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Del Rey (2018), 368 pages
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Fiction. Literature. Science Fiction. HTML:#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER �?� Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader team up against a threat to the Empire in this thrilling novel from bestselling author Timothy Zahn. �??I have sensed a disturbance in the Force.�?� Ominous words under any circumstances, but all the more so when uttered by Emperor Palpatine. On Batuu, at the edges of the Unknown Regions, a threat to the Empire is taking root�??its existence little more than a glimmer, its consequences as yet unknowable. But it is troubling enough to the Imperial leader to warrant investigation by his most powerful agents: ruthless enforcer Lord Darth Vader and brilliant strategist Grand Admiral Thrawn. Fierce rivals for the emperor�??s favor, and outspoken adversaries on Imperial affairs�??including the Death Star project�??the formidable pair seem unlikely partners for such a crucial mission. But the Emperor knows it�??s not the first time Vader and Thrawn have joined forces. And there�??s more behind his royal command than either man suspects. In what seems like a lifetime ago, General Anakin Skywalker of the Galactic Republic, and Commander Mitth�??raw�??nuruodo, officer of the Chiss Ascendancy, crossed paths for the first time. One on a desperate personal quest, the other with motives unknown . . . and undisclosed. But facing a gauntlet of dangers on a far-flung world, they forged an uneasy alliance�??neither remotely aware of what their futures held in store. Now, thrust together once more, they find themselves bound again for the planet where they once fought side by side. There they will be doubly challenged�??by a test of their allegiance to the Empire . . . and an enemy that threatens even their combined might. Praise for Thrawn: Alliances �??It�??s a science fiction beach read in the best way, brisk and amusing, with some cool additions to the Star Wars galaxy.�?��??Den of Geek �??Like all of Zahn�??s novels set in a galaxy far, far away, it�??s an essential read for anyone l… (more)
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LibraryThing member Othemts
This second book of the new trilogy, after Star Wars: Thrawn, teams up Grand Admiral Thrawn with Darth Vader. In a parallel narrative, a younger Thrawn still with the Chiss Ascendency meets up with Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. In both stories their mission brings them to the remote
Thrawn and Vader make an interesting pair because they seem to be the only individuals who can trip one another up. There's a lot of tension due to their mutual mistrust and competing goals. While I didn't think it was a good as the first book as it gets bogged down in plot details, it's still a compelling novel. I also felt Eli Vanto's presence was missing from this book. Still, I'm looking forward to book 3.
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planet of Batuu, which just happens to also be the planet used for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney theme parks (if Disney's going to Star Wars synergy like this, at least they did it very well!).Thrawn and Vader make an interesting pair because they seem to be the only individuals who can trip one another up. There's a lot of tension due to their mutual mistrust and competing goals. While I didn't think it was a good as the first book as it gets bogged down in plot details, it's still a compelling novel. I also felt Eli Vanto's presence was missing from this book. Still, I'm looking forward to book 3.
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LibraryThing member bespen
This book was a breath of fresh air for me. Timothy Zahn has written something that feels like an old-school Star Wars adventure in the new Star Wars canon. The Star Wars novels written since Disney nuked the Extended Universe have ranged from the merely competent to downright awful, with a few
This book was a lot of fun.
It might even be better than Thrawn, although that book was trying to do something very different than this one, which makes the comparison difficult. The last book in Thrawn’s story was a political thriller. This one is simple adventure, although Zahn made an interesting choice to tell two stories, widely separated in time, but unified in setting and protagonists.
The settings Zahn chose map onto The Clone Wars and Rebels respectively. We thus have one foot in the sunset of the Republic, and another in the dawn of the Empire. This book makes the most sense seen within the context of those cartoons, which are among my favorites of the Disney era.
We also lack the window into Thrawn’s mind the previous book provided, other than some brief observations on body language. Instead, we get to see into Vader’s head. I didn’t mind the shift in emphasis, because Zahn was able to deftly explain the way Vader sees himself. Years ago, I remember reading a fan theory that Obi-wan’s betrayal, the shock of accidentally killing his wife, and the process of being made into Vader caused a psychotic break in Anakin’s mind. Vader remembers being Anakin, but it was like it all happened to someone else. And precisely because of how horrible those experiences were, and his own complicity in how it all turned out, Vader doesn’t have much interest in introspection regarding his former life.
I don’t know who wrote that fan theory, or even where I read it, but they nailed it.
