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I just finished it last night. I ended up only having time to read at the end of very long days, so I usually did not get through a chapter at a time before getting so tired I found myself rereading sentences four times.

Anyway - my thoughts... You all know I am a huge Zahn fan. KT eclisped him completely. Whereas Zahn, Stackpole and Alston have all developed wonderful long lasting characters and incredible stories, Traviss has created a complete sub-genre within the SW genre. I realize she didn't invent Mandos, the Fetts, Shysa, etc. but she has breathed such life and detail into all of it that it feels like it has always been a part of the SW universe. I think she was masterful at bringing together all of the Mando elements from the Dark Horse and Marvel comics. In addition the length to which she has developed language, culture and characters is on par with the works of Tolkein and Rowling. This book was the pinnacle of the series.

As far as the story, I guess my guess about Skirata was wrong, but keeping him alive keeps the saga moving forward. Some of the great deaths in the expanded universe include Chewbacca and Ganner Rhysode. While Etain's death did not involve moving planets or defeating an army singlehandedly, her death and the subsequent chapters evoked more of an emotional response than any other SW story I have read. It was difficult to keep reading through Skirata's (and the others') heartache.

The downside to reading something this well done, is that the next few books I read always fall flat by comparison.

I guess I'm not sure she's anit-Jedi, so much as pro-Mando. She writes the Mando view of the Jedi. I thought it was interesting though, in Order 66, how when she singled out one famouse Jedi for being a showboater and Prima Donna, it was Kenobi and not Skywalker. All of the otehr EU books hinted that Anakin definitely got top billing on the holonet hero news.