Cover Artist: Dave Seeley
This story takes place roughly two years after the events on Zonama Sekot. Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth is spearheading a project called Outbound Flight, the purpose of which is to eventually explore beyond the edge of the galaxy. C'baoth has a very domineering personality, which leads to him being thought of as quite arrogant and self-important. Many characters that we met in other Zahn books are revealed here as well, which isn't really a surprise. Jorj Car'das is part of a crew that stumbles across the domain of Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo, or Thrawn for short. Thrawn is every bit the tactical mastermind in this book that he was in the "Heir to the Empire" trilogy, but in this book he displays a few more admirable qualities than he did in his first appearance so many years ago.
I've always enjoyed Timothy Zahn's writing, be it in the Star Wars universe, or a world of his own creating, and this book is no exception. The only problem I found with this book is that it seemed a little hard to follow at times. I think that's because all three of the story lines are given equal importance, and the transitions between the story lines came across as quite abrupt.
Timothy Zahn does have a knack for character development though. He helped me understand his characters thought processes as well as their motivations. When all is said and done, I have to say that I enjoyed this book, and would recommend it to anyone.
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