Zahn also gets to have a bit of fun with fan-service. Dave Filoni’s Rebels took a clever Thrawn gambit from the original trilogy of books, the Marg Sabl, and returned it to the canon by having Ahsoka Tano, Anakin’s padawan in The Clone Wars, invent it. In Alliances, Zahn brings it full circle by having Anakin teach it to Thrawn.
Zahn resurrects the Noghri commandos here, who were the nemesis that brought justice upon Thrawn’s hubris in the original story arc. It isn’t at all clear what might happen this time, since Thrawn’s new origin story shifted his personality subtly. Padmé also makes an appearance here, and I feel like Alliances does her justice. Since Zahn also created one of the most popular female Star Wars characters, Mara Jade [whom I suspect of being based on his wife], I’m not surprised that he can write Padmé convincingly.
Of course, Zahn needs to pay his dues as well. One of the worlds in the book is Batuu, and the city upon it Black Spire Outpost, which is the name of one of the attractions under construction at the Galaxy’s Edge theme park at Disneyland. Zahn works hard to find a way to tell an interesting story while still putting in the requisite product placement and nods to other products in Disney’s Star Wars portfolio.
It probably helps that this isn’t the first time he’s tried.
Zahn has written this book before, Outbound Flight. I read it in 2016, and so far, it has been the only Zahn book I’ve given a tepid review. I felt it was just too hard for Zahn to try to reconcile his early 1990s inventions for the course of the Star Wars universe post-Return of the Jedi with the later prequels. This was Zahn’s opportunity to reboot that story, where Anakin Skywalker met Thrawn out beyond known space, and he made the best of it.
I would say that this is hearkening back to the Star Wars that could have been, the road that was not taken, but Timothy Zahn and Ron Howard and Dave Filoni and Gareth Edwards make me think there is an active resistance to the identitarian overreach of The Last Jedi.
This isn’t just the Star Wars that was, in the old Extended Universe, it is the Star Wars that is.
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excursions into active hostility towards the fanbase. So far, other than Zahn’s reboot of Thrawn, none have been fun.This book was a lot of fun.
It might even be better than Thrawn, although that book was trying to do something very different than this one, which makes the comparison difficult. The last book in Thrawn’s story was a political thriller. This one is simple adventure, although Zahn made an interesting choice to tell two stories, widely separated in time, but unified in setting and protagonists.
The settings Zahn chose map onto The Clone Wars and Rebels respectively. We thus have one foot in the sunset of the Republic, and another in the dawn of the Empire. This book makes the most sense seen within the context of those cartoons, which are among my favorites of the Disney era.
We also lack the window into Thrawn’s mind the previous book provided, other than some brief observations on body language. Instead, we get to see into Vader’s head. I didn’t mind the shift in emphasis, because Zahn was able to deftly explain the way Vader sees himself. Years ago, I remember reading a fan theory that Obi-wan’s betrayal, the shock of accidentally killing his wife, and the process of being made into Vader caused a psychotic break in Anakin’s mind. Vader remembers being Anakin, but it was like it all happened to someone else. And precisely because of how horrible those experiences were, and his own complicity in how it all turned out, Vader doesn’t have much interest in introspection regarding his former life.
I don’t know who wrote that fan theory, or even where I read it, but they nailed it.
Zahn also gets to have a bit of fun with fan-service. Dave Filoni’s Rebels took a clever Thrawn gambit from the original trilogy of books, the Marg Sabl, and returned it to the canon by having Ahsoka Tano, Anakin’s padawan in The Clone Wars, invent it. In Alliances, Zahn brings it full circle by having Anakin teach it to Thrawn.
Zahn resurrects the Noghri commandos here, who were the nemesis that brought justice upon Thrawn’s hubris in the original story arc. It isn’t at all clear what might happen this time, since Thrawn’s new origin story shifted his personality subtly. Padmé also makes an appearance here, and I feel like Alliances does her justice. Since Zahn also created one of the most popular female Star Wars characters, Mara Jade [whom I suspect of being based on his wife], I’m not surprised that he can write Padmé convincingly.
Of course, Zahn needs to pay his dues as well. One of the worlds in the book is Batuu, and the city upon it Black Spire Outpost, which is the name of one of the attractions under construction at the Galaxy’s Edge theme park at Disneyland. Zahn works hard to find a way to tell an interesting story while still putting in the requisite product placement and nods to other products in Disney’s Star Wars portfolio.
