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The second novel in Zahn's new trilogy is another finely wrought space adventure. Its theme is interstellar war, as a society faces a new, mysterious, insensate, and deadly race--humans. The whole story is told from the viewpoint of the conquerors of the title--the aliens who call themselves the Zhirrzh--as they desperately try to figure out what hit them and to hit back before the humans unleash a rumored superweapon. Matters are further complicated because the Zhirrzh exist in two states, as biological bodies and, after the bodies die, as incorporeal entities called Elders. Both states are involved in every sort of social, political, and emotional complication, all of which Zahn treats with his usual skill. You may wish the characters' names did not contain so many consonants but, otherwise, hardly fault the book. Roland Green
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In Conquerors' Pride, Timothy Zahn, Hugo Award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling Star Wars(r) trilogy, unfurled an epic tale of drama and courage as the interstallar Commonwealth faced savage invasion by alien starships of unknown origin. Now he probes deeply into the world of the invaders themselves in one of the most powerful evocations of an alien society ever created.
The Zhirrzh have won a temporary respite in their war with the barbarians. But the Human captive Pheylan Cavanaugh has escaped, and for that Thrr-gilag, the young Searcher, finds himself disgraced, his bond-engagement to a female of a rival clan imperilled. Soon he becomes a target of hidden and powerful forces seeking to remake Zhirrzh society in their own merciless image. His only hope is to prove that the overclan authorities are wrong: that it was not the
Humans who started the war.
But time is short. The forces of the Zhirrzh are overextended and face swift retaliation. The Zhirrzh have learned to conquer death itself -- but even that awesome power will be no match for the devastating might of the Human Conqueror armadas. Thrr-gilag soon comes to realize that his people face a two-fold
threat: destruction by Human technology. . . or destruction from within.
The Zhirrzh have won a temporary respite in their war with the barbarians. But the Human captive Pheylan Cavanaugh has escaped, and for that Thrr-gilag, the young Searcher, finds himself disgraced, his bond-engagement to a female of a rival clan imperilled. Soon he becomes a target of hidden and powerful forces seeking to remake Zhirrzh society in their own merciless image. His only hope is to prove that the overclan authorities are wrong: that it was not the
Humans who started the war.
But time is short. The forces of the Zhirrzh are overextended and face swift retaliation. The Zhirrzh have learned to conquer death itself -- but even that awesome power will be no match for the devastating might of the Human Conqueror armadas. Thrr-gilag soon comes to realize that his people face a two-fold
threat: destruction by Human technology. . . or destruction from within.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Quelle idée!,
This review is from: Conquerors' Heritage (Mass Market Paperback)
Ce deuxième livre est particulièrement intéressant par le fait qu'il apporte le point de vue de l'agresseur, soit les extra-terrestres. Idée tout simplement géniale! (Évidemment, il est essentiel d'avoir lu le premier livre).Par contre, on a tellement aimé les personnages des humains du premier livre qu'il est difficile de devoir attendre au 3e livre pour voir la suite! Mais le fait d'explorer les personnages extra-terrestres prépare le terrain pour une grande finale dans le troisième livre!
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The Zhurzh are awesome!,
This review is from: Conquerors' Heritage (Mass Market Paperback)
I read the first book, and I really enjoyed it, and I just wanted to get the seconed one. When I realized that it was from the point of view of the Zhurzh, I started to have doubts, but it turned out to be just as good as the first. Vivid, and emotional, you find yourself feeling the way the characters do, hoping that things will turn out for them. This book compelled me to read the third.
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A refreshing change,
This review is from: Conquerors' Heritage (Mass Market Paperback)
I first got into Timothy Zahn's work through his Star Wars Titles, which were good. However his work with the Conqueror's Trillogy is exceptional. His non Star Wars stuff is far superior. His approach to the concept of "First Contact" is refreshing and well worked. If you want to read a good story with very interesting twists, these are the books for you.
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