Star Wars: Corellian Trilogy Pb Book 3 [Paperback]

Roger MacBride Allen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Wars | Publication Date: October 1995

The third book of a Star Wars trilogy, featuring Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca in an intergalactic adventure to save the Republic from the threat of civil war.

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In this third and final volume of the Corellian trilogy, Han and Luke lead the Alliance in a mad scramble against the Selonian rebels for control of the planetary technology. ®, (TM) and © 1995 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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In this third and final volume of the Corellian  trilogy, Han and Luke lead the Alliance in a mad  scramble against the Selonian rebels for control of  the planetary technology. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Books (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553408836
• ISBN-13: 978-0553408836
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,975,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a solid end to a solid trilogy, September 13, 2006

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Joe Sherry (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Wars: The Corellian Trilogy: Showdown at Centerpoint (Book 3) (Paperback)

Thus concludes a fairly solid Star Wars Trilogy. Showdown at Centerpoint is the concluding volume in the Corellian Trilogy. The story we have so far is that Leia and Han, along with their children, a Wookiee, and a couple of droids went on a diplomatic mission to Han's homeworld of Corellia and became entangled in the civil unrest where the main faction is led by Thracken Sal-Solo, Han's cousin and a general bad guy. Thracken claims to have a Starbuster, a weapon which nobody has seen but that has already destroyed two planets. Yes, another Super Weapon. The civil unrest encompasses the entire Corellian system and through kidnapping and hiding, the Organa-Solo family, along with Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, and Mara Jade, are working separately to stop the Starbuster from destroying the next planet on a list of targets and to restore stability to the region.

Joining together and splitting apart our heroes will travel to the strange Centerpoint Station, which may have everything to do the troubles. They will join with Selonians and the Drall, two non-human races in the Corellian system, and there is love and loss, lots of action, the rising importance of the Solo children, and the chance to save the Republic once again. The ending of Showdown at Centerpoint is a bit rushed, but taken as part of a trilogy this book and the trilogy is a satisfying Star Wars experience. While these books would not stand up with the best of Matthew Stover or Karen Traviss, this trilogy rises above the majority of Star Wars novels. It contains all of the action and fun of the movies and had George Lucas decided to use the stories of Roger MacBride Allen, this Star Wars trilogy would be just as successful as what was already filmed.

-Joe Sherry

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Above average conclusion to an above average trilogy, August 10, 2003

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J. K. Moser "JKM" (Flemington, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Wars: The Corellian Trilogy: Showdown at Centerpoint (Book 3) (Paperback)

The conclusion to the Corellian Trilogy is the best of the trilogy. The story really takes off and the action keeps the reader moving through the story at a good pace. All our heroes are in their prime ready to once again defeat the galaxy's evil. The biggest problem with this book is the ambiguity of the bod guys. Han Solo's cousin is just a front, and tis Triad are the real baddies but not much is really known or said about them. The author just kind of leaves them hangin so to speak. My other criticism deals with Anaking who is way to babyish in the beginnin gof the book and simply too sophisticated in the conclusion. OVerall however, this is a above average trilogy in the Star Wars universe.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the end justifies, December 15, 2000

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Kevin D. Flythe (Greenville, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars: The Corellian Trilogy: Showdown at Centerpoint (Book 3) (Paperback)

I just had to review this one because for one thing I've reviewed the first two and, for another, this is the best of the trilogy. It's not Hugo material or anything, but hey, it's Star Wars! We read them because the films entertained us and we hope the books will too. Well, this one delivers on that.

The action picked up in the second book, and really comes to a head in this one. What seemed to start as a small potatoes bid for independence (or non-interference, as is more the case here) now takes on higher stakes when millions of lives are threatened by the Starbuster superweapon. The superweapon is always a tried and true element in Star Wars, even if a bit overdone, but it's still fun. You get to see some really good scenes with Mara Jade and Leia having to work together, and there's more of the Bakurans in this one, too (enjoy it while you can, it's the last book to date that they show up in). But the best part of the book is that the major conflict is resolved in an epic space battle, something we really do see far too little of in Star Wars, especially ones written as well as this one was.

If you felt you had to plod through the first two books (which was almost undoubtedly the case for the first book if not the second) then you'll be glad you make it this far to see the payoff. Roger MacBride Allen actually gave us a decent trilogy. The best part of it was that there was NO EMPIRE. I get tired of the Comeback Kings popping up all the time. My regards to the author for giving us a break.