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Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
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This is the weakest of Aaron Allston's Star Wars novels so far, but that criticism isn't as harsh as it sounds since he's still one of the best of all the Star Wars authors. There are three main concurrent storylines going on: the defense of Borleias, Han and Leia's mission to set up rebel cells, and Luke's mission to Coruscant.
The fighting at Borleias is by far the best of these plotlines, as we get to see a fair amount of military genius and trickery at work, plus some of the most humorous moments in the book.
Han and Leia's mission is probably important in the grand scheme of things, and moderately entertaining, but for the moment it felt like a mostly inconsequential side-quest. Like it was more of an excuse to let Han revert to his true scoundrel style for a time.
As for Luke and Mara's mission to Coruscant, this is where Allston kind of drops the ball. It started out interesting enough, but the reveal we get from this plotline was less interesting and less important than expected. The villain here turned out to be a rather uninteresting character who didn't need to exist at all. In fact, other than getting info of exactly how bad things are for the survivors on Coruscant, the entire quest yielded nothing of value. Ultimately a waste of pages. I did enjoy getting to see Kell back in action though. If you don't know who I'm talking about, go and read the Wraith Squadron books already! They're fantastic!
If you're reading The New Jedi Order series, then I still recommend reading this one. It's one of the more entertaining and satisfying books in this 19-volume saga, just not quite as good as I expect from Aaron Allston.
The fighting at Borleias is by far the best of these plotlines, as we get to see a fair amount of military genius and trickery at work, plus some of the most humorous moments in the book.
Han and Leia's mission is probably important in the grand scheme of things, and moderately entertaining, but for the moment it felt like a mostly inconsequential side-quest. Like it was more of an excuse to let Han revert to his true scoundrel style for a time.
As for Luke and Mara's mission to Coruscant, this is where Allston kind of drops the ball. It started out interesting enough, but the reveal we get from this plotline was less interesting and less important than expected. The villain here turned out to be a rather uninteresting character who didn't need to exist at all. In fact, other than getting info of exactly how bad things are for the survivors on Coruscant, the entire quest yielded nothing of value. Ultimately a waste of pages. I did enjoy getting to see Kell back in action though. If you don't know who I'm talking about, go and read the Wraith Squadron books already! They're fantastic!
If you're reading The New Jedi Order series, then I still recommend reading this one. It's one of the more entertaining and satisfying books in this 19-volume saga, just not quite as good as I expect from Aaron Allston.
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