘Return of the Jedi’.
- There are several books between ‘Return of the Jedi’ and this book, so those might have given me a better insight on the situation the New Republic is in. - - However, these books are not canon, as far as I know. These book were listed at the end of the book, hence, the list probably not up to date.
- Han Solo is clearly struggling with his past (as a smuggler). For me it was already a surprise that Han settled on Corusant, and tries to be a real father for his children, yes, Han Solo and kids. Who would have thought.
- Leila is the sister of Luke, however, I’ve never thought of her being a Jedi. Yes, that’s my mistake.
- As a result of this, Leila started the Jedi training, however, she hasn’t finished it yet. What do you expect if your husband is Han Solo, you have three children, and you are the leader of the New Republic?
- Next to having a connection with the Force, she also caries a lightsaber with her. This is, to me, a strange combination, especially because during the original trilogy we only saw her with a blaster in her hand.
- The overall development of the story was good, but some people might find the beginning a little bit slow-paced. However, this was not the case for me.
- The different story lines of the (groups of) characters really didn’t seem connected in the beginning/middle, but in/near the end they all came together. This really gave me an ‘Aaahh’ feeling.
- I had a weird feeling during the first part of the book, a certain tension created by the mood of the story (maybe related to the previous bullet), however, near the end it faded and it was replaced by a heroic Star Wars feeling which lasted till the last page of the book.
- It almost felt like a real Star Wars movie.
- One of the main characters is killed by a blaster, really? I mean, we have Jedi’s!
- Buy, borrow or burn? Borrow

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Feb 14, 2016 Michael Towers rated it liked it

3.5 Stars. Not Quite The Thrawn Trilogy quality, but better than all the rest.

After reading through the pretty average New Republic Era of Stackpoles atrocious X-Wing books, to the slack Jedi Academy Trilogy, it was like a breath of fresh air reading this book. Other than Zahn's work, this is the best of the new Republic era books. I would go as far as to say in this era you should really only read this and Zahn's books. However it is not without it's flaws.

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Feb 15, 2025 Chrian Santos rated it really liked it

Here we have one of the most enjoyable reads I’ve had, except that I found it so lacking that I really wish it unleashed its full potential!

The strongest suit that this entry has is how well-written the characters are. Luke, Leia and Han (and perhaps the rest of the cast) are at their peak element. They don’t do anything bizarre, out of the ordinary. They really deliver and focus on what they’re critical of in the grand scheme of things.
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