Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars - The Force Awakens)

Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens) Set just before the events of Return of the Jedi, the Rebel Alliance has learned that the Emperor is building another, more powerful Death Star. The fleet is in much disarray after the battle of Hoth and a diversion is needed in order to give the Rebels the time needed to mount an assault on Endor. While Luke is still trying to locate Han, Princess Leia volunteers to send the Empire on a wild goose chase setting up a number of homing beacons on various planets on the other side of the galaxy away from where the Alliance is really regrouping. Along with the pilot Nein Nunb and a ragtag band of soldiers, Leia must mount a decoy fleet in hopes of attracting the Empire's attention. Using old codes, that the Empire can and will break, will cause countless Rebel sympathizers to put their lives on the line for the ploy. More importantly, has Leia signed ber own death warrant when an Imperial star destroyer shows up before she's even activated the first beacon? True, since Leia appears in Jedi, we know that she'll come out alright. But, this is still a thrilling adventure that sheds light on some key moments in Episode VI. However, I think that this book eradicates 'Shadows of the Empire,' the multimedia storyline that was to bridge together Episodes V and VI, from Star Wars canon. So, that possibility might infuriate some people. Moving Target is the next book in the Journey to the Force Awakens series of young adult novels. Though the book isn't numbered 'volume 2' or 'book 2,' the character of Ematt makes an several appearances and his rescue by Han Solo are mentioned in this book. So, if you are trying to figure out which book to read first the order (thus far) is 1. Smuggler's Run and 2. Moving Target. Not sure where the Luke Skywalker adventure finds in this 'trilogy', but I will very soon. Another thing tying Smuggler's Run and Moving Target together is that the main story is sandwiched between an prologue and epilogue that occurs just prior to the Force Awakens. Here, Leia is now a General in the fight against good and evil, dictating her memoirs. The premise of these books is to offer clues to the forthcoming blockbuster directed by JJ Abrams. Whereas Smuggler's Run gave us little more than a glimpse at old Han, this book was brimming with clues. First of all, with the character of Ematt appearing in both the past and current Star Wars timelines, I'm now sure he's going to play a role in Episode VII. Also, Leia makes several remarks about another character that leads me to believe that he or she is one of Leia's kids but living under a different name to keep them safe from the dreaded First Order. Thirdly, well I can't really say much about the clues surrounding it because it will all but give away another possible spoiler. All I can say is this- a lot about the speculations of Episode VII surrounding several mystery players is all but confirmed here. Authors Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry craft a very good tale without giving away too much. If anything, this book has just gotten me even more pumped up for December 18th! An exciting read that leave's Han and Chewie's tale lagging 12 parsecs behind.

I was disappointed with Mark Waid's Princess Leia miniseries. In my humble opinion, compared to the Star Wars and Darth Vader series, it felt like a bad Saturday morning cartoon, and the Dodson's art within the issues wasn't up to their standard. I really wanted a Leia story that did this great character justice, and I'm thrilled to say that Moving Target does that and more.The Luke and Han books in this line-up both took place between Episodes IV and VI, so it's nice to see that Leia's book is set between V and VI. What's even nicer is that Luke makes brief appearance throughout the book; it gives insight into his transformation after the end of Episode V. But ultimately, this book is about Leia and the team of rebels that she leads, and I'm glad to say I came to care for all of them. But as for Leia, we really see what drives her and what frightens her, and how those aspects of her combine to make her the great leader she is. Much like The Weapon of a Jedi and especially Smugglers' Run (my favorite of the three), Moving Target reads in Carrie Fisher's voice, and it does not feel like a throwaway novel but rather an essential piece of Star Wars canon once you've read it. Castellucci and Fry capture Leia's wit, boldness, and love perfectly through this book. And Phil Noto's illustrations are excellent once again. In fact, I think he draws Leia even better than he draws Luke and Han.I will also say that the prologue and epilogue here are (to me at least) by far the most exciting of the three books. It provides clear insight into Leia's role in Episode VII without spoiling anything, really. The epilogue also mentions someone who will likely be a key character in episode VII.Overall, my favorite of these is Smugglers' Run, followed by Moving Target, and followed (very closely) by The Weapon of a Jedi. I may have even given this book 5 stars, but this is a review of the product, unfortunately there was a printing issue on each page where the pages numbers at the bottom were cut off.

Boom.General Organa. I can't wait.Of the new Star Wars novels that dropped on Sept. 4, this one gave me the deepest insight into not only the future of Star Wars in The Force Awakens, but also into the heart of Princess Leia and the operations of the Alliance in the ROTJ era.It's a great adventure, with some really memorable characters - Nien Nunb jumping to mind first and foremost. Love that guy.The action in this novel surprised me - it was much more solid than I expected, and it also felt right at home in the Star Wars universe - grounded in planets, species, ship models, etc. that I could look up and learn about on Wookiepedia - with just the right mix of new. The Abednedo is one I know we'll be seeing more of and I'm excited about that.I love me some Leia.

this was pretty good, the prologue and epilogue feature Princess Leia in the time period just before the new movie opens. the main storyline features Leia in the time between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, while the rescue of Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt is being planned. it's a very short book (apparently that's what Disney/Star Wars thinks makes a book "YA") but it's interesting to watch Leia thinking, for the first time, about what matters more: your duty or the people you care about.

Book arrived is excellent condition, thank you 😊

great

Collocata tra Episodio V e VI, spiega alcuni elementi visti durante Il Ritorno dello Jedi. Classica avventura SW, tanti mondi e tante specie diverse rendono varia e mai noiosa la narrazione. Scritto in caratteri grandi occupa qualche ora e l'inglese é abbordabile anche per chi non conosce benissimo la lingua.Consigliato ai fan

Great story must read! One of my all time favorites and all true Star Wars fans must read this book!

I usually find a lot of the work surrounding Leia, (her extended stories and over all development) underwhelming and at times I feel they make her in the Star Wars cannon boring (how can you make politics and diplomacy really interesting after all) but, this story was a lot of fun as it breathed more life into Leia and developed her character nicely.