uto, 7. ožujka '06 u 02:31
Since 1991, fans of Star Wars literature have wondered about the mysterious Outbound Flight project. This Fall, Del Rey and author Timothy Zahn will reveal all.
First briefly mentioned in the watershed novel, Heir to the Empire, Outbound Flight was an ambitious project that sent an expeditionary mission of six Jedi Masters, 12 Jedi Knights and 50,000 men, women and children beyond the borders of known space to make contact with intelligent life. It was the brainchild of Jorus C'baoth, but even so influential a Jedi Master had to navigate the cumbersome Republic bureaucracy to get this monumental proposal approved.
With the foiling of a murderous plot, C'baoth gained the influence he needed to get Outbound Flight underway. In truth, this turn of fortune was carefully engineered by Darth Sidious, the shadowy Sith Lord who wants Outbound Flight to begin, and ultimately, to fail.
The mission is doomed from the start, for lurking within Unknown Space is the Chiss Ascendancy, and the brilliant alien mastermind who will someday become Grand Admiral Thrawn. Not even the presence of Obi-Wan Kenobi and his young Padawan learner, Anakin Skywalker, aboard the gargantuan vessel can avert disaster.
Ako ste čitali Thrawn trilogiju, sigurno ste čuli za ovo.
Da sumiram: knjiga je predobra, posebno druga polovica i toplo je preporučam.
Ako ste voljeli TT, ovo je, IMO, u istom rangu.
Thrawn je... ne znam kako da ga opišem... kako samo Zhanu padaju takve podlosti padaju na pamet, to je strašno.
Jorus C'baoth je, blago rečeno, budala od Jedija. Uspio je naživcirati sve na OF-u, uključujući i Jedije, svojom arogancijom, egoizmom i čime sve ne. Manijak totalni. Nije ni čudo zašto ga je Bobo dao klonirati...
Primjer njegovog ponašanja dok je pregovarao s Thrawnom...
"We are the Jedi, the ultimate power in theuniverse," he declared,the words ringing through the conference room. "We will do as we choose. And we will destroy any who dare stand in our way."
Anakin i Obi-Wan su totalno nepotrebni u ovoj knjizi bili. Vidi se da su ih na silu ugurali u nju. No zgodno je vidjeti da je C'baoth imao utjecaja na Anakinovo buduće ponašanje...
Hmm... i jedan zgodan citat za kraj... ^^ nije neš posebno, al meni se svidio. Samo dijalog ostavljen radi mojih potreba...
[nakon što je Thrawn uništio flotu Trgovačke Federacije]
Sidious: Impressive. And only one of your ships survives?
Doriana: And only because Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo chose to leave it intact.
Sidious: Most impressive. Tell me, Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo, are you typical of your species?
Thrawn: I have no way of answering that question, Lord Sidious. I can only point out that I'm the youngest of my people to ever hold the position of Force Commander.
Sidious: I can see why.
Da ne spoilam previše, pročitajte (e-)knjigu (ima pod Zabranjene stvari DL link).
Jel još netko pročitao? Nawi? ^^
"Leaves from the vine, falling so slow.
Like fragile, tiny shells,
Drifting in the foam.
Little soldier boy, come marching home.
Brave soldier boy, comes marching home."