Splinter of the Mind's Eye (edition 1978)

STAR WARS

Always fun to read a book where there is such a well-built set of characters. ( )

As a Star Wars book this does not hold up for obvious reasons, but taken on it's own as an action adventure story it was a fun read.
Even though I read this ages ago, I still have a strong memory of specific scenes, characters and places that were created in this book. I loved Hin and Kee, hated Captain-Supervisor Grammel and was fascinated by they underground area and the Coway and while Vader in this book isn’t really very Vaderlike, he actually felt more like a real person to me than in he did in any other story.
The ending was a bit lame and under developed and rushed, but the journey there was fun and worth it for me. ( )

Maybe the very first Star Wars novel featuring Luke and Darth Vader. This came out soon after the original movie, and long before Star Wars books became their own genre. Good stuff for Star Wars fans. ( )

I don't know what the story is behind this book. I read it well before the second Star Wars movie was released, thinking it would be it. But it wasn't. In fact, it's not part of the Star Wars story that I know of. That alone makes it kind of interesting. Foster had to write this book as part of his contract for the novelization of Star Wars. Originally, this was supposed to be the basis for a low budget sequel, but then Star Wars hit it big & it was decided there would be a big budget sequel & this book got scrapped - or so I read somewhere.I don't think it followed some of the story line that emerged later, either. I don't think Darth Vader was related to Luke in here, at least he didn't recognize Luke. Also, Vader says it was Luke who shot his ship on the last run at the Death Star when everyone knows it was Solo in the Millennium Falcon who came up behind while Vader was trying to get a shot at Luke. Major goof.Other than that, it was an OK book. It's about Luke & Leia at a mine site. I don't want to say more & ruin the story, but it was suspenseful & interesting. If you're a Star Wars buff, you should probably read it, if you can find a copy. ( )