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Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Written by Jason Fry and Cecil Castellucci
Narrated by January LaVoy
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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Princess Leia returns for an all-new adventure in this thrilling upper middle grade novel. Set between Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi, the story follows the warrior princess as she leads a ragtag group of rebels on a dangerous mission against the evil Galactic Empire. Hidden in the story are also hints and clues about the upcoming film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, making this a must-listen for fans old and new!
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Jason Fry
Jason Fry is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide and more than twenty other books. Besides space pirates, he writes about baseball, music, travel, and anything else that strikes his fancy. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and son.
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Reviews for Moving Target
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great Audiobook! Short & Easy to follow ! Thnxs!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5While I liked a story about Leia and her struggle to be more than just a figurehead for the Rebellion, this one seemed forced. It was interesting in the context of how the new Star Wars canon will fit together, however it's more of a listen to once and then move on to the next story. The biggest thing that I liked was how Leia's decision to rescue Han was addressed. It was nice to see that she didn't abandon the rebel cause for a scoundrel, but as it was that was only a brief note in the overall story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A fun listen, an exciting story, and a horrible tease! Lol.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure, Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry present Leia's actions between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. The title refers to the fact that Leia, being a high-ranking and well-known member of the Rebel Alliance, must be constantly moved to avoid Imperial capture as the Rebellion plans what to do following the disastrous Battle of Hoth. Wanting to contribute in a more active role, Leia helps devise and execute a decoy mission to draw the Empire's attention while the Rebels assemble their fleet to target the second Death Star. Of the three books in this series, this one is the most adult in theme, dealing with moral ambiguity and debating which sacrifices are necessary in a time of war.Like the other three books, Moving Target features a brief glimpse of events leading to The Force Awakens. This preview shows Leia preparing for a battle with the First Order, referencing Poe Dameron (the pilot in the Episode VII trailers), and talking with Major Ematt, who first appeared as Lieutenant Ematt in Smuggler's Run. Here, too, Phil Noto's artwork adds a nice touch, linking this with the other two books in the series and providing a nice glimpse into the action.The only complaint I have about Moving Target is that the setting of its story confirms that Disney/Lucasfilm no longer consider Shadows of the Empire canon. This will only upset fans who experienced that work, though, and the book does offer good insight into not just Leia, but Nien Nunb, a side character whose importance was implied by his role as Lando Calrissian's co-pilot in Return of the Jedi and who now has a proper backstory. In summary, Moving Target is a nice conclusion to this trilogy of books and does a great deal to set the stage for The Force Awakens.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One of a trio of middle grade books released as part of Force Friday and the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens publishing initiative (the others are Star Wars: The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure and Star Wars: Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo Adventure), Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry's Star Wars: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure takes place between the events of Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and finds Princess Leia and Nien Nunb on a dangerous mission trying to distract the Empire by creating a false trail for them to follow.This is the longest of the trio of books, and it clearly took advantage of that fact. I thoroughly enjoyed this volume the most; we are given some real insight into what drives Leia and what frightens her about the responsibility that she has placed on her. I think this book had a certain level of gravitas that the other two are missing; we are clearly shown the struggles and sacrifices that the Rebels are making in order to defeat the Empire, and how deeply this affects Leia. I think this is why I found this one shining over the other two, as we are really shown the cost of the war in this volume. Moving Target is marketed as a middle grade book but I think it deals with the most mature content of the three volumes released in the trio. While I don't think it is inappropriate for the age range, it still handles some heavy material, but handles it well. For me, this was clearly the strongest of the three volumes, followed by Smuggler's Run and then The Weapon of a Jedi.A note on the design of the book: All three of the middle grade books are packaged similarly, each set up in three parts with a prologue and an epilogue. Before each section there is an illustration by Phil Noto that is presented in greyscale with red highlighted areas. The red is reflected throughout the chapter openers, as well as the dust jacket covers and the boards of the book. The entire thing comes together in such an impressive package. I'm hoping that if they do anymore middle grade adventures of other Star Wars characters that they keep this same packaging throughout, as it is top notch.