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Star Wars: Outbound Flight (Star Wars)

by Timothy Zahn (Goodreads Author)

3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 · rating details · 4,679 ratings · 160 reviews

It began as the ultimate voyage of discovery–only to become the stuff of lost Republic legend . . . and a dark chapter in Jedi history. Now, at last, acclaimed author Timothy Zahn returns to tell the whole extraordinary story of the remarkable–and doomed–Outbound Flight Project.

The Clone Wars have yet to erupt when Jedi Master Jorus C’baoth petitions the Senate for support...more

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Published January 30th 2007 by Random House Publishing Group (first published January 1st 2006)

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Feb 26, 2008 Patrick rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I know I'm a nerd, but I love the star Wars books. The first ones I read were my mother-in-law's Thrawn trilogy that take place 5 years after Return of the Jedi. Great series! That said, I've not been especially drawn to the 40+ other books that take place after the Star Wars movies. I love the books that take place before and during the first three episodes. The life of the Jedi order and the plotting of Palpatine/Sidious totally suck me in. The books in this timeframe also almost all indirectl...more

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Jul 10, 2008 Jake rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, space-opera, series, favorite-authors

My usual caveat: I am a Timothy Zahn fanboy. I have yet to read a work of his I didn’t like. Some, of course, are better than others, but I’ve loved ‘em all. So read this review understanding that.

For those not in the know; a number of years ago, Timothy Zahn effectively re-launched the Star Wars novels with his Heir to the Empire trilogy. It was a smash hit, and rightly so. Zahn managed to capture the SW universe perfectly, while introducing plots and threats that were actually interesting, ins...more My usual caveat: I am a Timothy Zahn fanboy. I have yet to read a work of his I didn’t like. Some, of course, are better than others, but I’ve loved ‘em all. So read this review understanding that.

For those not in the know; a number of years ago, Timothy Zahn effectively re-launched the Star Wars novels with his Heir to the Empire trilogy. It was a smash hit, and rightly so. Zahn managed to capture the SW universe perfectly, while introducing plots and threats that were actually interesting, instead of just throwing our heroes up against another version of the Death Star (Kevin Anderson, I’m looking at you!). Zahn eventually followed that series up with a duology, and finally, a stand-alone book that serves as a bit of a prequel to the New Jedi Order series, which I have not read, though I own the first book of it. I can’t decide if I should read it or not.

But I digress.

Somewhere in the course of his novels, Zahn introduced the Outbound Flight—an Old Republic expeditionary force that had been sent to try and explore another galaxy. It was launched during the midst of the Clone Wars, and eventually disappeared into history. Years later, Luke & co. would eventually find out about it, and…well, read Zahn’s other SW books if you want the full story on that.

Outbound Flight is (surprise) the story of Outbound Flight itself. It begins with the last minute negotiations of the set-up, the flights launch, and its ultimate destruction. The story moves along at an appropriate clip, and as always, Zahn does a nice job of setting up some intriguing politics, mysteries, and manipulations along the way. We also finally get to see the original Jorus C’baoth, and the return of (or prelude to) Mitth'raw'nuruodo, aka Grand Admiral Thrawn, the greatest non-movie villain in Star Wars canon.

Outbound Flight has its downsides too. There’s a little too much Republic politicking that goes on, in part because of what seems to be a very forced cameo by Obi-Wan and Anakin. This takes up a part of the book that really could have been spent doing more interesting things with the Outbound Flight itself, or with Thrawn’s activities. It also ends up distracting from Zahn's characters, who are frankly, way more interesting than Obi-Wan and Darth Child. Besides, we already have a bunch of movies about them. I want to see other characters now! I have the distinct impression that this was editorial decision-making getting in the way of good storytelling, though I have no proof of that.

Also, there’s a twist/big reveal concerning Darth Sideous/Chancellor Palpatine/The Emperor that I really didn’t like. I GET why it’s there (it serves to tie ALL the SW stuff together) but it feels wrong to me. It also serves to make Palpatine vaguely sympathetic, which, in my opinion, he should not be (I love Palpatine, but sympathetic he ain’t).

