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This is the must-read Star Wars novel of all time.
Many years ago, I received this book as a birthday gift, and it was the first book I ever read cover to cover. As a Star Wars fan, I always wanted to know what happened after Return of the Jedi, of course before The Force Awakens was ever a movie. Heir to the Empire hooked me into the Star Wars novels because it was a sequel just as exciting and awesome as the movies.
In this masterfully written story, the Republic has been restored at last by the ...more
Many years ago, I received this book as a birthday gift, and it was the first book I ever read cover to cover. As a Star Wars fan, I always wanted to know what happened after Return of the Jedi, of course before The Force Awakens was ever a movie. Heir to the Empire hooked me into the Star Wars novels because it was a sequel just as exciting and awesome as the movies.
In this masterfully written story, the Republic has been restored at last by the ...more

As far as Star Wars books go this is a great one. The switching of the narrative gives it the same sort of feel as the movie. I think the descriptions of Thrawn from the Captain's perspective capture exactly what the author is trying to convey. It also avoids the trap of "Force science" and over-explaining that these books seem to often fall into and I hate.
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