The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy)

How Star Wars books should be written. Love this series - it's what started me down the road of reading the expanded universe (now known as ledgends). My favorite series, nothing comes close. Well written, aliens never seen before on the screen, plot and suspense written by a master. And the new cover art is amazing. Highly recommend.

The Last Command is the final book in Timothy Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy. The New Republic has been struck hard by the master warlord Thrawn, but now they face a war on 2 fronts. Dark Jedi C'Boath, with visions of himself as Emperor, has arisen to challenge Thrawn and seduce Luke Skywalker to his side. As Leia gives birth to Jedi twins, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian and Luke Skywalker follow Mara Jade, former Emperor's Hand on a quest to destroy Thrawn's cloning facilities. It is a journey fraught with peril as that will only end when first Mara defeats Skywalker in a dual to the death and stands against C'Boath. Filled with powerful prose, roaring action sequences, humor and fun, The Last Command is the perfect ending to the Thrawn Trilogy. It also perfectly sets up these characters for ensuing books, although lesser talents served to make hash out of them. Enjoyable and eminantely readable, The Last Command is an excellent addition to any fiction collection.

The Last Command was a good read. After going through all the highs and lows of this trilogy, the ending was written in classic Star Wars fashion. Grande Admiral Thrawn who I didn't think too fondly of in this last novel (I found he was using his hunches too much and found it getting silly, as opposed to earlier novels where he had a reason to be so calculating, like artwork examination or personality traits) had a great scene in the end of the novel. I loved it and it made the novel for me.
Overall after reading this concluding chapter in Zhan's trilogy I've found I really love the new characters. Previously I couldn't have cared less about Mara Jade, et al. but Zhan finally does it in this one. The characters are great. I now feel sad about reaching the end and will have to find out what other novels are out there that use these new characters.

"The Last Command" book 3 of 3 by Timothy Zahn.

Grand Admiral Thrawn has somehow managed to start up the "Cloning" previously used by the Emperor to restock his troops at a rapid pace and also to Pilot his recently captured fleet. The New republic scrambles to locate the cloning facilities and shut them down permanently. Talon Karrde and Mara Jade become even more firmly planted in the middle of the ongoing struggle between the New Republic and the Old Empire, something both of them originally had no intention of becoming involved in. Jedi Master C'Boath grows restless with Thrawn as he has yet to deliver Leia and Luke as he has promised. Adventure ensues.

The Good: The book (Along with the entire series) was very good. This book was a fitting end to the trilogy. Good action, great classic characters and as always the Force.

The Bad: Nothing memorable

Overall: A great book and series, definitely worth picking up and giving a read.

Timothy Zahn's third and final novel in the Thrawn Trilogy is so faithful to the spirit of George Lucas' original movie trilogy that many fans consider these novels to be Episodes VII, VIII and IX. And if you read this seminal three-book cycle, you'll see why, even though novels published later (such as Shadows of the Empire or Tatooine Ghost) go backwards in the "Star Wars" timeline.
Here, of course, all the plot threads started in the previous two novels are wrapped up, though some of them will continue to develop in other Star Wars novels. As in the movie series that inspired it, there are space battles and lightsaber duels galore, and the mixture of adventure, romance, and drama that made Star Wars such a popular movie series is vividly recreated in Zahn's crisp and lively writing.

This book is amazing! Timothy Zahn paints vivid pictures of the characters and the different settings in this well-written story. To me, this book seems to come straight from the mind of George Lucas. The characters are exactly like the ones we remember from the movies with the same personalities and all. The different settings in the story are beautifully described in powerful and vivid writing. The book is easy enough to follow and flows along very well. However, I found it difficult to pick out some of the details that make the story completely clear such as, the discovery of the mysterious " Delta Source" (don't worry I'm not going to give it away!) I think this is definitely the best book for a SW fan!

Wow! With Palpatine gone you would assume the danger level would be down. This trilogy was so brilliant on so many levels. Taking a great military mind and having it mold a Jedi master into evil(a reverse from the movies). The foreshadowing of Mara as Luke's love interest. A continuation of Leia into the Republic's burgeoning government. Just, Thrawn. The Noghri and their take on Darth Vader. Opening up doors with the smugglers mentioned. It was an amazing ride and this conclusion was fully satisfying.

