Spaceman_Spiff posted: I'm actually getting a little sick of writers forcing the idea that the destruction of Alderaan was some great evil down our throats. I'll make up my own mind on that fact, thank you very much. The fact that it might not have weapons means nothing, as we all know, since there are other ways to foment rebellion that require no weaponry.
LtNOWIS posted:Just shows how disunified the Rebels are, I suppose, if they can mount an attack like that without coordinating with the Yavin folks. Would've made more sense if they had a more motley mix of fighters I suppose. I dunno, I tend to agree with everyone here regarding the amount of defection in the book. It would've been nice if at least one of the everyman characters was ok with serving the Empire post-Alderaan. Even at the beginning of the book, none of them really believed in the Empire or what it stood for; they were only concerned about seeing action and whatnot. And Nova Stihl being an Imperial marine and an Army Trooper and a Death Star guard and a stormtooper was rather confusing, but it didn't ruin the book or anything. All things considered though, it was a good book. I really enjoyed the middle part of the book, with life on the Death Star and all of the characters crossing paths.
Bwahl-the-Hutt posted:Perhaps worse than "Teh Roxxor" was this on page 201: "...he could be lulled like a rikitik facing a naga?" Which has gotta be from... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
