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Thrawn by Timothy Zahn
4.25
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kickass, this kicks so much ass.
 
rarely does a book make me audibly go "fuck yea", but this one does. thrawn is so cool and i love eli vanto. we need more eli vanto in star wars.

this has everything i love in star wars; political intrigue, amazing one-liners, a healthy cast of memorable characters, awesome action, the works!! the writing isn't the most sophisticated, but it's easy and glides off the page. sometimes the descriptions are rather lacking, and i'd imagine someone less familiar with the star wars universe than i would struggle to understand some aspects of the book. 

star wars extended media is a shitshow sometimes, the legacy novels prove that it's really easy for the cannon beyond the movies and some of the tv shows to suck complete ass. this trilogy, especially this entry is a clear exception. disney did right by yoinking thrawn, one of the few good aspects of the legacy cannon, having timothy zahn continue to write it, and somehow make it even better.

fuck yea, this kicks so much ass.