The New Rebellion

That was a good read.

While it hardly blew me away, this was top-tier comfy Bantam Star Wars - slightly cheesy, great action, fun characters, fun politics, and an overly dramatic, cool arse villain.

I loved the way this book treated the continuity of the Bantam books maturely, and it was a blast to return to this era, which was very warm and fun for me

Sure, this isn't anything majorly special, but I'm shocked many don't enjoy it. It's lots of fun, has some of the best characterisation of any of the original trilogy characters in the Bantam books, and also good writing for some of the popular EU characters like Mara Jade and Talon Karrde.

Kueller was a brilliant villain, a little cheesy and dramatic, as I stated, but solid and lots of fun to read. I loved the drama it added for Luke's character upon discovering who he is, and I really liked the mystery about him before that point.

I found myself skimming much of Han's plot in the middle act, and found a few bits like Artoo and Threepio's plots dreary, but I'm sure X-Wing fans will get a kick out of General Wedge Antilles' space battle and his ingenuity, and much of the bits featuring Lando.

Weaving between dark grittiness and cheesy fun, this book is a blast and a fun, comfy read that feels very much like the original trilogy.