** SPOILER ALERT **

This is the third and last book in the Star Wars The Thrawn Trilogy series. Grand Admiral Thrawn has the New Republic on the ropes and is close to defeating it. He is also planning a final attack to shatter the New Republic once and for all with an army of clones and his massive fleet. Even Luke Skywalker has been cloned and the Grand Admiral has a Jedi of his own.

This novel climaxes the Star Wars The Thrawn Trilogy saga with a massive battle and a cliffhanger ending. I would definitely recommend this book to a Star Wars fan or a Timothy Zahn fan!

This trilogy has it all- fascinating new planets and species, original characters, action, excitement, blah blah blah. For me, the best part was the character development, especially in Karrde and Mara. This was the best of the three books to me, mostly because of the climax. It was thrilling and deeply emotional. The ending is a satisfying close to the trilogy, but it leaves everything lose enough that there is more to the story to explore later on.

Zahn was one of the first authors to come up with his own Star Wars plot, back in 1991. He's so great that many Star Wars authors will give him a nod in their "Acknowledgements" section. He deserves it.

This trilogy is thrilling. If you don't know anything about Star Wars, this is a great place to get started - just watch the original 3 movies and you'll be all right. If you're a well-read Star Wars fan, you must read this book - Zahn created the characters of Grand Admiral Thrawn, Mara Jade, and Talon Karrde - possibly three of the most interesting characters in the Star Wars cast.

The plot is fascinating. Though it's been 5 years since the destruction of the second Death Star and the death of Darth Vader and the Emperor, the New Republic is suddenly put on the defensive when Thrawn gathers what's left of the Empire's resources to subtlety bring down the New Republic. While you have to root for the "good guys", you are forced to respect Thrawn because he is such a tactical genius.

Zahn also does wonderfully in preserving the essence of all the movie characters - Threepio is still a priss, Han is still an incurably sardonic rogue, Lando is still a diehard businessman with a soft spot, and Luke and Leia are still... Luke and Leia. The writing is very good for this genre, and the books are perfectly paced.

Zahn takes you all around the galaxy of Star Wars, showing you just how big it really is. You get to see Chewie's home world of Kashyyyk, meet a new alien race - the Noghri, and discover a lost fleet of two hundred Dreadnaughts. This trilogy reads quickly, is authentic, and has crazy twists. You won't know who to side with - the New Republic or the remnants of the Empire and its Dark Side weapon.

With new movies and new official cannon books these stories might not be as popular. They are still great stories and like the last 30 years will continue to keep Star Wars fans satisfied. At least for me the fact that it won't be several years between official Star Wars only makes me want more. The legends series continues to be quality fiction.

We all know that good always wins over evil, but we are still constantly fascinated by exactly how it is done.
Thrawn is a continued threat to the New Republic, and particularly to Han and Leia's newborn twins. With their Jedi heritage, they could be a valuable tool for the Grand Admiral in the fight against their parents. Leia makes a surprise discovery in the very heart of the New Republic, and Luke has a love-hate relationship with Mara Jade.
Thrawn prepares to play his trump card, the existance of a cloning machine which would ensure his victory over the New Republic. Find out who gets cloned and must fight him or herself to the death!

In this novel, most of the things Zahn started in Heir to the empire end up. The novel is much like the other two, it really captures the admosphere and feeling of Star Wars I haven't seen in any other SW novel until sofar (including Zahn's newest two SW novels). In general, I thought it was a great book, a must read for any Star Wars fan. Unfortunally, the ending of the whole story isn't really impressive, the way Thrawn got killed simply sucked while that lane C'baot character got a dying scene better than that of the Emperor's! I mean, if a great villain like Thrawn really had to die, why like that? Next to that, the Imperials in this novel had that classic James bondisch "evil organisation with lots of minios" flaw, once the great big, mean evil villian is gone, they run out of cannon fodder. But credit where credit's due, again, Zahn delivered a true SW masterpiece, .

This trilogy definitely is by far the absolute best stuff I've ever read in my life!
Not one of the other STAR WARS authors did manage to write a story so thrilling and true to the characters of the original as Mr. Zahn did. Perhaps even more so. I must admit that he's a genius. And I'm not a person to say so very often.
Till now I've read about seventeen English STAR WARS books, but after reading this trilogy (I'm reading the books in chronological order), I didn't really believe that someday I would happen to find a better book lying in my hands.
Actually, I never did.
May the force be with you, DANA (Germany)

This book is wonderful and think what will the comic be like Whoah! I would love to see this books' triolgy be made into movies it's great. But first they have to make the Courtship of Princess Leai first now that book is great. It would make the perfect finish to the last three, give you an idea of what happened next. Mara Jade this girl kinda gave me a headache I mean was she good or bad or what?? Winter is good too. But my favorit person was Leai I have all her lines in the book and the movie memoized. So if George Lucus gets board one day. All he hasta do is make these into movies. Get the book you'll love it garnented.

