Maybe I expected too much, having enjoyed James Juceno's other works, or maybe I expected too much from such an well-titled novel set during the gap between the SW Saga's 2 film trilogies.Ultimately, I found this a weakly written story with no real contribution to the Star Wars film series continuity or to that of the books. Also the author/publisher's jacket color choices are too similar to the novelization of Episode 3, probably generating some confusion-based sales (leaving no doubt disappointed buyers).