Clones (Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear, Book 11) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you would read this because you like Star Wars, you will hate it.
If you would read this because you like children's detective novels, you may like it.
Now then, that said, this is a terrible book series, and, yes, I *have* read every book in the series.
This one, however, does have a few strong points, but many weaker ones due to the fact that, in the end, a good dozen things are left unexplained in a rather vague way. The rebels experimenting with cloning (again, clones that make themselves without needing DNA samples and grow up to whatever the age of the person cloned is in less than two days? I don't think so). This book was probably one of the most non-canonical in the series, to be honest.
My biggest issue with this series is that the author clearly puts little effort into making the stories canonical, and often includes random famous characters doing random things they would never do, like Tash telling off Jabba the Hutt, and not getting killed, I mean really. Or Boba Fett getting captured by a bunch of mutants. He has a jetpack for crying out loud. If they could catch him (keep in mind, they weren't even that fast, much less smart), who couldn't? And why would Vader even give a darn about a couple of kids? He has better things to do. Actually throughout most of the series, the question arises: why do any of these very busy characters have time to talk to/argue with a couple of kids? The strongest point of this book was probably the interaction with the locals, to an extent.
Again, this is a children's book. If you like Star Wars novels, the real kind (like the Thrawn series, etc.), you will not probably like this book. However, *yes* it can be a good book for a kid to read, and they may even love it.

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Tash Arranda can't believe her eyes. Here, in an abandoned Rebel base on the remote planet Dantooine, she has just seen her parents. Her dead parents. Is she losing her mind?Then Tash spies the one being in the galaxy she least wants to see--Darth Vader. It seems the Empire has tracked them down at last. But what Tash doesn't know is that this is only the beginning of a terrifying journey into an evil world, where she'll be forced to fight her own brother and uncle...to the death!

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The Doomsday Ship (Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear, Book 10) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is very different from the others in the series. Instead of one big problem the book is a lot of problems, also it is the only book in the series where so many people die and you feel sorry for them. You would never imagine that such harmless technology can be so deadly, and you would never guess who the killer is.

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Bug swarms, space slugs, brains on legs, mad Imperial scientists--Zak has had enough! He's glad to be on board the luxury space yacht, Star of Empire, where at last, there's peace and quiet.Until--"Abandon ship! Critical meltdown!" As a blaring siren sounds, panic-stricken passengers rush to get off the ship. Everyone evacuates...except Zak and Tash. But to their relief, nothing happens. There's no meltdown, no explosion. Everything is fine. Except that the ship's exits are sealed and all communications have been shut down. Zak and Tash are trapped. And they are not alone.

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Army of Terror (Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear, Book 6) Review

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(More customer reviews)I loved this book because it talked more about Hoole than anyone else. All of the other books are mostly based on either Tash or Zak. During the whole series (I read book one first, and then all the way through book six), I had always wondered about Hoole, and his character, his past, ect. This is the book where I found the answers to my questions. This book is a true treasure that I'm glad I kept. When I bought this, I wasn't disappointed at all--and neither will you! If you don't like this book, it's probably because you're too old for it. There's no way that you can like all the other books in this series (Books 1-5; Eaten Alive, City of the Dead, ect.)and NOT like this one. This book is the best of all!

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Hoole, Tash, Zak and Deevee head for Kiva, a dark world on the Outer Rim. Somehow, Hoole knows that is where Gog's laboratory lies. There, Tash and Zak will finally learn Hoole's terrible secret. And they'll come face-to-face with a horrifying new creature, the very first soldier in Gog's Army of Terror. The creature is a combination of every one of Gog's horrible experiments, and there is only one way to defeat him. Can Tash and Zak figure out the answer before it's too late? (Digest)

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The Brain Spiders (Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear, Book 7) Review

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(More customer reviews)Zack, Tash, and Hoole Go to see Jabba the hutt for help. While there Tash and Zack meet monks that can make brain transfers from one being to another or into a brain spider. But its getting out of hand.
I just finished reading this for the therd time last night. This is just one of those books that you can't put down. Its got a great plot but i'm not going to tell you the end. But for the people who want to know what that spider thing is craling past the door of jabba's palice in return of the jedi is, read this book.

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Ghost of the Jedi (Star Wars : Galaxy of Fear, No 5) Review

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(More customer reviews)Tash, Zak, Hoole, and droid DV-9 are hiding from the evil scientist Borborygmus Gog on the legendary space station, Nespis 8. On board there are a few treasure seekers looking for a haunted Jedi Library. Tash, being interested in Jedi gets curious and goes searching for the library. But when she finds it, something very strong is telling her to get out! This is definitly a number one book!

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Spore (Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear, Book 9) Review

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(More customer reviews)What is "Spore?" It's something beyond your imagination! When I read this, I couldn't believe what I was reading--I had never thought of something like "Spore." When you read about this, you'll probably be just as shocked as I was. This book is full of surprises. I would recommend this book for children under 11 years old, simply because older kids might be slightly bored by it, although this book has few flaws.

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The Hunger (Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear, Book 12) Review

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(More customer reviews)I think that this book is the last book in the series, and I also get the feeling that John Whitman just hurriedly tried to finish it off. For instance, the introduction to the real story takes half of the book, and also, it is so predictable what the ending is going to be. But aside from that it is a really great book just like all the others in the series. I also really like the book because it takes place on the Dagobah system, and it includes a lot of stuff that was in the movies.

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A survey team crash-lands on an unknown planet. The planet is dark, and its fetid swamps are filled with flesh-eating flowers, fearsome swamp slugs, and deadly dragonsnakes. No one hears the survey team's distress signals. They are stranded. Thirty years later, Zak and Tash and their uncle Hoote, with Boba Fett in pursuit, land on the planet. Descendants of the survey team--half-starved and crazed with fevers--are still alive. They call themselves the Children, and how they have survived is a mystery. Does the strange creature named Yoda have the answer?.

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The Swarm (Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear, Book 8) Review

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(More customer reviews)The Swarm, a sci-fi thriller, by John Whitman is a great book for young star wars lovers. Zak and Tash are brought to the Sikadian Gardens of the Planet Sk'rrr. Their uncle and guardian wants to preserve the beauty of this planet from the evil Empire. Tash and Zak meet a crazy inhabitant of the planet that wants the drog beetle, which are also his ancestors, to rule the planet. With the help Sh'shak they restore the beauty back to the planet and rid the world Sk'rrr of the Galactic Empire.

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Uncle Hoole wants to study the S'krrr--a race of creatures that look like giant bugs. While Hoole works, Zak and Tash visit the S'krrr's huge garden--it's the most beautiful place they have ever seen. It's also full of very strange creatures. When a batlike shreev swoops down at Zak, he panics and accidentally kills it. Suddenly, the garden is overrun by big beetles. When Zak wakes up in the middle of the night covered with creepy crawly bugs, he's terrified. Did Zak upset the garden's delicate ecological balance by killing the shreev? Or is something far more sinister at work? (Digest) .

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