Timothy Zahn - Dark Force Rising: Star Wars

Pros: terrific characterizations, great battle scenes, good pacing
Cons: none

Once George Lucas began setting the stage for a second Star Wars trilogy, set prior to the original movies, he also authorized a series of books to continue the saga of Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and all the others we met ...

Pros: Strong characterization and plot development
Cons: Slightly slower than the other two books

A Long Time Ago In a Galaxy Far, Far Away… Crisis! Grand admiral Thrawn of the imperial navy has returned from the outer rim territories to reclaim and rebuild the empire. Pulling together the remains of the imperial fleet, he has ...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing

"Dark Force Rising" is the second book of the Thrawn trilogy which takes place 5 years after Return of the Jedi. The first book is "Heir to the Empire." This is a very entertaining set of books. If your a fan of Star Wars, the...

Pros: Great storyline, superb suspense, unique writing style
Cons: None to state

Timothy Zahn out-did himself on this trilogy. Dark Force Rising is the perfect book to follow Heir to the Empire (Zahn's first book in the trilogy). The Empire is dying and a warlord called Grand Admiral Thrawn is in control of the Imperial Navy....

Pros: Great follow up to one of the greatest stories ever...
Cons: Slower than the movies in some parts but well worth it...

This book is the sequel to Heir to the Empire in which we find out what happens to the New Republic right after the fall of the Emperor in The Return of the Jedi. Basically the Empire is trying to make a come back and things don't look so...

Pros: Thrawn - that's all I need to say
Cons: kind of slow reading

Having read all three books of this trilogy, I found this one to be a little lacking in the areas where the others succeeded. The story presented in this trilogy was magnificent. This portion of the story was definitely well told, but lacked the surprise...

Pros: The plot moves with intensity
Cons: Too many alien names to keep track of

I just finished reading this book, and though it is a little foggy in the beginning, the reader quickly becomes involved in the story. Each character is accurately portrayed, which soon engrosses you in the book. Timothy Zahn also has made a habit of...

Pros: Where do I begin...
Cons: Trying to pronounce all those Nohgri names.

What really sets Zahn's novels apart are the numerous plots and subplots that are carried throughout his entire trilogy. Some are even reintroduced in the Hand of Thrawn series. Most of the different plot lines in this book could stand perfectly well...

Pros: Star Wars, written by Timothy Zahn, Luke and Mara meet, Thrawn is so brilliant it's eerie
Cons: No cons at all except that it couldn't last forever and wasn't made into a movie

This book is great. It continues Grand Admiral Thrawn's campaign to overthrow the New Republic. Thrawn is going to be using clones and the legendary Katana fleet in his campaign. Thrawn is a brilliant commander and he constantly surprises and...