Star Wars: The Crystal Star v. 6

WHAT'S GOOD:
Fans of the Han Solo trilogy might like to find out how the character of Xaverri originated and what she does after the fall of the Empire.

WHAT'S BAD:
All the rest of the book. This book contains some of the most un-Star Wars ideas that I've ever read, everything from stars turning into giant crystals to a cube-shaped glop-monster from another dimension. Leia and Chewie's quest is uninspiring at the best of times. Hethrir is a distinctly melodramatic and unimposing villain. I was also appalled by how easily Luke finds it to mistrust Han, perhaps his oldest friend. The bits involving the Solo children read like a kiddies' picture book. Perhaps stupidest of all, this book claims that Darth Vader trained two apprentices. All right, I can just about accept that, but one of those apprentices is a Light-side Jedi! And Vader let her go about her business! Ridiculous. As for Waru...don't get me started! (The glop-monster is proven malevolent, so logically, our heroes decide to climb into it and go for a swim).


BRILL!!!   November 23, 2000
This has got to be the best one of the best Star Wars books I've read so far. It's nice to see Luke and Leia become a bit more human. Sometimes you start to build up an image of Luke being someone with superhuman powers all the time, never using his brain so it's nice to see him become more human but asking the bad guy to eat you (?!) it's also nice to see Leia act a bit more like a mother and nice to have the children play an active part. It's also nice to know a bit more about Han's past.


One of the BEST   November 2, 2000
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I really like to read this novel again and again. It is the first one in which the children of Han and Leia take part in. You see some similarities between the twins and their parents, their little children wishes and hopes even when they face their first real danger. I don`t think that Luke`s weak, he is under the influence of a curious something. But the real heros are Leia and their children.


Very Good   December 10, 1999
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I loved this book. It was an enjoyable read, and I thought that it was really effective the way the author changed her style when she switched to Jaina in the story. There were a couple of things I ahd my misgivings about, such as the way in which Luke is portrayed as some sort of weirdo, but apart from that I thougtht this was an excellent book.