Bloodline was the first of the canon novels under the Disney umbrella to really focus on one of the legacy characters, in this case, Leia. The novel is set six years before the events of The Force Awakens. Leia, having abandoned the idea of following Luke's path to becoming a Jedi, is a senator in The New Republic. However, she is aware of something sinister happening in the background of the Republic (which ultimately ends up being The First Order) that becomes more apparent over the course of the story.
Han is in the book a bit but is not a focus, and it is mentioned that Ben is off training with Luke. But, again, Luke is just sparingly mentioned, and that is it. The novel is really about political maneuvering and backbiting, definitely using our Earthly politics as an example, but there is some action intertwined with it. Probably the biggest reveal of the book is that Leia had been able to hide her true parentage for many years after the Empire fell as most of the galaxy has no idea that Darth Vader was her true father.
Overall, the book is very well-written and has a good story. It is not as action-packed as some of the other books, but it was nice to finally have a new book that focused on a major legacy character. You could really envision Carrie Fisher delivering Leia's lines and it does set up a bit of the sequel trilogy storyline. So, if you are one of those who reads some, but not all, of the canon novels, this is a good one to read.
Han is in the book a bit but is not a focus, and it is mentioned that Ben is off training with Luke. But, again, Luke is just sparingly mentioned, and that is it. The novel is really about political maneuvering and backbiting, definitely using our Earthly politics as an example, but there is some action intertwined with it. Probably the biggest reveal of the book is that Leia had been able to hide her true parentage for many years after the Empire fell as most of the galaxy has no idea that Darth Vader was her true father.
Overall, the book is very well-written and has a good story. It is not as action-packed as some of the other books, but it was nice to finally have a new book that focused on a major legacy character. You could really envision Carrie Fisher delivering Leia's lines and it does set up a bit of the sequel trilogy storyline. So, if you are one of those who reads some, but not all, of the canon novels, this is a good one to read.
No comments:
Post a Comment