And each time it gets better and better. This is, without a doubt, my favorite fictional book. E.V.E.R. There is some deeper sense that always gets me to return to this book. It is well written, and like I said to the first book in the series, does not borrow heavily on the films and when it does, in a good way. The ending, while somewhat predictable was also somewhat of a major plot twist that had your jaw drop to the floor as Mara Jade, the Emperor's top private assassin trained to use the Force and her final mission given to her by the Emperor to kill Skywalker, confronts Luuke Skywaler in a duel to the death.

So many times you'll find a book about a certain series and it just doesn't fit with what everyone else wrote.Not this one. It fits perfectly with everything that had been writen before it.He explains everything very well and puts it all together with great style. He spends enough time with each of the characters so you know what's going on but not to much so you know exactly what's going to happen.The climax at the end of it was truly worth the Star Wars name. Well done Mr. Zahn!! My favorite part of the book was the last chapter although I think he should have gone a little farther

Once again, I'm amazed at how much the SW authors can pack into one book and somehow make it all work.

I very much enjoyed the character interactions in this book, but it was the little touches throughout that really made it stand out.

I have always been a fan of starwars. I loved the other two books in the series (heir to the empire, dark force rising), but when I read the final conclusion, I thought that it was the best book that I had ever read. There were many new characters, like Grand Admiral Thrawn, Captain Pellaon, Talon Karrade, Joruus C'baoth and Mara Jade, that were fascinating. I felt like I was there in that last battle against C'baoth. It was very fitting when Mara killed Luuke and C'baoth. What a great way to end the story. It is a book that I recomend every star wars fan should read.

I can't say anything about hearing a John Williams score in the background, but I can say that it is, in all probability, better than the original trilogy that started it all (no offence meant, George). It's atmosphere is very imaginable the way it is presented, and still somehow leaves enough out the first few times, that you can pick it up in subsequent readings. The first two books in the trilogy can fill in some details, also, to give you a more complete picture. Zahn's projection of technology also gives you things to think about, even when you have long since finished.

I read this about two years ago, and I admit, I don't remember all of it. But I can tell you that it was AWESOME! Timothy Zahn is a master at portraying lively characters - you get to know each character very personally, which you rarely find in books. Yeah, true, Thrawn was probably the favorite for most people who have read the book, but you can't deny that Mara was the bomb! I have been immensely disappointed after reading many of the other Star Wars books afterwards (Jedi Academy seemed like a children's book compared to this), so Zahn - please write more!

I will make this short and sweet.
Get this book and all of Mr. Timothy Zahns Star Wars novels. If you call yourself a true SW person, you must read these books. You will be so glad you did.
A reader from Honolulu, Hawaii , February 10, where it was Luke vs Luuke, and the only problem was, how did Joruus get the Force bacK from the ysalamari!
Joruus had his private Stormtroopers plant bombs on them and had them killed when he pressed the trigger. (Reread that part in the book).
Well done Mr. Zahn, don't ever Stop writting SW novels...!!!!

Having read all 5 Zahn books, I felt obligated to write a review for my favorite of them all. I truly can't understand why anyone else writes Star Wars books. Well, I can understand it, I just wish they didn't have to! After his 5, I find the characters he created: Karrde, Jade, Thrawn, and Tierce and Flim in the new ones. He delves so deep into the roguish realm of SW that it gives readers a new perspective, while at the same time convincing us that the good guys are vulnerable. Nothing peeves me more than unstoppable heroes. My only real qualm: I actually want the bad guys to win. Come on, who really didn't want Thrawn to take over at least part of the galaxy, hmm?

This is the last book in the trilogy (I should hope so, 'cause it's no. 3) And nothing to be scoffed at. Exciting doings occur and the conclusion offers many suprise outcomes. I'll give you one hint: Look closely at the cover. Luke has a BLUE lightsaber. That *hint* *hint* may or may not have something to do with one of them. The Noghri are an interesting group, and Leia provides them with insight as to why the New Republic is superior to the empire. This is a story that is indeed worthy enough to have the phrase Star Wars on the cover. I highly approve of this book for readers everywhere.

