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Summary: The most intriguing 3-part series in the Star Wars series!
Review: This is the first book of a three-part book series written by Timothy Zahn. This is taken place several years after Return of the Jedi. For people who play Mysteries of the Sith for the PC, the 3-part series will help people to understand how Mara Jade first became a Jedi.
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: This was by far the best book written in the Star Wars universe. Along with it's sequels, Heir to the Empire recaptured the fire of the Trilogy perfectly. Grand Admiral Thrawn was one of the best additions to the SW storyline, and Zahn threw more innovative and spectacular ideas at the reader than any other SW novel on the market. The characters were perfectly portrayed, and the tension is real-- the problems, the fights, and the interpersonal relationships. Zahn is a master, and his contribution to the Star Wars universe is tremendous.
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Summary: Captures the feel of the SW universe
Review: Which is just what you have to do! Many other Star Wars books have failed utterly in this. What is with all these bad reviews?
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Summary: Possibly the best series of SWs novels
Review: I bought this the moment I first saw it in hardcover. I was stunned and excited, wanting more the moment I turned the final page! "How can I stand to wait another year," I thought to myself. You must Realize that the year was 1991, and we hadn't heard anything from our favorite galaxy far, far away in 8 years! If you're reading it for the first time, let the books move you along at its own pace (didn't Master Yoda say something about patience?). I had to say "If you read any Star Wars novels...blah, blah, blah," because Zahn's final follow-up books begining with Spectre of the Past (I think that's the title), which is also amazing, and the Black Fleet Crisis should increase the pleasure of following our favorite heroes. Read some of Zahn's other works and you'll see that he is an excellent choice to write about the further adventures of Luke Skywalker.
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Summary: True Star Wars
Review: Timothy Zahn is the only Star Wars author that completely captures the feel of the movies. Zahn understands that Star Wars is not simply science fiction. It is space opera. Reading these books, I knew that Zahn had seen the movies as many countless times as I had! I think he understands what George Lucas had in mind for each of the main characters, and his own characters (especialy Mara and Thrawn) were excellently thought out and developed. Thank you, Mr. Zahn, for continuing the magnificent tradition of the trilogy.
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Summary: HORRIBLE for a Star Wars book
Review: This book was the WORST Star Wars book I have ever read. There was almost no action and there was nothing bad at the end which there must be to have a sequel
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Summary: Great revial and expansion of the Star Wars universe
Review: This book is a work of art. Zahn adds so much to Star Wars, characters, locations, and technology. This book is the best one in the Thrawn books. It ushered in an entire new era of Sci-Fi, and re ingnited the world's love of Star Wars.
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Summary: Zahn is top on the list for writing militaristic stories.
Review: This book is a fast moving action book with plenty of plot twists. This series (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command) is one you'd want to read.
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Summary: Where are the characters?
Review: Interesting. Slightly too overblown. Do they really need to spend that much time going from place to place to place to place? Disappointed in the characterizations of our favorites. Granted George didn't exactly go overboard to create the deepest characters in the universe, but they at least "breathed". Zahn's treatments of Leia, Han and Luke are cursory at best. ( And stop with the movie line quotes already!!!! In-jokes are fine, but every other paragraph? New dialog, please.) The 'droids were stock, and Chewie as well. Lando alone seemed to live on the pages (and not often enough). Zahn must like scoundrels - and also must consider Han completely reformed!
For the new characters, I found myself most drawn to Talon Kaarde. (another scoundrel) He, at least, changes and breathes. He's a man I'd like to get to know better, like Lando was in Empire. What led to him being a Smuggler King? Where was he when Jabba fell? Or was he somewhere on Tatooine as well - seemed like everyone else was. He cares just enough about his people so you can like him and is just ruthless enough so you'll squirm waiting for which way he'll jump. His conversion to the Rebel's cause was slow enough to be believable, convoluted enough to be interesting and echoed the transition Han Solo made much more swiftly in New Hope. (as Leia comments in one of these books somewhere) Of course, I hope he and Mara can make it work - she need's a little happiness now. Luke is wrong for her and Kaarde's the better man, at least in this series. Sorry Luke! (of course, I haven't read any of the other Star Wars books yet, either) Despite myself, I liked Mara Jade. You knew she'd turn to the Light in the end, which made her a bit of a puppet, but it was a clever way to resolve her problems. Always wondered what happened to that hand. . . Sure, Mara's a smart ass, but she's a very unhappy smart ass. And George has already firmly established that the Rebels can be funny and the Imperials are always serio!us. Nice to see you again Wedge! Keep flying. The Grand Admiral's insights through art were interesting and mildly plausible if you also have complete psych. profiles for the entire species as well - not just the artists - - but if you have the psych profile, why look at the art? I swallowed Thrawn's use of the art "chosen" by the Senator as an indicator of actions much more easily. It was also nice to see a competent bad guy again, someone who actually made you worry and made serious inroads on the New Republic. There's a challenge!
While I didn't find these books "wonderful" as some of the other reviewers did, I did enjoy them for their glimpse back into George's galaxy. Not a waste of time or money, but then I bought the series used.
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Summary: Facinating ,the best,and action packed!!!
Review: You looking for a good book.You downright bored.well boy do I have a book for you. Heir to the Empire is simply the best. It's full of action.There's some brearh taking space fights. There's also some really great ground action. The plot is very interesting Grand Admiral Thrawn has somes plan for domination that will take your breath away. He has found a dark jedi, hidden in the depths of the star wars galaxy and is using him to his bidden while contoling him with ysalmiri creatures that block out the force from Jedi's. You can't even tell how this trilogy will go or end by just reading this first book. I'm on the second one right now and when I'm done with that I'll have another reveiw for you. But hey this is a must read and I don't want to spoil anymore of it hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
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