Greater Good (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #2)

by Timothy Zahn

Ba’kif eyed him. There’d been something in his tone…“You don’t like Thrawn, do you, Mid Captain?” Samakro hesitated. “Permission to speak honestly, sir?” “Certainly.” “No, sir, I don’t,” Samakro said. “I don’t think he understands how anything outside the fleet works, and I don’t think he’s very good at inspiring his officers and warriors. He pushes things to the edge, takes liberties with orders, and generally acts in a manner that previous generations of fleet officers would find disgraceful.” He seemed to brace himself. “But that doesn’t really matter. He’s an excellent commander, and he knows how to handle his ship. Even his most outrageous hunches are generally proved correct, and he always brings us through whatever storms we find ourselves in. Always.”