Lost Stars (Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

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Honestly, Thane is a character which didn't need to be one of the protagonists because he comes off as a fairly vanilla character compared to Ciena. We've seen kids with daddy issues and disrespect for authority join the Rebellion many times before. He could have easily been a supporting character in Ciena's story and it would have probably made a (slightly) stronger novel.

Was AFTERMATH zu vermitteln versuchte kleidet LOST STARS in klarere Worte, das Imperium hat seine besten Soldaten, Piloten und Offiziere verloren als der zweite Todesstern zerstört wurde. Das war im Expanded Universe nicht so, denn die Elite des Imperiums führte nach Endor noch einige Jahre erfolgreich Krieg. Doch die Bedeutung der Todessterne machte LOST STARS bereits im Fall des ersten Todessterns klar. Auf diesem war weit mehr als eine Million Imperiale stationiert und der Todesstern war wie eine imperiale Welt. Einen Posten hier zu ergattern war prestigeträchtig und Großmoff Tarkin konnte eine Menge der besten Akademieabsolventen für seinen Todesstern abzweigen. Eine Stationierung auf dem Todesstern war jedoch auch deutlich bequemer als auf einem Außenposten irgendwo in der Pampa, in einer tödlichen Rebellenhochburg oder einem beengenden Sternenzerstörer. Bessere Unterbringung und Verpflegung waren nicht zu unterschätzende Argumente für eine Bitte um Versetzung auf den Todesstern, denn dort durften sogar schon Jungoffiziere mit einer eigenen Kabine rechnen. Durch die Zerstörung des ersten Todessterns wurde Ciena Ree schließlich zum Lieutenant Commander und die Chancen standen gut, dass sie es auch in Rekordzeit zum Commander bringen würde.

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Crouse, Megan (November 11, 2015). "Star Wars: Claudia Gray Talks Lost Stars". Den of Geek . Retrieved December 6, 2020. They both approach Jude to continue her investigation into who sabotaged Thane's cannon. She concludes it was the Academy itself. Politics and corruption in the ranks are to blame. Thane and Ciena get into a huge fight about whether or not they should do anything about it. Thane insists they do, but Ciena's sense of honor and loyalty gets in the way. Thane storms off. The premise of the books is a variation on Romeo and Juliet in Space. In this case, aristocrat Thane Kyrell and rural poor-girl Ciena Ree are born on the same planet in the Outer Rim territories. Both of them are extremely good pilots, though, and manage to qualify to go to the Imperial Academy on Coruscant due to a chance encounter with Grand Moff Tarkin on a good day. Once enrolled, Thane Kyrell becomes increasingly disillusioned with the Empire while Ciena becomes increasingly fervernt. The pair fall in love but their politics manage to separate them just before the Death Star's completion signals the beginning of a new age in the galaxy. I like how the characters Forrest Gump their way through various events in Star Wars without feeling too forced. After all, they're assigned to Darth Vader's flagship and the elite of the Rebellion, so they're always going to be just off-camera so to speak. It gives a nice "boots on the ground" perspective to the cosmic conflict between good and evil going on around our protagonists. The latest to fall under the Emperor’s control is the isolated mountain planet Jelucan, whose citizens hope for a more prosperous future even as the Imperial Starfleet gathers overhead….

Perhaps the great writing of Gray is highlighted with the words “She stood before him at last. Their eyes met. And Ciena punched him in the gut, hard.” – I was literally blown away. So unexpected, yet so perfect for the character. Two star characters, with a love lost to war. It was also fun to see characters such as Dak take a little bit of prominence on Hoth, and the return of a prequel favorite in Grand Vizer Mas Amedda as he resides in power following the Emperor’s death.

Tarsunt (First appearance, simultaneous with Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure, and The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure)

Gonzalez, Dave (September 11, 2015). "What happened in Star Wars after Return of the Jedi?". Geek.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017 . Retrieved December 8, 2015. Despite dealing with serious subject matter, the book is often quite humorous. One of the best parts of the book is how both characters completely misunderstand their respective factions. While Ciena Ree believes the Empire to be good and the Rebellion evil, Thane refuses to believe the Rebels could be as idealistic or noble as they claim. It takes Mon Mothma helping him through a drunken pity party to help him realize they are as down to Earth (Tatooine?) as heroes should be. D'Qar (First appearance, simultaneous with Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure and The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure) Cienas Hintergrund ist deutlich bescheidener als Thanes. Ohne Thanes Freundschaft und materielle Unterstützung hätte es Ciena weit schwieriger gehabt und wohl nicht geschafft zusammen mit ihm die begehrten Plätze an der Imperialen Akademie auf Coruscant zu ergattern. Ob von der Autorin gewollt oder nicht, Cienas Karrierestart als vorgebildete Eliteschülerin war nur durch Thane möglich. Wer von beiden nun der wirklich bessere Pilot ist lässt LOST STARS offen, doch nach Jahren im aktiven Einsatz als Pilot hat Thane am Ende zumindest die höhere Routine. Ciena ist jedoch die erfahrene Offizierin. Bitter and disillusioned, Thane joins the fledgling Rebellion—putting Ciena in an unbearable position to choose between her loyalty to the Empire and her love for the man she's known since childhood.Sanbra sector (First appearance, simultaneous with Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure and The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure) The reign of the Galactic Empire has reached the Outer Rim planet of Jelucan, where aristocratic Thane Kyrell and rural villager Ciena Ree bond over their love of flying. Enrolling at the Imperial Academy together to become fighter pilots for the glorious Empire is nothing less than a dream come true for the both of them. But Thane sours on the dream when he sees firsthand the horrific tactics the Empire uses to maintain its ironclad rule. A month following the Battle of Jakku, the Empire has launched no further major offensives and retreated to the Core Worlds and Inner Rim. Within the New Republic government, there is talk of the remnants of the Empire capitulating. Meanwhile, in the Queluhan Nebula, the Imperial fleet rearms and restaffs with conscripts. Nash is a TIE squadron commander and vows revenge on the rebels for Ciena's presumed death.