It probably helps that this isn’t the first time he’s tried.
Zahn has written this book before, Outbound Flight. I read it in 2016, and so far, it has been the only Zahn book I’ve given a tepid review. I felt it was just too hard for Zahn to try to reconcile his early 1990s inventions for the course of the Star Wars universe post-Return of the Jedi with the later prequels. This was Zahn’s opportunity to reboot that story, where Anakin Skywalker met Thrawn out beyond known space, and he made the best of it.
I would say that this is hearkening back to the Star Wars that could have been, the road that was not taken, but Timothy Zahn and Ron Howard and Dave Filoni and Gareth Edwards make me think there is an active resistance to the identitarian overreach of The Last Jedi.
This isn’t just the Star Wars that was, in the old Extended Universe, it is the Star Wars that is.
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LibraryThing member Kavinay
I wonder if this would be a better book if it simply ditched the first third of the story. Darth Vader and Thrawn doing a buddy-cop routine in a bar doesn't exactly hit the same notes as The Last Command.
Still, the book picks up from there. Thrawn is less annoying when he's really unaware of how
You get the sense that Zahn has the essence of a great story and dynamic between the two (three?) principle characters in the book. However it just seems like a lot of the plot that moves us from one scene to another is largely interchangeable. That's okay, but given the chance to fill holes in canon, I'd hoped Zahn would address Cortosis-like details more frequently and deeply.
Still, the book picks up from there. Thrawn is less annoying when he's really unaware of how
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hard he can push Vader. Meanwhile, Vader is most intriguing when he's actually struggling with the identity of "The Jedi." You get the sense that Zahn has the essence of a great story and dynamic between the two (three?) principle characters in the book. However it just seems like a lot of the plot that moves us from one scene to another is largely interchangeable. That's okay, but given the chance to fill holes in canon, I'd hoped Zahn would address Cortosis-like details more frequently and deeply.
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LibraryThing member DarthDeverell
In Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances, Timothy Zahn returns to the character he created in 1991 and reintroduced to the Star Wars canon with his previous novel, Thrawn. Where that novel introduced Thrawn as an exiled Chiss warrior who pledged allegiance to Emperor Palpatine and joined the Navy,
Recently disgraced following his defeat on Atollon, Grand Admiral Thrawn finds himself on a mission with Darth Vader to the Unknown Regions on the border of Wild Space where the Emperor felt a disturbance in the Force. Flashbacks to the past show Anakin Skywalker following Padmé Amidala to those same regions during the Clone Wars as they track some mysterious Separatist activity. Anakin encounters Thrawn, then still Commander Mitth’raw’nuruodo of the Chiss Ascendancy, who seeks to learn more about the Republic and the Civil War then engulfing the galaxy. The interaction between Thrawn and Vader is particularly interesting, as Thrawn negotiates his allegiance to the Empire and to his people while Vader works to unfailingly meet the demands of his Emperor. One of Zahn’s more interesting developments focuses on how Vader separates his present state from his life as Anakin Skywalker, mentally referring to his past self as “The Jedi” (pg. 201).
Like James Luceno’s Star Wars: Tarkin, Zahn’s story chronicles how Vader forms an understanding with another of the Empire’s major players. Also like that story, Thrawn slowly confirms Vader’s identity as Anakin Skywalker (pg. 327). This story not only allows Zahn to further explore the Chiss culture he created, but he also puts into place ideas that Dave Filoni may use in the upcoming revival of The Clone Wars. A must-read for Star Wars fans and those who enjoy Zahn’s expert story plotting.
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alternating between his rise through the ranks and his present mission that builds toward the events of Star Wars Rebels, this story alternates between the Clone Wars and the conclusion of the third season of Star Wars Rebels.Recently disgraced following his defeat on Atollon, Grand Admiral Thrawn finds himself on a mission with Darth Vader to the Unknown Regions on the border of Wild Space where the Emperor felt a disturbance in the Force. Flashbacks to the past show Anakin Skywalker following Padmé Amidala to those same regions during the Clone Wars as they track some mysterious Separatist activity. Anakin encounters Thrawn, then still Commander Mitth’raw’nuruodo of the Chiss Ascendancy, who seeks to learn more about the Republic and the Civil War then engulfing the galaxy. The interaction between Thrawn and Vader is particularly interesting, as Thrawn negotiates his allegiance to the Empire and to his people while Vader works to unfailingly meet the demands of his Emperor. One of Zahn’s more interesting developments focuses on how Vader separates his present state from his life as Anakin Skywalker, mentally referring to his past self as “The Jedi” (pg. 201).
