{"id":322,"date":"2007-08-17T09:58:32","date_gmt":"2007-08-17T14:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.delirium.org\/?p=322"},"modified":"2018-01-26T10:12:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T16:12:24","slug":"allegiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delirium.org\/?p=322","title":{"rendered":"Allegiance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I guess there’s a new Star Wars series out, right? But for a really long time, I couldn’t find the first one used. (It’s in hardback, and I’m reasonably picky about paying $25+ for a book. Well, obviously I wouldn’t be spending full price, but I still think of it that way when making the financial decision.) I finally did find it, plus the subsequent ones, and now I’ve apparently got six books in said new series stretched out in front of me. Naturally, then, I opted to read the new Zahn<\/a> book instead.<\/p>\n

Allegiance<\/a> is set in the Splinter of the Mind’s Eye<\/a> era, when the Rebellion was only really starting to get its legs following the propaganda victory that comprised the destructions of Alderaan and the Death Star. A group of pirates apparently working with a regional governor to declare independence from Palpatine’s Empire sets Luke, Leia, and Han, Darth Vader, the Emperor’s newest apprentice, Mara Jade, and five recently deserting stormtroopers on a collision course, during which each of the characters must determine how their personal morality interacts with their sworn duty in an ever-darkening galaxy. (Well, okay, I’m thinking Vader was probably pretty secure in his actions and choices. And Leia. But the others!)<\/p>\n

Decent book. Still pretty close to top-shelf for Star Wars, but the author has almost always done better. I can’t help but think it was a set-up novel to allow us to see more of the Hand of Justice in the future. Which is fine; those stormtrooper guys were pretty interesting, and definitely the best part of the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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