Omad Kaeg is hard not to like he may be cocky to a fault and incredibly naïve, but his heart is in the right place, and throughout the story I couldn’t help but picturing him as the son that Han would have always wanted (at least, the son without the force baggage who gets killed by his sister.) Then there’s Dena Yos, whose internal struggle to exert a sense of free will against the determinism programmed into her as a biot creation of the Qreph brothers can’t help but solicit mixed feelings from the reader. Secondly, in spite of being a book about Luke, Leia, and Han, Denning creates and gives voice to some fascinating characters. This book thankfully avoids the latter category. There are disappointing books, and then there are disappointing books in which one of the beloved figures from the Original Trilogy bites the dust. First, nobody fundamentally important to the Star Wars universe dies. Denning opens new pathways of adventure and recaptures the feel of the Star Wars universe and its beloved characters.It’s been more than a month since I turned the last page in Crucible, yet I still remain unconvinced that the novel-Denning’s 13th in the Galaxy Far, Far Away-really signals the retirement of Luke, Leia, and Han.

“A fun, fast paced take on some of Star Wars’ most iconic characters.” -The Founding Fields

an adventure that tantalizes the imagination.” -Roqoo Depot “ Denning opens new pathways of adventure and recaptures the feel of the Star Wars universe and its beloved characters.” -Library Journal To save him, and the galaxy, Luke and Leia must brave a gauntlet of treachery, terrorism, and the untold power of an enigmatic artifact capable of bending space, time, and even the Force itself into an apocalyptic nightmare. And when the murderous duo gets the drop on Han, he finds himself outgunned in the fight of his life. It is a pair of ruthless geniuses with a lethal ally and a lifelong vendetta against Han Solo. Only this time, the Empire is not the enemy. Now Han, Leia, and Luke team up once again in a quest to defeat a dangerous adversary bent on galaxy-wide domination. When the dust settles, what began as corporate warfare becomes a battle with much higher stakes-and far deadlier consequences.

Then monstrous aliens arrive with a message, and mere threats escalate into violent sabotage with mass fatalities. When Han and Leia Solo arrive at Lando Calrissian’s Outer Rim mining operation to help him thwart a hostile takeover, their aim is just to even up the odds and lay down the law. Han Solo, Leia Organa Solo, and Luke Skywalker return in an all-new Star Wars adventure, which will challenge them in ways they never expected-and forever alter their understanding of life and the Force.

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