I was curious after getting the Star Wars Chronology book. The movies only capture a real small period of events in the Star Wars universe. This trilogy helped explain that the Empire was still a powerful force for several years to come. I am not much of a regular reader but this will make me read more of the author's Star Wars novels.

This book had great action and a great plot! Like the first two books the author had retained the character's personality and the Star Wars Spirit. When I read the book, I loved how the book reminded me of Return of the Jedi. How I can't say because it will spoil the book for others. I loved how the bad guys were defeated once and as how this is truly Star Wars. I love this book and I love Star Wars. I encourage anyone who want a good action Star Wars story to get this Star Wars Trilogy. May the Force be with you.

Timothy Zahn’s Star Wars: The Last Command is the concluding novel in the three part series put out by Zahn. The novel takes all of the unfinished business from the two previous novels and puts them back together. In the previous novels the reader is presented with intriguing facts about Thrawn and his plot to crush the Alliance. Here the novel once again plunges reader back into the story, picking up where it left off. The Alliance, already crippled by Thrawn’s attacks, attempts one more effort to take down the Empire’s cloning facility and once again bring peace to the galaxy. The mission, already complicated, is made even more by factoring in the Dark Jedi C`boath and his cloned Jedi. However, the Alliance is not down and out, an unknown ally will come from the darkness. Overall the book was enjoyable. The storyline is powerful enough to keep readers reading on to find out what happens. The characters are wonderfully depicted throughout the novel letting readers see deeper into the familiar and unfamiliar characters of the Star Wars Universe. Even with a couple laughable characters, the book is well written with respect to the original Star Wars, mixing in political intrigue, a good science fiction background and the somewhat nerdy “Force”.

I was pleasingly surprised by Zahn's ability as a writer. The first book I thought was horribly written. The second was much better, but still lacked something. This third is by far the best of the 3. I am glad I waded through 'Heir to the Empire' in order to get to this book.

The plot is insightful and cunning; the characters become more animated and believable; his descriptions of scenery is far better. Zahn gave this third book the story line and subplots deserving of the Star Wars name.

The Last Command is by far the best of Timothy Zahn's Star Wars trilogy, and the best of all Star Wars books. As I read this, I could so easily picture this book as if it were another Episode in the Star Wars movies, and could almost hear the unforgettable music from Star Wars. Unlike other Star Wars books, the plot is nice and simple; good vs. evil, exactly like the movies. What drew me to the Star Wars movies was the mythological aspect, and The Last Command conveys this almost better than the movies.

The Thrawn trilogy were the first SW novels I read and so far, the best. Zahn not only managed to breathe new life into all the characters from the movies, he gave them a plausible villian and a plausible threat. Thrawn is easily the best-worked villian in the entire SW universe, and the only one who truly manages to portray the Empire as something other than evil. In his actions, he shows the desire for order, which is a historically plausible reason for imperialism. A beautiful book.

My favorite book of the trilogy.

It was amazing to "see" (read) the Solo twins for the first time, though kind of sad considering what happens later on. The ending duel between Luke and his clone was very creepy ... reminded me of the dark side cave duel on Dagobah. Surprised that Mara killing the clone fulfilled the Emperor's command to her, but it does make sense; they were identical, after all. Thrawn was a cool villian, but I was not sorry to see him offed. Rukh certainly redeemed himself in killing Thrawn.

Its interesting to note that so many readers enjoyed seeing Luke (a fully fledged Jedi Knight) come across as a bit of a wuss compared to the towering Mara Jade who more or less ends up saving the day. So why then do people want the pair to get together? Surely the illustrious Jade would be far better off with someone with more balls and charisma; someone like Lando Calrissian! Just kidding folks. Do enjoy, what in my opinion (for what it's worth), is a magnum opus.

I must say that this Thrawn trilogy was quite an enjoyable read. Not a 5 star read but definitely a 4 star.

This final book in the trilogy is not without it's merits and kept my interest for the most part. Overall, however, I had a hard time getting captivated, not because the story was uninteresting, just the writing style was a little plain at times.

Overall, I definitely recommend this book and the trilogy to all Star Wars fans.