Like James Luceno’s Star Wars: Tarkin, Zahn’s story chronicles how Vader forms an understanding with another of the Empire’s major players. Also like that story, Thrawn slowly confirms Vader’s identity as Anakin Skywalker (pg. 327). This story not only allows Zahn to further explore the Chiss culture he created, but he also puts into place ideas that Dave Filoni may use in the upcoming revival of The Clone Wars. A must-read for Star Wars fans and those who enjoy Zahn’s expert story plotting.
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LibraryThing member tapestry100
That was painful.
LibraryThing member kinwolf
This book actually contains 2 story happening in two different era. One is during the clone war and is the first meeting btw Thrawn and Anakin. Tthe second happens after the first book in the series, and I guess, the Rebel book(and there is a huge problem with this)
I didn't care much for the story
As for the second story, it's very good, the interaction btw Vader and Thrawn shows the 2 sides of a coin. What I didn't like is that if you only read the first Thrawn book, you are left with many "uh?" moment. Like, where did Thrawn get his personal bodyguard and who is he? What rebel capture failure does Vader keeps talking about? They should really tell us in the preface which books to read to help us understand those. Poor editing for that.
So, 2 novellas in one book. One OK story in a crappy era, and one great story in a great era of Star Wars. The writing is still solid Zahn.
3 stars.
I didn't care much for the story
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in the clone war era. It's not that it was bad, but I simply do not care -at all- for that era.As for the second story, it's very good, the interaction btw Vader and Thrawn shows the 2 sides of a coin. What I didn't like is that if you only read the first Thrawn book, you are left with many "uh?" moment. Like, where did Thrawn get his personal bodyguard and who is he? What rebel capture failure does Vader keeps talking about? They should really tell us in the preface which books to read to help us understand those. Poor editing for that.
So, 2 novellas in one book. One OK story in a crappy era, and one great story in a great era of Star Wars. The writing is still solid Zahn.
3 stars.
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LibraryThing member RyanReads1
Thrawn and Vader together make for an interesting story Thrawn and Anakin Skywalker not so much. Zahn insists on telling two stories at once the story set in the "present" with Thrawn and Vader searching out a disturbance detected by the Emperor and one set in the Clone Wars with Anakin and Thrawn
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meeting for the first time and searching for a missing Padme. The Clone Wars era narrative feels dry and clunky and seems to exisit only to establish a previous connection between Thrawn and Anakin, before the latter became Darth Vader, along with a rather ham handed message that in the Clone Wars the little people of the galaxy had their suffering constantly dismissed as "collateral damage". The present narrative is far more interesting dealing with the different leadership styles of Thrawn and Vader as they are forced together as well as questions of loyalty and what the best vision for the future of the Empire is. The action scenes in both times are excellent which does help to redeem the Clone Wars era narrative somewhat. Overall a slight disappoint given the usual excellence seen in Zahn's Star Wars stories, but still an entertaining read. Show Less
LibraryThing member GeoffHabiger
The second book in Zahn's new Thrawn series sees Grand Admiral Thrawn working together with Darth Vader at the behest of the Emperor. Sent out to the edge of the Empire to investigate a disturbance in the Force, Thrawn and Vader must overcome their own distrust as they uncover a new threat to the
As usual, Zahn weaves a great story with one of my favorite characters in the Star Wars universe. Thrawn, in both timelines, is his usual calculating and inscrutable self. Anakin/Vader are also portrayed well, being close to the Anakin from the Clone Wars animated series, and the Vader of Rogue One and later movies. The story is also well done, with elements of the past and present coming together into a seamless history by the end of the book. We get a peak at Anakin and Thrawn during the Clone Wars, and how those events continue to shape the current events. We also learn some more secrets about the Grand Admiral and the enigmatic Chiss.
I did feel that Padme was not as strong a character as she could have been. There were flashes of her from the Clone Wars animated series - bold, determined, and strong, but at other times she felt like the damsel in distress, and that just didn't seem to fit with how I picture Padme. Zahn also steps into Anakin/Vader's head during the battles, showing us a bit of how the Force works - at least from Anakin's perspective, and I found these scenes to be...lacking. I didn't like the terminology that Zahn used for Anakin's Force sense in battle.
