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Splinter of the Mind's
Eye
aka Splinter of the Mind's Eye:
From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker |
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Alan Dean Foster (Novel);
Terry Austin (Comic Book adaptation) |
| First published by Del
Rey |
Story published as:
Hardback Novel (1978)
Paperback Novel (1978, 1981,
1986, 1994)
Comic Book Series (1995-1996)
Graphic Novel (1996, 2008)
Hardback Graphic Novel (2007)
e-Book (2011)
e-Comic Book (2012) |
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Rating:
If you have read this story, please
rate it:
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Reviews:
1 review [Average review
score: 1 / 5] |
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Synopsis:
Stranded on a jungle planet, Luke Skywalker and Princess
Leia are caught in a desperate race against time and
Imperial Stormtroopers to claim a gem which holds
mysterious powers over the Force...
Luke Skywalker expected trouble when he volunteered to
follow Princess Leia on her mission to Circarpous to
enlist their Rebel underground in the battle against the
Empire. But the farm boy from Tatooine hadn't counted on
an unscheduled landing in the swamplands of Mimban - the
planet where the Kaiburr crystal lay, a mysterious gem
that would give the one who possessed it such powers
over the Force that he would be all but invincible. In
the wrong hands, the crystal could be deadly.
Luke has to find the jewel and find it fast. Accompanied
by his faithful droids R2-D2 and C-3PO, Luke and the
Princess set out for the Temple of Pomojema - and a
confrontation deep beneath the surface of an alien world
with the most fearsome villain in the galaxy...
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Chronology:
This story occurs approximately 2 years after the Battle
of Yavin. |
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Related Stories (in
chronological order):
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"I'd
rate the relevance to the E.U. as a 1.
This was a hard book to review, because you have to compensate for
the fact that the author only had 1 movie to go on before writing
the book. Still, the author's depiction of Luke differed a lot from
the character that was further developed in The
Empire Strikes Back and Return of the
Jedi. Plus there was this sexual tension between Luke and Leia
that just got creepy once you know they're brother and sister.
My main complaint with this book is that it just didn't really have
a "Star Wars" feel to it. It's just two people named Luke
and Leia going through an adventure, but it could have been any
universe.
Much of the story was written before The
Empire Strikes Back and Return of the
Jedi explained things, so much of the key moments of the book
has to be retconned away, coming up with
bizarre explanations for why they aren't inconsistent with the whole
story.
Only one element of the story, Kaiburr crystals, are even mentioned
in other books, and that's only in passing. This book is easily
skipped if you want to read the whole E.U.
"About my Reviews:
"I've read/own all the adult books except the recent hardcovers
and several of the kids books. My reading philosophy is that the
books should be read in the order they were published, as skipping
around will only cause you to miss nuances and get frustrated at
references to previous books. I tend to favor reading about Han over
Luke, and like plenty of space battles and swordfights. I also
appreciate philosophical discussions of the Force and government, a
"Star Wars" feel to books that capture the magic of the
original trilogy, and the ability to make new characters/places come
alive as well as tying in other characters. I'm in the process of
rating all the books, and have tried to generate a genuine bell
chart. I have 8 1s, 12 2s, 33 3s, 28 4s, and 16 5s. I'd rate ERAs
as: Classic - 2, Bantam - 4, New Jedi Order - 5, Clone Wars - 3,
Legacy - 3, and Junior Jedi Knights a 3 despite it being a kids'
series."
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