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Re: Doesn't make it any better.
Posted By: Quirel <I_am_quirel@hotmail.com>	Date: 6/7/11 12:11 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Doesn't make it any better. (General Battuta) : Tim Zahn is past his prime. Found you. It took, what, four posts mentioning Timothy Zahn to smoke you out. First of all, I'd like to state that this is going to derail the topic, somewhat. Second, I went through the archive search for hours, trying every combination of "Zahn" "Icarus Hunt" "Timothy" and "Angelmass". Just to find this post. No dice. After a while, I knew that I would only be able to find the person who made that post by mentioning 'Timothy Zahn' as often as possible. Admittedly, I didn't just post on this forum, but several others. My memory was just that spotty. So... now that I've found the guy who could give me answers, let's hear them, if you have them. 1) What the HELL was up with the ending to The Icarus Hunt? I've seen worse ass pulls before, and I may have missed some foreshadowing. But Gott im Himmel, what a way to ruin such an enjoyable book. My current theory is that it was written for the Star Wars universe, with Han and Chewie as the main characters. There's certainly enough cantina scenes, but it still doesn't explain the ending. 2) You said his stuff post-IH was depressing. Having read Angelmass (Average), Survivor's Quest (Average, Bland) and Outbound Flight (Above Average) I'd agree that his writings since have not compared favorably to the Thrawn Trilogy and the Hand of Thrawn Duology (Just reread the first, halfway through the second, so I know that the nostalgia filter isn't at work.) Perhaps you could elucidate further? Out of curiosity, I checked around to see if Zahn had a biography or anything that would mention a breakdown around 1998. Nothing. As far as the internet goes, the guy is a frickin' ghost.

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