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Title: The Ruins of Dantooine (Star Wars: Galaxies) by Voronica Whitney-Robinson, Haden Blackman ISBN: 0-345-47066-4 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.27 (15 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Semi-Successfull attempt to capture the Magic of X-Wing
Comment: The Ruins of Dantooine (Star Wars: Galaxies) by Voronica Whitney-Robinson is the story of an Imperial biologist named Dusk and a Rebel spy named Finn as they attempt to find a secret code key on the recently evacuated Rebel base of Dantooine. The story iself was interesting although it was written in a more juvenile manner. Overall, The Ruins of Dantooine seems to be an attempt to create a storyline reminiscent of the X-Wing books. Stories based on the video games but driven by characters and events rather thatn visuals. There are two problems with this idea, one is that the X-Wing books were written by 2 superior writers. Whitney-Robinson is a fine writer but she is not a superior one. The stories from the X-Wing books were much stronger and while a sequal has been set up for the Galaxies book, there is little interest in completing Dusque adventures. This book is not bad and its a fine read if you want something that is really just fluff, but it's hampered either by the authors limitations or (more likely) by restrictions placed on the author by the publishing company.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Lot of Fun-Just Like The Game
Comment: I had a lot of fun reading this book! I admit it-I'm a fan of the game and was excited to hear about the book. It did not disappoint me one bit.
From the beginning to the end, there was action at every turn, just as there should have been. It was nice to see some of the settings from the game used in the book and at least one of the professions (Bio-Engineer)protrayed as one so important and fraught with adventure I'm considering trying it out.
I read the interview with the author in Star Wars Insider and found out she wrote the book in about a month and a half while working full-time! And here I thought I was a hard core fan. My hat is off to Ms. Whitney-Robinson for turning out a novel that ties in nicely with the game just in time for the holidays.
SPOILER
In an introduction on the official Star Wars site, Haden Blackman says that characters from the book will be incorporated into the game, so if you are an avid Galaxies gamer, you might want to pick up the book just to see who those characters are going to be and what side they play on. And even if you aren't a power player, pick it up anyway. You won't be disappointed. :)
Rating: 5
Summary: Had to own it!
Comment: More Empire trouble, a secret Jedi list that could fall into the wrong hands, an Imperial bioengineer...if that's not the beginning mix of necessary elements for another fantastic "Star Wars" book, I don't know what is! So I have now added this gem to my sci-fi collection that includes many old and new works of space opera: "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Puppet Masters", "Foundation", "2001", "2010", "Rendezvous with Rama", "Ringworld", all the "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" books, as well as books as new to the genre as "Advent of the Corps" and others.
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Title: Survivor's Quest (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn ISBN: 0345459164 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Unifying Force (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 19) by James Luceno ISBN: 0345428528 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Final Prophecy (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 18) by Greg Keyes ISBN: 0345428757 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Cestus Deception (Star Wars: Clone Wars Novel) by Steven Barnes ISBN: 0345458974 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Star Wars: The Moment of Truth (Star Wars: Jedi Quest) by Jude Watson, A. Buelow, D. Mattingly ISBN: 0439339235 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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