What do You think about The Truce At Bakura (1994)?
Jurassic Park in the Star Wars universe...I'm kidding but when I read the novel, Jurassic Park did come to mind. I never would have thought that evil dinosaurs where trying to enslave human spirit forces to power droid ships. That seemed like a stretch. Especially since it takes places right after Episode 6. I like seeing the aftermath of Episode 6. I like seeing Luke's struggle with himself and the temptations of the Dark side of the Force. Seeing Luke hurting from his battle with the Emperor, Leia's confrontation with the fact that Darth Vader was her father, and Han's relationship with Leia. This was great character development and I could see this expanding over to other Star Wars novels. Villains are a bit weird but I guess I don't mind it much. The Empire is still around and I liked how the Alliance dealt with that fact. Star Wars fans must read this novel since it is something that happens right after Episode 6. Readers will enjoy this, only if they are science fiction fans, Star Wars or both. Enjoy kiddies! I know I did.
—Daniel
Kathy Tyers did an amazing job with this book. I loved the fact that it picked up the day after the battle of Endor (Luke is still healing from his battle with Vader and the Emporer).I guess it may have started a little slow, and I think the bit about Leia's psycological issues with Vader being her father and all was unnecessary, or over done. But these were truly minor annoyances at most. The rest of the novel made up for it.I've read a lot of the Star Wars novels. In my opinion, "The Truce at Bakura" by Kathy Tyers rates at the top with Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole.I can see why this novel may not appeal to the 12-15 year old reader. But for someone with a little more maturity, who appreciates a well-contrived and well-written story with accurate character representation, and believable dialogue, I recommend reading this book.I think the author did a particularly good job in her portrayal of Luke Skywalker. I found his thoughts and actions to be in perfect accord with the character defined by the movies.I only wish Kathy Tyers would write another one.
—Ian Reay
I have had the honor of meeting the author Kathy Tyers and listening to her speak about the exciting adventure of being asked to write a Star Wars novel.This novel picks up one day after the events of the movie Return of the Jedi. And there is so much that you don't give a second thought. How does Leia deal with knowing Vader is her father? How does Luke feel about being the last Jedi? The Emperor is dead but is the Empire? All of these questions and more are answered in this novel.The interesting thing that I've found while reading franchise fiction is that even though you come for the main Characters, it's the new characters that really tug at your heart. Luke, Leia and Han are untouchable. The author can't kill them. You know that Luke will not die however bad the odds look. But the poor slave boy Dev? He might be in danger. At first I was annoyed when the story switched to this poor deluded kid. I wanted to read about Luke Skywalker. But as the story developed I really came to like Dev. Being an author original meant that she could put more work into his development and that is why at the end of the book it's really Dev that you're rooting for. Yea Luke is there too but by the end you'll have realized that this isn't Luke's story.
—Cathrine Bonham
