What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
I highly recommend picking this book up if the rise of skywalker left you feeling more listless than an x-wing with a fried engine. As an aside, a reread of shattered empire comic book series is a nice setup for this book.
Author does a fantastic job diving in the character of padme amadala in her books queen's shadow and queen's peril. Poe’s moral compass starts spinning during each new job, he starts to wonder if this is the career for him. Happening across a group of... Read More
Poe was spice runner before joining the resistance in the ros. Much of the first part of the novel is spent with the initiation into the spice smuggling business. You feel like you’re right inside the ship with the spice runners, so now i understand w... Read More
When his frustration at 16 boils over, he impulsively agrees to helm the ship of a shady crew who need to leave the planet. An opportunity comes when a small gang of smugglers accepts him reluctantly into their numbers.
This novel provides that in *. Amidst his constant struggle to blaze his own trail in the galaxy, poe frequently butts heads with the spice runners. Poe is as charming as ever in this book. Overall, it is a good story that provides some depth to the c... Read More
Cons
The book suffers most heavily from inconsistent third-person narration. I am a huge fan of the character of poe, but this retconning of him into han solo jr just does not work for me.
Highlights
Quality
His friendship with the spice runners blossoms as he struggles between his morals and his short-term goals.
He captured the spirited nature of the adventurous poe dameron and helped me to fall in love with the pilot even more.
There isn't a lot of star wars either - few stormtroopers or empire/first order and with the new republic now the 'bad' guys un... Read More
Indeed, segura details all of poe's youthful misadventures with the spice runner of kijimi.
Shipping
It came super fast and in perfect condition.
Packaging/appearance
The human connections between poe and his parents, poe and zorii, and poe and his own understanding of who he is, made poe come... Read More
Competitiveness
Personally, i would love to see another poe dameron novel come out into the world.
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I wish it would have been released prior to the movie but oh well
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The author had mentioned some do the research he had conducted and it really shows
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Felt like you were on the run with poe going from mission to mission not totally aware of the bigger picture but trying to survive and find meaning in the galaxy
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The book flew by insert poe flying joke in a great way
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Straight from the offset you recognise poe
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It feels like star wars sounds like star wars and it’s authentically star wars
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This is a proper “space pirate” battle with poe hitting a crossroad that you know which path he will choose you just didn’t know how
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For those of you curious about poe dameron and the scene involving a certain character from the rise of skywalker here is an account of their previous adventures
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