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| City of the Dead |
| BOOK STORY |
| John Whitman |
| Bantam Spectra |
Story published as:
Paperback Youth Novel (1997) |
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Reviews:
1 review [Average review
score: 3 / 5] |
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Synopsis:
Hoole, Zak, and Tash have come to the planet Necropolos,
hoping to buy a new ship to replace the Lightrunner.
Necropolos is kind of creepy--it has the biggest
cemetery in the galaxy, which doesn't exactly make it
much of a tourist spot. When nefarious bounty hunter
Boba Fett comes into town, claiming that people he has
killed in Necropolos have come back to life, Zak and
Tash know something very weird is going on. Zak accepts
a dare to go into the Necropolos cemetery at midnight.
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Chronology:
This story occurs approximately 6 months after the
Battle of Yavin. |
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chronological order):
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"The
second book in the Galaxy of Fear series
continues precisely where the first left off. The Arrandas are
dropped off by the Big Three on the obviously named Necropolis to
search for a new ship. Zombification predictably abounds but there
are few amusing surprises in store.
"As with the previous book, this is fairly standard
children’s horror and could have easily been penned by R. L.
Stine, were it not for some of the technology and characters –
most notably Dr. Evazan and Boba Fett, who both make significant
appearances. It is particularly nice to see the former employed for
such a thoroughly apt role, whereas Boba is slightly less
well-handled but still retains much of his trade-mark stoicism.
"It also deals with the most difficult topic of death, which
presents problems for most people, let alone young readers, due to
its complicated emotional nature. Whitman deals with this ubiquitous
issue pragmatically and sensitively as the two orphans, in
particular the younger, try to come to terms with the loss of their
parents.
"As with many horror stories, half of the pleasure comes from
the unexplained plot twists and the other half from the revelations
– there are few surprises here, but that doesn’t stop it from
being an enjoyable read."
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