In the end, I enjoyed Outbound Flight quite a bit, and any Star Wars fan, or Zahn fan, ought to read it (fans of both, doubly so). While Zahn is somewhat hampered by what I think are bad editorial decisions, he still manages to tell a fun and interesting Star Wars style romp, and answer some questions about Zahn-specific plots that have come up before.(less)

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Jan 26, 2009 Ron rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Ron by: Wendell Andrea

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Actually 3.5 stars.

Timothy Zahn succeeds again. Kind of a Thrawn prequel. Well done.

Zahn escapes the curse of fan fiction by hardly involving main stream Star Wars characters (Obi-Wan, et al.) in the main plot.

A fun story. Not great literature, but 99.9 per cent of books aren't.

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Dec 21, 2007 Samantha rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. I wasn't sure I would. I didn't enjoy all the Thrawn novels before and didn't like some Timothy Zahn's novels, but I really got into this book. It has a dual story that comes together at the end. I'm not going to go into a long plot summary. I liked how we finally got to see how Thrawn got involved with the Republic. I was intrigued by C'boath's Jedi philosophies and how he relates to others. I agreed with a lot of the reviewers that I felt Anakin and Kenobi were thro...more

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Jan 20, 2013 Carl Alves rated it 3 of 5 stars

In Star Wars: Outbound Flight, the oftentimes cranky and ornery Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth is undertaking a far ranging mission of expansion to uncharted galaxies. Initially opposed by Emperor Palpatine, he sees it as a way to dispose of the jedi master as well as the other jedi that are taking part in the mission, including Obi Wan Kenobi, who is sent by Mace Windu to look over the project. Outbound Flight is ambushed by an advanced alien race as Sith lord Darth Sidious aims to take out the flig...more

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Apr 29, 2012 Holden Attradies rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, science-fiction

When I think of Star Wars novels "Timothy Zahn" is always first in my head. He jump started the expanded universe into existence and his work is still the best out there, hands down. Lucas may have made it so a lot of his original stories no longer properly fit into canon, but ya know what? I liked his novels FAR better then the newer stuff and in my heart I view his books as truer to the feel and soul of the original trilogy.

So how does it pan out when Zahn tried to re-incorporate part of his s...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Stephen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: star-wars

Five years after his ascendacy to leadership of the Republic, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine endorsed an extraordinary project: the launching of a flotilla of ships into the far expanses of space, on a journey to explore a distant galaxy. Headed by a tempermental Jedi, the bold project promised to invigorate the spirit of the galactic body-politic in an era of increasing corruption and declining faith in the government...but faith had something else in mind for this Outbound Flight.

Though Obi-Wan...more Five years after his ascendacy to leadership of the Republic, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine endorsed an extraordinary project: the launching of a flotilla of ships into the far expanses of space, on a journey to explore a distant galaxy. Headed by a tempermental Jedi, the bold project promised to invigorate the spirit of the galactic body-politic in an era of increasing corruption and declining faith in the government...but faith had something else in mind for this Outbound Flight.

Though Obi-Wan Kenobi and his adolescent apprentice Anakin Skywalker play minor parts in this story of political mystery and thrilling action at the galaxy's edge, the lead characters are a handful of smugglers whose malfunctioning hyperdrive delivers them into the hands of a mysterious commander from the "Chiss Ascendancy". The urbane military genius has a passion for understanding the personalities and nations he is put into contact with, and a gift for winnowing out the details from subtle clues. Those wits come into demand when a skulking agent of Lord Sideous causes his path to collide violently with those of Outbound Flight's. The story serves as an ominous prelude to the Yuuzhan Vong arc, as well as giving a full and proper introduction to one of Timothy Zahn's most admired characters -- Thrawn.

Thrawn never fails to delight when he appears. The character himself is utterly fascinating -- a "good" villain who is often more likable than than the heroes of the book who he opposes. Outbound Flight is the kind of a mystery-action thriller that Thrawn thrives in, impressing readers with his cunning, audacity, and ability to work steps ahead of his foes. He's as though he's a chess master playing in deep space: here, he goes against alien fleets, a covert agent, and his own people in attempting to strike the best effective blow for the Chiss. Although I've read previous mentions of the Outbound Flight 'disaster' and assumed the project wouldn't end well, Zahn kept me on my toes; the role played by Sideous is especially interesting; the character is so duplicitous, manipulating even his closest allies, that his ultimate motives remain in the shadows.