The Empire, now under the command of Grand Admiral Thrawn, is producing cloned enemy fighters from an unknown origin. On Coruscant, the heart of the Rebellion, Leia Organa Solo is fighting an unseen enemy: Delta Source, a secret listening system developed by the Empire. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker has traveled to the city Calius, in hope of finding the source or any information leading to the cloning that is threatening the very survival of the Rebellion. On Corusscant, Leia finds a new source of informatmion that is very helpful, but her luck does not hold out. The Empire attacks Coruscant, releasing cloaked man-made asteroids into Coruscant's atmosphere. Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Mara Jade, C-3PO, and R2-D2, set out to Wayland, the location of the cloning fortress, to destroy it. As the story continures, the four humans, one Wookie, and two droids find dangers at every corner. As the team continure their search on Wayland, they finally find the cloning wharehouse. They eneter without any problems, only to find the cloned Jedi Master C'baoth waiting for them! As the two Jedi, mara and Luke, find themselves fighting the insane Jedi Master, the rest of the team are trying to find a way to destroy the fortress before it's too late.

A decent conclusion to the Zahn trilogy. A few problems with it though: I found the fact that Fey'lya was still on the new republic counsel after what he did in the last book ridiculous. Also, the ending battles, both in space and in the throne room had some flaws. The smugglers part in the space battle made little sense. As well, Mara destroying both of the enemies in the throne room was also disappointing. Overall, the trilogy was decent reading, but it did not feel like star wars.

The entire Thrawn Trilogy was one of the best Star Wars books since George Lucas wrote A New Hope. A exiting edition to the Star Wars trilogy, introducing a whole hoarde of new characters, along with our favoite old ones. Most important of all Zahn adds one of the five greatest Imperial leaders to this trilogy, The man who it was named for, Grand Admiral Thrawn. Thrawn joins five other Imperial leaders, The Emperor, Darth Vader, Moff Tarkin, and Admiral Daala. Among them he is the most tactically brilliant of all. He studies a species art to discern physcological blindspots and then tailors his attacks against them.His downfall was his trust in his subordinates, normally a hero trait. I actually found myself crying in his death scene. In fact, I have recently been bothering some people at Lucasfilm to see if Thrawn will appear in the Prequels. Unfortunately, This novel happens to detract from the image of Star Wars. In the movies it is simply good verses evil. In this novel, The Evil is a lot harder to dicern. I mean Thrawn is not really Evil, is he? I thought he deserved to defeat the new repub-, I mean the Rebellion. All in all an excellent trilogy, and The Hand of Thrawn duolgy is even better. A must-read

This has got to be one of the best Star Wars books ever written, and it is in the best series as well. Timothy Zahn has given us a superb book with an involving storyline, interesting new characters, new species, new planets, and they all come together in this amazing end to the trilogy. Zahn manages to portray the characters much more accurately than many of the other Star Wars authors around. This book is a must buy if you liked the first two in the series.

The slow build finally comes to a climax! The pacing of the Thrawn Trilogy lends itself well to offering lots of different stories and angles from several perspectives across the three books. The story wraps up nicely, although somewhat quickly once you get there. You really get a sense of full appreciation for all characters involved, with the lighthearted hopefulness you would expect with a Star Wars ending.

This is the epic conclusion to the thrawn Trilogy. The ending battle was epic. This book reminded me of ROTJ with out the Ewoks! If you have read the previous installments in this trilogy, you wont be disappointed. With this installment into the Star Wars EU, Timothy Zahn set him self as the best Star Wars novel writer. This is a must read. I also recommend the audio book!

What can i say that other reviewers havent if you like starwars you owe it to yourself to pick these three books up i read them one after another and couldnt put them down other authors doing starwars novels take note,thrawn is a well thought out villan and zahn doesnt insult his readers by delivering a worthy ending to his space opera highly recommend

Timothy Zahn has proven himself to be the best Star Wars novelist since Lucas himself with this series. He is a masterful author, or he is with this group, at least. His writing is of the style that feeds your imagination just what it needs to produce a complete image of what's going on at all times, but not so much as to take the fun out of imagining. The storyline in this trilogy fits perfectly into the Star Wars universe. If you're a Star Wars fan and you haven't read these (or any novels) then you're just not a fan. If you've read novels but skipped this, then you're a fool!

