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- I...really didn't know that so many people were looking forward to this book. I thought it sounded kind of cheesetastic and awful and I wasn't planning on reading it at all. For some reason it was making me think of Splinter's of the Mind's Eye and I really didn't like that at all. Plus, it was written by Stover, and after Traitor and Shatterpoint...I was just feeling kind of meh about this whole novel.
- If I wrote, boyslash, which I don't, but if I did, I would so write Threepio/Artoo based on this book alone. It was hilarious and awesome!
- OMG, the Bad Guy Names in this book were so cheesy that they were just awesome: Shadowspawn, Cronal, Blackhole, etc.
- The perfect blend of old!Star Wars and new!Star Wars, and by that I mean the writing style not just the timeline. It was edgy and dark, the book opens up with Luke asking someone to investigate whether he commited war crimes, but not so bleak as the NJO and beyond. It was FUN! And entertaining. I don't know when I've last enjoyed reading a SW book this much.
- But, seriously? When did SW (Official, not fandom) get so kinky? I'm not complaining mind, but we have Han and Leia grossing Jaina out by making jokes about tieing each other up and Nick and Aeona talking about spanking? Lol!
- Lando thought up Shield Ships! Lol, for continuity!
- Hobbie! Oh, Hobbie! The first scene with the Rogues is just so perfect and hilarious. I love the image that Stover created of how Hobbie was almost literally holding his ship together. And then there's another callback to that as Hobbie crashes again later in the book!
Edit - Also? When I see "...here, at the end of all things." I totally think that I'm reading Shire Wars, you know?
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