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I picked this book up at B&N a day or two after it was released while on a vacation in Maui. People often say that you remember first. Well, that was certainly true here. Scoundrels was my first foray into the Star Wars expanded universe. I had heard a lot about Zahn's writing and his epic Thrawn trilogy (edit: and read them not long thereafter; see them here: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command).
At the time I read Scoundrels, I had a fairly good grasp of the core movies ...more
At the time I read Scoundrels, I had a fairly good grasp of the core movies ...more
This is a novel written by the best EU author with characters from the original movies. You would figure with those variables that this book would be at least a four star rating but sadly the best I could give it was three. When delving into the Star Wars universe, one expects lightsaber duels, laser gun fights, or spaceship battles. This book had none. It was about a caper planned out by Han. I thought the planning and scouting took too long and the minority charcters never captured my interest
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I thought this was a pretty good novel. It's very descriptive and elaborate in its storytelling. I wouldn't say that this is essential Star Wars reading, but it does tell you why Han didn't pay off Jabba after Ep. 4 and why Lando has a little anger toward Han in Ep. 5.
This is a heist story with a story line with many twists and turns. It works well and goes pretty quick for how long it is. Good stuff. ...more
This is a heist story with a story line with many twists and turns. It works well and goes pretty quick for how long it is. Good stuff. ...more
So it gets an extra star for the very cool (surprise) ending but otherwise this was a rather dull read! It didn't have the exciting feel of the Star Wars universe and I didn't feel this had anything on Zahn's earlier EU novels that I had previously read.
The main let down for me was Han and Chewie and the way in which they were written in this story. It just didn't feel as if the characters I was reading about in these pages were the same 'scoundrels' from the trilogy I had watched and loved from ...more
The main let down for me was Han and Chewie and the way in which they were written in this story. It just didn't feel as if the characters I was reading about in these pages were the same 'scoundrels' from the trilogy I had watched and loved from ...more
Not my favorite, but a fun SW story by one of the best SW authors.
Good Heist Novel. Loved the ending twist. I think Tim Zahn always delivers with his novels. Only complaint would be some pacing issues but that may have just been related to my availability to actually read the novel vs. any actual problem in the book.
THAT ENDING!!!!
Jan 09, 2013
Christopher Preiman
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Steven Murray
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Todd Erdman
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Sep 30, 2013
Eddie Hernandez
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Apr 09, 2014
Dylan Mcmeans
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Mark Gordon
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Jeremy
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