by Timothy Zahn
The second volume of Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn trilogy picks up the story immediately after the events at the end of the first book in the series, Heir to the Empire, with the New Republic reeling from the blows inflicted on it by the Empire’s last remaining Grand Admiral. With the ships of the Sluis Va...
Actual rating 3.5 stars
The first half of this book was a bit of a slog, but it got much better (action-wise) near the end. There are far too many references to the original Star Wars trilogy planted throughout to remind the reader again and again that he/she is reading a Star Wars book. Famous lines from the movies are us...
Given the difficulties of writing a book that falls within a particular framework, such as the intricate and often specifically directed world of Star Wars and its primary characters, I feel that Timothy Zahn has done well.I liked this book better than the first book in this series, but not as much ...
Timothy Zahn is not that great of an author. He uses weird expressions like "bit out" and "point," which I have not read in any books besides his. The story might be good, but it's not worth trudging through the bad writing style. I should have realized Zahn's writing was bad when I couldn't get ...
Under Thrawn's command, the Empire gains power.
The second book of the acclaimed "Thrawn Trilogy" picks up right where Heir To The Empire left off, and the stakes are much higher this time. Leia deals with the moral ramifications from the discovery that her actions in the Rebel Alliance may have decimated an entire world. Luke unwittingly falls...
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