He brings her, accompanied by DV-9, to a cave, where he shows her a laboratory which had long ago been abandoned. He shows her a seemingly bottomless pit, which she feels there is something wrong with, and he shows her his medallion, a device which apparently keeps him safe from the disappearances.
Believing him, she tries to return to the town. He gives her his medallion, but, after she has gone, he is killed by one of Smada's guards.
As she returns to town, she is attacked by the Enzeen, who have become parasitic monsters, but manages to escape when an earthquake shakes the ground. Back at town, however, everyone is missing, and she goes to Smada's fortress, thinking he has done something. There she finds Zak in captivity.
With DV-9's help, they escape Smada's fortress, but are recaptured easily. However, now outside the fortress, Smada, his guards, and the children are attacked by the Enzeen and the planet, as holes begin to open up and take people into the planet.
Smada, on his repulsor sled, and the children, protected by the medallion, are kept safe, but are brought by the Enzeen to the heart of the planet, the pit Bebo showed Tash. There it is revealed that the planet is alive and needs nourishment, and the Enzeen get their own nourishment from the planet while attracting more people to come. The medallion created a forcefield around the wearers that the planet couldn't absorb. When Hoole, who was disguised as an Enzeen, gets the medallion, he throws it into the pit, causing the planet to begin to erupt.
Able to escape the pit, even as Smada falls in and is absorbed, they finally reach their ship. The ship, however, is unable to take off, as the planet has grabbed hold of it. Losing hope, the Millennium Falcon comes to their rescue and, with deft flying by Han Solo, is finally able to escape the planet, which collapses on itself behind them. Galaxy of Fear: Eaten Alive was developed in the spirit of Goosebumps , a series of juvenile horror novels from author R.
Stine , and it was published in paperback by Bantam Skylark. The novel has a holographic cover and was marketed as a one-time-only "Limited Collector's Edition. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Eaten Alive by John Whitman. Enter the Star Wars universe Nothing seems out of the ordinary at first.
D'vouran is a beautiful planet, rich in natural resources and inhabited by friendly, hospitable creatures. But something about the planet is not quite right. People seem to be disappearing into thin air.
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Other Editions 8. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Eaten Alive , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jan 25, Shadowdenizen rated it liked it Shelves: star-wars.
A "Goosebumps-style" Star Wars series? Yes, please. Though I confess to reading and being underwhelmed by Death Troopers , this series sounds right up my alley, as long as I go in with reasonable expectations.
You would think "Horror" and "Star Wars" would be a natural fit, but this felt kinda And it certainly lacked the charm that RL Stine gives the "Goosebumps" series [which is presumably the inspitation? Since these look to be quick reads, I'll probably stick with the series for the moment, see how the rest fare for me. View 1 comment. Mar 01, Scott Rhee rated it really liked it Shelves: childrens , horror , old-canon-legends , star-wars , young-adult.
I have, surprisingly, never read a single R. Nothing personal against him, I just never got around to it. I had stopped reading junior and young adult novels by then, mainly because I was in college and out in the real world in that time frame, so my reading choices had changed somewhat.
Numerous authors with the blessing and approval of George Lucas, of course were contributing their own story ideas to the SWEU. It featured two young kids, Tash and Zak, and their mad scientist uncle, bopping about in the galaxy having adventures.
A certain Corellian freighter with a crew of three humans, a Wookiee, and two droids are also drawn in. Those who have landed on the surface are greeted by a friendly species who accommodate their every need. Every once in a while, though, one of the visitors disappears without a trace. Eventually, the kids discover that the planet itself is swallowing up and eating people alive. Also awesome.
See what I did there? This is a running gag, so just go with it Dec 26, Thomas rated it liked it Shelves: star-wars-legends , science-fiction , horror , , star-wars , juvenile. Full disclosure: I wasn't expecting much out of this series of books. I knew going into them that they were an attempt to cash in on the popularity of Goosebumps, so I figured they would be a little cheesy and ridiculous.
Eaten Alive reassured me that yes, they would be just that, but I also found that it's a pretty solid read, too. The series is about Zak and Tash Arranda, survivors of Alderaan, traveling with their uncle, Hoole, a shapeshifting alien, and DV-9, their droid. Hoole is secretive Full disclosure: I wasn't expecting much out of this series of books. Hoole is secretive the kids don't even know his first name , and DV-9 has become their de facto caretaker, but they travel somewhat randomly through the universe.
