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

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Summary: What is Zahn trying to prove?
Review: Timothy Zahn wanted very badly to prove that he knows Star Wars. He took it to such an extreme that the characters were ludicrously exaggerated,almost like charicatures. He spent so much of his book trying to show off his knowledge, the thought that he was supposed to be writing a good Star Wars novel must have slipped his mind. The characters were so off, I often found myself laughing so hard I couldn't continue reading. I finally finished the book, and when reflecting on the storyline and charaters, I felt so disappointed. Han and Leia are supposed to be in love. They never even see each other. It is made very clear that Leia doesn't care about her unborn children. Luke is supposed to be a Jedi. Jedis are serious, I suppose, but doesn't Luke get to do anything? All he did was sit and whine whenever asked to use his powers. Lando is supposed to be a nice guy. In this book, he acts as if he doesn't even like Luke, Leia, Han, and the rest. This book has a very tiring and predictible pattern: Someone plans an attack. The intended narrowly escapes and flees. Grand Admiral Thrawn somehow figures out exactly what they've done. Grand Admiral Thrawn sends out Noghri to attack again, and the wearying, neverending process begins again. Not to mention, even if Thrawn is quite clever-I find it extremely hard to believe that he can figure out the actions of anyone in an entire culture by briefly studying a few people's art. This book frustrated me to a point where I wanted to hurl it to the floor and rip it to shreds. Maybe the rest of the trilogy won't be quite as bad.

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Summary: Villain, Thrawn, unrealisticallly knows all via alien art.
Review: A well-intended sequel lacking the personality of Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry. Zahn seems to rudely disregard C3PO rather than use him to his advantage. Grand Admiral Thrawn's most threatening characteristic is his uncanny ablility to know every move against him through the study of alien art

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Summary: I can sum this up in one word - boring
Review: This book was the first STAR WARS book I read and I can't help feeling a little disappointed. I'm glad it didn't put me off. The characters were excatly the same. Zahn has not put enough action. All it had in action was a lot of small things that really were quite boring

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Summary: Imperialist fans will die over the plot!
Review: Zahn has engineered a masterpiece. The characters, the plot, the setting, everything is perfectly believeable; so much so that it re-creates that wonderful aura and mythos that first made Star Wars a timeless classic. One comment:Long live Thrawn

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Summary: The best Star Wars book!!
Review: This book was the best in Star Wars. You have got to read it. It has a great plot and wonderful characters. It was so good I've read the book several times. BUY IT!!!

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Summary: Zahn is masterful
Review: A fantastic follow-up the best movies ever. Zahn's trilogy blows all the other Star Wars books away. The plot is incredible and the characters he created have become legondary in the Star Wars universe. A must read for any Star Wars fan

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Summary: Zahn's Star Wars Trilogy Worhty Heir to Lucas' Empire
Review: Zahn's work in the Star Wars universe is second to no one, including the father of the saga, George Lucas. His new characters and worlds come to life with the same ease as is resurection of Luke, Leia and Han. It flows with the stellar winds, free of the eddies of some of the others who would also try thier pen in the Star Wars arena. Only Stackpole and Wolverton come close. At that is saying a lot from a Zahn fan, and a man who lives, eats and breaths Star Wars

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Summary: Excellent Series
Review: This series is an excellent continuation of the thread started by George Lucas. The Stories are extremely well done and totally compelling. If you have any interest in Star Wars then you should read this series

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Summary: Zahn doesn't have the talent to pull off a Star Wars Novel.
Review: All in all, this is a good book with a good plot.Unfortunately, it doesn't live up to the Star Wars trilogy. Towrite a Star Wars book, you must have an intimate knowledge about how the Star Wars characters and universe works. Any Star Wars fanatic will notice un-characteristic actions and plot lapses. But if you are just a fan of Star Wars and are looking for a good story, go ahead and pick up this book.

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Summary: THIS BOOK IS TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I loved "Heir to the Empire!" It was awesome! It kept me on the edge of my seat! Wondering who was gonna do what, why they were going to do it, who the heck some of these weird people were, things like that. If you like the Movie Trilogy, I can almost guarantee you will at least LIKE this book. Star Wars is an awesome thing, and it's BACK! Read it! Go on! Read it! I SAID READ IT YOU! I'M TALKING TO YOU! YES! YOU! THE PERSON READING THIS! READ THIS BOOK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ben Owen,reader of many book