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.
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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 |