He worked well in the first book as an insert for us the readers- he was an officer from the time period of the original movies and Thrawn would tell him how he makes such brilliant deductions. Grand Admiral Thrawn remains an excellent villain, but his character was slightly weakened by the amount of blunders he made in this one. I definitely think it's the weakest of the triliogy, but even this is still miles better than most Star Wars books. But before Han, Lando, and Luke can find any real evidence concerning Fey'lya's adviser, they find out that Thrawn's forces have arrived on the planet. Aun así estoy seguro que habrá novelas que disfrutare más aún que las de Zahn (y menos seguramente, habrá cada mierda ahí.

I say that this might not be fair because in reality, they aren't that bad; the plot is certainly interesting enough to hold your attention, especially if you're a Star Wars fan. It’s all rather moot however as Grand Admiral Thrawn arrives with a couple of Star Destroyers and a large space fight breaks out. THE CONClUSION: Dark Force Rising could have been a lot better, but I still found it to be a good book.We all know, by book three, we'll be like, "Oh, yeah, that's why that was important," but still, while we're reading it, we wonder.

But Thrawn, as Pellaeon still had a tendency to forget, did not have the legendary and lethal temper that had been the hallmark of the Lord Darth Vader. Luke's interactions with him are a little frustrating, as he's clearly insane, but Luke is in such a vulnerable place as a Jedi that he's willing to admit he may be wrong about what he knows, and concedes to C'baoth. At least, until he betrays himself and turns violent, and Luke ends having to be rescued by Mara Jade, so that they in turn can rescue Talon Karrde from the clutches of the Empire.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 Republic’s destruction. Nuestros protagonistas están casi la totalidad de la obra separados: Luke en busca del maestro C'baoth y estando un tiempo con él, Leia viaja al Honogrh, mundo natal de los Noghri y Han y Lando intentando reclutar a los contrabandistas para su causa. The middle story in the Thrawn Trilogy does what all good middle chapters do and moves the story on enough to keep things interesting but any kind of resolution to any of the introduced characters is left for the finale. Mientras tanto ciertos individuos, ya sabéis quién, iniciará planes propios para ayudar contra esta amenaza.

As much as I like the character and his extremely Star Wars-y name I do get the feeling that Zahn favours his own smuggler character over Han and Lando and therefore gives him a lot of page-time, sometimes to the story’s detriment. Trying, sir,” the voice came back, tinny and distant through the strange dampening effects of Myrkr’s metal-rich flora.Baron has won two Eisners and an Inkpot for his work on Nexus, now being published in five languages including French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Mara goes to finish him off but Luke stops her, talking about how he saved his father from the Dark Side to there’s still a chance.