Timothy Zahn

Definitive Star Wars story in the Expanded Universe. I'm one of those who adored the original trilogy and played all the LucasArts games, so naturally Heir to the Empire holds a special meaning for me. I read the trilogy originally in the 90s as a Finnish translation, which I remember I didn't like that much. Now, after reading this again in English and seeing what Disney has done to Star Wars, I appreciate the Thrawn Trilogy much more.

By all means this cannot be considered "literature", but I don't think it's especially badly written. The language is very simple and easy to read. The plot is quite simple too, but there is this certain nostalgic atmosphere which I like.… (altro)

Zahn makes another outstanding contribution to the Expanded Universe (rebranded "Legends"). Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo (Thrawn) is a compelling hero in this novel. Thrawn is characterized by honor and discipline, maintaining a level of dignity and civility whether interacting with prisoners, subordinates, or superiors. In contrast to the villainous Grand Admiral Thrawn of the Empire, Commander Thrawn violates the defense-only norms of his culture by defending those who come under attack by pirates (the Vagaari).… (altro)

I loved this book, right up until the end and one of the story arcs went in a direction that I didn't feel it had been set up for. Hopefully the second book will make it make sense. Zahn is one of the best story tellers and one of the only Star Wars authors I will read. His character of Zahn is, imo, one of the reasons the Star Wars book series became so popular, even after his initial trilogy had ended. His character development of both main and original characters made people want to read more of the series.… (altro)