Star Wars Bloodline - Barnes & Noble Special Edition, with Tipped-in Poster. First Edition, First Printing. ISBN 9780425286784

Hardcover

Published July 20, 2016 by Del Rey / Barnes & Noble.

ISBN:: 978-0-425-28678-4

(1 review)

WITNESS THE BIRTH OF THE RESISTANCE

When the Rebellion defeated the Empire in the skies above Endor, Leia Organa believed it was the beginning to a lasting peace. But after decades of vicious infighting and partisan gridlock in the New Republic Senate, that hope seems like a distant memory.

Now a respected senator, Leia must grapple with the dangers that threaten to cripple that fledging democracy—from both within and without. Underworld kingpins, treacherous politicians, and Imperial loyalists are sowing chaos in the galaxy. Desperate to take action, senators are calling for the election of a First Senator. It is their hope that this influential post will bring strong leadership to a divided galaxy.

As the daughter of Darth Vader, Leia faces with distrust the prospect of any one person holding such a powerful position—even when supporters suggest Leia herself for the job. But a new enemy may make this path …

WITNESS THE BIRTH OF THE RESISTANCE

When the Rebellion defeated the Empire in the skies above Endor, Leia Organa believed it was the beginning to a lasting peace. But after decades of vicious infighting and partisan gridlock in the New Republic Senate, that hope seems like a distant memory.

Now a respected senator, Leia must grapple with the dangers that threaten to cripple that fledging democracy—from both within and without. Underworld kingpins, treacherous politicians, and Imperial loyalists are sowing chaos in the galaxy. Desperate to take action, senators are calling for the election of a First Senator. It is their hope that this influential post will bring strong leadership to a divided galaxy.

As the daughter of Darth Vader, Leia faces with distrust the prospect of any one person holding such a powerful position—even when supporters suggest Leia herself for the job. But a new enemy may make this path Leia's only option. For at the edges of the galaxy, a mysterious threat is growing....

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Thom reviewed Star Wars: Bloodline by January LaVoy

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3 stars

Set 5 years before "The Force Awakens", this book starts out with bipartisan gridlock in the New Republic senate. This felt like a reflection of current US politics, down to some of the measures discussed. Senator Organa champions an investigation into post-Hutt criminal activity, a senator from the other party joins her, and things finally start to roll.

I liked the different tensions between these two characters and the action of the investigation, from card playing to wild flying. Of course things end up being connected to much bigger things, and this spiral increases the risk and speeds up the action.

This is not the Leia of the movie, of course, so a major event happens 2/3 of the way through this book. From this point the plot is on rails, and those tracks lead right to the film. I liked the wrap-ups of some points from the earlier story, …

Set 5 years before "The Force Awakens", this book starts out with bipartisan gridlock in the New Republic senate. This felt like a reflection of current US politics, down to some of the measures discussed. Senator Organa champions an investigation into post-Hutt criminal activity, a senator from the other party joins her, and things finally start to roll.

I liked the different tensions between these two characters and the action of the investigation, from card playing to wild flying. Of course things end up being connected to much bigger things, and this spiral increases the risk and speeds up the action.

This is not the Leia of the movie, of course, so a major event happens 2/3 of the way through this book. From this point the plot is on rails, and those tracks lead right to the film. I liked the wrap-ups of some points from the earlier story, but the rest of the novel felt rushed and the ending not satisfying.

I like the author's writing style and plan to read her earlier Star Wars universe novel, [b:Lost Stars|25067046|Lost Stars (Star Wars Journey to the Force Awakens)|Claudia Gray|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1462731623s/25067046.jpg|44751860].