I listened to the audiobook version narrated by Marc Thompson. Marc does a decent job of narration, and does a good job of giving life to Thrawn. But I didn't like his voice characterizations of the stormtroopers. I don't know why he chose the ones he did, but there were a couple of voices that he used that just threw me out of the narrative. Otherwise, there were no problems with the audio production.
I recommend for any Star Wars fan, and certainly for any fan of Grand Admiral Thrawn. Zahn continues to develop and expand this wonderful character, filling in bits and pieces about him, but continuing to tease us with more questions. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
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Empire. While this thread is played out, Zahn interweaves a Clone War era story featuring Anakin Skywalker as he meets Thrawn for the first time as Anakin must help Padme uncover a Separatist plot in the same part of space that the Grand Admiral and Vader now investigate.As usual, Zahn weaves a great story with one of my favorite characters in the Star Wars universe. Thrawn, in both timelines, is his usual calculating and inscrutable self. Anakin/Vader are also portrayed well, being close to the Anakin from the Clone Wars animated series, and the Vader of Rogue One and later movies. The story is also well done, with elements of the past and present coming together into a seamless history by the end of the book. We get a peak at Anakin and Thrawn during the Clone Wars, and how those events continue to shape the current events. We also learn some more secrets about the Grand Admiral and the enigmatic Chiss.
I did feel that Padme was not as strong a character as she could have been. There were flashes of her from the Clone Wars animated series - bold, determined, and strong, but at other times she felt like the damsel in distress, and that just didn't seem to fit with how I picture Padme. Zahn also steps into Anakin/Vader's head during the battles, showing us a bit of how the Force works - at least from Anakin's perspective, and I found these scenes to be...lacking. I didn't like the terminology that Zahn used for Anakin's Force sense in battle.
I listened to the audiobook version narrated by Marc Thompson. Marc does a decent job of narration, and does a good job of giving life to Thrawn. But I didn't like his voice characterizations of the stormtroopers. I don't know why he chose the ones he did, but there were a couple of voices that he used that just threw me out of the narrative. Otherwise, there were no problems with the audio production.
I recommend for any Star Wars fan, and certainly for any fan of Grand Admiral Thrawn. Zahn continues to develop and expand this wonderful character, filling in bits and pieces about him, but continuing to tease us with more questions. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
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LibraryThing member BenKline
I definitely want to give this a higher rating than 3 stars, but sadly, it really doesn't deserve it, as much as I *WANT* to give it 3.5 or 4 stars. (Maybe if pressured I could give it 3.5 on LibraryThing and 3 here on GoodReads).
It is a much slower, plodding, and frankly, boring book compared to
The "then" sections read a bit slower and less interesting, namely because we know Padme, Anakin, and Thrawn all survive. We also know we have to look for some kind of 'tie-in' to the present day that would necessitate the reason Emperor Palpatine sent Anakin -err- Vader and Thrawn to Batuu and therefore Mokjiv.
Likewise, this ties into the obvious Zahn problems with Thrawn - his OVER status of being OVER good. The fact that Thrawn is able to piece Anakin = Vader and Vader = Anakin is a bit.... beyond belief. Even given his time together with both Anakin and Vader, it is still a far stretch. Especially considering there's a solid 5-10 years in between (not sure the exact timeframes difference), as well as the obvious Anakin was said to be dead, and that Anakin was a Jedi whereas Vader is a Sith, and the numerous other things. Thrawn is also written to basically have a photographic memory and that he has total and perfect recall. Even able to remember an exact quote he said to Anakin years later, and precisely the context and purpose/meaning behind the quote.
And with this, is one of the problems of Thrawn, primarily in Zahn's writings of him, in that he is near brilliance and perfection personified. A bit of a Gary Stu in that regards. Sherlock on crack but in outer space. No true hardships, no true damage done, no true comeuppances, he plots, he succeeds, he talks down to Vader, Padme, randoms, generals, admirals, commanders, commodores, etc. This also has an impact on the believability of both Thrawn and the narrative. If a character is always proven to be right, and routinely continues to be right, are we ever worried about him? Especially even if we are just looking for that shock of him being wrong, and he never is.... The fact that the only 'down' or 'problem' with Thrawn is his "loyalty" issue, and that thats not even a ding on his character or his abilities or his intelligence or stature, that it actually adds complexion and depth to his character and therefore only more of a plus to him.
