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Splinter of the Mind Eye Star Wars Alan Dean Foster Books

Right up front the reader needs to understand that Mr. Foster's book was published less than a year after the release of the original Star Wars film. George Lucas had not even written the script for The Empire Strikes Back, so Mr. Foster had no clear idea of what the future held for our cast of characters. Now we are way on down the road and we all know what happened, so we are operating at a distinct advantage. Please keep this in mind as you read the book, and I would suggest reading it. It's a good tale.

Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia are extremely close friends and hold important positions in the Rebel Alliance. Leia is embarking on a mission to Circarpous to enlist the support of the Rebel underground in the battle against the Empire. Luke agrees to go along with her. They run into problems when the craft is forced to crashland in the swamplands of Mimban, a strange planet with mining colonies controlled by Imperial forces. In their efforts to find a way off of the planet, they run into Halla, an old woman who has a connection with the Force. She offers to help them if they will first join her in a quest to find the Kaiburr crystal, a mysterious gem reputed to give the holder invincibility through the force. This of course piques Luke's interest, so they join forces with Halla and travel across Mimban searching for the Temple of Pomojema.

The quest is not an easy one. First they must find a way to get out of the clutches of the Imperial bureaucrats who run the mining colonies. Two Yuzzem named Hin and Kee help them escape their initial difficulties and then go along for the rest of the quest. The Yuzzem are huge, covered with hair, and have a snout. They are also extremely useful in a fight. This merry band of companions sets off to find the temple and crystal, but they run into problems with an indigenous civilization called the Coway. Luke barely survives a major duel with the best Coway warrior when things take a dramatic turn for the worse. Darth Vader turns up on the planet and wants to take Luke and Leia back to meet the Emperor. Luke struggles with him and does amazingly well. So the book ends successfully for our heroes.

I had two primary reservations about the book, and they are really the result of the author's lack of future information concerning the Star Wars saga. First, clearly the idea of Luke and Leia being siblings has not been brought up yet. They are strongly attracted to each other with Luke having the typical thoughts a young man would have when he is in close contact with a beautiful princess. Second, Luke fights Vader much better than any of us would have thought possible. He is extremely close to defeating Vader and actually does manage to get him out of the picture long enough for escape to be possible. Imagine the changes in the saga if Luke had actually killed Lord Vader this early in the story, and George Lucas had said OK. Where would we be now?


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Splinter of the Mind Eye Star Wars Alan Dean Foster Books Reviews

With this novel originally being a potential low budget sequel to Star Wars, many fans were aware that it did not take into account the lineage of Luke and Leia, among many other elements that were not developed until the actual sequel, The Empire Strikes Back. I assumed this would be an interesting look at what could have been. In reality it was not very interesting and even though it only had the original Star Wars as a guideline, all the main characters seem way off the mark.

The book starts out with Luke in a very cynical state of mind, as if he has seen things, and has been from one side of the galaxy to the other. Based on the original film alone, Luke is new to the rebellion, yet the author decides to depict him as the leader, and more knowledgeable than leia on just about everything.

Leia's portrayal as a strong female character in the original Star Wars does not carry over into this novel. In one scenario Leia is unable to get dirty and play the part of a miner without Luke's assistance. Leia, who was a member of the Imperial Senate, ran secret missions for the Rebellion, stood toe to toe with Darth Vader and Tarkin, but was not able to adapt to her surroundings. Around the same time, Luke was farming water and complaining about picking up power converters with his friends. One element regarding Leia I did appreciate was her coming to terms with the destruction of Alderaan, and her torture at the hands of Darth Vader. The only problem was that this experience was used to make her appear even weaker.

The true relationship between Luke and Leia was not known at this time, which makes their romantic feelings easier to swallow, but occasionally it was very uncomfortable and awkward. They give Anakin and Padme in Attack of the Clones a run for their money.

Darth Vader seems as ruthless as ever, but his dialog seems a little off. To be fair, the pace and delivery of some of his dialog in A New Hope is quite a bit different from what we see in the last two movies in the trilogy (bring me the passengers, I want them alive!).

There were quite a few aspects from the novel I enjoyed due to the fact that they were how Star Wars was understood at the time, and provide a different outlook into what we actually see in the future five films. The use of the Kaiburr crystal was interesting, because for awhile we considered this to be a borrowed concept from an earlier draft of Star Wars, that no longer played a significant role in the saga. Now with the Kyber crystal becoming part of the new canon in The Clone Wars and Rebels we can look at this plot element from a another perspective.

Other interesting elements include the way in which Luke detects non force sensitives, Luke's knowledge of many foreign languages from his studies on his farm on Tatooine (hahaha), Leia's pirouette, Luke's unconscious use of the force, Luke encouraging Leia's anger, the use of a blaster power pack to charge a lightsaber, and Luke recommending Leia kill him and herself as a last resort.

