Star Wars. Spettro del passato. La mano di Thrawn

Thank God for Timothy Zahn. I don’t say that lightly, either, or ironically, as in “Thank God for burritos” or “Thank God for Internet porn”. It’s not a simple throw-away praise to the heavens. It’s heartfelt. And this from someone who doesn’t necessarily believe in the heavens or God or all that stu Leggi tutto

A Quickie Review Timothy Zahn may have been the one that kicked Star Wars literature into high gear with the original Thrawn trilogy, but his writing style has always left something to be desired, in my opinion. The story itself is as involving as the movies, and has a great cliffhanger ending; still Leggi tutto

This book is still much, much, much better than a lot of the Star Wars novels I've read, but it's not as good as I remember it being. Granted, my standards weren't suuuuuper high in 2004. I was young, and very, very distracted by the whole THING of being a freshman in college. Plus, all I realllllly Leggi tutto

What I enjoy most about Timothy Zahn Star Wars books are the well-executed plots. They are the perfect mix of nostalgia, intrigue, and action. If you are wanting something a bit deeper or that covers a wide, fleshed-out world, this is not the plot you are looking for. // The New Republic is in shambl Leggi tutto

Zahn was my favorite Star Wars writer, and this was an interesting return to his classic Thrawn run. Han and Leia deserved more of a break. Luke and Mara had it going on. Can we pretend that they're still out there keeping on and keeping on in an alternate dimension or something, and that they didn' Leggi tutto

Specter of the Past doesn't get the extra nostalgia star that the Thrawn trilogy does because I didn't read it until college. It's still good stuff, though - certainly much better than the majority of the Extended Universe work. Timothy Zahn returns to Star Wars with his best (surviving) characters, Leggi tutto

Since finishing Timothy Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy, I couldn't wait to track down the follow-up Hand of Thrawn duology. Specter of the Past I believe does a good job serving the sequel role. In this book, a decade has gone by since the defeat of Grand Admiral Thrawn, and the New Republic has been recoveri Leggi tutto