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Book Review By Christie Robnett
Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu by L. Neil Smith

Captain Lando Calrissian, interstellar gambler, travels through space in the Millennium Falcon, to different planets looking for a good game of Sabacc. He wins in a game, a robot, Vuffi Raa, with very unusual abilities. In the Raffa System, the two of them get involved in a tug of war for a mystical object called the Mindharp of Sharu. He is caught trying to outsmart both the ruthless Governor and the sorcerer Rokur Gepta while saving the alien Raffa culture. Lando fights for his life in this suspenseful space adventure.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
Kind of series - Star Wars
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %
Star Trek or Star Wars book? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male Alien
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human freighter/transport
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - inhabited by friendly aliens - primitive aliens
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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