As usual for Zahn, this is a fantastic thriller, and an especially exciting one for fans of Thrawn.(less)

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Feb 11, 2012 Jean-Luc rated it 4 of 5 stars

I greatly enjoyed Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire trilogy but, due to an unforgivable oversight, it didn't occur to me that he would continue writing Star Wars books... So here I am trying to re-read his books in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order in which they were released.

If you read the Heir to the Empire books, then you know that Admiral Thrawn sought out Jorus C'boath. You also know that C'boath is a clone and therefore insane. What you didn't know is how Thrawn knew...more

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Dec 06, 2011 Christopher rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: star-wars

An excellent book from the original master of the Star Wars novel. Filled with intrigue throughout, Zahn weaves a complex, yet simple story about a doomed exploratory mission. One of the things I absolutely loved about this book is the two themes that are brought up throughout and are just as important in our world as in the SW galaxy: preemptive action and the proper position in society for those with exceptional gifts (i.e. Jedi ruling over average people). The former underlies our debates ove...more

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Apr 08, 2011 Neal rated it 3 of 5 stars

Reasonably good. Zahn's writing style is never flowerly, but the prose in this book seemed a bit drier than usual, but it was a quick read and good story none-the-less. I was slightly disappointed in the character development. It was kind of like... C'boath is a jerk and that's all we need to know. Thrawn's brother was introduced into the plot way too late into the game for me to care about what happened to him at the end and the same with Jedi Jinzler who could have been such an amazingly good...more

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Jul 11, 2010 Crystal Starr Light rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Timothy Zahn, often considered the Father of Star Wars Expanded Universe, returns to the Galaxy Far, Far Away to detail the story behind Outbound Flight, Jorus C'baoth, and, most importantly, Thrawn. Since he is my favorite author, I definitely couldn't miss this one.

Plot:
Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth has come up with the ultimate mission: to send a group of beings out beyond the Republic, to the Unknown Regions to colonize and perhaps penetrate to the next galaxy. After winning approval from the Se...more Timothy Zahn, often considered the Father of Star Wars Expanded Universe, returns to the Galaxy Far, Far Away to detail the story behind Outbound Flight, Jorus C'baoth, and, most importantly, Thrawn. Since he is my favorite author, I definitely couldn't miss this one.

Plot:
Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth has come up with the ultimate mission: to send a group of beings out beyond the Republic, to the Unknown Regions to colonize and perhaps penetrate to the next galaxy. After winning approval from the Senate, he begins his mission. Unbeknownst to him, Darth Sidious fears this mission will flush out hidden enemies that the fragmented Republic is not prepared to fight so he sends team to destroy Outbound Flight.
Meanwhile, Jorj Cardas, Maris Ferasi, and Dubrak Quennto flee a Hutt's wrath and end up smack dab in the Unknown Regions at the mercy of the Chiss Defense Fleet, commanded by the mysterious Thrawn who has many schemes up his sleeve.

Good:
One word: Thrawn. He is a brilliant military mastermind, able to penetrate people's thoughts and desires and determine rather accurately how they will react to a certain set of circumstances. In my opinion, he is the best part of the book.
Some people aren't fond of how Obi-Wan and Anakin appear in this book, and while they are trivial, I was very impressed with how Timothy Zahn was about to translate Obi-Wan to the written word. Anakin is flat, but what do you expect for a fifteen year old Padawan?
Jorj Cardas is another good character. He is a rather real guy, someone you can sympathize with and relate to. I found his parts more enjoyable in many aspects than any of the others (but part of that was because it was through his parts I learned more about Thrawn).
I enjoyed reading how Maris admired Thrawn. It would have been cool had Zahn spent more time on a perhaps romance between the two (although that would probably have disrupted the storyline and dragged it down some).
Zahn also did a grand job with the plot (minus a few hiccups at the beginning). He weaves the story between the Jedi (Lorana and Obi-Wan), Jorj, and Doriana, Palpatine's duplicitous aide. Through their eyes, we get to see how they all intertwine and the fate of the Outbound Flight. The ending is powerful, bittersweet and reminiscent of Revenge of the Sith (I half wanted to cry at the end!). Although I discovered partially how the tragedy unfolded (but then, everyone had a vague idea), I read on intrigued and hoping that it wouldn't yield the grim results I speculated.
Lastly, Zahn does a great job with the dialogue, the pacing, and other narration. Obi-Wan talked like Obi-Wan. Palpatine was Palpatine. His own characters (Jorj, Jorus, Thrawn, etc.) are more "malleable" in the sense that his books are the ones in which they primarily turn up, but their characters are pretty much the same as in other materials. Zahn knows how to evenly pace his story, not jolting you through many, many years over 5 pages and slowing to a halt to cover a few days in 200+ pages. Further, his narration is delightful to read.

