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(More customer reviews)In the pantheon of Star Wars literature, "The Mystery of the Rebellious Robot" is one of the first expanded universe stories, going all the way back to 1979. In this story, R2-D2 malfunctions and nearly destroys the Millennium Falcon. Before long, many of the Rebel Alliance's droids are also malfunctioning. These robot related dangers spark the mystery of the rebellious robot(s). Mark Corcoran's illustrations have that rainbow hue that was so common in popular images during the late 70's and early 80's. In this respect, the book has a charming vintage quality. Given the text, the book is best for children on a third grade reading level. The book will be a fun read for children, but the book predates any effort to align the expanded universe with the films. For example, Luke Skywalker is able to take control and land the Millennium Falcon with his Jedi powers long before receiving Yoda's training. A cornerstone of the plot is that the rebellion against the Empire is put on hold to initiate a United Nations style relief effort to hydrate Tatooine. The title is misleading as there are no rebellious robots; 'rebellious' is misused as a synonym for 'damaged.' At one point, Chewie and R2-D2 actually play 'planetary poker' and Artoo gets four aces. There is one guiltless expanded universe element. In "A New Hope," Luke and Han get medals for destroying the Death Star, but Chewbacca gets left in the cold. In "The Mystery of the Rebellious Robot," Chewie finally gets a medal! Such inconsistencies, silliness and sloppiness may make the skin of crawl of Star Wars geeks. Despite continuity issues, the intended audience will just find it all to be good fun.
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Luke Skywalker and his companions are puzzled by the sudden bizarre behavior of their robots and the malfunction of their machines.
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