Books Empire & Rebellion #2: Honor Among Thieves

US editions can be a little cheaper too!

 

i have not read much of the book, but i like it fine so far.

 

Well, mine has shipped from the US. We'll see how long it takes to get here..

 

Mine should be on it's way too - hubby's collecting it up on the way home from work. We'll see how long that will take - he'll pass the pub on the way

 

That's always a bad sign..

 

The good part is, that I have a nice, quiet morning ahead of me when I wake and pick the book from his bag...

 

As long as he doesn't forget to pick it up. Hope you get it OK! Mine will be awhile yet - estimated delivery date is Mar 21..

 

half way through it. night and day better than the first book for me, but i would not say
its great.
To me Han is overplayed a bit, but it still mostly seems like him.

 

20 pages in or so and like it. Han, Luke and Leia felt real conversing with each other.

 

Yeah, the dialogue is good and they find Harrison Ford's voice very well.

Just finished it and going to bed now, so my full review will be up tomorrow, but I'm fully endorsing this one. It's a kickass adventure and everyone should get it.

 

yeah i do agree. I dont think it was the best han Solo dipiction, but it is one of the better ones. good book so far.

 

You all know what I need. Any information on the Rebel Fleet or Ackbar in the novel?

--Adm. Nick

 

And yep Commander Ackbar is in the book, but only for about a page.

 

The Rebel fleet appears as quoted, we get a bit of a look at the search for a base post-Yavin (they have a bunch of back-up sites but the Empire keeps finding them first), and there's a big conference of Rebels and potential allies that gets into how the Rebellion is actually run in terms of collecting support.

 

Interesting. Can you share some details? Specifically, about the big conference?

I may have to pick this up.

--Adm. Nick

 

You have to pick it up anyway. But Leia goes to a conference where basically everyone meets. The Alliance, different rebel groups, criminal groups. The Alliance is soliciting support, meeting suppliers, and getting cash from groups that aren't willing to fight the Empire themselves but want to quietly back the Alliance. One of the themes of the book is the Rebels' difficulty in getting aid, especially underworld aid, from people who may not be loyal to the cause. There's not a ton on the conference's inner workings, because it's about Han crashing it more than Leia working it, but there's some good stuff.

Plus, Luke and Wedge take out a Star Destroyer, its TIE complement, and an Imperial base more or less single-handedly. By which I mean with six other proto-Rogues.

 

Hobbie, Janson, Dack, Zev and Tycho?

 

That's five. And no, it's a couple new names and the rest are anonymous.

Reactor hit. I dunno. It's just AWESOME. Leia's like, "Hey, we need you to distract this Star Destroyer so we can get to the surface. I know, you're totally outmatched, sorry you might probably die covering us but this is important." And Luke and Wedge are like, "Fine, okay." And Han and Leia get to the surface and land and then, hey, there's this giant explosion in the sky, and Luke and Wedge are like, "We took care of that Star Destroyer for you." And I'm like, "YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

 

yeah that was unrealistic, but Luke does have the force. What annoyed me was that it was offscreen. we need them to go off the main plot and focus on other parts. The best novels give everyone's perspective a voice.

 

well i will agree that Han's roll in Leia book was excessive. But there is balance in everything.