Their travels take them to D'vouran, where people are mysteriously disappearing, and that's where this book begins. The characterization in this book is good, and the plot, while simplified, is decent. It's no Jude Watson, understand, but Whitman does more showing than telling in the story, which, in my experience, is rare in juvenile works.
Also, the plot resolution involves parts of the story that have been revealed previously in the story, which is always nice; nothing spoils a story for me like an important detail that only becomes clear when it's needed to wrap up a conflict.
I've heard that the key to happiness is lowering your expectations, and Eaten Alive shows this might be true. Had I gone into the series expecting an equivalent to Jedi Apprentice, I would have been disappointed, but it's nice to be surprised when you're expecting a poor story.
I'm not sure I would recommend the series to anyone but the most die-hard of Star Wars fans, but it's off to an entertaining start. View 2 comments. Mar 31, Kea Ouseng rated it really liked it. It good. Star Wars themed horror series. I loved the thrills and aliens in this story. Dec 11, Shaun rated it liked it Shelves: science-fiction , children-s. When I was young, kids horror was big. Goosebumps ruled the roost and everyone wanted a piece of that spooky pie.
Star Wars thought, why not get in on it? And thus was born Galaxy of Fear. As an adult I've been rereading Goosebumps books for a laugh, and you know what? They aren't that good! But guess what, Eaten Alive is actually better!
Now I'm not saying this is a great work of art, but for a kids series based on Star Wars meant to cause a little fright, it When I was young, kids horror was big.
Now I'm not saying this is a great work of art, but for a kids series based on Star Wars meant to cause a little fright, it's not too shabby. Granted, I think you probably need to know the basics of Star Wars to properly enjoy it. I mean, at least you gotta know the main characters and happenings of the original trilogy. But it's fun, it's nostalgic, and if you know young people into Star Wars, why not grab a cheap used copy off ebay or amazon and see if they are into it.
Jun 10, A. In the book, it shows that even though siblings can be so annoyed of each other, they can just as easily help each other out in life. These brother and sister find out how useful it is to have trust in somebody by finding out that the the people of the planet they are on not only have a secret of their own but the planet does too. I recomend this book to any reader or person who likes something that has to do with g Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear "Eaten Alive" is a great mystery of trust and honesty.
I recomend this book to any reader or person who likes something that has to do with great characters, Star Wars, suspense, or great mysteries. Jun 27, Thomas rated it liked it. We finally finish up our cycle of the series I covered in Ripoff Month 2, with the series the month started on. Galaxy of Fear's The Brain Spiders proved to be one a very well constructed narrative, that balanced things mostly well.
Since this series has an arc and all that, I figured I'd start from the first one for my next one. I'd say I liked it about as much as the one I reviewed.
It's solid for similar reasons, even if it highlights the formula of the series that Brain Spiders leaned into a We finally finish up our cycle of the series I covered in Ripoff Month 2, with the series the month started on. It's solid for similar reasons, even if it highlights the formula of the series that Brain Spiders leaned into a fair bit. So we get our proper introducti0n to siblings Tash and Zack Arranda, whose happened to live on Alderran before that got blown up. Infact, they were on vacation when that went down, so they came back to see that whoops their parents and everyone else they knew are dead.
Their only family left is Uncle Hoole, who here is introduced as a shady type, and they aren't sure how fully trustworthy he is. Along with them is the drove Deevee, who here is amazingly snarky. I love him. One day they get sucked by the gravity force of a strange planet. They end up having to stay there and find out it just appeared a while ago, but seems to be nice and is even attracting tourists. However, people start vanishing, while no one besides Tasha seems to think anything odd is going on at first, and the local most vocal about this is written off as a coot.
Naturally, things indeed as wrong. As for what is going on Gee, I wonder what its deal is. Yeah, that name makes it too obvious. That aside, it is a solid story. For one, it sets up things well. Trash and Zak are good leads, and we get some emotional maturity.
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But I'd be nervous if I were given the opportunity to write the sequel, since every single chapter of those books had to end with a cliffhanger. It was the law. A chapter would finish with 'Tash stepped off the spaceship and heard a blood-curdling scream!
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