Bad:
I hadn't thought that Jorus C'baoth would have been a jerk. I understand why his clone was crazy, and I guess I knew that he was likely crazy, but somehow, I expected Jorus to be different than in this portrayal.
Also, I found Lorana a little difficult as a character. Here, she has been C'baoth's Padawan for 10+ years, putting up with his arrogance, self-importance, and rudeness, and she becomes a mediocre Jedi? I would have thought she would have been as arrogant, self-important, and rude as her Master, not a wimpy doormat!
Lastly, although it is important that Thrawn learn Basic, the whole concept of the language lessons at the beginning is a little corny.

Dialogue/Sexual Situations/Violence:
Typical Star Wars made-up "colorful language" or alluded to. Maris and Quennto are said to share a room. Violence is typical Star Wars fare (although aliens are told to have been cut nearly in half by laser fire and are used as human shields).

Overall:
Zahn, pat yourself on the back. Another job well done! My only complaint? Where's the story about Thrawn's rise to power? (less)

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Jul 09, 2010 Andrew rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Feb 10, 2010 Leeanna rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Star Wars: Outbound Flight, by Timothy Zahn

In "Outbound Flight," Zahn gives background history on the Chiss and Commander Thrawn, the enigmatic strategic powerhouse made famous in the "Heir to the Empire" trilogy, back in 1992.

Zahn also gives the origins of the Outbound Flight, a space project meant to explore the next galaxy, crewed by potential settlers and a group of Jedi Knights. Jorus C'baoth, a Jedi Master familiar to readers of Zahn's other books, is the force behind the Outbound Flight,...more

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Mar 31, 2012 Nathaniel Turner rated it 4 of 5 stars

NOTE: Some minor spoilers may follow.

Timothy Zahn did a truly excellent job with young Commander Thrawn; I enjoyed his interactions with Car'das, but especially his tactics and strategy for dealing with the Vagaari and Outbound Flight.

Speaking of Outbound Flight, I enjoyed the perspective of the Jedi, but I felt that perhaps Zahn covered too much ground. We went from before Outbound Flight was officially and finally green-lit until its destruction, and I thought more could have been done on the...more

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Mar 22, 2012 Aixperience rated it 3 of 5 stars

Having read good reviews of Zahn's other SW books I figured I'd give it a shot and grabbed Outbound Flight. It was a decent read, fairly interesting plot, though it felt the whole thing was constructed just so that the final showdown could happen, which was utterly boring. *SPOILER AHEAD* Stratis just presses a button and everyone dies. *SPOILER END*

Granted, some characters are fairly interesting. Thrawn is written well and introduced in an interesting fashion. Car'das also has an arc over the...more

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May 25, 2012 Brian rated it 4 of 5 stars

As Star Wars books go, there are literally too many. The amount of extended universe literature is almost utterly ridiculous. However there is one author that does rise above and almost always seem to write with such authority and conviction that his input into the universe is respected as just under Lucas himself...of course that is Timothy Zahn. His contributions to the SW Extended Universe have actually made it into the "canon" (ie: the Prequels). The "Heir to the Empire" trilogy (simply know...more As Star Wars books go, there are literally too many. The amount of extended universe literature is almost utterly ridiculous. However there is one author that does rise above and almost always seem to write with such authority and conviction that his input into the universe is respected as just under Lucas himself...of course that is Timothy Zahn. His contributions to the SW Extended Universe have actually made it into the "canon" (ie: the Prequels). The "Heir to the Empire" trilogy (simply known by some as "The Zahn Trilogy") ushered in a reborn excitement toward Star Wars in the 1990s.

