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Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura v. 4 (Hardcover)

by Kathy Tyers (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (80 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Books; New edition edition (8 Dec 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553407589
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553407587
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 361,832 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Based on the original "Star Wars" saga, this novel is set in the fateful days following the events in "Return of the Jedi". It plants a seed of hope for peace, sees the formation of a timeless love and stands witness to a Jedi's undying sacrifice to defend humanity against an alien nemesis.

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No sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned to ashes on Endor than the Rebel Alliance intercepts a call for help from a far-flung imperial outpost.

Bakura is on the edge of known space and the first to meet the Ssi-ruuk, cold-blooded reptilian invaders who are approaching imperial space with only one goal: total domination. Princess Leia sees the mission as a chance to achieve a diplomatic victory for the Alliance. But the mission assumes even greater importance when a vision of Obi-wan Kenobi appears to Luke Skywalker with the message that he must go to Bakura - or risk losing everything the rebels have fought so desperately to achieve.

Even as the Alliance arrives, the aliens have almost overcome the Bakura Imperial garrison, whose desperate commander will accept help from any other quarter against an insidious foe that enslaves human minds to pilot their invincible machines of war and destruction. While marshalling the tattered Imperial forces, Luke, Han Solo and Princess Leia must win the trust and cooperation of the Bakurans. For although the rebels have been granted temporary amnesty, there is the risk of treachery among those whose first allegiance lies with the Empire.

On the eve of the final explosive onslaught, Rebel and Imperial forces must at last come to terms with each other...or lose the entire galaxy to the hideous servitude promised by a victorious alien enemy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good start, 10 April 2005
This review is from: Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura v. 4 (Paperback)
'The truce at Bakura' is an excellent start to the life after 'Return of the jedi'. With the galaxy under threat of invasion from an unknown speices, Luke, Han and Leia lead a rebel task force to Bakura an Imperial controlled world under seige from the invaders.

Once at a shakey truce with the Imperials Leia thinks this a chance to rally another planet to the Alliance, and they learn that the invaders have a force sensitve human with them. While the battle is at a halt the invaders beleive this a chance to captuer Luke and use him for their own evil devices, while Luke believes this a chance to get an apprentice.

This book although I belive it is a good start to a new series lacks depth like other Starwars books, but if you like Starwars it is an enjoyable read and builds the theory that the Alliance still has a lot of work to do. A good read and a welcome change to Imps.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Part of the bedrock of the Star Wars Expanded Universe., 18 Oct 2004
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This review is from: Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura v. 4 (Paperback)
THE STORY:
The day after the Rebel victory at Endor, a message arrives from the distant world of Bakura calling for Imperial aid. Seeing a chance to begin peaceful interaction between the Empire and the Rebellion, Mon Mothma sends Luke, Han, Leia, Rogue Squadron and a small flotilla of ships to answer Bakura's call. The Rebels soon discover that the Bakurans face an enemy unlike anything else they've encountered and, of course, there's still the threat of Imperial duplicity.

WHAT'S GOOD:
This book is one of the early Star Wars novels that form the foundations of the Star Wars novel franchise and, as such, is both and excellent stand-alone novel and choc-full of innovative ideas. There are several well-written battle scenes and ample time is given over to establishing the important elements of Ssi-ruuk and Bakuran culture. I liked Luke's reaction to Dev, suddenly feeling the import of Yoda's words "Pass on what you have learned". The other thing I enjoyed was the way that this book begins with the aftermath of the Battle of Endor; the Rebels, although victorious, were severely mauled, Han and Leia are just beginning to explore their love for one another and Luke is on death's door after being fried by Emperor Palpatine. Nice to see Obi-Wan showing his glowing beyond-the-grave face too.

WHAT'S BAD:
I simply didn't like the idea of the Ssi-ruuk and their technology. It seems like a rather poor Borg imitation if you ask me (this book may have come before the Borg, but either way Star Trek did it right, this book doesn't) and the anticlimatic way in which they're driven off really annoyed me. In summary, this book is essential Star Wars reading, but you should definitely read the other early books first (the 'Thrawn' and 'Jedi Academy' trilogies especially).

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An exciting addition to the star wars universe, 2 Sep 2005
By hill (chippenham, wiltshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Set the day after the battle of endor, the truce at bakura is generally an exciting fast paced tale. Characterisation is generally good but i found the Ssi-ruuk interludes fustrating, finding they often spoiled the pace of the novel as a whole. The book contains all the aspects a star wars fan will love, battles, romance and lightsabers.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Jolly good show....
Okay, so it is slightly lacking in some parts, that i must admit, but not every novel can live up to our expectations. Read more
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