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Hugo Award-winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn returns to complete his original, acclaimed SF trilogy. As both humans and the alien Zhirrzh prepare for all-out galactic war, a handful of individuals from both sides are stunned to discover that the explosive catalyst for the impending battle is a misunderstanding both tragic and profound. Determined to avoid mutual extinction for both their races, this band now becomes the focus of the subtle and dangerous force whose show more goal it is to annihilate and destroy. show lessTags
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This entire series held my attention from start to end. I would recommend to anyone who enjoys of good space yarn. While the world-building might not be as complex as some of the great space operas, I enjoyed this almost more. Each characters was well-defined, with depth and flaws. The plot moved at a fast pace with twists and turns and humor and ups'n'downs. Excellent and enjoyable!
A reasonably entertaining conclusion to the tale. Some substandard writing can be forgiven in light of the enjoyable, if not particularly complex or innovative, plot.
lots of politics and intrigue. Among the humans, the zhirrzh and another alien species which are playing all sides against each other for their own gain. Ends well.
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Timothy Zahn was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 1, 1951. He received a B.S. degree in physics from Michigan State University in East Lansing in 1973 and a M.S. degree in physics from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in 1975. In 1975, Zahn began writing science fiction as a hobby. When his thesis advisor died in 1979, show more effectively wiping out three years of work, he decided to try making a living at writing. Since then, Zahn has published short stories, novelettes, novels, and short fiction collections. He is best known for writing the Star Wars the Thrawn Trilogy: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command. The novella, Cascade Point (1984) won a Hugo Award. He also writes numerous series including Cobra, Blackcollar, Dragonback, and Conquerors' Trilogy. Zahn co-authored with David Weber A Call To Duty, the first book in the Manticore Ascendant Series, which made the New York Times bestseller list in October 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Conquerors' Legacy
- Original publication date
- 1996-06
- People/Characters
- Lord Cavanagh; Thrr-gilag; Thrr-mezaz; Miranda Cavanagh; Mitri Kolchin; Klnn-dawan-a (show all 11); Petr Bronski; Aric Cavanagh; Max, parasentient computer of the Carthage-Ivy-Gamma Series; Nzz-oonaz; Adam Quinn (aka Maestro)
- Important places
- Dorcas; Oaccanv
- Dedication
- For several years now, from time to time, he has been supplying me with little tidbits of ideas; and up to now he has not received a proper public acknowledgement of my gratitude. With this book, it's time to set that right.<... (show all)br>
So here goes. The suggestion that part of this book be from Max's point of view came from him. So did the hand-built model that inspired the design of the Peacekeepers' Wolf Pack. For these ideas, for those that have come before, and for those that are undoubtedly yet to come, I dedicate this book to my son
CORWIN ZAHN - First words
- Directly ahead, the sky was a brilliant and cloudless blue. All around, at the distant circle of the horizon, the browns and grays and pale greens of the planetscape hazed with an odd seamlessness into the blue of the sky. Ab... (show all)ove and slightly aft, the planet's sun was a pale, red-orange globe.
Directly beneath was enemy territory. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It was a new life and a new world they were all entering. And Gilag could almost feel sorry for the Humans.
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