Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
by Voronica Whitney-Robinson, Haden Blackman
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Author: Haden Blackman, Voronica Whitney-RobinsonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-12-30
ISBN: 0345470664
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: LucasBooks
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Book Review: Suprising light but fun read that's worth the time
Summary: 5 Stars
I've heard some negative comments about "Star Wars Galaxies: the Ruins of Dantooine" but it is actually a really good book. The book successfully recreates the feel of the game by featuring many different worlds and locales, cameo appearances by the core movie characters, and the appearance of only the races you can be when you make your game character (ie, the Mon Cal, Zabrak, etc). The descriptions of the planets' biology and their species adds some novelty to the book and the author draws upon her bioscience background to achieve that. The plot was solid and kept the pace moving quickly. My only criticisms are that the romance seemed somewhat cliche at time, but never contrived, and a casino on Naboo doesn't strike me as something the Naboo would build. The central characters are Dusque, an Imperial biologist that's searching for meaning, her gentle friend the Ithorian Tendau and a rebel named Finn, who surprises the reader and Dusque in the end. Ultimately, the existential themes of the book surface, as Dusque, after a transforming galaxy-hopping adventure, realizes that life is "deciding who and what you are going to be, and being able to live with those decisions" (p. 265).
Summary of Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
Enter the explosive universe of the exciting online gameSTAR WARS GALAXIES:
AN EMPIRE DIVIDED!
It is a time of great turmoil. The oppressive Empire is close to seizing complete control of the galaxy. The ragtag guerrilla army of the Rebel Alliance fights on, striking wherever it can, but now something has come to light that could spell certain doom. Hidden in the Jedi ruins of Dantooine is a Holocron containing a list of high-level Rebel sympathizers. If that list were to fall into the hands of Darth Vader, the Rebel Alliance would lose its most valued support?and possibly the war itself.
As an Imperial bio-engineer who frequently visits other worlds, Dusque Mistflier is the perfect cover for a Rebel who needs to travel far and wide without arousing suspicion. And so she agrees to help Rebel spy Finn Darktrin in his quest to recover the crucial Holocron. Despite help from Han, Luke, and Leia, the mission is fraught with peril. And as their journey takes them into the fiery belly of the beast that is galactic civil war, Dusque and Finn will learn that the hardest part of all is figuring out whose side you?re on?and how far you?re willing to go to win. . . .
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