Heir to the Empire: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy)
Books | Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera
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Timothy Zahn
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this essential Star Wars Legends novel—the first ever to take place after the events of the original trilogy—Grand Admiral Thrawn makes his debut on the galactic stage.Five years ago, the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and drove the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights.But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic. For this dark warrior has made a vital discovery that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build.
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Author
Timothy Zahn
Pages
416
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Published Date
1992-05-01
ISBN
0553296124 9780553296129
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"Truly a work of art. Every character and scene is crafted so well, and Thrawn as a villain makes the empire feel so much more of a threat. Arguably one of the best Star Wars Books of all time. "
ShrSas
"This is what the sequel trilogy should have been. This is set after return of the Jedi, where it follows the Original Trilogy characters trying to rebuild the republic, the Jedi."
Michael Deeter jr
"I remember reading this back in the day and thinking it was amazing and should have been the basis for the next Star Wars movie. Since then, we've had the prequels and now Episodes VII and VIII, and I wasn't sure how well this would hold up. It holds up brilliantly, as it turns out. Zahn does an amazing job of using all the characters from the original trilogy, both primary and secondary (and even some tertiary), while also peppering in new creations. He makes references to the original trilogy without copying its plot elements wholesale. In short, he builds upon the Star Wars universe we know and love; respecting the past while building a new future. Its just so well done, and a crying shame that we never got to see it adapted, as it's better than anything we've seen on screen in decades."
John Detrick
