Best novel of each era

Just a tie-in to my best novel thread. Which novel is the best for its era and why?

Pretty sure the DotJ novel is the only Pre-Republic one, so you'd have to go with that.

So there eras in contention are OR, RotE, Rebellion, NR, NJO and Legacy.

Fatal Alliance might be the best in TOR, tbh. Or Deceived.

OR probably has the lowest standard, lmfao.

Deceived.

Path of Destruction.

LoE/YDR/RotS.

Return of the Jedi.

Thrawn Trilogy.