Razor's Edge Part 3 of 4

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Welcome to our third of four check-in and discussion posts for our Book of the Month.

This month’s book is Razor's Edge (Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion #1) by Martha Wells
Chapters 9-12

Razor's Edge Part 3 of 4

1. Luke, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2 are crewing the Falcon. Why isn't Chewie in charge? Or is he in charge on board and Luke taking the reins on board the station?

2. How good does Han really bluff? We saw that he did okay in front of Viest until his ship showed up.

3. Were you expecting Metera's death? What do you think her crew will do now (assuming they survive this adventure)?

4. Other thoughts?



FYI - There's no need to answer all (or any) of the questions above - they're just talking points to get us started. Informal chatter is more than welcome! In-person book clubs often veer off topic, it's okay if we do as well. :)
All I ask is that you try to avoid spoilers for things past Part III of the book.

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Comments

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1. I also felt this way a bit in the sequel trilogy when Rey seems to "inherit" the Falcon in a way. I suppose it's because Luke and Rey are both pilots and Chewie considers himself a co-pilot. But I still find it odd that the person who is over 100 years old is still second fiddle.
I did love that the four of them were racing to save the day.

2. I know that Han is supposedly a fantastic card player, but sometimes I get the impression he's not as good at is as he thinks he is. Thankfully he's good enough at bluffing that's he's survived some of the tight spots he finds himself in.

3. I wasn't expecting it - at least not at this point in the book. I might've mentioned I read this before and have forgotten most of the plot, apparently. I hope most of the crew choose to join Leia, but suspect some might go their own way.

4. The pacing of this is almost too quick to be split into four parts. :/

[brokenmnemonic]

1. I hadn't stopped to think about it until this post, but I realised when I thought about it that I'd been presuming that Chewie was piloting, and that piloting is important enough that someone else would be making the other decisions.

2. I'm... having doubts about Han's ability to bluff. Does he have a good success rate in the books? In the films, it feels like he tries to bluff and it ends up going wrong each time...

3. I was expecting deaths among some of the named characters introduced in this novel, but... not at this point? I'm finding the pacing in this novel a bit odd. I think it's because I can't decide if the detour to the pirate station that makes up half the novel is important in plot terms or not. Maybe the ending is going to tie it all together for me?

4. I'm very curious about who the spy is. I'm wondering how many big hints I've missed...

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I think maybe the pacing works better if you read all in one shot? It's a short book to break up into 4 parts.

I've forgotten who the spy is, so I know I'm gonna feel kinda silly once it's revealed.