But this has been a complaint leveled at Thrawn ever since Heir to the Empire. And most likely won't be resolved in Thrawn: Treason (#3).
It is nice to see Thrawn getting a trilogy (loosely) in the NuCanon and nice to see Zahn writing more and more Star Wars. There is underweavings here, along with Luceno's works, that does add depth and intrigue to the overall saga, especially to that of the prequel trilogy which really needs it. (Here's hoping for more Luceno novels to add depth to the PT and Palpatine's political intrigues.)
It is a much slower, plodding, and frankly, boring book compared to
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Thrawn #1 (in the NuCanon) or the previous Thrawn books in the old EU canon. As far as the plot goes, there isn't a whole lot to go into in either the old "then" and the new "now" sections of the book. Both have ties together, but both also... conveniently have ties together (plot contrivance a bit too much perhaps? or not enough? there is reason for it, and for their links, and at times it makes perfect sense, but sadly at other times it feels forced and to tell the narrative).The "then" sections read a bit slower and less interesting, namely because we know Padme, Anakin, and Thrawn all survive. We also know we have to look for some kind of 'tie-in' to the present day that would necessitate the reason Emperor Palpatine sent Anakin -err- Vader and Thrawn to Batuu and therefore Mokjiv.
Likewise, this ties into the obvious Zahn problems with Thrawn - his OVER status of being OVER good. The fact that Thrawn is able to piece Anakin = Vader and Vader = Anakin is a bit.... beyond belief. Even given his time together with both Anakin and Vader, it is still a far stretch. Especially considering there's a solid 5-10 years in between (not sure the exact timeframes difference), as well as the obvious Anakin was said to be dead, and that Anakin was a Jedi whereas Vader is a Sith, and the numerous other things. Thrawn is also written to basically have a photographic memory and that he has total and perfect recall. Even able to remember an exact quote he said to Anakin years later, and precisely the context and purpose/meaning behind the quote.
And with this, is one of the problems of Thrawn, primarily in Zahn's writings of him, in that he is near brilliance and perfection personified. A bit of a Gary Stu in that regards. Sherlock on crack but in outer space. No true hardships, no true damage done, no true comeuppances, he plots, he succeeds, he talks down to Vader, Padme, randoms, generals, admirals, commanders, commodores, etc. This also has an impact on the believability of both Thrawn and the narrative. If a character is always proven to be right, and routinely continues to be right, are we ever worried about him? Especially even if we are just looking for that shock of him being wrong, and he never is.... The fact that the only 'down' or 'problem' with Thrawn is his "loyalty" issue, and that thats not even a ding on his character or his abilities or his intelligence or stature, that it actually adds complexion and depth to his character and therefore only more of a plus to him.
But this has been a complaint leveled at Thrawn ever since Heir to the Empire. And most likely won't be resolved in Thrawn: Treason (#3).
It is nice to see Thrawn getting a trilogy (loosely) in the NuCanon and nice to see Zahn writing more and more Star Wars. There is underweavings here, along with Luceno's works, that does add depth and intrigue to the overall saga, especially to that of the prequel trilogy which really needs it. (Here's hoping for more Luceno novels to add depth to the PT and Palpatine's political intrigues.)
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LibraryThing member ladyars
Too much Anakin and Padmé and Vader, too little Thrawn.
LibraryThing member sgsmitty
The second book in the new Thrawn trilogy. It was a good book and stood alone as it was its' own separate story arc and not a sequel to the previous book. I liked seeing Thrawn and Vader/Anikin together. The interplay was very entertaining. My rating is not to say it was anything bad, rather that I
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LibraryThing member Cbogstad
Best in the Thrawn series
Removing the political drama of the first book, there is s great mix of both Clone Wars and Rebels era stories. The internal conflict in Vader does a great job of keeping him the villain, but foreshadowing his eventual turn under Luke.
Removing the political drama of the first book, there is s great mix of both Clone Wars and Rebels era stories. The internal conflict in Vader does a great job of keeping him the villain, but foreshadowing his eventual turn under Luke.
Awards
Dragon Award (Winner — 2019)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2018-07-24
Physical description
368 p.; 6.4 inches
ISBN
052548048X / 9780525480488