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| Curse of the Black Hole
Pirates |
| BOOK STORY |
| Ryder Windham |
| Grosset & Dunlap
[US]; Puffin [UK] |
Story published as:
Youth Novel (2010) |
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Reviews:
1 review [Average review
score: 3 / 5] |
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Synopsis:
On their first official assignment
to a distant world in the Unknown Regions, the young
Jedi Nuru Kungurama and the newly formed Breakout Squad
- Breaker, Knuckles, Sharp, and Chatterbox - take an
unexpected and very dangerous detour. Suddenly
overwhelmed by space pirates, the members of Breakout
Squad become convinced that a traitor is in their midst.
Meanwhile, far across the galaxy, the Sith Lords attempt
to enlist a Jedi to help them with their dark schemes. |
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Chronology:
This story occurs between 22 and 19 years before the
Battle of Yavin. |
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Review
by Bones, UK, 2011
"Curse of the Black Hole Pirates continues directly
where Breakout Squad left off.
Chiss Padawan Nuru Kungurama is sent on a diplomatic mission with
Breakout Squad to Chiss space. As it eventually turns out, the
mission is almost completely and utterly pointless, but it does lead
to an interesting encounter with a group of somewhat reluctant
pirates. This series so far is a welcome sojourn from the more
mainstream Star Wars books with its own little set of characters
who, despite being fairly run-of-the-mill, blend together quite
nicely. Its main selling point for me is its main Jedi, as I really
like the Chiss, but even ignoring that, there’s enough plain old
adventuring here to keep one happy for an hour or so. It does suffer
from being slightly ham-fisted in places, such as the “romance”
(such as it is!) between the smuggler and one of the clones, as well
as the young Padawan clearly showing off to his troops, but it
inevitably wins over with pure, almost nostalgic, charm. It pulls no
punches with its vocabulary, which is always pleasing to see in a
children’s book as it means it isn’t pandering the younger
generation but challenging them. Plus, the guest appearance by Bossk
is most amusing, if slightly stereotyped.
"The plot of the book isn’t exactly breaking new ground but
it is nevertheless really rather enjoyable."
Rating: 3
/ 5
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