Star Wars: Death Star
by Michael Reaves & Steve Perry
Del Ray/Lucas Books, HB,384 pp, $25.95

 

Death Star is the latest in Star Wars novels.

Have you ever wondered how the Death Star came to be? Was the emperor a Sith Lord? How did Anakin become Darth Vader? Death Star is an inside glimpse of the inner workings of the battle station, through the eyes of those involved. And while the draftees and contractors strive to build and bring the station into being, a small band of rebels try a daring rescue from within and to destroy the ultimate weapon in the universe .

The two authors juggle a large cast of characters with panache bringing them all to a successful conclusion and make a good novel. For Star Wars fans that can’t get enough. Know that Obi-wan Kenobi lives on in the force. - Pam Allan