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Three years have passed since
Luke Skywalker and the Rebels blew up the Death Star. Now stationed
on Hoth, the ice planet, Luke is attacked by a Wompa Ice Creature.
After escaping and collapsing in the snow, he is visited by Obi-Wan
Kenobi. Obi-Wan tells him to go to Dagobah and seek out the Jedi
Master. In the meantime, an Empire probe has found the Rebel
base. The base is soon attacked and a ferocious battle is fought,
separating Luke and Artoo-Detoo from Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess
Leia and See-Threepio. While Luke travels to Dagobah, Han Solo
and crew are pursued by the Star Destroyer “Avenger”
into an asteroid field. The Emperor informs Darth Vader that
Luke is a threat and must be destroyed. Darth Vader convinces
the Emperor that he can turn Luke to the dark side of the force
and have him join the Empire as a powerful ally. As bait, he
plans on capturing the Millenium Falcon. After Luke crash lands
on Dagobah, he meets the Jedi Master, Yoda, and begins his training.
He soon has a vision of his friends in trouble and fears they
are in mortal danger. He tells the Jedi Master that he must leave.
Yoda informs him that to leave now would surely end and chance
of Luke becoming a Jedi Knight. So, Luke must make the hardest
decision of his life, continue his training or save his friends.
This is a book based upon the
second Star Wars movie, Episode 5. Now, you might think, “Why
should I read the book? I’ve seen the movie ten times.”
Well, so have I. But, I still enjoyed reading the book and got
really tied up with the last half of the book. For any Science
Fiction or Star Wars fan, this is a must-read. It gives you a
little more insight to the movie and I learned a few things that
help me to prepare for the new movie coming out soon. While the
dialog is sometimes a little campy, especially between Han and
Leia, I really enjoyed reading this book. There is not much I
can say about the book, except that it is a good compliment to
the movie. If you haven’t seen the movie before, which I
find rather hard to believe, this is a good science fiction story
with action, love and adventure. It is a fairly fast read.
I rated this book an 8 out of
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