Review:Overall, a good enjoyable short story. There's not much readily apparent about how this will tie into The Force Awakens. That, we'll have to guess at.

It's a Star Wars story alright, but not a lot immediately familiar. There's a good protagonist that you'll care about, semi-familiar settings and characters, and a good story arc.

It will be interesting to see how this fits into the new series of Star Wars novels. Read more

Review:"That's how tyranny succeeds. When folks think it won't affect them. Until it eventually does."
This book was selected in my Star Wars book of the month club! Plus, a good friend of mine gave me the book, which meant I absolutely had to read it!
The Clone Wars has ended, and the Republic is now the Empire. Darman and Niner are stuck in Vader's 501st, Vader's Fist. Darman struggles with the events of the last book, and both long to be home on Kyrimorout with Kal Skirata, Atin, Fi, and t... Read more

Review:This reminds me of early Star Wars fiction. The galaxy wasn't quite as developed or kid friendly, the writers had a little more freedom in what they wrote. More importantly, it is a new author to add to the dwindling ranks since Del Rey took charge of the franchise again. I am a huge fan of The New Jedi Order series, which seemed to just get it, and am a little sad that Del Rey is using fewer and fewer writers to add to the saga. Sure, it makes continuity a little easier, but if I hear about tho... Read more