D. Keith Mano, Take Five (1982)

Interesting state of affairs: D. Keith Mano is a prolific-ish novelist, and generally well-regarded (at least to the extent that this book was reprinted by my heroes at Dalkey Archive)—and yet, the man doesn't have a wikipedia page. Not even a stub. Go figure, eh?

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I think it's The Force Returns or something?

So hey, there's this new Star Wars movie, maybe you've heard of it? I saw it! And it's pretty good! I enjoyed it! Given the lowered expectations of the prequels, it was probably even better than it had to be! It even successfully balanced old and new characters, which looked like the biggest potential stumbling block. So good for it, by all means. Now, let's complain about it, shall we? SPOILERS APLENTY AFTER THE JUMP.

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