All he does is exercise, change clothes, and seduce women. Sure, he plots and schemes in this book, but, partly because he is doomed to fail, nothing happens of it. Xizor is often uplifted as this really great villain, and I am just unsure why. But still, couldn't Perry have tried a wee bit harder to make Dash unique and not so much like Han? I couldn't help but wince when I read him in a scene. Now, I've heard that the character was created for the game, so maybe Perry had very little choice in how Dash was supposed to be. The first thing I didn't like was how much Dash Rendar was like Han Solo. Lastly, I oddly liked how it was unclear whether or not Prince Xizor died (at least, that's the way I heard it). Here, I enjoyed how Perry had Vader try to use the Dark Side to heal himself, but always fail, as his joy for being healed won out. Since most Bantam books were strictly post-Jedi, Vader got omitted completely, which was a shame, as he was such an interesting character. Leia was also well done, conflicted about her feelings to Han, wondering how he felt, nervous, yet still strong even in the face of Prince Xizor's advances (which were fine to me as he was using pheromones on her-in fact, I thought it made her look stronger to be able to withstand his biological advances).Īs for our bad guys, we rarely get to see Darth Vader in the helmet, and at the time, this novel was novel (har har) in that we got a Vader point of view. One moment I particularly was fond of was Luke returning to Obi-Wan's hovel to build his lightsaber. I liked how Perry lead Luke into being the sedate Jedi we see in Return of the Jedi, making him grow from the brash apprentice in Empire Strikes Back. The characters were fairly strong, namely Luke and Leia. And for the most part, Perry does an impressive job. Most authors just have to write a plausible future Luke, Leia, and Han this job is far more difficult. This is difficult because he has to write an interesting book, yet keep continuity. Steve Perry is given a difficult task: bridge the gap between The Empire Strikes Backand Return of the Jedi. NOTE: Based on the audiobook and what I remember of the novel I read years ago. Meanwhile, Prince Xizor of the Black Sun is angling to destroy his rival and destroyer of his family, Darth Vader. Luke, Lando, Leia, and Chewie are desperately searching for the bounty hunter, in the hopes of rescuing Han. Han Solo is locked in carbonite, in the possession of Boba Fett. *SIGH* (See that, I can sigh, but not Vader.NEVER Vader!) Let's just say Dash Rendar is in the Top Ten Most Annoying Star Wars characters list and leave it at that!Īn entertaining adventure that captures most of the magic of Star Wars (as well as a few of the missteps), this book is a fun romp for anyone who's already watched the movies and wants more Star Wars! Dash Rendar just might be the most annoying Star Wars character ever.Īcond most annoying Star Wars character ever. Some of the Darth Vader POV felt a little.off! - Reading things like, "Vader sighed".Vader NEVER sighs! That sound wasn't a sigh, dammit, it was him choking the life out of the inept Imperial commander who would have made a lesser villain sigh!!! The Dark Lord of the Sith DOES NOT SIGH! (Easy, Dave, compose yourself.) Princess Leia spends a little too much time in the "damsel in distress" role - Realizing that instead of kicking butt, Leia was going to spend several chapters sitting in a prison cell? I believe Darth Vader said it best when he said, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Xizor and Guri make very compelling adversaries for both the Rebel Alliance and the Empire - Know what? If enjoying Star Wars makes me a geek, then I'm perfectly happy being a geek! (Which is good, since fate already made that decision for me a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away!) Action sequences flow nicely.especially the exciting dogfights between the spaceships - If only there been some indication I may be turning into a geek at my high school prom when I spent the whole night sitting in the corner reading comic books.oh, okay, now I get it! Fills in the gaps between "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" nicely - So if you're like me and ever wondered where Leia got her bounty hunter costume from "Jedi".oh my god Lucas, who asks questions like that?!? I AM A GEEK!!! Personalities of the classic Star Wars characters are captured very well.particularly Lando! - Me, a geek? I always thought I was as suave and sophisticated as Lando as I strut around in my dress shirt and Scooby-Doo tie! Author does a great job portraying the battle between the Dark Side and the Light Side of the Force - I just reread that sentence.I'm starting to think it's possible that I might be a. "Book, you have the right to a speedy trial" review
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