So with "Outbound Flight" I was apprehensive a bit. He is basically looking at a Prequel story himself and with most anything Star Wars, the fans have this reaction to prequels that can only be described now as "excitedly apprehensive." To say some of them are still shell-shocked by Episodes 1-3 is an understatement. So what to do with this Zahn story, eh? Well we definitely get some loose-ends tied up and some questions answered from the "Heir to the Empire" series. But not really....there were tons of loose ends. Arguably, the two largest characters from the "Zahn Trilogy" we wanted to see the most of was Thrawn and Jorus C'baoth and how their paths would cross...while we DID actually see that, and even were able to see how their characters developed, I was a slight bit disappointed.

Why?

While I thoroughly enjoyed the stories with Thrawn in them, it simply felt like Mr. Zahn had not spent nearly enough time developing the character of Jedi Master C'baoth. His character seemed too predictable and cardboard. I definitely felt a depth and complexity to Thrawn and was drawn to those deviations in the story. In fact I looked forward to reading more (would love a book on him alone) but was disappointed that I almost would get bored with the character of C'baoth. I don't recall feeling that way when I read the "Heir to the Empire" books--though it has been a long time since I last picked those up, so perhaps I should do so now again.

4 stars...the story is solid enough and like the information about the legend of Outbound Flight. Didn't much care for Obi Wan or Anakin's role in it--felt tossed in with almost no useful value. Thrawn's character and his complexity made the story. Probably by itself took it from a 3 star to a 4 star...maybe would have been a 5 even. But the lackluster, laziness of C'baoth's character I can't forgive. (less)

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Dec 18, 2007 Leo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: star-wars

This book told the origin of Outbound Flight, gave the first glimpse (chronologically) of Thrawn and told of Jorus C'baoth and his obsession. I think it was good background for the events in the Heir to the Empire Trilogy. Unfortunately I found the story a little flat, and actually wished that Obi-Wan and Anakin hadn't been involved, if just to give some of the other characters a little more time and spotlight.

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May 06, 2013 Elizabeth rated it 4 of 5 stars

So, I've loved Star Wars since I was a girl. Star Wars (the first one, now called A New Hope or Episode IV) was the first movie I ever saw in a theater. I've also loved books since I was old enough to read (around four). So, a few years ago it struck me as quite odd that I have never read a Star Wars book. So, I chose this one.

I liked it. It was well written. I think one of the reasons I didn't read a Star Wars book for so long is that I was afraid it wouldn't live up to the films or it would s...more

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Dec 05, 2012 Doug rated it 3 of 5 stars

Timothy Zahn hit gold with his superb Heir to the Empire. He introduced memorable characters, and even inspired locations that would appear in the movies. So it would make sense that he would revisit an event that was mentioned in passing from his books. This is Outbound Flight. A doomed extra-galactic flight that was supposed to colonize planets in another galaxy.

The good:
Outbound Flight does a great job tying in characters and events from other EU books. Zahn was able to rationalize Outbound F...more

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Dec 07, 2011 Kathryn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, space-opera

Outbound Flight gives the back story on the mission Outbound Flight, alluded to briefly in Heir to the Empire, and also serves as a bit of an origin story for Grand Admiral Thrawn, then known as Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo of the Chiss Expansionary Fleet.

Basically, if you love Thrawn, you'll love this book. It's very well-done, much better than any of Zahn's previous Star Wars novels (nostalgia doesn't influence this rating as it does with the Thrawn trilogy ratings). Characterization and plot c...more

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Feb 16, 2012 Kent rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was pretty happy with this book. There's a lot going on and there aren't many dull moments. It's a story of the Jedi/Republic's large scale expedition to find new planets and systems in the unknown regions of space; but they run into problems along the way, such as Thrawn, among other things, from Zahn's first Trilogy of SW books.
I've been going in chronological order, so I haven't even read those books even though they are some of the essentials and I haven't read Survivor's Quest, which is...more

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Sep 26, 2009 logankstewart rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: star-wars, sci-fi, library, 2009-read

Having read much of the Star Wars expanded universe, I've read fragments about the Outbound Flight throughout many different books, especially the Thrawn cycles. This book reveals some of the mystery behind the fated expedition.

