tstreets 's review for:

Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel by James Luceno

4.0

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Audiobook format. 3.5/5. As is usually the case with these books that fill in the gaps or lead up to what we've seen in the movies, I appreciated the additional context. I did find some of the scheming, counter-scheming, and double-crossing to be a bit confusing and tedious. I also unexpectedly hated Galen Erso for most of the book. However, I liked that we got to learn so much more about Lyra, whose entire role in Rogue One is (*spoiler for the Rogue One movie*) being killed to spur the progress of the movie's plot.