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Excerpt |
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Face To Face With Death
The Rebel officer raised his
electrobinoculars and focused on the objects resolutely advancing
through the snow, looking like creatures out of the past…
But they were war machines, each of them stalking like enormous
ungulates on four jointed legs—the Empire’s All Terrain
Armored Transports!
The officer grabbed his comlink.
“Rogue Leader—Incoming! Point Zero Three!”
”Echo Station Five-Seven,
we’re on our way.” Even as Luke Skywalker replied,
an explosion sprayed ice and snow around the officer and his
terrified men.
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Synopsis |
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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.
The Empire Strikes Back is a book based upon the
second Star Wars movie, Episode 5, and was written by Donald F. Glut. |
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Review |
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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 Empire Strikes Back 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 Empire Strikes Back, except that it is a great
compliment to the movie. If you haven’t seen the movie before, which I
find rather hard to believe, this is a wonderful science fiction story
with action, love and adventure. It is a fairly fast read.
I rated this book an 8 out of
10. |
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