Set just before the Clone Wars takes off, Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth is gathering a massive crew to take on an impressive voyage. The Outbound Flight will visit regions of the Unknown Space in their galaxy and then set off to visit another galaxy. Unbeknown to C'baoth, Dar...more

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Jun 06, 2008 Camille rated it 5 of 5 stars

As a big fan of the "Heir to the Empire" series (I think they should make movies of this series, but Mark Hammil would have to loose a ton of weight)I really enjoyed this book, which is a look at Admiral Thrawn and the Chiss before even the clone wars began. Timothy Zahn is my favorite author of Star Wars novels and this one did not dissapoint.

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Feb 28, 2013 Mark rated it 4 of 5 stars

Builds well on Zhan's previous Star Wars books. Portrays Grand Admiral Thrawn as a much more sympathetic character. This was a well done prequel to the "Thrawn trilogy and Thrawn Duology" Which were written years earlier. Also it makes some good connections to the events of the "New Jedi Order" which chronologically would be over 75 years later in Star Wars time.

The rare Star Wars Expanded Universe entry which does not rely too heavily on the force to explain and solve every problem or situatio...more

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Jul 04, 2011 Adam Kranz rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: richland-public-library, science-fiction, star-wars

The most memorable aspect of this book was the most annoying one to read: Jorus C'Boath's arrogant interpretations of Jedi social mandate. It's an issue worth exploring, though this was more of a parable than an exploration. C'Boath was driven mad by the power he sought to wield over the Outbound Flight community, and was ultimately responsible for their deaths because of it. But the compelling thing (though this, unfortunately, may have just been a necessity to allow the aforementioned to becom...more

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Jan 25, 2012 John Strohm rated it 3 of 5 stars

Zahn's "Heir to the Empire" series is the best Star Wars trilogy of all time, and possibly the best sci-fi trilogy of all time.

His other Star Wars books, like Allegiance and Outbound Flight, aren't nearly as good. Zahn feels like he's mailing it in. Some of the characteristic Zahn touches are present, like compelling action sequences, using lightsabers as swiss army knives, and multiple intertwined plot lines intersecting at the end of the novel. But this book isn't a page turner and doesn't gri...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Katrina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Which incident tipped the balance toward the future Empire? Which collision set off explosions all the way down the galactic timeline? Three Republic smugglers are lost in the outer regions, armed only with their language skills and their wits. One group of colonists sets out on a mission that will waken something deadlier than the galaxy is yet prepared to face, while their leader is driven to push the barriers of the galaxy... and the Jedi code.

And a singular alien mind stands poised, destine...more

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Jun 28, 2008 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of SW expanded universe books.

Great SW book that is set during the near-end of the Clone Wars. Zahn is one of my favorite authors of SW-related material! Introduces readers to Thrawn, and weaves this storyline in with 2 others. Highly recommended!

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Apr 05, 2010 Jordan Hicks rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've like Timothy Zahn since I was 11, so this book was an enjoyable return to Star Wars fiction for me.

I loved the way that Zahn ties in a lot of the old prequel books with what is going on in the Heir to the Empire series and the New Jedi Order books. if not taken in context, this book can seem somewhat aloof in its choice of characters, but if one is familiar with what has happened in the rest of the Starwars universe concerning the outbound flight, this book fits in nicely.

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Dec 23, 2007 Diane rated it 4 of 5 stars

Really loved this story because it did not center on the main star wars characters but others. I loved seeing the begining relationship with the Chiss.

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Timothy Zahn attended Michigan State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1973. He then moved to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and achieved an M.S. degree in physics in 1975. While he was pursuing a doctorate in physics, his adviser became ill and died. Zahn never completed the doctorate. In 1975 he had begun writing science fiction as a hobby, and he bec...more

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