Review : Outbound Flight

The final battle scene was excellent. We were shown why Thrawn was the great military strategist that he is. I might re-read Survivor's Quest. Some scenes I just couldn't remember happening. Most of the continuity was threaded quite well, but, yes there's a but here ... there a situation was left hanging at the end which I think was intentionally done so that another book can be written in between. We knew that Thrawn eventually became the Emperor's Grand Admiral, the only non-human grand admiral at that. And we knew he was the one who destroyed Outbound Flight or so we thought judging from this book. It seems that this mission was not THE mission that made him an outcast of the Chiss Ascendency and that made him fall into the arms of the Imperial Army. I have the feeling that there'll another book that will show Thrawn's rise. And if that comes, I'll be eagerly waiting.