Shield of Lies - Michael Kube-McDowell Book Review

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"Book Two is broken up a little unusually. The first part of the book is dedicated solely to Lando's story. He and his team have snuck on to the mystery ship, but are stuck there with means of communication and no way to control the ship. The second part of the book continues Luke's journey with Akanah in search of the Fallanassi. They journey from planet to planet, picking up clues as they go, but Luke begins to question Akanah's motives and whether she has been completely truthful with him. The last part of the book has Leia dealing with the the lies and misinformation that Nil Spaar has spread. The Senate is stuck questioning Leia and her actions, due to the lies of Nil Spaar, thus giving the Yevetha the time to begin their conquest and fortify their positions. The Yevetha also kidnap Han Solo to use as leverage against Princess Leia."
Evan Massey, Resident Michael Kube-McDowell Scholar

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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 70%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%

Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - spying/espionage in enemy territorry
Kind of series - Star Wars
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Star Trek or Star Wars book? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - warrior/knight
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status: - dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Space, need spacesuit
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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