Outstanding, I am a new fan of Timothy Zahn's Star Wars saga and I am now hooked. The story line was easy to listen to and its characters very consistent with that of George Lucas editions. The plot was innovative and left you in suspense. I encourage any new fan to hear this and follow this trilogy with the audio book edition of The Hand of thrawn (2 Volumes). These include Spectre of the Past and Vision of the Future. The audio edition is very descriptive and takes your imagination through the force and within the battle itself, with sounds of special effects and alien life forms.Once you start to hear the story unravel you are hooked and yearning for more, it is an addictive story and a must read for star wars fan old and new. Good luck and may the force be with you,,,,,,,,,,,,

The Last Command is the best of the trilogy. It's got more adventure and wierd stuff. They should have focused more on the final lightsaber battle though. The final spacebattle over those shipyards was pretty short, in fact I don't remember it being described at all (except for a few sentances). The Last Command is the best of the three books, but don't read it until you've read the first two.

This book is the perfect example of the great potential authors of today have to capture the flavor and rythym of STAR WARS. Zahn introduced new characters with such charisma and style that I found myself begging for an encore. This is by far the best trilogy I have ever read, and this book was the crowning achievement.

It's really good. I suggest anyone really interested in Star Wars should read this. If you're not interested don't read it, because then all you'lee be able to do is write a review to the store.com and say that it sucked, but not you really like Star Wars anyway. That's just stupid!
READ THE BOOK, IT ROCKS!!!!!

The final book in the Thrawn Trilogy doesn't disappoint fans. Zahn is an excellent writer, and does justice to the characters we've seen before, and gives us a wide variety of new characters to meet and explore. Once into this book, I wasn't able to stop reading! It's a sure-fire hit with any Star Wars fan.

This book is simply a masterpiece, although, if you read it directly after HEIR, you might notice that HEIR is more likeable in a way that it is more like the movie trilogy. Zahn has marvelously captured the flavor of STAR WARS, although a slot weaker than HEIR in some aspects. ZAHN'S TRILOGY RULES!

I was sad to see this fantastic trilogy end. I love the new characters of Karrde, Mara Jade and especially Thrawn. What an awesome bad dude that I loved to hate! Add in Han, Leia, Chewie and the droids not to mention my very perfect Jedi, Luke Skywalker and you have a veritable masterpiece. A must read.

Timothy Zahn is one of my favorite writers, and this is the only Star Wars related material I've ever read. I really liked how he used the characters and made them seem like they were carrying on right after the old movies.

But the ending seemed kind of well, boring. If you haven't read it I'm not necessarily going to give it away but It was just anti-climatic. Also, why is Mara Jade learns and grows just as much in the force as Luke does in 4 days in the jungle as Luke does throughout his whole life. The clone thing at the end was kind of dumb, but overall it was a good book and a good triology. The only Star Wars material I'm ever going to read.

An exellent read, despite a clone heavy plot. Zahn's solution to Mara's problem is quite clever indeed, and the Noghri are an interesting species indeed. (One misused in my opinion by Salvatore) The good guys succede, Leia has her children. Bravo, and what an Encore that has followed:).

The conclusion to the trilogy, this book was packed with lots of action. The climactic battle at the end was exciting and had an interesting surprise. I loved all three of these books. The new characters and storylines they introduced lay the foundations for many more great Star Wars novels.

I have read a lot of Starwars books in my time this has to be the best yet.Zahn has outdone himeself this time.I belive the detail and the characters turned out beutifully.His words seem to flow like water from the pages.It was hard to put down.Keep up the good work Zahn!

Heir to the Empire, Dark force Rising, The Last Command
The Good:
The idea of a grand admiral in control of the emperor's legacy is brilliant.
An insane dark jedi, clone soldiers, a coalition of smugglers, jedi twins and on and on goes Mr Zahn.
Adventure, ha, Excitement, ha, a reader cares about these things!!
The Bad:
Absolutely noting.
Conclusion:
This trilogy sets the standard for all other writers. It is that good! Thank you Mr. Zahn

This is one of the best books I have read in my entire life. I read it for the first time in '95 and have reread it time and again. The characterization, plot, action........ hell, everything about this book made it great. Zahn is truly a master of his art, an auhtor without peer. I wish I'd had the chance to read it much earlier, unfortunately I wasn't able to but when I finally did I was basically speechless. Zahn has a style that really gets the reader into the book, so much so that you don't want to put it down. I'm an aspiring writer, and all I can say is that I would love to be compared to him (even if I recieve a bad review).

