The third book in Zahn’s Thrawn Trilogy is The Last Command. The forces of the
Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade are able to finally put their differences aside after Mara kills the mad dark Jedi clone of Luke, called Luuke Skywalker. I know, it sounds horrible, and Zahn really could’ve just left it out, but in hindsight it harkens back to the campy space operas that George Lucas built Star Wars off of, so props to Tim Zahn for that one.
Leia gives birth to twins, Jaina and Jacen, and the reality of fatherhood slams hard into Han Solo. The
Critics of the book claim that, structurally, the only thing Zahn did wrong was make the Empire too powerful. Thrawn is so strong at the end of the book that the only way the Republic wins the day is by a lot of dumb luck and stupidity by some Imperial forces.
Overall, though, rather nice ending to the trilogy. Zahn wrote these books in the early 1990s, and as they near 20 years old, readers can look back and see how they established the path for other Star Wars authors to walk. Of course, some bad books came along the way, but some surprisingly good ones did as well.
Re-readability: 8.9
Final Grade: B+
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