Heir to the Empire: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy)
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4.4 • 62 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this essential Star Wars Legends novel—the first ever to take place after the events of the original trilogy—Grand Admiral Thrawn makes his debut on the galactic stage.
Five years ago, the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and drove the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights.
But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords, 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. For this dark warrior has made a vital discovery that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build.
Customer Reviews
Disappointing eBook Version
While I quite enjoyed the story Timothy Zahn has crafted here, this eBook version is, frankly, appalling. Whomever was responsible for translating the book into electronic form did an exceptionally poor job, as the book is riddled with typos and errors. Apostrophes are missing from possessives on almost every page, and the last third of the book is misleadingly taken up with excerpts from the sequel novels, as well as a history of the Old Republic which has little bearing on the story currently being told. All in all, this is an exceptionally disappointing adaptation of what I understand is one of the best Star Wars stories ever written. If you have the opportunity, buy a physical copy, or find an electronic version with better editing.
tl;dr - Great story; unfortunately sloppy electronic transition. Don't waste your eight dollars here on iBooks.
A boring start to an “essential” trilogy
While well written, the first novel of the original Thrawn trilogy’s promise at a more methodical approach to conquering Jedi Master Luke Skywalker leads itself to be 32 chapters of utter tedium.
The book struggles to find a finite primary antagonist after introducing 4 strong candidates, and feels like it sets up its sequels more than it delivers a blockbuster onto itself.
My biggest disappointment was the ending copies A New Hope by also climaxing with a dog fight.
To conclude, Heir to the Empire does not live up to the Hype as an Essential Legends work and really doesn’t make me excited for books 2 and 3.