Jonathan Arnold reviewed Star Wars: Specter of the Past by Theodor Zahn (Star wars; Hand of Thrawn Duology)
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So this is a Star Wars book, pretty well thought of. I gave it a try but it just wasn't for me. At first, the various unexplained alien races and planets and technology were kind of cute but eventually it became really annoying. I would say every couple paragraphs there was some noun that was entirely unexplained and I didn't know anything about. That, plus just the weirdness of reading about well known characters like Han Solo, Leia and others that just got to be too much. Maybe if you know more about the Star Wars universe it would be easier to take. But I must move on.