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    Razor's Edge: Star Wars Legends

    By Martha Wells

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    When rebels clash with renegades, it’s the Empire that may claim the final victory.

    Times are desperate for the Rebel Alliance. Harassment by the Empire and a shortage of vital supplies are hindering completion of a new secret base on the ice planet Hoth. So when Mid Rim merchants offer much-needed materials for sale, Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo lead an Alliance delegation to negotiate a deal.

    But when treachery forces the rebel ship to flee into territory controlled by pirates, Leia makes a shocking discovery: the fierce marauders come from Leia’s homeworld of Alderaan, recently destroyed by the Death Star. These refugees have turned to pillaging and plundering to survive—and they are in debt to a pirate armada, which will gladly ransom the princess to the vengeful Empire . . . if they find out her true identity.

    Struggling with intense feelings of guilt, loyalty, and betrayal, Leia is determined to help her wayward kinspeople, even as Imperial forces are closing in on her own crippled ship. Trapped between lethal cutthroats and brutal oppressors, Leia and Han, along with Luke, Chewbacca, and a battle-ready crew, must defy death—or embrace it—to keep the rebellion alive.

    “[A] rollicking Star Wars adventure . . . a book that keeps you eagerly turning pages.”—Roqoo Depot
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateSep 24, 2013
    ISBN9780345545688
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    Razor's Edge: Star Wars Legends
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    Martha Wells

    Martha Wells is the author of five previous novels: The Wizard Hunters, the first book of the Fall of Ile-Rien, The Element of Fire, City of Bones, Wheel of the Infinite, and The Death of the Necromancer, which was nominated for the Nebula Award. She lives in College Station, Texas, with her husband.

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    Reviews for Razor's Edge

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    • 2/5
      Razor's Edge was a novel that i felt disconnected to. I wasn't hearing the voices i should have been hearing. There were parts where I was lost at what was going on and it seemed to drag on. Was not impressed with the novel. Sometimes these are the risks you run with new authors but it is a risk you have to take. Also, when have blaster's ever been called blast rifles? Was a little curious about that one.
    • 4/5
      Martha Wells has brought the Star Wars universe back another foot forward after a long stretch of mediocre novels and series were bringing the universe down. What's worked here was the use of a cast of favorites set in a time immediately after the destruction of the Death Star. Instead of a huge story spanning across multiple books, characters, and settings this was focused on a short period of time using just a few locations to tell a quick story that's entertaining and provides a few new insights into the characters of Han, Leia, and Luke.

      With this and the recent novel, Kenobi, the future of the Star Wars EU is looking better. I definitely will be checking out the next in this series.
    • 3/5
      I received this book through Goodreads' First Reads program! Thanks to Goodreads and the author!

      This was the first Star Wars tie-in book I've read since the original Alan Dean Foster ones, Back In The Day. But I'd heard good things about Martha Wells and was curious to read something by her.

      What most struck me about 'Razor's Edge' was how well Wells captured the Star Wars characters. You could definitely vividly 'see' and 'hear' Leia, Han, Luke, &c.; it was all very true to the films.

      However - I felt a lack of urgency in the book. I didn't feel the need to rush to finish it, at all. I don't think this is the author's fault - I think it's an artifact of it being a tie-in, relating an incident wedged between 'Star Wars' and 'The Empire Strikes Back' - we already know that no matter how dire the situations the main characters find themselves in, everything will be OK (for the time being), and there's no room for any change in the dynamics of their interpersonal relationships.

      However, that aside - this is a fun, action-filled book, with Space Pirates thrown into the conflict between Imperial troops and the Rebel Alliance. Good fun.
    • 4/5
      I was a MAJOR fan of the special effects and the narrator. They really helped pull the story together. Don't let the cover fool you either; Princess Leia is the star of this show with Han Solo following close behind, Luke Skywalker on the other-hand is a minor footnote in this tale of deceit, cunning, and badassery. When Princess Leia is forced to flee into pirate territory she has no idea how dire her situation has become. She may not be battling imperial ships, but she does have to contend with backstabbing Alderaaneans, untrustworthy pirates, and Han who is forever pushing on her nerves. Fast paced and full of near misses, action, and riveting chase scenes. This book is pure fun!
    • 3/5
      This 2013 Star Wars novel about Leia is set after A New Hope.I really liked the characterisation of Leia and her interactions with Han, but the action sequences didn’t always hold my attention. I don’t know if that reflects what I find interesting to read or just what Wells finds interesting to write. The most engaging action scenes were those in the asteroid-mine-facility-turned-space-pirate-base, which seemed the most like something from Wells’ own science-fiction.
    • 3/5
      Not bad. Nice quick Star Wars adventure...reader was just fine. Being a huge Murderbot fan I was hoping for more from Ms. Wells, but it was at best nothing to write home about.
    • 3/5
      It's been years since I read a Star Wars Expanded Universe novel, but I pre-ordered this one because of the image of Princess Leia dominating the cover. I've been underwhelmed by the handling of her character in the books I've read, but this one did well in balancing her aspects of symbol, trained diplomat, warrior, and young woman becoming attracted to someone and not entirely comfortable with it.

