![]() To celebrate a weekend together you’ll never forget. To embrace your inner hero or root for the villain. But most importantly, create all of those memories with the people you care about the most. Treat yourself to exclusive fandom gear and unique artwork. Get star struck over your favorite TV and film idols. Be inspired by award-winning comic artists and Japanese anime creators. Where you can experience the best in pop culture because no matter what fandom you’re passionate about, we have it waiting here for you. Where you’re accepted and embraced for being yourself. ![]() Many thanks to Random House for the advance review copy. Overall, Bloodline delivers a wonderful characterisation of Princess Leia, never dwelling two long in any one moment to become trapped in its own intricacy. Bursting to a conclusion with a final arc that will have your heart racing, and feeling like every character is in great pearl. I had high expectations after Gray’s Lost Stars, but even I was not prepared for something quite this good. However, this novel is one of the most powerful and compelling reads ever in the Star Wars publishing world. It can be tiring when entertainment runs to close to the continual daily news as escapism is lost. It’s brave of Gray to tackle politics in a US election year, she handles it with great skill. We see the formation of the Resistance, and the hints of the beginnings of The First Order as the novel sets up the political background leading into The Force Awakens. The political hero, Leia, and the warrior hero Luke – can they truly be held up as poster heroes on which to base this new era of governance?Īs the Skywalker “secret” spreads, the New Republic formed after Return of the Jedi begins to crumble as people realise that it has been formed by the very bloodline of the great evil that they destroyed. For the first time in a Star Wars narrative you feel that the impact of the Skywalker lineage has true gravity to the rest of the galaxy. She brilliantly captures that unspoken respect the Republic has for her, then wonderfully brings that crashing down around her, as her father is revealed to be the Dark Lord of the Sith. Gray’s portrayal of Leia sits so perfectly with my own, that at times it brought a smile to my face. Leia stands alone, a beacon of hope that both sides look to for a solution and common ground. She also projects great diplomacy as she tries in vain to heal the rift between the two political camps. There is poise, grace, and a more direct element to Leia that was devoid in The Force Awakens. The deep political nature of the novel is a central cause for it’s slow pacing, but a focus on Princess Leia from a different point of view is a welcome change. This publication once again shows the determination of the storygroup to deliver content where there is something for everyone, even at the expense of universal popularity. It will thus split opinion with some I’m sure missing badly these elements, however underneath lies a spectacular tale that is truly important to the very essence of the galaxy. This makes it a heavily political novel, with little in the way of wars in the stars, lightsaber battles, Jedi, or action. The novel focuses in on two sides of the New Republic, the Centralists who believe the galaxy needs a strong centralised government and military, and the Populists whom seek more independent control for planets and systems. For at the edges of the galaxy, a mysterious threat is growing.Īuthor: Claudia Gray Cover artist: Scott Biel Publisher: Del Rey Books Publication date: Pages: 352 ISBN: 978-6-2 ![]() But a new enemy may make this path Leia’s only option. It is their hope that this influential post will bring strong leadership to a divided galaxy.Īs the daughter of Darth Vader, Leia faces with distrust the prospect of any one person holding such a powerful position-even when supporters suggest Leia herself for the job. Desperate to take action, senators are calling for the election of a First Senator. Underworld kingpins, treacherous politicians, and Imperial loyalists are sowing chaos in the galaxy. Now a respected senator, Leia must grapple with the dangers that threaten to cripple the fledgling democracy-from both within and without. But after decades of vicious infighting and partisan gridlock in the New Republic Senate, that hope seems like a distant memory. When the Rebellion defeated the Empire in the skies above Endor, Leia Organa believed it was the beginning to a lasting peace. ![]()
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