Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (20th Anniversary Edition), The Thrawn Trilogy, Book 1
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (872 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005LEV2V6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 476 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Heir to the Franchise Andrew P. Catton Much has been said about "Heir to the Empire" in its 20+ years as a story. I can't help but agree with the positive and amazing statements made by so many. 'Heir' is fun, exciting, original and nostalgic. The characters from the original STAR WARS trilogy are written well, and their advances seem very natural for a story set 5 years after RETURN OF THE JEDI. It wasn't like destroying the Death Star just made everything great for the galaxy- there is political, commercial and personal strife in the New Republic as well as an Empire that. James C. said Great for a fun read, so long as you can tolerate some bad writing habits.. The story is fun and I enjoyed how he wrote the various characters as we have grown to know them as. Han Solo acts like Han Solo. Princess Leia acts likeyou get the idea. But Timother Zahn has some bad habits in writing. He uses the word "just" too much. It's like a shortcut to what really should be written. He has other writing habits too. These would knock me out of the story, especially when he uses it five times on a page. (Yes, he does that).I purchased the other two books from a brick and mortar store because I wanted to finish t. "The Book That Re-Started the Expanded Universe" according to MereChristian. After the original Star Wars films ended with the release of Return of the Jedi, the interest in the franchise waned, seeming to end with the cancellation of the Marvel run in 1986. There appeared to be no market anymore for stories set in the galaxy far, far away, but some at Lucasfilm disagreed, so they pitched an idea to their superiors for further Star Wars adventures. They argued that these new adventures should take the form of novels set in the time period after Return of the Jedi.Once they received approval from George Lucas an
Five years after the Death Star was destroyed and Darth Vader and the Emperor were defeated, the galaxy is struggling to heal the wounds of war, Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins, and Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of new Jedi Knights. For this dark warrior has made two vital discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to create. The explosive confrontation that results is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale - in short, a story worthy of the name Star Wars.. But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor's warlords - the brilliant and deadly Grand Admiral Thrawn - has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic. The biggest event in the history of Star Wars books, Heir to the Empire follows the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia after they led the Rebel Alliance to victory in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Here is a special edition 20th anniversary release of the number-one New York Times best-selling novel that reignited the entire Sta