Timothy Zahn has, with this series, inspired a flood of Star Wars books that we enjoy today. Never before have I been so entranced by a Star Wars novel, and I hape to read more about Our dear friend Admiral Thrawn.
After all, there's allways the Hand

This book concludes the trilogy in a fast paced, exciting way, having the 'final showdown' in Mount Tantiss between Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade. I am currently 3/4 way through and am enjoying it a lot! A thoroughly deserved winner of *****'s!!

This book is the best Star Wars book ever! Because, "It was so artistically done." As well, C'baoth is a "mindless philosipher" and truly insane. In short, the book, for heroes and villains, is "725 to 1"!

Zahn saved the best for last with his final book of the Thrawn trilogy. This book was great, I read the last 180+ pages in one day because I was hooked! I rated the first two books 4 out of 5 but this one is definitely a 5.

Zahn's writing style is terrible and made me abandon reading this series. I read 'Heir to the Empire' and listened to 'Dark Forces Rising' and 'The Last Command' on audio cassette because I wanted to know what happened but I didn't want the pain of reading the second two parts of the trilogy.
The ysalamiri are ridiculous - a sort of kryptonite for the Jedi - as is C'Boath the dark Jedi Master. How come we hadn't heard of these before - they would have been pretty difficult to keep secret. And the way Thrawn can anticipate any bluff or double bluff and never be wrong makes him unbelievable as well. Mara Jade is a good character though.
I suggest people read the X-Wing series first which is much better or even 'The Truce at Bakura' which is well written.

"Just when the Republic thought that the insidious and unfortunately
very clever Thrawn could sink no lower, he does. In other words, send
in the clones!

This gives him the manpower (clonepower?) he needs to crew enough
ships to blow the guts out of lots of the Republic forces and
fortresses.

Han and Chewie must gain aid from a smuggler fleet, to try and stop Thrawn. Luke contends with the evil Jedi Master C'Boath.

Leia, very heavily pregnant, desperately tries to hold things together politically.

This book is quite possibly the best book ever written. It concludes the trilogy in true Star Wars fashion. I couldn't put the book down, it is fast-paced and non-stop. A great book. If you feel that some questions are left unanswered (Luke and Mara, what Fey'la is so concerned with the New Republic finding) then read Zahn's "Spector of the Past" and "Vision of the Future" They will answer any questions you have. All in all, Zahn is the greatest Star Wars author ever.

Zahn is a master at how he weaves wonderful new experiences into the lives of the characters that we know and love. The trilogy that this book is part of is a sci-fi masterpiece and serves as a great example of how Star Wars novels should be written! Bravo! Mara Jade was a brilliant idea and she is not a run of the mill character, but rather a complicated enigma that is sure to live on in many novels to come!

This was an excellent book, in turn part of an excellent trilogy. As with many others I was saddened to see the brilliant military genius of Grand Admiral Thrawn die in the end but I thought that Zahn made his death as graceful as his life. The other character I have to compliment Zahn on is Captain Pellaeon who captures the essence of an Imperial officer perfectly, to the point where even the greatest supporters of the rebels can sympathise with him. An excellent book that gives even greater depth to the Star Wars universe.....

THIS BOOK IS KILLER!!
So much going on...clones, Dreadnaughts, Mara and Luke's conflicts, Jorus C'baoth, and the dreaded genius Admiral Thrawn.
Excellent performance by the Noghri.
I could read this book over and over.

A great finish to the trilogy. I wish all Star Wars books reached this standard of drama and action. I will admit though that the ending felt rushed, especially the part with Luke (and Luuke).

Overall, this is a Star Wars series you can't miss if you are at all interested in the Expanded Universe.

This was a great book. The characters that we are all familiar with , and ones that he made up, were so real, so alive. I would spend hours arguing with Han and Leia, or fighting alongside Luke, his lightsaber glowing, or twittering alongside R2-D2 when he unearthed yet again valuable information. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to keep the Star War tradition alive.

"Just when the Republic thought that the insidious and unfortunately
very clever Thrawn could sink no lower, he does. In other words, send
in the clones!

This gives him the manpower (clonepower?) he needs to crew enough
ships to blow the guts out of lots of the Republic forces and
fortresses.

