As Leia must deal with a new threat to the fragile alliance that binds the New Republic, Lando becomes a prisoner aboard a runaway spacecraft of unknown origin. The ship is following an unstoppable path to its homeworld, destroyed by Imperial forces. Luke continues his quest to learn more about his mother among the Fallanassi, where his every belief about the use of the Force is about to be challenged. And while Leia ponders a diplomatic solution to the aggression of the fierce Yevetha race, Han pilots a spy ship into the heart of Yevethan space and finds himself a hostage on one of the vast fleet of warships under the command of a ruthless leader.
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"First off let me say that this book isn't as bad as everyone seems to think it is. Interesting, well written and a good, fast read, I gave it four stars only because I didn't like it quite as much as the first, 'Before the Storm'. I liked the character of Akanah and her interaction with Luke. Of all the woman they've invented in the novels as companions for Luke(Callista, Gariel, etc.) I found her to be among the most well drawn and fleshed out. Lando's story is fascinating and I really feel Lobot coming to the forefront in this one. As Lando himself says early in the novel, "Lobot, you have unexpected depth." Leia's story is by far the most interesting. She continues to be the best characterization of the Princess I've ever seen in the novels, and she really gets a chance to show her strength in the political forum. Now to address the issue of the book being divided into the three sections. This seems to unnecessarily upset people. To me, it allowed me to focus on one story at a time, and of the three sections, I read two in the same sittings I started them. Overall, a good follow-up to a great book." — Jean (4 out of 5 stars)
"First off let me say that this book isn't as bad as everyone seems to think it is. Interesting, well written and a good, fast read, I gave it four stars only because I didn't like it quite as much as the first, 'Before the Storm'. I liked the character of Akanah and her interaction with Luke. Of all the woman they've invented in the novels as companions for Luke(Callista, Gariel, etc.) I found her to be among the most well drawn and fleshed out. Lando's story is fascinating and I really feel Lobot coming to the forefront in this one. As Lando himself says early in the novel, "Lobot, you have unexpected depth." Leia's story is by far the most interesting. She continues to be the best characterization of the Princess I've ever seen in the novels, and she really gets a chance to show her strength in the political forum. Now to address the issue of the book being divided into the three sections. This seems to unnecessarily upset people. To me, it allowed me to focus on one story at a time, and of the three sections, I read two in the same sittings I started them. Overall, a good follow-up to a great book."
" The book is divided into 3 parts: 1. Lando: The droids, Lobot and Lando bounce around the inside of a ship. Boring. 2. Luke: Luke goes on a quest with a woman who is full of it. Boring. 3. Politics on Coruscant while the war starts. Fairly interesting. All in all a weak novel. I dread reading the third book of this trilogy. Wish me luck. "
" This wasn't a bad book. I just found the ending disappointing. "
" A very "average" trilogy in the universe. "
" A really interesting middle act for this trilogy. Nicely arranged and a deepening of the Star Wars universe. "
" I read a lot of Star Wars novels in Jr. High. It took a few dozen books before I realized many of them just weren't all that stellar. Ah, well, I'll squirrel away the memories on the internet and free up a book shelf. "
" An interesting story in the SW universe. It is part of a series of the Black Fleet so I didn't really get the chance to read the others in this series. "
" Piece of Crap part II "
" Buu... Boring "
" These books could have been awesome, but the writing is just terrible. "
" Luke continues to learn about his mother's people, all of which will be completely ignored when the prequel films are made. I think one of my favorite non-canon characters, Winter, gets a few good scenes in this story. "
" Clever and engaging; but largely predictable. "
" The Kyp charcter was solid, and I woudl also recommend this series to Star Wars fans "
" A solid trilogy. "
" Not up to Star Wars standards. "
" Great little book. I really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to reading the other 2 in the series. "
" This one did a lot of jumping around ... but then everyone has their favourite Star Wars characters to follow ... "
" Well... the story is still pretty good from the Han & Leia side, but I often want to strangle Luke and his friend. The Yevetha are a great new menace for the republic to battle, but I can't see them lasting for to long. Still definitely need to read the next chapter to see how this wraps up. "
" Horrible. Skip it! Even if you're a SW fan! Loose plot, bad characterization. "
" Hangin' in there. Don't like separating the three threads, where the first book interwove them. Let's the tension lag. Assuming all three threads will come together--if they don't book three will have trouble getting more than one start--interweaving them works better. "
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