Dark Force Rising: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy) (Star Wars: the Hand of Thrawn, 2)

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Meanwhile, Leia Organa Solo continues to investigate the Noghri, a strange alien race that has been attempting to capture her and her unborn twins. While I agree that he should have caused more damage by this point, the portrayal is actually very close to the Thrawn books so far. The emergence of the enigmatic Noghri and their loyalty to Thrawn presents a unique and captivating element to the narrative.

Many of the Star Wars villains/antagonists are either simply foolish or incredibly emotionally-driven by their rage, fear, power-hunger, etc. Talon Karrde and Mara Jade are still favorites, and I’m looking forward to seeing their roles in The Last Command!No me extraña que en parte no disfrute de la escritura de Zahn por culpa de la traducción que es horrible. For most of the book, Han and Lando are also on the trail of the Katana fleet, trying to find it first and keep it out of the Empire's hands. I don't particularly recognise the old charcters in Zahn's portrayal, they're just names with a shared history that he occasionally alludes to with a choice quote ("never tell me the odds" said Han. Again, it's another case of it's not that Thrawn is any worse here, it's just because it's the same Thrawn we got in Heir and I wanted Zahn to up the ante. Before reading Heir, I read another beloved Star Wars Expanded universe book that is considered one of the best ever, Path of Destruction.

Yet most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness, and scheming to corrupt Luke Skywalker to the dark side.

Even though he didn't have much airtime, Wing Commander Wedge Antilles of Rogue Squadron was becoming a character which I really liked. It could well be that in the rush to evacuate his base he left some crucial bit of information behind. Now he schemes to use his awesome mastery of the Force to summon young Skywalker, allay his misgivings, cunningly enthrall him, and ultimately corrupt him to the Dark Side. The dying Empire’s most cunning and ruthless warlord, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial Fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic’s destruction.

The sourcebook gives biographical profiles of notable personalities from Zahn's novel, and brief profiles of planets and aliens mentioned in the novel. I think you have to have seen the Star Wars movies so that you know what Jedi are, but I don't think you have to be one of those people who knows the name of every alien in the Mos Eisley cantina to enjoy the books. Evil Jedi extraordinaire who errrr does nothing except preside as court judge to a bunch of farmers. Han and Leia get the shortest end of the stick, possessing very little of the wit and charm (and absolutely NONE of the romantic chemistry) that made their characters shine on screen.In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, the sequel to Heir to the Empire , Grand Admiral Thrawn’s sinister plan threatens to spell doom for the fledgling New Republic and its most iconic heroes. Mike Baron broke into comics with Nexus, his groundbreaking science fiction title co-created with illustrator Steve Rude. The actual main plot of the book revolves around the mysterious Katana Fleet, a group of 200 Dreadnaught-class space cruisers that had vanished many years ago in a hyper-space jump gone wrong. A tale of brilliant spectacle, startling revelations, and tumultuous action, Dark Force Rising moves with the speed of light across a dazzling epic landscape of galactic proportions, from world to world, from adventure to adventure, as Good and Evil clash across the vastness of space "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

Due to the events that led to the Battle of Sluis Van, lead smuggler Talon Karrde has left his base on Myrkr and is now fleeing from Grand Admiral Thrawn's Imperial forces. There were definitely chapters that didn’t feel necessary early on, like the previously mentioned scenes with Luke, Han and Lando on New Cov, or some scenes with Karrde fleeing his new base or chatting with the New Republic. Los buenos siguen siendo los buenos, los malos los malos (y tiene otra escenita a lo el Hobbit de que se van a enfrentar los “buenos” entre si, y de repente viene una nave de los malos y hace que se unan para defenderse antes este peligro… odio este recurso, aunque aquí está justificado) y el máximo peligro que tienen los protagonistas es que se les acabe el combustible en el espacio porque quitando eso son inmortales. From all four sides of the open area, in nearly perfect parade-ground unison, the other three AT-ATs appeared from the forest cover in the predawn gloom, the AT-STs and hoverscouts clustered around their feet quickly fanning out on all sides to encircle the darkened buildings.

Si, el libro está bien escrito, los personajes nuevos molan, y dentro de lo que cabe intenta mostrar un poco más de grises entre los rebeldes y no poner a todos los Imperiales de malosos (Pellaeon un grande), pero se nota que es hija de su tiempo y que esto es solo el principio y que sigue demasiado la estela de las primeras pelis que eran mas aventuras todo el rato de Han, Leia y Luke. Speaking of which, Joruus Cbaoth becomes more interesting as we spend more time with him and his plan is further revealed. I find it unlikely that a man of Talon Karrde’s cunning would set up a base in the middle of a forest without also setting up security contacts with others outside the immediate area.