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A review by wyrmbergmalcolm
Ambush at Corellia by Roger MacBride Allen
5.0
A brilliant start to a trilogy that had a strong Star Wars flavour. I say that, because I'd previously read The Black Fleet Crisis trilogy which was bloody awful and barely felt like Star Wars, but I digress...
This new adventure set about 15 years after the films sees a new crisis brewing in Han Solo's home system. Just as well he and Leia and the kids have gone there for a holiday...
Superb set-up, a great mystery and all the characters are back, but with something legitimate to do rather than flouncing around the scenery because they have to be in the book because Star Wars.
This also felt like a proper science fiction book as well, with more emphasis on the how and why of something rather than because it's spacy-wacy.
Possibly the best Star Wars book written in that era since the Thrawn trilogy. Looking forward to seeing where the next two books take the story.
This new adventure set about 15 years after the films sees a new crisis brewing in Han Solo's home system. Just as well he and Leia and the kids have gone there for a holiday...
Superb set-up, a great mystery and all the characters are back, but with something legitimate to do rather than flouncing around the scenery because they have to be in the book because Star Wars.
This also felt like a proper science fiction book as well, with more emphasis on the how and why of something rather than because it's spacy-wacy.
Possibly the best Star Wars book written in that era since the Thrawn trilogy. Looking forward to seeing where the next two books take the story.