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Summary: THIS BOOK IS GREAT!!!!!!!!
Review: I read all books, and at least like most, but I love Zahn's books, and this one is no exeption I think that in order to fully describe it is one charecter at a time: First of all, I think Mara Jade is great she is deep and scary, but at the same time you know there is something more there. The there is Thrawn, Oh God there is Thrawn, he is the COOLEST bad guy yet. C'boath is definitly weird. And Pellaon is the norm for bad guys but that is what changes it. Okay, just read the book, now, hey what are you reading this for? I said NOW!
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Summary: Mind spliting entertainment at its best...!
Review: The charaters are so real you could feel there emotions explode over the pages as you turn them.Zahn has prouduced the finest Quality of Star Wars in this continuing saga... The Force is definitly with Zahn, all the way...!
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Summary: Better Than Heir to the Empire!!!
Review: In my opinion, this was a lot better than Heir to the Empire. The book was jam-packed with action and suspense. I love reading about Wedge and Rogue Squadron, and in this book you hear a lot more about them than in the first book. They really only in the battle in the middle of nowhere with the Star Destroyer's Judicator and Prempetory, but that was one of the best parts.
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Summary: An Excellent Book in the Best Star Wars Series Ever
Review: This book is really great. The characters are like they are in the movies, instead of all strange (like Luke in The Crystal Star.) I like the scenes with the Dreadnaughts and Luke's rescue of Karrde. I also like Thrawn. What Vader and Palpatine accomplished with brute force, Thrawn accomplishes with brains. This is one of the best SW books ever, and of course Zahn is the best SW author. My other favorite SW books are the Wraith Squadron novels, the Hand of Thrawn series, Heir to the Empire, and The Last Command. However, I think Luke should have figured out C'Baoth was evil sooner than he did. L. Command is better, but this is great, too.
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Summary: This book really captures the Star Wars atmostsphere.
Review: "Dark Force Rising" is a suspenseful addition to the Star Wars saga. It captures the reader's attention off the bat and really extends the origanal story.
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Summary: Great fun.
Review: Zahn has really captured the Star Wars galaxy and made it fun. He suceeds in pace and excitement where Barbara Hambly failed. His villain, Thrawn was the most interesting adversary to our heroes since Vader died. Jade, Karde and C'Boath added more memorable characters to the Star Wars Galaxy.
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Summary: Raises the bar for spinoff work
Review: Those who think that good SF is simply huge ships duking it out with the help of CGI will of course be disappointed. For me, the character of Thrawn was a relief, for the same reason all of the other characters Zahn creates were a relief: The bad guys have some good characteristics (Pelleaon is intriguing because of his pragmatism and dedication and, along with Thrawn, the first, and I do mean first, SW baddies who were not merely comic-opera rejects from the Nazi school of winning friends and influencing people, amusing in their self-important incompetence -- read "Darksaber," if you can stand it, to see what I mean) and the good guys have their flaws (Karrde is intriguing as an amoral smuggler king whose pragmatism and pride trick him into doing the right thing). Zahn artfully fleshes out the archetypes created by Lucas in his Campbellian epic to create a story that, rare among spinoff fiction (e.g. much of the Star Trek follow-on with the exceptions of Diane Duane and John Ford), did not leave me feeling like I wasted my time.
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Summary: Zahn Rocks!!
Review: I've read all his books on Star Wars, they have lots of twists and turns that keep you interested, some conversations are drawn out, but over all, his Star Wars books have to be the best!!
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Summary: One of the all-time bests
Review: Basically this started the whole new *book* feeling of the Star Wars Galaxy
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Summary: Really good book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This book was what got me hooked on the Star Wars novels. I could bareley put it down. Because of this book Jade is my most favorite charecter. Overall I think this will make for some really good reading.
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