- Mass Market Paperback: 406 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group); paperback / softback edition (18 Mar 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553404423
- ISBN-13: 978-0553404425
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
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- #24 in Books > Children's Books > Characters & Series > Star Wars
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The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord -- Grand Admiral Thrawn -- has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic's destruction. With the aid of unimaginable weapons long hidden away by the Emperor on a backwater planet, Thrawn plans to turn the tide of battle, overwhelm the New Republic, and impose his iron rule throughout the galaxy. Meanwhile, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republican Council -- only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies. Yet most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness... and scheming to corrupt Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side.
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Dark Force Rising moves with the speed of light, across a dazzling landscape of galactic proportions, from world to world, from adventure to adventure, as Good and Evil clash across the vastness of space 'a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...'
Five years after the Return of the Jedi, the fragile Republic that was born with the defeat of Darth Vader, the Emperor and the infamous Death Star stands threatened from within and without. The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord - Grand Admiral Thrawn - has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the Republic's destruction. With the aid of unimaginable weapons Thrawn plans to overwhelm the New Republic, and impose his iron rule throughout the Galaxy.
Meanwhile, dissension and personal ambition threaten to tear the Republic apart. As Princess Leia - pregnant with Jedi twins - risks her life to bring a proud and lethal alien race into alliance with the Republic, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council.
But most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness, and thoroughly, utterly insane...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The best star wars novel yet! Zahn is trully the best star wars author next to George Lucas himself. The story has exactly the same atmosphere as the films, and never, at no point at all, becomes boring. Next to that, Zahn adds new characters worlds and creatures that fit in as if they were from the original movies. Okay Thrawn is no Lord Vader, but he will do just fine (very, very fine). Keep up the good work Tim!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Dark force takes the gauntlet from 'Heir to the Empire' with the usual slick action and excitement of any Zahn novel. Characters develop (Borsk Fey'la escpecially - you'll wnat to strangle him soon enough!), and the story unfolds further and deeper, with a spectacular (and superbly executed) ending (as per 'Heir'). If you've read 'Heir' you'll want it anyway. If not, you should start the whole trilogy, and be amazed at how well Zahn writes for the Star Wars universe.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This piece is a magnificent sequel of the Heir to the Emire. It just can't be better. At least I didn't find anything that I'd like to change. Here are all well known characters Chewbacca, Leia, Luke, Han, Calrissian, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Karrde, Mara Jade, C'Baoth. Well the last four of them are from Heir to the Empire and if you hasn't read it yet (what are you doing here? - get Heir to the Empire first), do that now. I also agree with someone who said that there should be a movie. I hope that will happen someday, because I'd really like to see Mara and all new characters live, in movies. I've been wondering for a time now, why I always give 5 stars to all books I review. Maybe I'm just lucky and I buy all the best books.
I think everyone will agree with me, that Timothy Zahn really knows how to write a good book.
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Great second book
Great second book in the series, cant wait to read the third book. I have read most of the star wars books before this one and thought this was well written by timothy zahn
Published 8 months ago by Chodge
A good sequel that builds to story well
Dark Force Rising is the second book in the Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy and following on from events in book 1, Heir to the Empire. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mark Chitty
Thrawn to be wild
The second installment in the Thrawn Trilogy definitely makes for a good read, Thrawn is as clever as ever and the New Republic are having to play catch-up as he sends all their... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Zakalwe
Another unmissable chapter in the Star Wars saga.
THE STORY:
Five years after 'Return of the Jedi', Grand Admiral Thrawn continues his devastating war against the New Republic by seeking out the Dark Force, a fleet of... Read more
Five years after 'Return of the Jedi', Grand Admiral Thrawn continues his devastating war against the New Republic by seeking out the Dark Force, a fleet of... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2004 by Ian Tapley
Great, but not brilliant.
Slightly weaker in areas than Heir to the Empire, it's still a great read. Thrawn and his relationship with Captain Pellaeon develop excellently, although sometimes you wonder how... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2000
The second in the series, but definetely not second best.
Dark Force Rising is the second instalment of Timothy Zahn's Heir To The Empire trilogy. The story follows on immediately from where the previous book finished - with the New... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 1999 by Dangerous Davies
GREAT
THIS IS A GREAT BOOK TO CONTINUE ON A GREAT SERIES
Published on 16 Aug 1999
Thrawn Returns
A vast improvement over ''Heir To The Empire''. The best novel in Mr. Zahn's trilogy.
Published on 15 Aug 1999
The book was great.
This whole series are my among my favorite books ever. I would like to encourage Timothy Zahn to write more Star Wars books, he is a great author.
Published on 9 Aug 1999
Great book, but very hard to believe
I think this is a good STAR WARS book, but has slow patches in the story which sometimes make reading it unbearable. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 1999
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