      The story itself was a good idea: Princess Leia goes to secret meeting but gets sidetracked by an encounter with an Alderaanian gunship-turned-pirate -- and then with the leader of a pirate stronghold. The idea of using a mined-out asteroid as a pirate den was a good one, but I felt the author spent too much of the book describing the different groups of heroes finding their way through dark tunnels. On the plus side, there was a win-or-die 'game' involving other prisoners and a mad droid in which Leia managed to win the game, win an ally, and destroy a robot. I would have liked more action like that and fewer pages of tunnels.

      The characterization of Han was very good: loyal to Leia, a bit off-balance due to his own feelings, and switching back and forth between smart-mouthing and keeping his mouth shut as the occasion seemed to demand.

      In the end, it was a nice visit to the Star Wars universe with my favorite characters, but nothing exceptional.
    • 4/5
      I am a big Star Wars fan and out of the original characters, Leia is my favorite. I love reading into her character and was excited to finally reading this.

      Razor’s Edge was a fun read. Is it the best book I have read in this universe? No, but it wasn’t the worst. This book felt more of a standalone side story than a story to help build the story line for the Star Wars world. I am fine with it, but because they mentioned getting supplies for Echo Base, I was hoping for a little more on that as it felt they dropped the story. I realize it wasn’t the main story, but if they would have said they were out where they were to gain information on the Imperials, I think I would have liked that reasoning better.    

      I loved the characters outside of Leia, Luke, Han, Chewie, and the droids, but I would say the Imperial character was not as well rounded as I would have liked. I wish Luke and Chewie was not in this novel or showed up a little earlier. I felt it was odd how they came in and this feeling is the same for the imperial agent. The Alderaanian characters were nice to see another perspective of how a planet would affect its people, besides Leia and the others who agreed to join her in the alliance. I enjoyed them and loved how they were tiptoeing around Leia on how to treat her. The pirates were the real bad guys in this story and are your typical Star Wars bad guys. I loved them.

      Leia was fun to read here. I have always enjoyed anything Leia in this element. She wanted to help her people, but she doesn’t want to tell them what to do, as she is feeling the loss of her planet still as well and she feels her loss in status. She was trying to understand them and why they went the direction they did. The way Leia handles herself with the pirates was a way to show her time in the senate.

      I would recommend this book, especially if you are a Leia fan. It is a fun read and something you will enjoy.   
    • 5/5
      The things I love about this book include:

      * It centers on Leia Organa!
      * It captures Leia's voice perfectly. A few weeks before starting this I listened to the audiobook of Carrie Fisher's 'The Princess Diarist' and the dialogues and inner monologues of Leia in this book reminded me so much of Carrie, it was a delight.
      * It's really well written and instantly catapulted Martha Wells up right next to Timothy Zahn on the list of my favourite Star Wars authors.
      * It tells us more about Leia's place in the Rebellion, what she wanted to be, what others wanted her to be and what she achieved.
      * It focuses on the impact the destruction of Alderaan hat not only on Leia, but on other Alderaanian survivors as well. An interesting topic, and well delivered.
      * It does not introduce another thread that will destroy the galaxy and gets defeated in the end, but rather deals with the day-to-day business of the Rebellion in the days of the Empire and in this, gives us insight into one of the main characters as well as into the Rebellion itself.

      If this list sounds like something you might like, I highly recommend this book.
    • 4/5
      It’s a tall task to take iconic characters and weave them into a story of your own invention. Martha Wells does this very successfully in Razor’s Edge: Star Wars (Empire and Rebellion). Her task is made all the more difficult by the setting, which takes place shortly after the events in the original Star Wars, pegging the personalities of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca as very close to how they were portrayed in the movie. The characters and their interactions felt very authentic. The plot involves a meeting at the out of the way location that gets derailed when Leia runs into a pirate attack led by a ship from her destroyed homeworld of Alderaan. Leia and Han wind up on the Alderaanian ship headed toward a pirate base on an abandoned asteroid mine. Leia must try to protect the Alderaanians, convince them to join the rebellion, rescue hostages from a captured freighter, defeat the sinister pirate leader, complete her mission and do it all before the Empire shows up. Luke and Chewy are left to catch up and try to bail out their captured comrades.This story was a lot of fun. The pirate base on the abandoned asteroid mine was a fascinating and vividly described setting. The characters, both familiar and new, were interesting and complicated. The battles and fight scenes were wonderfully depicted and ratcheted up in intensity as the plot moved along with rising stakes at each step of the way. I’ve long been a fan of Martha Wells and she certainly doesn’t disappoint here. The Star Wars universe is incredibly vast with plenty of room for stories to tell. Wells proves that there is plenty of fertile territory left to explore. Both casual and die hard Star Wars fans will enjoy this story. Highly recommended.I was fortunate to receive an advance copy of this book.
    • 4/5
      The Rebel Alliance is in desperate straits, and Princess Lei with the help of Han Solo and others are on a mission to help rebuild a new base. Set in between the film “Star Wars” and “The Empire Strikes Back”, this adds more. It has all the characters we come to love but concentrates on Princess Leia. It gives more meat to the character and we get to experience more of her banter with Solo. I believe this is only the second Star Wars based novel, I have read but I have to say I enjoyed it. It is filled with non-stop action.