Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (Dark Horse Collection.)

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Summary: GREAT STORY!
Review: GREAT STORY LINE, a great continuation of the STAR WARS TRILOG

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Summary: THE BEST STAR WARS BOOK I HAVE READ SO FAR
Review: This book is great!It is by far the best I have read and Im expecting its sequels to Better!the plot is this; Grand Admiral Thrawn is the main bad guy here and finds a dark jedi called C`baoth.c`baoth decides to join the empire and in return get Leias Jedi children to weild as he wishes.But first Leia must be captured. Meanwhile Someone called Talon Kardde is taking over Jabba the hutt after his death, so Han and lando go to check him out. Also,luke has had a jedi message sent to him by an unknown character (at least to luke!) To put it honestly I think Tim zahn is the best star wars book Author so far.

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Summary: it was a good book
Review: I like the book. Its people are well develped. This is the book that brought backStar Wars.

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Summary: A vary intence story line and full of action!
Review: I loved it! after craving a real good star wars noval for so long, I found it finely with Zahn's master peice. After all it had one of the most interesting plot and a great villian in the form of Thrawn.

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Summary: Fabulous
Review: People write things like "Duh, it's a Galactic Republic, so how can Thrawn hurt them by attacking shipyards?" Dense, maybe? They're still technically rebels, they call it the New Republic so the galaxy will be content, but they don't have as nearly much power as the Old Republic and Empire (it's even called fragile on the back of the book, and is continually called fragile on many other novels). Also, the "pathetic" Empire in this book is supposed to be small. The Battle of Endor annihilated most Imperial leaders. Thrawn works with what he has, thus "remnants of the Imperial fleet," as stated on the back cover, too. Because this is not a movie, Thrawn has to set up a complex story line that makes you want to read further. Alas, many illiterates will have trouble with it, because the movies are by nature less cerebral than Zahn's novels (but not less exciting). They have to be or people would think they're just boring films. The space battles's excitement depends on your imagination; if you rush through this book, it will seem confusing, of course. And no, there aren't fuzzy Ewoks or other stupid creatures in this book, because Zahn is a serious sci-fi writer. This is a dark trilogy, comparable to The Empire Strikes Back. Therefore, many won't enjoy it. But don't give it 1 star if you don't understand it, please. And that's another point; this is a trilogy, so treat it like one and read all the books, you'll be more satisfied. P.S. Many planets in the SW galaxy have only one settlement on them, if you watch the films closely. Whoever said Zahn's continuation of this fact was stupid is a poor-learned person.

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Summary: The one to read first
Review: Set 5 years after Episode VI (ROTJ), but the first novel sequel to the SW trilogy, Timothy Zahn does a marvelous job at creating a whole new universe of compelling characters and events. Interestingly different from the flash-and-bang movies, Zahn sets up a complex story of twists and turns; unlike The Phantom Menace, it's hard to tell what's going to happen next. Anyone who says his style is boring is off-balance. Thrawn is the real genius of the Empire; obviously, with a larger fleet, he would have crushed the New Republic. I also think Mara Jade, though increasingly annoying with her hatred of Luke, has a well-written history. Definitely read all 5 of his books, including his new two-parter. Then read the graphic novels, they have great illustrations. By far one of the top 5 best SW novels.

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Summary: Suspense driven
Review: I don't know how many people agree with me, but I think Grand Admiral Thrawn is the best thing that's happened in the Star Wars universe. I don't like what happens at the end (no spoilers!), but the cool, calculating way of Thrawn ames everything feel complete.

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Summary: the empire
Review: As a ''Star Wars'' fan, I thought this book was extremely overrated. The way Mr. Zahn writes is good, and Grand Admiral Thrawn is as evil as Darth Vader, but the pace is slow at times, and the plot takes place five years after Episode 6. All in all, a flawed but good read.

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Summary: Must read for any Star Wars fan!
Review: Timothy Zahn is perhaps the best Star Wars writer ever. Not only does he perfectly re-create the main characters we all know and love, he somehow manages to develop very unique enemies that have you sometimes cheering them on. I love the bad guys in this book. Thrawn is even better than the Emperor in my opinion. And new good characters like Mara Jade are just great. You have got to read this book!

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Summary: So real its scary!
Review: I think this is an excellent book! Once you start reading you can't stop. It seems so real! As a large Star-Wars fan myself, I love the descriptions of the characters' feelings and planets they visit! I don't see why some of the reviews are so negative. At the begining the story-line was hard to follow, but it pulled through at the end. Another thing is that the names are hard to pronounce, but who cares?