I wasn’t expecting much from this
novel, but Black
Spire turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed Delilah
Dawson’s earlier novel, Phasma,
so I anticipated that it would be well-written. She continues the story of
characters introduced in Phasma
and takes them to Batuu, a little-known and lightly-visited world at the edges
of the known galaxy. Dawson’s characters are pretty standard fare, but still
engaging and relatable. It takes the story a little while to get going, but the
plot picks up about a third of the way through and really takes off from there.
It has a bit of an uncertain ending, but perhaps events to be revealed in
Episode IX will help the ending feel more complete. Black
Spire works just fine as a standalone novel. I do recommend
reading Phasma
first to better understand some of the characters. It’s not a must-read novel
for casual Star Wars fans, but readers who give it chance will enjoy it.
[If
you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson, Crash of Fate by Zoraida Cordova or Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse.]
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