I like Mara Jade, I like the action that goes down on Myrkyr, Wayland, and Sluis Van, I liked certain things about Thrawn, and I think Zahn did an excellent job at replicating the characterizations of the OT heroes, as well as replicating the feel at certain scenes.

But beyond these things, I’m one of the few who didn’t really enjoy the trilogy as a whole. Heir to the Empire is great, but every time I try to reread Dark Force Rising I just get extremely bored. I remember liking The Last Command, it’s just that second book is hard for me to get through.

I don’t care at all for Karrde or the smugglers. They just never interested me, though I admit I do like the idea of a secret operation on Myrkr. Sometimes the trilogy leans a bit too much into the militaristic sci-fi aspect for my taste also.

I’ll try to reread the trilogy as a whole one day.