Books : Before the Storm (Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis, Book 1)
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by: Michael P. Kube-Mcdowell
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553572735
ISBN: 0553572733
Label: Spectra
Manufacturer: Spectra
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: March 01, 1996
Publisher: Spectra
Release Date: March 01, 1996
Sales Rank: 99710
Studio: Spectra
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Product Description:
In the blockbuster bestselling tradition of Heir to the Empire comes this thrilling addition to the Star Wars(r) saga, as peace gives way to a new threat...
It is a time of tranquillity for the New Republic. The remnants of the Empire now lie in complete disarray, and the reemergence of the Jedi Knights has brought power and prestige to the fledgling government on Coruscant. Yesterday's Rebels have become today's administrators and diplomats, and the factions that fought against imperial tyranny seem united in savoring the fruits of peace.
But the peace is short-lived. A restless Luke must journey to his mother's homeworld in a desperate and dangerous quest to find her people. An adventurous Lando must seize a mysterious spacecraft that has weapons of enormous destructive power and an unknown mission. And Leia, a living symbol of the New Republic's triumph, must face down a ruthless leader of the Duskhan League, an arrogant Yevetha who seems bent on a genocidal war that could shatter the fragile unity of the New Republic...and threaten its very survival.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Among the worst of the Star Wars books
Even die-hard Star Wars fans would not enjoy this book. As many other reviewers have already pointed out, it's boring! Practically nothing happens. A new and malevolent alien species appears, but there's no intrigue involved, no battles, and little suspense. Meanwhile Lando and Luke go off on their own missions that never develop into anything even mildly interesting. Everyone acts so out of character and there's so little plot that it gets frustrating to continue. Just avoid this whole series ... Read More
Rating:  - Good satr wars book but drawn out
I like descriptions of the vehicles. Some new ones that I never heard of. I like hearing and reading about stuff I never saw in the movies. Some nice new characters too, Like Genaral A'baht and Kiles L'toth.There were also main characters from the the original Star Wars movies. I like when the characters are communicating by radio, Reminds me of the Star Wars movies. Very classic. I sometimes can hear the Star Wars Music playing in my head while I read this book. I would like to read some other Star ... Read More
Rating: - These books made me mad...
I love Star Wars and pretty much anything related to them. I can stand the unusual circumstances that our characters go through. I put up with the eternal Empire problems that plagued a bunch of the books in that era. I live through the silly plots and junk that are typical of sci-fi. But I can't stand taking Star Wars and pretty much changing everything Star Wars about it. These books might have been good had they not starred Han, Luke, Leia, Lando, and Chewie. However, this is not the case.
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Rating: - There is a great disturbance in the Force.
This trilogy is probably THE worst in the ENTIRE SW series (possibly even worse than TPM). Do yourself a favor, avoid this trilogy. You will thank those of us who warned you. Probably the worst turn in the trilogy (and probably the one that angered me the most, because it just seemed so cliché and not completely thought out) was finding out why Luke was dragged all over the galaxy: because his guide wanted to find out if she could trust Jedi. So, she based whether or not she could trust him on how ... Read More
Rating: - What in the world....
Ok I gave this book there stars for effort. there were some good parts to the story, but not many. The book is far to slow and makes no since to me. Luke is off trying to find his mother who has some force talent called the "white current", that really makes no since to me, seeing that im relatively new to the star wars universe beyond the movies, I was under the impression that Padme had no talent whatsoever with the force, not to mention, they have luke's mother being from a planet i have never heard off ... Read More
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