Many things in this book were just underutilized, from yet another Tatooine native, Ulie (who reappears in Death Star) to Barris' bota addiction to the spy outcome. Unfortunately, the authors didn't do that. Sure, the events in Battle Surgeons was great, but we want something a little different, more expanded this time around. What works for a first novel, often doesn't work for a second. Plus, this hasn't been addressed in Star Wars, so it's nice to see that Star Wars EU has the same problems we do. Often times, our own families put restrictions on who we should love or spend time with. I really liked how Jos had to decide whether to choose Tolk or his family. My favorite characters continue to be Den Dhur (the Sullustan reporter out for a story) Barris Offee (the young Jedi Padawan Healer). The characters continue to intrigue, from Den Dhur befriending I-Five and his quest to get the droid drunk to the reasons why the spy turned against the Republic in the first place to Barris Offee and her addiction to bota. The novel is very focused on one location and on one highly ignored aspect (at least in Star Wars) of fighting. There are no major movie characters, no huge, epic battles with people running all over the place. One of the things is just how different it is from the rest of Star Wars EU. There are a lot of little things I love about part two in this duology. I-Five continues to seek out his lost memory. Jos Vondar has to choose: his family or the love of his life, Tolk. Our team of crack surgeons, nurses, and Jedi healers return in the second part of this set. Whether it kills them or not remains to be seen. The unthinkable has become the inevitable. Shocking, bold, unprecedented, it’s the only option Jos and his colleagues really have. For the conflict is growing–and for this obscure mobile med unit, there’s only one resolution. Ahead lies a test for Barriss that could very well lead to her death–and that of countless others. As the dead and wounded start to pile up, surgeons Jos Vandar and Kornell “Uli” Divini know that time is running out.Įven the Jedi abilities of Padawan Barriss Offee have been stretched to the limit.

Nowhere is this point more painfully clear than in the steaming Jasserak jungle, where the doctors and nurses of a small med unit face an impossible situation. Even with reinforcements, the flesh and blood of the Republic forces are just no match for battle droids’ durasteel.

The threatened enemy offensive begins as the Separatists employ legions of droids into their attack. While the Clone Wars wreak havoc throughout the galaxy, the situation on the far world of Drongar is desperate, as Republic forces engage in a fierce fight with the Separatists.

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