A couple elements in the book make you wonder if Lucas passed on information to the author in order to drop hints about things we don't learn until much later in the saga. At one point Leia confesses to Luke that she can't understand how Luke feels, because she is not force sensitive. Yet at the end of the book Leia is able to hold off Darth Vader for a short period of time. Was this a hint that George had already decided Leia had force sensitivity, but hadn't discovered it yet? During the showdown with Vader it is suggested that Ben Kenobi is working through Luke to fight Vader. In Empire it is clear that Ben Kenobi has learned this ability, but for whatever reason cannot interfere when Luke goes after Vader. Darth Vader knew the proper commands to shut down Threepio and R2. Could Lucas have already decided that Anakin was the was the creator of Threepio and previous owner of R2?

I didn't have high expectations for this book, and unfortunately my expectations were still not met. There are some very strange things in this book, from Luke and Leia's mud fight, the writing, and descriptions that reference real world events (St. Elmos). If you are a fan that is interested in how the saga has evolved over time, than this is a must read. At the very least it will make you appreciate sequel we did get even more.
Seeing this title on I had a flashback to 1978(ish), when the arrival of new content around my drop dead favorite movie was a huge deal. Remember those days? No Internet, no spin-offs? Just the first movie, action figures, and collectable cards? Before, I believe, the comic books too. We were hungry for more lore, and along came Splinter of the Mind's eye.

My reaction upon re-reading it almost forty years (gak!) later is nearly the same as it was back then. It just ends. Loose ends? More like the ugly fringe on a worn out oriental carpet. It's like Alan Dean Foster was given a word count to fill, and when he got there he said, "hum, well, got all of the required elements in there, so it's done."

What are the required elements? Remember, this is set right after the end of Episode IV, so Luke's crush on Leia is strong. And Luke's not by any sense thinking of himself as a Jedi yet. Reference to Han and Chewbacca? Check. Enough information about the state of the rebellion after the destruction of the death star? Check. More hints at how the force works? Check. Droids? Check. Dangerous non-humans? Check. Friendly non-humans? Check. Bar scene with all kinds of strange characters? Almost.

It's a fun read for a Star Wars fan, which I am. The plot is engaging and plausible. Except that the timeline is unclear. Are Luke, Leah, and the droids tramping through the jungle for days? There's an easy-to-miss mention of this and the distance they cover suggests it, but the narrative makes it feel like just one night spent with Luke longing for Leah in the jungle darkness. If it is days or more, the wear and tear of such a trek is not reflected in the characters at all, and that's a flaw. One of several that a fan will ignore, but that make this a less-than well-crafted novel.
Right up front the reader needs to understand that Mr. Foster's book was published less than a year after the release of the original Star Wars film. George Lucas had not even written the script for The Empire Strikes Back, so Mr. Foster had no clear idea of what the future held for our cast of characters. Now we are way on down the road and we all know what happened, so we are operating at a distinct advantage. Please keep this in mind as you read the book, and I would suggest reading it. It's a good tale.

Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia are extremely close friends and hold important positions in the Rebel Alliance. Leia is embarking on a mission to Circarpous to enlist the support of the Rebel underground in the battle against the Empire. Luke agrees to go along with her. They run into problems when the craft is forced to crashland in the swamplands of Mimban, a strange planet with mining colonies controlled by Imperial forces. In their efforts to find a way off of the planet, they run into Halla, an old woman who has a connection with the Force. She offers to help them if they will first join her in a quest to find the Kaiburr crystal, a mysterious gem reputed to give the holder invincibility through the force. This of course piques Luke's interest, so they join forces with Halla and travel across Mimban searching for the Temple of Pomojema.

The quest is not an easy one. First they must find a way to get out of the clutches of the Imperial bureaucrats who run the mining colonies. Two Yuzzem named Hin and Kee help them escape their initial difficulties and then go along for the rest of the quest. The Yuzzem are huge, covered with hair, and have a snout. They are also extremely useful in a fight. This merry band of companions sets off to find the temple and crystal, but they run into problems with an indigenous civilization called the Coway. Luke barely survives a major duel with the best Coway warrior when things take a dramatic turn for the worse. Darth Vader turns up on the planet and wants to take Luke and Leia back to meet the Emperor. Luke struggles with him and does amazingly well. So the book ends successfully for our heroes.

I had two primary reservations about the book, and they are really the result of the author's lack of future information concerning the Star Wars saga. First, clearly the idea of Luke and Leia being siblings has not been brought up yet. They are strongly attracted to each other with Luke having the typical thoughts a young man would have when he is in close contact with a beautiful princess. Second, Luke fights Vader much better than any of us would have thought possible. He is extremely close to defeating Vader and actually does manage to get him out of the picture long enough for escape to be possible. Imagine the changes in the saga if Luke had actually killed Lord Vader this early in the story, and George Lucas had said OK. Where would we be now?