The Backlash Mission (Venture SF Books) [Paperback]

Timothy Zahn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Legend paperbacks (October 20, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099576805
• ISBN-13: 978-0099576808
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,292,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Timothy Zahn is the Hugo Award-winning author of more than a dozen original science fiction novels and the bestselling Star Wars trilogy Heir to the Empire, among other works. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, interesting characters, September 6, 2000

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Laura DeWulf (Kewanee, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Backlash Mission (Paperback)

I, like the first reviewer, am hoping that T. Zahn will write a third novel in this series. The end of the Backlash mission leaves you wondering what will happen to the Blackcollars - will they ever free the Earth from alien domination? What really happened to the Blackcollars hidden under the mountain? Will the aliens find a way to counter the Backlash drug? Will Caine ever become a Blackcollar?

This sequel was full of interesting plot twists, great characters, good action: The storyline deserves more than being forgotten and out of print.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding book, May 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Backlash Mission (Paperback)

This, along with the origional Blackcollar, are the best novel's that I have ever read. They are not that popular due to the average individual not being familiar with most martial arts techniques, making the senarios hard to follow for them. I think Zahn learned his lesson a little too well, which explains the lack of detailed battle scenes in his Star Wars books. I have been waiting for years to learn what happens to the team and Allen Caine. I hope he chooses to write the third novel.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant sequel and a must-buy, February 19, 1999

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[e-mail] (Munich, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Backlash Mission (Paperback)

It is remarkable that there are no other reviews for this book because it is one of the best of its genre i`ve ever read! The story is about a group of elite-warriors called blackcollars (already known from the first book)who set out to search the drug backlash, which was lost during the war against a insectoid alien race. Only backlash gives the blackcollars their improved strenght, reflexes and senses. Without it, the first generation of blackcollars will also be the last... Everyone who loved Admiral Thrawn`s cunning plans will read this book in one night.