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See my review for Book One of this series. (

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Anagarika | Nov 3, 2009 |

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Same review for all 3 in the trilogy. The only 'Sanctioned Fan-Fic' worth reading.

Characters: Yes, they are all there. That's why it is good. The Jade chick makes a good compliment for Luke so he isn't snogging his sister. The bad guy is actually bad enough to make up for Vader's absence.
Plot: It's very solid. Star Wars wasn't really about the plot.
Style: Yea, it feels like the movies. A romp through space with fighting and bad odds. It's jolly good. (

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Isamoor | Aug 28, 2009 |

Maintains the same pace and style as the first. I've no complaints this time about overpowered abilities, etc., but larger inconsistencies with the prequel trilogy have appeared (e.g. Leia's memories of her mother; Vader lost a natural hand as punishment by the Emperor). There's plenty of action and excitement going on with a convincing plot to back it up (despite a reliance on large coincidences, although the movies are no less at fault in this regard), but I've begun to realize this series is largely lacking for character development; I'm not sure how much I'd care about them based on this alone if I didn't already love the movies these books are based on. Guessing ahead, I suspect when I've completed this trilogy I'll feel that it was a fun ride but not especially memorable over the long-term. (

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Cecrow | Mar 10, 2008 |

Excellent series. These books are so well written that they should be a legal followup to the Star Wars Trilogy. (

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Nekosohana | Mar 6, 2008 |

See my review on Heir to the Empire, the first book in this series. (

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The Thrawn Trilogy (2)

Star Wars (9.2|9 ABY)

Star Wars: the New Republic era

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Dark Force Rising

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Mitth'raw'nuruodo (Thrawn)

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1992)

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Directly ahead, the star was a marble-sized yellow-orange ball, its intensity moderated by its distance and by the viewports' automatic sunscreens.

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The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord--Grand Admiral Thrawn--has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic's destruction. With the aid of unimaginable weapons long hidden away by the Emperor on a backwater planet, Thrawn plans to turn the tide of battle, overwhelm the New Republic, and impose his iron rule throughout the galaxy. Meanwhile, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republican Council--only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies. Yet most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness... and scheming to corrupt Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side.

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