Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1)

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Summary: Exciting and nonstop thrills
Review: I really liked reading this book because it was one of the best star wars books I ever read. I liked how Luke Skywalker went back to the Dagobah System. I also liked the new villians Thrawn,Talon Karrde, and C'baoth. It was great when they went to Chewbacca's home planet Kashyyyk. The battle at the end was a good way to end the book.

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Summary: Nicely Done Book!
Review: I have read many Star Wars books, and this is definitely one of the best. Zahn lives up to the book's name "heir to the empire", by creating a masterpiece. Every character is portrayed well, and the plot keeps you hanging to the end - and longer! By showing the empire's side of the story AND the rebel's side, he's done well.

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Summary: It was good
Review: I enjoyed this book because it had a very thick plot to it. One thing i didnt like was the over-use of the same phrases

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Summary: A good Star Wars yarn
Review: I read this book quite awhile ago, but have only got around now to reviewing it. Looking at what other people have said, I don't understand what some people have a problem with. Besides being the first attempt at a Star Wars book, it had to try and live up to the movie legacy, and I think Mr. Zahn did an extremely good job at that. This was a very good book, I thought. Grand Admiral Thrawn is the tactical genius now commanding the Empire. We're kept guessing about Thrawn's background and such, but this is suspenseful in it's nature. Anyway, he has the ability to pull a military victory out of thin air in almost any situation. It seems to me that he has the right resources and talent to do this. And you can learn much from examining things made by other cultures. IE, the Ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, etc. Many famous battles have been won by anylizing the past history of the people you are fighting. And this book obviously lived up to Lucas' expectations, he hasn't complained about it or anything. Besides, this is the Star Wars universe. Made up, anything can happen. Without going through the books, we wouldn't know what happened after Endor. For all we know, the rest of the Imperial Fleet could have counterattacked the Rebel Alliance at Endor and killed them (West End Games' Star Wars RPG Manuals, which were LucasArts approved, state there are some 25,000 Star Destroyers in service, this is quite possible). I think Mr. Zahn did an excellent job.

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Summary: Just as good as the movies
Review: This book did all that the movies couldn't from the very start. Taking the imagination on a old favorite rollercoaster. All the original cast is in the book from our favorite wookie to r2d2. Yet their is also new favorites from a cunning admiral to the most mysterious woman in the galaxy. Zahn is a master at deveoping people, great plots and interesting situations. It is so good I had trouble putting it down more than one late night. His style has a never ending great description of new worlds and cultures. With in depth writing on their past and present standing. It's an incredible universe he throws out to us and it will take you on the next thrillig chapter(literally) in the star wars adventures. (I never give novels that are just for fun any higher rating than a four! So it was very well done.)

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Summary: A Captivating Novel
Review: In Heir to the Empire, Zahn captures the personalities of the old Star Wars characters (Luke, Leia, Han, etc.), created by George Lucas, perfectly. He also does a great job of creating new ones. This being the first Star Wars book I ever read, I found it hooked me on Star Wars Novel.

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Summary: Zahn...the Master
Review: I am a fervant Star Wars fan, and have read every star wars book that has come out to date (up to R.A. Salvatore's new jedi order). I read heir to the empire and the entire trilogy it was in when it was realeased. And I still must say, this trilogy is the BEST! the creation and twists in the plot were brilliant. Character development, what can I saw, you basically felt as though you knew the character's personally. And Zahn's technical descriptions of everything never left you wondering whether things didn't fitinto place. There were no dead ends, and all levels of the book were just fantastic. I think this book and trilogy should go down as an all time great (with the orginal movies of course) :). Zahn your the man, and I htink your follow-up duology, also rocked the house!

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Summary: Heir to the Empire
Review: Timothy Zahn is a genius when it comes to describing such characters as Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Winter. I thoroughly enjoy reading his books, a true Star Wars author is he. (Sorry, but I have a tendency to slip into Yoda speak! =]) Have a great time reading this book; it's a classic in the Star Wars series.

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Summary: Very good, but not romantic enough.
Review: I thought this book was very well written. It started out kind of boring but got very interesting very quickly. It was exciting, and, for the most part, realistic. But Han and Leia acted like strangers to each other! They never kissed, never even hugged, and that made me quite unhappy! Other than that, though, it was a good book.

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Summary: OK,
Review: This book was pretty good, I'll give you that. But Zaun spent alot of time on the Impirials, and I think some Rebels should be there to! A good book, all in all.