Star Wars: The Krytos Trap

Star Wars: The Krytos Trap (X-Wing #3) (Legends, New Republic Era #5)

Continuing the X-Wing series, this builds upon the foreshadowing set up in Wedge's Gamble and sees the Krytos Virus wreaking havoc. The concept of the imperials leaving tricking the New Republic by letting them captured a festering world is very intriguing. Even more interesting though is the trial of Tycho Celchu, which threatens to tear the New Republic apart after it had just been born. While it is a lot of courtroom drama, it makes it no less riveting Star Wars entertainment. This is accompanied by plenty of space action in the quest to find more bacta supplies, something which I found lacking in the previous installment. Of special note, Corran's storyline went down a very interesting route, exploring his hidden heritage and foreshadowing a great component of the franchise's future.

I'd recommend reading this story both for any Star Wars fan and for anyone who likes sci-fi in general. Fans of military fiction should also enjoy this, assuming they aren't the type that can't stand science fiction and expect things to be too realistic. This could also be exciting for someone who likes courtroom dramas, although I wouldn't advertise it to mystery fans. The author doesn't take the time to put the clues in for readers to discover who the culprit is. The reveal at the end makes sense still,but this just isn't the type of whodunit story for mystery fans.

Rating:
Story: 4 Stars
Characters: 4.5 Stars
Settings: 4 Stars
Literary Quality: 4 Stars
Overall Quality: 4 Salmon

Nerdy Details:
Author: Michael A. Stackpole
Publisher: Bantam Spectra
Published: Oct 1996
Page Length: 368
Genre: Science Fiction
Sub-Genre: Space Opera
Awards and Nominations:  None