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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,
Welcome to the first Star Wars review. I will be sharing Wednesday between this, Top 5, and Cozy Mystery reviews.
I am a huge fan of Star Wars, which gave me the idea to share some of my favorite Star Wars Universe reads with you. First up, one of my favorites.
Star Wars: Lost Stars is written by Claudia Gray and published by Lucasfilm Publishing. In this galaxy-hopping novel, we see the story of the beginnings of the Rebellion to the formation of the New Republic through the eyes of two characters, Thane Kyrell, and Ciena Ree. They meet as children after the formation of the Empire on the mountain planet of Jelucan. They become friends as they bond over their love of flying and Imperial ships over the years. Years pass and they are approached by Grand Moff Tarkin, who invites them aboard to check out his ship. After that, the now preteens decide to start training to fly together and enter the Imperial Academy.
Fast forward a few years and we see our two leads have been accepted to the Imperial Academy on Coruscant. They work hard to accomplish top rankings while continuing to stay friends. They band together through three years of difficult training, Imperial loyalties, and raging hormones. Wide-eyed and idealistic, Thane and Ciena are both seemingly oblivious to the Empire's true face. They graduate just as Episode IV: A New Hope is about to begin.
Claudia Gray weaves a delicate tapestry of characters together that she is constantly testing and strengthening through her amazing ability to present excellent character development. The story of Thane (a Rebel) and Ciena (an Imperial) is often heartbreaking as these star-crossed lovers are constantly pulled apart. They never let go of their loyalty to one another through the events of Episodes IV, V, and VI. After the destruction of the second Death Star, we are brought into new territory... the Battle of Jakku. If you remember that crashed Star Destroyer in The Force Awakens, then you will love the ending. We see how it crashed and who was at the helm.
Fast forward a few years and we see our two leads have been accepted to the Imperial Academy on Coruscant. They work hard to accomplish top rankings while continuing to stay friends. They band together through three years of difficult training, Imperial loyalties, and raging hormones. Wide-eyed and idealistic, Thane and Ciena are both seemingly oblivious to the Empire's true face. They graduate just as Episode IV: A New Hope is about to begin.
Claudia Gray weaves a delicate tapestry of characters together that she is constantly testing and strengthening through her amazing ability to present excellent character development. The story of Thane (a Rebel) and Ciena (an Imperial) is often heartbreaking as these star-crossed lovers are constantly pulled apart. They never let go of their loyalty to one another through the events of Episodes IV, V, and VI. After the destruction of the second Death Star, we are brought into new territory... the Battle of Jakku. If you remember that crashed Star Destroyer in The Force Awakens, then you will love the ending. We see how it crashed and who was at the helm.
I read this in part with the audiobook read by Pierce Cravens. It was a wonderful production complete with sound effects and music by John Williams. I love it when a studio produces immersive audiobooks, it's like listening to a full-length feature film.
This is a five-star book for me, and I was sad to leave these characters. They are, in my opinion, two of the strongest and most likable characters ever introduced into the Star Wars universe. Claudia Gray knows this universe well.
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