Book review: Star Wars: Survivor's Quest, by Timothy Zahn
Pros: Interesting Luke-and-Mara capstone to Timothy Zahn's novels set in the Star Wars universe Cons: Might confuse readers who haven't read previous Timothy Zahn novels; too ship-bound If you are a more-or-less regular reader of the Bantam Spectra/Del Rey Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, you're doubtlessly aware that though each novel or series of novels is pretty much a stand-alone work, it's also part of a larger mosaic. There are many instances in which a minor character, planet, or even old pre-Empire projects mentioned in one book will later play a larger role in the continuing Star Wars narrative. This technique isn't exclusive to the Lucasfilm-licensed Star Wars projects; Paramount's Star Trek franchise has published hundreds of paperback and hardcover novels which not only tell "untold tales" of the famous starships Enterprise and their legendary c...