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Overview
Enter the Star Wars universe....Zak and Tash Arranda, and their guardian, Uncle Hoole, have landed on the planet D'vouran. Nothing seems out of the ordinary at first. D'vouran is a beautiful planet, rich in natural resources and inhabited by friendly, hospitable creatures. And meeting the famous Rebels Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Luke Skywalker in the local cantina is very cool. But something about the planet is not quite right. People seem to be disappearing into thin air. Can Tash find the courage to trust her gut instincts...before it's too late?Having landed at the evil scientist Gog's headquarters on the deserted planet Kiva to make sure that his Project Starscream has been destroyed, Zak and Tash find strange shadow creatures and hidden danger.
Editorials
Children's Literature -
Tash Arranda and her brother Zak are fleeing the Empire. With their uncle Hoole at the controls of their small ship, they evade Darth Vader and Imperial Star Destroyers while journeying to the planet Kiva. Their mission is to ensure that the mysterious and deadly Project Starscream is no more. Developed by the notoriously evil scientist, Borborygmus Gog, the project was closely watched by the Empire for its potential to crush the rebellion. After arriving on Kiva, Tash and Zak discover a terrible secret about their uncle and also learn that Starscream and Gog are alive and well and threatening to obliterate the rebellion. All the familiar Star Wars characters are here-Vader, Princess Leia, Luke, Han, Chewbacca and the droids-together with some new additions. The book tells a suspenseful, imaginative story with entertaining characters, and it will prove to be a popular addition to your library's science fiction collection.Children's Literature -
With the widly anticipated release of the new Star Wars movie set for May 1999, a new series of books has been written for those fans. Aimed at the upper elementary/middle school readers, they will be pleased with these fast-paced adventures set on distant planets with a melange of unusual characters. Eaten Alive, the first book, begins after the destruction of planet Alderaan and the Death Star. New characters 13-year-old Tash, her younger brother Zak, and their secretive, disengaged guardian and shapeshifter, Uncle Hoole, visit the planet D'vouran, where they have several life-threatening and unpleasant encounters with crime lord Smada the Hutt. As you might expect, the reputed "most beautiful planet within a thousand light-years" and its seemingly intelligent and over-friendly inhabitants, the Enzeen, reveal themselves to be ruthless, violent murderers, posing a greater risk to them than Smada and his henchmen ever could. In this tale our adventurers have two brief encounters with Han, Luke, Leia, Chewbacca, R2D2, and C3PO, and a few other minor characters. A quick pick for summer reading. "Galaxy of Fear" series.Book Details
Published
December 1, 1997
Publisher
Bantam USA
Pages
144
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780553484557