Han and Chewie must gain aid from a smuggler fleet, to try and stop Thrawn. Luke contends with the evil Jedi Master C'Boath.

Leia, very heavily pregnant, desperately tries to hold things together politically.

If you only read one book in your life, this should be it. Zahn's characterization of Luke, Han, Leia, etc. is great. The book is action packed from cover to cover, and concludes his Star Wars book trilogy in epic fashion. Zahn provides the New Republic (formerly the Rebellion) with a stern challenge in the form of Grand Admiral Thrawn, a military genius, and Joruus C'baoth, an insane Jedi Master. There are several interesting sub-plots in this book and in Zahn's trilogy, these contribute greatly to the overall plot of the story. I didn't think a book, could match the magic of the Star Wars movies, I was wrong

This book is quite possibly the best book ever written. It concludes the trilogy in true Star Wars fashion. I couldn't put the book down, it is fast-paced and non-stop. A great book. If you feel that some questions are left unanswered (Luke and Mara, what Fey'la is so concerned with the New Republic finding) then read Zahn's "Spector of the Past" and "Vision of the Future" They will answer any questions you have. All in all, Zahn is the greatest Star Wars author ever.

Zahn is a master at how he weaves wonderful new experiences into the lives of the characters that we know and love. The trilogy that this book is part of is a sci-fi masterpiece and serves as a great example of how Star Wars novels should be written! Bravo! Mara Jade was a brilliant idea and she is not a run of the mill character, but rather a complicated enigma that is sure to live on in many novels to come!

This was an excellent book, in turn part of an excellent trilogy. As with many others I was saddened to see the brilliant military genius of Grand Admiral Thrawn die in the end but I thought that Zahn made his death as graceful as his life. The other character I have to compliment Zahn on is Captain Pellaeon who captures the essence of an Imperial officer perfectly, to the point where even the greatest supporters of the rebels can sympathise with him. An excellent book that gives even greater depth to the Star Wars universe.....

THIS BOOK IS KILLER!!
So much going on...clones, Dreadnaughts, Mara and Luke's conflicts, Jorus C'baoth, and the dreaded genius Admiral Thrawn.
Excellent performance by the Noghri.
I could read this book over and over.

A great finish to the trilogy. I wish all Star Wars books reached this standard of drama and action. I will admit though that the ending felt rushed, especially the part with Luke (and Luuke).

Overall, this is a Star Wars series you can't miss if you are at all interested in the Expanded Universe.

This was a great book. The characters that we are all familiar with , and ones that he made up, were so real, so alive. I would spend hours arguing with Han and Leia, or fighting alongside Luke, his lightsaber glowing, or twittering alongside R2-D2 when he unearthed yet again valuable information. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to keep the Star War tradition alive.

I have read the tree books of THRAWN WARS from Timoty Zahn, this books are simply superb, they keep the pure style of STARWARS TRILOGY and currenty Episode I, it will be a shame if George Lucas won't take them to the movies, i have that concern,(perhaps in 10 years, who knows)the writing is very descriptive,so you can have very fine details. ENJOY THEM!

This is one of the best books I have ever read: the dialogue is wonderful, the action is fun and exciting, and the ending is shocking and even made me cry a little because it had my favorite villain ever!

This book was a great conclusion to the star wars trilogy. I would love to see George Lucas add this trilogy, for episode 7 thru 9. The book had all the drama and mystery as to how this was going to end. I look forward to Timothy Zahn's next series of books on the star wars universe.

If you only read one book in your life, this should be it. Zahn's characterization of Luke, Han, Leia, etc. is great. The book is action packed from cover to cover, and concludes his Star Wars book trilogy in epic fashion. Zahn provides the New Republic (formerly the Rebellion) with a stern challenge in the form of Grand Admiral Thrawn, a military genius, and Joruus C'baoth, an insane Jedi Master. There are several interesting sub-plots in this book and in Zahn's trilogy, these contribute greatly to the overall plot of the story. I didn't think a book, could match the magic of the Star Wars movies, I was wrong

This trilogy has it all- fascinating new planets and species, original characters, action, excitement, blah blah blah. For me, the best part was the character development, especially in Karrde and Mara. This was the best of the three books to me, mostly because of the climax. It was thrilling and deeply emotional. The ending is a satisfying close to the trilogy, but it leaves everything lose enough that there is more to the story to explore later on.