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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780345456694 ISBN: 0345456696 Label: Del Rey Manufacturer: Del Rey Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 456 Publication Date: December 30, 2003 Publisher: Del Rey Release Date: December 30, 2003 Studio: Del Rey Editorial Review: Product Description: SPECIAL BONUS INSIDE—the exclusive story "A Forest Apart," previously available in e-book format only! Han and Leia struggle to keep the Empire at bay as stunning revelations from the past threaten to eclipse the future of the New Republic. . . . The deaths of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine by no means spelled the end of the Empire. In the aftermath, the New Republic has faced a constant struggle to survive. Now a new threat looms: a masterpiece of Alderaanian art—lost after the planet’s destruction—has resurfaced on the black market. It conceals a vital secret—the code used to communicate with New Republic agents undercover within the Empire. Discovery by Imperial forces would spell disaster. The only option is recovery—and Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO have been dispatched to Tatooine to infiltrate the auction. When a dispute at the auction erupts into violence, the painting vanishes in the chaos. Han and Leia are thrust into a desperate race to reclaim it. As they battle against marauding TIE fighters, encroaching stormtroopers, and Tatooine’s savage Tusken Raiders, Leia’s emotional struggle over the specter of her infamous father culminates in the discovery of an extraordinary link to the past. And as long-buried secrets at last emerge, she faces a moment of reckoning that will forever alter her destiny . . . and that of the New Republic. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Back on TatooineI highly recommend Tatooine Ghost. The book has many of our favorite characters, e.g., Han, Leia, C-3PO, and Chewie. The action sequences are outstanding. Han gets in trouble, and Leia helps him. Leia gets in trouble, and Han helps her. Chewie helps everybody as he continues in his usual role of Unbeatable Wookie. 3PO tags along and does what he can to help out. The Millennium Falcon roars into life a couple of times and helps out the entire merry band of adventurers. It's funny how, after years ... Read More Rating: - A good novel for a Han and Leia fanIf you like Han and Leia better than Luke and the others, you will like this book. If you do not like the Han/Leia thread you will hate this book since that's all you're getting. In a nutshell, Han and Leia go off to Tatooine, supposedly to recover a stolen painting from Alderaan. Then it gets complicated as it turns out the Imperials are after it too, and it also happens to be the hiding place for some important information which we can't let the Imperials get a hold of. THe painting ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent story weaves prequels and originals together while still having funWritten after the theatrical release of Attack of the Clones but before Revenge of the Sith, in Tatooine Ghost author Troy Denning leverages the first two prequels to weave a tale of Princess Leia confronting specters from her past. Set four years after Return of the Jedi, this book has Han and Leia visiting Tatooine to attend an art auction featuring a relic from Alderaan, the beloved painting Killik Twilight. While the painting is rich in nostalgia for Leia, having hung in the palace she grew up in, ... Read More Rating: - Really liked it!Really enjoyed this book-- shows how Leia learns about Anakin's life as a boy to give her more insight. Also shows Han and Leia just married 6 months. Rating:  - Slow PaceI've read almost every Star Wars novel so I consider myself somewhat of an expert. Troy Denning is one of my favorite Star Wars novelist but I have to admit that this story was slow and boring. I suppose that is was the lack of Jedi duals and use of force powers--aside from a few visions experienced by Leah. It is worth reading because it does fill in some gaps but only by serious fans. I wouldn't recommend this novel to the casual reader as I'm afraid it would turn them away from reading more, better ... Read More |
