Pat, in a word..."AWESOME"...
Your creative writing is becoming more consistent...consistently superb that is, this chapter was a great example of you gripping the reader and keeping them in suspense all the way through, I even felt my adrenalin start pumping as I was reading Han's escape.
I love the Stormtrooper character in this one, you have left some openings for him later on. I am intrigued as to why he didn't feel any fear...another story perhaps! You also made a couple of references to a certain member of staff here, thank you for that, and also Wraith9 crept in there...
I am now going to see if I can find any images of Switchblades ship anywhere, is it a made up designation, or is it actually a real type?
As usual you have painted a wonderful picture in words, it's like a mirror into the Star Wars Universe and I can't wait for the continuation.
Jules