Delusions Of Grandeur Darksaber Ch. 13-19
Dec 4, 2024
Luke and Calista retreat to an icy luxury resort to chase the Force while relationship friction simmers. Hutts scheme over a rebuilt superweapon and an engineer markets a terrifying redesign. A clone society raises questions about identity and conformity. Admirals play high-stakes brinkmanship at a tense warlord summit.
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Hutts Building A Streamlined Death Star
- Kevin J. Anderson frames the Hutts' project as a reimagined Death Star called the Darksaber with a cylinder laser design.
- The design emphasizes concentrated power and a civilian garrison concept to make Hutt dominion plausible.
Prison Labor And Environmental Consequences
- The Death Star's construction uses prisoner labor and creates deadly orbital debris that traps and kills workers.
- Hosts relate this to Andor-era themes of forced labor and the moral cost of superweapons.
Engineer Pride Versus Moral Reckoning
- Lemlisk's pride in building mass destruction mirrors an engineer's obsession that ignores human cost.
- Hosts contrast his detached excitement with ethical reckonings in other Star Wars stories.
