A review by ja_hopkins
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back by Elizabeth Schaefer
4.0
This review is similar to my review for the Star Wars version of this series. I think this is an improvement over the first book, where my main criticism was the stories that were basically lifted from the film and told from another characters perspective. There seemed to be a lot less of that in this book, and the stories once again range from three- or four-page vignettes to longer, but still only a ten or fifteen minute read in most cases.
A few standouts for me:
- Eyes of the Empire: Dirjo, an analyst examining footage from probe droids lives a vicarious existence exploring other worlds, until she realises what happens and makes a surprise discovery…
- Fake It Till You Make It: Wannabe smuggler Jaxxon, but is he tough enough
- No Time for Poetry: A pair of bounty hunters, Denger, and the droid IG-88 agree an uneasy alliance to find Han Solo
- Into the Clouds: Jailyn, a Cloud City socialite is forced to pick a side
- The Backup Plan: Tal Veridian tries to escape from Cloud City after the Empire’s takeover
A few standouts for me:
- Eyes of the Empire: Dirjo, an analyst examining footage from probe droids lives a vicarious existence exploring other worlds, until she realises what happens and makes a surprise discovery…
- Fake It Till You Make It: Wannabe smuggler Jaxxon, but is he tough enough
- No Time for Poetry: A pair of bounty hunters, Denger, and the droid IG-88 agree an uneasy alliance to find Han Solo
- Into the Clouds: Jailyn, a Cloud City socialite is forced to pick a side
- The Backup Plan: Tal Veridian tries to escape from Cloud City after the Empire’s takeover