I read this book when I was younger and it was ok and the whole little six part series was ok. Then I got into the adult books (WAY BETTER!) and noticed that they have no continuity with each other. After having read many SW books now and am familiar with the SW timeline, I have concluded that every SW book fits in to the timeline except for this series. Therefore, it should be burned and forgotten about. Lucasfilm made a terrible mistake in publishing these. Not only do they contradict all the other novels, their stories aren't anywhere near as good as the others. Do yourself a favor and don't ruin your perception of the SW universe with these. Go out and read the adult books like the Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn. You can read any other kids books too, but don't read the six in this series. They aren't even included in official timelines anymore. They don't truly belong in the Star Wars universe. I feel sorry for the authors, though. They tried, but I guess they didn't know what was going to happen to these stories.