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Title: Contrived plot and lack of imagination.
Review: The plot of this novel is contrived. There are a few moderate surprises, but overall, the story is quite conventional. It would seem, also, that imagination ceases outsie of the mind of George Lucas. Can we really expect everything to be "as angry as a wampa ice creature on fire" and "slow as a bantha?" Can we really expect people to ride around on rancors and tauntauns? Can the authors of these cheesy novels not create any substantially new creatures? The creation of new characters in the novels is noteworthy; however, even here, it would seem strange that the very leaders of a struggling new republic would be sent into dangerous situations every time you turn around -- is there no one else in the universe who can "save the republic" but han solo and leia?
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