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

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Grand Admiral Thrawn (the titular villain of the series) would have been an interesting new character if we'd ever been given a look at him through his own mind, and not through the eyes of his bland and annoying first officer. Mara Jade, the former Hand of the Emperor, which we know here was one of several and not the only one as she believed, continues to attract my attention.

Luke’s old acquaintance / would-be assassin Mara Jade eventually arrives and thanks to the Force-cutting Ysalamir lizard she brought with her Luke realised C’baoth’s true personality and goals. The acknowledgments came in; and with a shiver from the steel deck beneath him, the huge AT-AT walker was off, lumbering its deceptively awkward-looking way through the forest toward the encampment a kilometer away. 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. 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. 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.Dark Force Rising," the second installment of the Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn, propels readers deeper into a galaxy far, far away, where the legacy of the Empire continues to cast its shadow. I also like that there is a little talk about the death of the Emperor, which seems to be a trivial fact but here it is known that the point in space where the second death star was leaves an evil imprint on the Force due to said death. It is true that he is very Sherlock Holmes, but here he does everything by learning the art of the enemy, and that is, for me, somewhat lacking. Their personal journeys and challenges contribute to the narrative's depth, adding emotional weight to their actions. Before reading Heir, I read another beloved Star Wars Expanded universe book that is considered one of the best ever, Path of Destruction.

After the events of the first part, the New Republic (although the Imperials continue to refer to them as the Rebels) is awaiting the new plans that Grand Admiral Thrawn can devise against them. He also has the ysalamiri, strange creatures that project anti-Force bubbles, and which are very handy for dealing with Jedi. I raced through the book, I simply thought Zahn could have made it significantly tighter and better.This also leads them to Corellian General Garm Bel Iblis, whom they try to bring over to the New Republic. I also know that Grand Admiral Thrawn's full name is Mitth'raw'nuruodo, and I don't have to look up the spelling.

Her impressions of Luke in the present do not mix well with her ingrained hatred of him, making for some really interesting interactions. People hype her up as this amazing and complex character, but in Heir to the Empire she seemed rather one dimensional to me.Meanwhile, Han Solo and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council-only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies. It's really interesting to once again watch Mara Jade admit to herself that she needs Luke, and Zahn begins the process with her of starting to essentially deprogram her from her time as the Emperor's Hand. The Thrawn Trilogy, of which this is the second book, set the standard for "non-canon" star wars books and is still among the best in that group. Some of it is hokey and contrived, some of it is brilliant and inspired, and some of it just seems a bit dated, thanks to Episodes I-III.