<![CDATA[Star Wars: Allegiance]]>

false <![CDATA[Star Wars: Allegiance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168588167m/35414.jpg 35414 5 Never before has the incendiary mix of action, politics, and intrigue that has become Timothy Zahn’s trademark, been mmore evident that in this new Star Wars epic. On the heels of the stunning events chronicled in Star Wars: A New Hope, the newly minted heroes of the Rebellion–fledgling Jedi Luke Skywalker, smuggler turned reluctant freedom-fighter Han Solo, and Princess Leia Organa, a bold leader with a world to avenge–must face the harsh realities of the cataclysmic conflict into which they have so bravely plunged. From this point forward, legends will grow, treachery will abound, and lives will be irrevocably altered, in the long, hard fight to counter the fist of tyranny and restore hope to a galaxy too long in darkness. The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance was a decisive blow against the Empire, but Palpatine and his monstrous enforcer, Darth Vader, are no less of a threat. The brutal extermination of Alderaan not only demonstrated the magnitude of their murderous power, but served as a chilling testament to their resolve to crush the Rebel uprising. Standing against them, Skywalker, Solo, and the Princess remain uncertain opponents. Luke is gifted and brave, but unschooled in the power he possesses. Han has doubts about waging someone else’s war–and his contentiousness is one more burden for Leia to bear as she struggles to help keep the Rebellion alive. The three have been sent to mediate a dispute between Rebel Alliance factions in Shelsha Sector–agitating matters by forcing Han to deal not only with pirates, but with his more dreaded enemy, politics. At the same time, Mara Jade–all of eighteen and years away from her fateful meeting with Luke–is serving her evil master, Palpatine, well in her role as the Emperor’s Hand: tracking suspected treachery in the Empire to what may be high places–while trying to stay out of Darth Vader’s way. But the Rebels will prove to be only one of the Empire’s concerns. For Imperial Stormtrooper Daric LaRone, his faith in the Empire shaken by the wanton destruction of Alderaan, will commit a sudden and violent act of defiance, and take four other enforcers with him, in a desperate bid to elude their masters’ wrath. Each of these fateful actions, whether sanctioned, secret, or scandalous, will expose brutality and corruption, spur upheavals destined to shake the Empire to its core, and shape momentous events yet to come. 2934013 30 1 2007 Star Wars: Allegiance total:559|5:148|4:202|3:163|2:36|1:10| 559 2119 763 52 4 1 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 16:00:32 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 06:43:17 -0700 2009
Zahn had broken the code on creating fresh, exciting characters and tales within the the SW framework. Mara Jade like Grand Admiral Thrawn are more fun, if nothing else, than the cardboard cutouts Vader and Solo ended up. (Being mort...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 22 09:37:58 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 09:54:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 01:03:29 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 00:44:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 07:51:15 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 07:55:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 12:03:29 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 12:12:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 12 08:29:03 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 08:29:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 20 09:56:36 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 14 09:51:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 12:01:12 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 12:11:43 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 30 14:07:16 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 08:31:11 -0800 2008
His ability to dist...more...]]> 5 0 true false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 11:06:42 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 05:35:15 -0800 2008
I think some of the strength of Zahn's book comes from his usage of the time covered during the story, and he is able to touch on the still malformed Rebel...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 05 07:57:17 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 10:57:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 21:45:09 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 21:44:42 -0700 2008
The story takes place between "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back" and follows four different groups...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 13:50:50 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 17:59:07 -0700 2008 http://misscz.wordpress.com

Comments: Like with Outbound Flight, I never thought I’d be rooting for characters that are normally viewed as the bad guys in the Star Wars universe. The five stormtroopers, ordinary young men who joined the Empire because they wanted...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 19 21:32:11 -0800 2007 Tue Apr 14 17:42:58 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 10:35:55 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 10:42:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 true false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 03:10:03 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 04:15:18 -0800 2008
I enjoyed the bit of humanization of Vader (somehow the image of him si...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 02 17:31:11 -0700 2007 Wed May 02 17:35:26 -0700 2007
Timothy Zahn focuses only peripherally on the original characters (Luke, Han, Leia, Chewbacca), instead focusing on a group of storm...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 31 09:56:52 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 10:00:23 -0700 2009
Like most Timothy Zahn books, he uses the opportunity to set up characters for their actions that take place in the movies. In this case, it is Admiral Ozzel who is set up (who lat...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 10 04:03:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 04:06:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 18 09:25:27 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 07:20:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=35414