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No sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned to ashes on Endor than the Alliance intercepts a call for help from a far-flung Imperial outpost. Bakura is on the edge of known space and the first to meet the Ssi-ruuk, cold-blooded reptilian invaders who, once allied with the now dead Emperor, are approaching Imperial space with only one goal; total domination. Princess Leia sees the mission as an opportunity to achieve a diplomatic victory for the Alliance. But it assumes even greater importance when a vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi appears to Luke Skywalker with the message that he must go to Bakura-or risk losing everything the Rebels have fought so desperately to achieve.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #91377 in Books
• Published on: 1994-11-01
• Released on: 1994-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780553568721
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
Chronicles the further adventures of the characters from the Star Wars movies; a five-week PW bestseller.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Hard on the heels of the emperor's death, the Alliance receives word of an outpost planet beseiged by a new alien invader, a lizardlike race of creatures bent on conquest of the galaxy. Flushed with their recent victory and stunned by the revelation of their parentage, Luke and Leia travel to the edge of the Empire to join forces with their erstwhile enemies to combat an even deadlier foe. Set prior to the events of Timothy Zahn's "Star Wars" cycle, Tyers's first foray into the Star Wars universe captures the feel of space opera while attempting a three-dimensional portrayal of the forces of a decaying empire. A worthwhile addition to a popular sf subgenre.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
This involved tale follows the Rebel victory over the Empire in George Lucas' 1983 Return of the Jedi. Bakura is an almost terrestrial planet at a far reach of the galaxy; as the novel begins, it's being invaded by the unpronounceable Ssi-ruuk, a race of--well, of lizards. The Ssi-ruuk enjoy "enteching" people. That's a process where the enslaved human's energies are electronically transferred into androids. It's an awful thing to happen to anybody, so Luke Skywalker--after Ben Kenobi counsels him from the shadow-world--heads up his battle-weary force for a showdown. Meanwhile, on the surface of Bakura, there's a political wrangle going on, and in all of that Luke sort of falls for the aura of Senator Gaeriel Captison, but not, quite, for the senator herself. When's that boy going to settle down? Han Solo, Princess Leia, and various lovable robots are here, too, in small doses; mostly, this is Luke's book. The Force is with him, of course. Sort of a mix of Edgar Rice Burroughs (without Burroughs' humor), Robert Heinlein (as in Starship Troopers, say, but Tyers, a point in her favor, isn't as gung ho), and a lot of New Age notions, hiding inside the Force. Tyers' novel doesn't rival anything in the Star Trek series, but prequels and sequels to Lucas' films are in the works, so fans will make off with this like bandits. John Mort

Customer Reviews

One of the first and best Star Wars books
Truce at Bakura is a riveting action packed tale of the days directly after Return of the Jedi. Luke injured by the Emperor during the final battle aboard the Death Star II, is receiving treatment for those life threatening electrical convulsions you see him go through, when he receives a visitation from the spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi bidding him to go to Bakura which is in great danger. So Luke in command of a task force with diplomats Han and Leia in tow heads out to Bakura. It was interesting to see Luke Skywalker in command of a military force, something not seen in any of the other Star Wars books. At Bakura our heroes find Imperial forces about to be destroyed by soul sucking aliens. In the interests of the innocents enemies join force and the fun begins. The battles both on land and in space are well written and the story is great. Love, death, betrayel, everything a Star Wars reader could possibly want is here. Han's gloating over the defeat of the Empire at Endor in front of Bakura's Imperial governor is classic, Leia's confrontation with the spirit of Anakin Skywalker is an imporatant aspect to the story, while Luke's romantic feelings for a lovely Bakuran senator are a humanizing influence on a character to often viewed as above human emotions. Overall Truce at Bakura is a great read, well written and I highly recommend it.

Basically a good book, though some parts were annoying
In general, this was a very good, well written book with a believable plot, and well constructed characters. In fact, I would probably have even rated it five stars if it weren't for certain faults that I will go into in a few moments. The book starts the day after Return of the Jedi when the alliance suddenly intercepts a message to the emperor from the planet Bakura begging for help against a strange alien force attacking them. (apparantly they hadn't yet heard of his death) The alliance goes to help them fight these aliens (the Ssi Ruuk) and have a hard time convincing the strict, Imperial Bakurans that they're friends and only really want to help them. (The hope of course is that they'll eventually want to join and help them fight the remnants of the Empire) Meanwhile they discover the Ssi Ruuk are an even more formidable foe than previously thought, while meanwhile Luke develops a major crush on the beautiful senetor Gaeriel Captison. The book, judging it all together, was excellent, better than a lot of other Star Wars litterature I've read. However, there were certain faults that I have to mention. Let's start with Gaeriel. Actually, I didn't hate her like I thought I was going to, and while she isn't my idea of a strong female she actually turned out to be quite interesting. However, that doesn't cover the fact that she was a complete and total jerk to Luke. Even if she really didn't like him (not the case) she didn't have to be so mean and hurt his feelings like that. Especially since he was going out of his way to be nice to her. I mean this is Luke Skywalker we're talking about here! What in the universe was she THINKING turning him down like that! Also, when this book was written Star Wars history up to five and ten years later had already been written so we KNOW Luke isn't going to end up with Gaeriel, and basically her only purpose is so that Luke can get his heart broken yet again. Also, Luke himself seemed too much like he did during A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back and less like the mature Jedi he had become by Return of the Jedi. I sincerly doubt Mature Luke would have fallen for someone like Gaeriel. Actually, it is in fact out of character for Luke to fall in love at all, at least the 'love at first sight, head over heels, puppy love' kind of way they have him do it here. Oh, well. Besides that though though this was a good book, which probably does deserve five stars except I had to knock one off because of Gaeriel's behavior. There is nothing that bad in this book, and anyone could probably read it, child or adult. I personally would probably not have enjoyed this much if I was less mature than I am now (I'm fifteen) but that may not be true for others.

Fantasticly Cool!
It was a great book.It's a good book that let's you really see that the war dosn't stop because of the Emporer's death. You also get to see the flaws and specialties of these charachters.Kathy Tyers does a good job of adding layers using fear, prejudices, and the mistrust between the Alliance and the Empire. To make it more interesting there is a human that serves the enemy. His point of view is unsure, but unique. He knows what is happening and why but he dosen't know what to do.What a blockbuster! Read it on my recommendation. I am a fanatic. I would know if their were any no nos or false statements made. Their isn't any.