A review by swazwald
Death Star by Steve Perry, Michael Reaves

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Star Wars: Death Star is not nearly as good or as interesting as I had remembered it being from reading it years ago. It is chock full of the worst habits of EU novels, without much in the way of interesting ideas to make you want to overlook the flaws. Not badly written per se, functionally speaking it is a perfectly competent piece of prose, so it gets a 3/5 for that alone, but there is very little here that adds to the story of Star Wars. And the novel’s story itself certainly isn’t strong on its own merits. IMO only worth reading for completionists who want to read every EU book out there. 
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