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A review by tannerlund45
Lesser Evil by Timothy Zahn
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
I enjoyed the book as I do with all Zahn/Thrawn books. They are always innovative and interesting.
After the three books of this trilogy, it does get a little tiring that Thrawn never really has any setbacks he has to grow from. Nobody ever really gets the best of him. Every time he perfectly predicts what is going to happen and executes it perfectly. The Grysks were built up to be this formidable force and Jixtus this terrible force that could deal with the Chiss. Yet the Chiss ended the final battle without one real casualty. It is just tough that all three books built towards this end battle between seemingly even foes, all for Thrawn to just do everything perfectly and win another battle handily, like he had the whole trilogy.
I also felt like this book suffered from too many subplots. I like the ambition of it, but too many times I lost track of who was doing what. It also led to the feeling that some characters’ stories were sacrificed.
After the three books of this trilogy, it does get a little tiring that Thrawn never really has any setbacks he has to grow from. Nobody ever really gets the best of him. Every time he perfectly predicts what is going to happen and executes it perfectly. The Grysks were built up to be this formidable force and Jixtus this terrible force that could deal with the Chiss. Yet the Chiss ended the final battle without one real casualty. It is just tough that all three books built towards this end battle between seemingly even foes, all for Thrawn to just do everything perfectly and win another battle handily, like he had the whole trilogy.
I also felt like this book suffered from too many subplots. I like the ambition of it, but too many times I lost track of who was doing what. It also led to the feeling that some characters’ stories were sacrificed.