Expanded Universe Round-Up #14

Star Wars Adventures (Star Wars Legends)
​by Ryder Windham

​#1 - ​Hunt the Sun Runner

A decent enough adventure with an intriguing premise, which is surprising given the book's short length. Not brilliant by any means, but also not terrible.

PS: How fortunate that a secondhand copy of this book arrived in my letterbox about 90 minutes before I'd planned to read it!
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​#2 - The Cavern of Screaming Skulls

This continuation is much the same as the first book - not brilliant but good fun, aided by moments of humour that aren't forced or too cringey. Obi-Wan's predicament at the end made me chuckle out loud.
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​#3 - ​The Hostage Princess

So far, these books have been consistently okay and this one is no exception. An amusing romp with a side order of young romance. Alas, I had to read it on a dodgy website, since a year of futile searching has not yielded a secondhand copy anywhere (if you have one, please let me know!).
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​#4 - Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters

Another solid instalment - it also marks the beginning the second part of the series story arc, this time focusing on the "baddies" instead. Jango and Cradossk are both very entertaining, especially when sharing scenes.
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#5 - The Shape-Shifter Strikes

Zam Wesell has entered the chat. Attack of the Clones did her so dirty, but happily there are some Legends books and comics that give her many moments to shine. And she deserves all of them. Additionally, Bossk provides some great comic relief in this instalment.
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#6 - The Warlords of Balmorra

Wow, that was one seriously weird book - and nowhere near as fun as the previous five in the series. I found myself hoping that "it ain't over til the Hutt sings" was a real saying instead of a desperate wish and that it was applicable here, but alas no. It was not over. Windham decided to inflict more horrible lyrics on us for several pages. *shudder*

I won't be reading the rest of the series as those books reprint earlier Adventure books.
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