The New Republic finds out from Talon Karrde that an old superior of his, Captain Hoffner, exposed the secret of the legendary Katana fleet to Thrawn. I am quite looking forward to all the, hopefully coming, fandom inspired works, because there will certainly come pearls and masterpieces that are not just better than the movie, or even series in general, but also own the standard grew with introducing or expanding already existing, amazing antiheroes.

Dark Force Rising," the second installment of the Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn, propels readers deeper into a galaxy far, far away, where the legacy of the Empire continues to cast its shadow. Luke could have had more chapters I felt because I like to see him showcase his powers more and show off that he's changed from that naive boy on Tatooine. While Luke sometimes grated on my nerves by being too goody-two-shoes, a few other characters begun to shine in this book.Their personal journeys and challenges contribute to the narrative's depth, adding emotional weight to their actions.

Again, Zahn had the entire universe to fill with cool characters and he creates someone who wants to kill Luke Skywalker because he made her lose her job via killing the Emperor.Crafty politician Borrsk Feylya has made a nasty power play on coruscant, unseating Admiral Ackbar from his military command and accusing him of treason. Timothy Zahn is the Hugo Award-winning author of more than forty original science fiction novels and the bestselling Star Wars trilogy Heir to the Empire, among other works. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. During the battle for the Katana fleet, the New Republic manages to destroy some of the cruisers, but Thrawn wins most of them. Josh Pratt is a reformed motorcycle hoodlum who found God in Jail, got out, and became a private investigator.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.After a long battle one Star Destroyer is taken down and Thrawn leaves, but not before revealing that he’d already taken most of the 200 Dreadnaughts before they even got there. Ok, no, that took about 50 pages but these novels are apparently so important to the Star Wars expanded universe and so beloved of EU fans that I wanted to give them a fair shot. Swan thought the book "feels tentative and inclusive; there doesn't seem to be enough material to justify a 144-page book.