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hrdboildwndrlnd's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
hasan1117's review against another edition
3.75
as i’ve read the three books in timothy zahn’s thrawn trilogy, i’ve thought that they read as one story. i guess it makes sense that they were also released in omnibus format, compiling them all into one. this book does a good job of wrapping up the story introduced in the first two books. i do wish that thrawn was more of a presence in this book, and his death at the end was poignant but a bit anticlimactic.
miocenemama's review against another edition
5.0
This may no longer be canon, but this was such a great series. Thrawn is an amazing villain, nearly infallible and coldly brilliant. Something is terrifying about a villain who is so in control that he never needs to raise his voice to exert his power. The mad Jedi C'baoth is another unnerving character. He is terrifyingly strong in the force but with the hubris to believe he can control the galaxy by remaking the minds of others in his image. Then there is Mara Jade. Torn between her memories of service to the empire and the kindness shown to her by Luke and Leia, she must find her path to peace and a place to truly belong. The Noghri are an alien race new to me in this series. Their fighting skills make them invaluable allies to whoever has their allegiance, and their loyalty once won is unshakable. There are so many nail-biting moments in this book as it winds to the conclusion with the final confrontation between Thrawn and the New Republic and the mission to the cloning facility at Mt. Tantiss and C'baoth. By the end of the book, I couldn't stop reading. It was a wild ride and I loved every minute of it
lylexmackie's review
3.0
Overall I think this trilogy of books is a bit overrated by the Star Wars fandom but it was still a fun and easy read. It's best to go through via the characters because the plot is fairly bare bones.
Thrawn - He's fun to read about but he's near omniscient and just seems to know things by being a genius and there's no explanation for why. His final demise is pretty poetic though. A lot of potential but he's so underwritten especially given he's been the villain for 3 books.
Karrde - Talon is like a self insert for someone's cool tabletop RPG character. Smuggler with a heart of gold. Fun to read about at first but I think he was the best in the first book and after that is quite bland. Wish Han had had some of his storyline beats.
Mara - Mara is probably the best written new character although sometimes I think he's a bit too nice given that she wants to kill Luke.
C'Boath - He's an Emperor stand in and his batshit insane. Which again is "fun" but there's no real depth here in my opinion he's just a generic insane bad guy who wants power. Comically evil from start to finish and like Thrawn there's no backstory he's just evil because.
Now for the returning characters:
Luke - He is spot on, so well written and a perfect continuity from the original films.
Han - Isn't given much to do, he has a few moments but Karrde gets all the fun stuff to do. Disappointment overall.
Leia - She's okay and I like she's had clear character progression since the films and her plotline with the Noghri is really good.
Lando, Wedge and Chewie - they are just there to make up the numbers.
Overall I think the books fun reads but they lack a lot of depth which you'd hope from novels of their length.
Thrawn - He's fun to read about but he's near omniscient and just seems to know things by being a genius and there's no explanation for why. His final demise is pretty poetic though. A lot of potential but he's so underwritten especially given he's been the villain for 3 books.
Karrde - Talon is like a self insert for someone's cool tabletop RPG character. Smuggler with a heart of gold. Fun to read about at first but I think he was the best in the first book and after that is quite bland. Wish Han had had some of his storyline beats.
Mara - Mara is probably the best written new character although sometimes I think he's a bit too nice given that she wants to kill Luke.
C'Boath - He's an Emperor stand in and his batshit insane. Which again is "fun" but there's no real depth here in my opinion he's just a generic insane bad guy who wants power. Comically evil from start to finish and like Thrawn there's no backstory he's just evil because.
Now for the returning characters:
Luke - He is spot on, so well written and a perfect continuity from the original films.
Han - Isn't given much to do, he has a few moments but Karrde gets all the fun stuff to do. Disappointment overall.
Leia - She's okay and I like she's had clear character progression since the films and her plotline with the Noghri is really good.
Lando, Wedge and Chewie - they are just there to make up the numbers.
Overall I think the books fun reads but they lack a lot of depth which you'd hope from novels of their length.
joejackowski's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
vintagemike's review against another edition
4.0
I want to give it a 5 star review, but the end seemed rushed. Overall I enjoyed this series, I liked all the new characters Thrawn, Mara jade, card, aves, the noghri. I’m hoping to see this play out in the Disney plus shows Ashoka, mandolorian etc. loved Thrawn in rebels.
hawker998's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ladyz's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
nerdyreferencelibrarian89's review against another edition
3.0
I gave this book a 3 star, not because it wasn't great, it was, but because it's ending was completely anti-climatic. After building up, for most of the book, the final show down between Thrawn and the New Republic sort of fell flat, being wrapped up in about 6 pages, while the showdown between Luke and the evil jedi was given much more time, while being arguably less important.
A shame that such an amazing trilogy ends on a bit of a flat note :/.
A shame that such an amazing trilogy ends on a bit of a flat note :/.