So much better than Aftermath. Not only are some of the old heroes back, but the characters are clever, bold, and a first for SW saga. Aftermath is a necessary evil to understand this story. Albeit, not everyone from the original trilogy is here, key characters intertwine in the story and set the stage for Episode 7. This particular series would make an excellent film.

But that's not saying much. It seems like Disney uses Star Wars as a platform to allow amateur authors to pen their books. Obviously they don't want to pay a skilled writer to pen a memorable story. They have settled for mediocrity. Narration is okay, but Wendig has written another poor book. Don't waste your $ on this!!

Overall, a good read. It slowly peels away a mystery (sometimes a bit too slowly) but the climax is excellent and provides much background for the canon.

The background story of events leading up to the battle of Jakku in the 3rd book to be released is informative. Unfortunately, it's Not that exciting and the narrator doesn't make it any more exciting either. If this is Chuck Wendig's writing style, then he should leave the Star Wars universe. I miss the excitement and background sounds that the other Star Wars Legends books had, which this book is lacking. Once Disney took over LucusFilms, it became all about Money and PC bull! Abramson should be fired! It's not bad of a book or story but is lacking in things. May as well finish the final 3rd book when it's released a month from now as the books are part of a Trilogy set. NO surprise as Disney is milking the Star Wars franchise for all its worth and the millenials are none to intelligent to know any better.

Great part two book! Looking forward to the third. Maybe they will leave out the LGBT stuff in the next one, It's just not appropriate for Star Wars. It's hard enough to escape the constant bombardment of it in the news and on prime time television. Can't wait for the third book!!

I am truly surprised Disney would tarnish the Star Wars brand with this amateurish offering. I've been reading Star Wars novels for over 20 years and this is by far the worst series I have ever read. Really poorly written.

they are about the same lgbt characters over and over again. Every character is the same: selfish, pleasure seeking, it's all boring. This idiot has written two of these books about the same themes over and over again : gay lovers. I wouldn't mind gay characters, but that's all the books are about. What this guy has done is to simply take the Star Wars name and slap it on a book that describes numerous gay sex scenes and tries to slap you in the face with his agenda on every overdone page! I can't begin to tell you how inappropriate these books are!!! You forget their suppose to be about Star Wars and you think you're just reading a series of gay porno stories. He slaps a legitimate Star Wars character in there every three chapters to get his Star Wars endorsement but it's really just about him forcing his gay agenda down your throat forcibly. If you want a Star Wars book, look elsewhere or you will be sorely disappointed.

Really made this series come alive for me. Loved the band of misfits and their adventures in collecting bounties. Also great to see Wedge Antilles get fleshed out more. All in all a must read for the Star Wars fan who is curious about what happened after the Second Death Star blew up.

I mean it was better then the first Aftermath but I just can't get into this authors style of writing.....

Hardcore STAR WARS fans will enjoy seeing Solo, Chewie and Leia in action—and the book sets up a final installment in the trilogy that will inevitably better relate to the new films. Yet, the prose in LIFE DEBT is overly simplistic, and the narrative unnecessarily complicated and jumbled to make a delightful reading. Ultimately, like its predecessor, LIFE DEBT is packed with entertaining action and fun fan service, even if the writing is stale and unmemorable.