About this title: This novel begins five years after the end of "Return of the Jedi". The Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet back into barely a quarter of the territory that they once controlled.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780553296129ISBN:0553296124
Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The book is very solid with unmarked pages. The pages have light moisture damage near the upper corner. The cover has minor shelf & edge wear. The spine has a few light creases. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780553296129ISBN:0553296124
Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The book is very solid with unmarked pages. The cover has minor shelf wear & moderate edge wear. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Spectra Books, New York, NY
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780553296129ISBN:0553296124
Description: not a pretty book, very shelf worn, lower front cover at spine worn away, spine cocked & reader creased, pages yellowed due to age, good reading copy. Mass Market (Rack) PB. 404 pp Star Wars Vol. 1 read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Spectra Books
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780553296129ISBN:0553296124
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. VG-reading copy. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 404 p. Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy (Paperback), 1. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
"The really high marks for this book are more from nostalgia than anything. I read this book nearly 12 years ago as a high school kid and at the time I loved the continuation of the Star Wars adventures. To his credit though I enjoyed Zahn's take on those iconic characters more than Lucas's and the characters that were Zahn's own are just as good. So with that mix of familiar characters and new ones we are introduced to life after the Empire. I remember my 16 year old self lapping up every word so for me it gets a high score.
And as an after I think that the popularity and success of this first Star Wars expanded universe novel was the reason Episodes I, II, & III got the green light."
"George Lucas originally planned nine Stars Wars films. In addition to the prequel trilogy, there were supposed to be three episodes that take place after Return of the Jedi. He forgot about them. Or he got tired. Perhaps it took too long to make the prequels. Whatever. Mr. Lucas gave up on making a nine-part saga.
Instead, we have a growing universe of novels of varying legitimacy written by authors of varying ability for fans of varying fanaticismability. Okay, I just made up a word, but it was fun. And I like fun. That's why I loved episodes IV, V, and VI, and enjoyed several scenes from episodes I, II, and III. My love of fun is why I have largely stayed away from the many less-fun novels.
If memory serves, the Star Wars novel craze started with this trilogy. Their strength is Mr. Zahn's well-constructed story that mixes colorful new characters with established icons. The trilogy's weakness is that it brings to life a post-Empire galaxy where life is realistically tedious, plagued by the bureaucratic business of founding a New Republic.
But the biggest letdown of all? This trilogy forces me to imagine a galaxy where Han Solo and Princess Leia settle into a realistic marriage--their delightfully flirtatious movie feuding now a distant memory. On second thought, I realize why Lucas abandoned the idea of making episodes VII, VIII, IX. He must have realized how less fun sequels are when they take place the morning following "Happily Ever After.""
"I've actually read this entire trilogy, but I'm only going to post my review of this book. I know a lot of people like this series, but I'm not one of them. Zahn seems to be a genuinely decent guy, but I hate this series, and what its popularity has done to the subsequently published Star Wars fiction. I don't think he understands the Force, I think his take on the characters is all wrong, and in general, I just don't think he gets the Star Wars universe. Mind you, it's not all bad, and some elements have rightfully made their way into movie canon - for example, the name of the planet Coruscant. But his deification of some of his own characters, most notably Grand Admiral Thrawn, left a bad taste in my mouth. I know a lot of my fellow Star Wars fans really like this series, but I don't recommend it to anyone."
"This is the very first star wars novel I ever read. scence then I have not been able to put the books down. The story takes place five years after the events in star wars 6 return of the jedi. The rebal alliance has killed the emporer and darth vader and have blown up the Imperials super wepon the death star. The alliance has reorganized itself into the new republic in hopes of bringing peace to the galaxy. Luke skywalker is working to restore the jedi order to help the republic. Han and Leia are expecting twins. The empire has been pushed back to the outer reaches of the galaxy while their high ranking officers fight for controll of the remnants of the empire..But when grand admril thrawn arrives with plans of returning the empire to glory the new rebublic faces its biggest threat scence the emporor himself...."
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