Synopsis:
Darth Vader may have been redeemed and the Emperor
vanquished, but peace can be fleeting, and evil does not
easily relent. Yet the simple belief in good can still
empower ordinary individuals to rise and meet the
greatest challenges.
US trade paperback edition
includes short stories
Bait by Alan Dean Foster and
The Perfect Weapon
by Delilah S. Dawson.
Chronology:
This story occurs
approximately 34 years after Episode IV: A New Hope. NB: This story's
novelisations and adaptations form part of the
Star Wars Saga* only in so
far as events depicted within the story do not contradict those
seen
on screen.
Star
Wars fans have waited more than three decades for the official
sequel to Return of the Jedi and the Original Trilogy and
Abram's vision in The Force Awakens' theatrical release
certainly delivered everything most fans had wanted and expected.
Now Foster's adaptation continues the sense of excitement and wonder
seen on the big screen. In addition the novelisation answers several
questions the film fails to answer such as how did Poe Dameron
survive the TIE Fighter crash on Jakku and escape the planet? What
exactly is the relationship between the Resistance and the New
Republic? How does Rey know how to perform a Jedi Mind Trick? And
how did Kylo Ren and General Hux escape Starkiller Base? Foster
not only answers these questions but also gives the reader much more
than just a scene-by-scene dramatisation and re-telling of Abram's
film. Foster delivers a deeper insight into the motivations of many
of the film's characters including Rey and Kylo Ren. In particular
we learn (and understand) how Rey is able to exploit her nascent
Force abilities in order to beat Kylo's interrogation and later
defeat him in the lightsaber duel. No matter how many times you
may have seen The Force Awakens, reading Foster's
novelisation will not only enhance but also enrich that experience.
Rating:
4
/ 5
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