Heir to the Empire: Book 1
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- Author：Timothy Zahn
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Summary
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The first book in the legendary Thrawn Trilogy
It's five years after 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 Jedi 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 two vital discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build。
The first book in the legendary Thrawn Trilogy
It's five years after 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 Jedi 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 two vital discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build。
Reviews
Seth McCarthy
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This is a fun series， old school cool
Ellie
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sorry to male incel sw fans everywhere but i could not get through this book。 i was REALLY expecting to like it after reading and absolutely loving all of the canon thrawn novels by zahn but i hated this。 so slow and almost no character development。 only thing that made it kind of worth it was the ysalamirs because its well known thrawn lore that he loves those little guys。 very disappointed :（
Nina N。
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I wish they could have turned this story into a movie instead of The Force Awakens。 It's interesting to see how Luke， Leia， and Han handle getting the new republic started while dealing with the remains of the Empire。#50newreads #150books #bookchallenge21 #booksof21 I wish they could have turned this story into a movie instead of The Force Awakens。 It's interesting to see how Luke， Leia， and Han handle getting the new republic started while dealing with the remains of the Empire。#50newreads #150books #bookchallenge21 #booksof21 。。。more
Joanna
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Eine solide Geschichte aus dem Star Wars-Universum， das uns zeigt， wie es mit Luke & Co。 weitergegangen ist。 Leia als Schwangere bzw。 junge Mutter finde ich übrigens immer ein sehr berührendes Motiv。 Thrawn ist von Zahn ebenfalls als faszinierenden Charakter dargestellt。 Selbst durch die Seiten des Buches hatte er Wirkung auf mich。 Das Buch lässt sich gut und einfach lesen， die Zielgruppe ist klar definiert。 Die Handlung schreitet stets flott voran， untermalt von den Sprüchen Han Solos und Lando Eine solide Geschichte aus dem Star Wars-Universum， das uns zeigt， wie es mit Luke & Co。 weitergegangen ist。 Leia als Schwangere bzw。 junge Mutter finde ich übrigens immer ein sehr berührendes Motiv。 Thrawn ist von Zahn ebenfalls als faszinierenden Charakter dargestellt。 Selbst durch die Seiten des Buches hatte er Wirkung auf mich。 Das Buch lässt sich gut und einfach lesen， die Zielgruppe ist klar definiert。 Die Handlung schreitet stets flott voran， untermalt von den Sprüchen Han Solos und Lando。 Langeweile kommt hier also so schnell nicht auf。 。。。more
Tim
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I finally got around to pursuing the Expanded Universe novels， and this book was AMAZING！ Thrawn is the ultimate Star Wars villain， and Zahn’s writing is amongst the best in the galaxy！
Bryant
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It definitely is a story written before the prequels came out， or for that matter any expanded universe was around。 It relies entirely upon the original trilogy as source material， which while reading was very nostalgic。 As a story， it was very simple and easy to follow。 As a book， it was very readable and enjoyable。 Overall I'd recommend。 It definitely is a story written before the prequels came out， or for that matter any expanded universe was around。 It relies entirely upon the original trilogy as source material， which while reading was very nostalgic。 As a story， it was very simple and easy to follow。 As a book， it was very readable and enjoyable。 Overall I'd recommend。 。。。more
Brad Harris
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The fact that the storyline takes place after Return of the Jedi and has all my favorite characters is awesome， but the storyline is not as epic as I had wished it to be so I couldn't give it 5 stars。 Its the first in a series and maybe the epic-ness will come later。 I do want to read the rest of the series though because it is good。 The fact that the storyline takes place after Return of the Jedi and has all my favorite characters is awesome， but the storyline is not as epic as I had wished it to be so I couldn't give it 5 stars。 Its the first in a series and maybe the epic-ness will come later。 I do want to read the rest of the series though because it is good。 。。。more
Mimi Schweid
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So， I mainly spent time my time listening to this on Audible。 It was such a gorgeous thing to listen to！ I love Mara Jade so very much， I know where things go for her and Luke and I'm very excited for those enemies to lovers， I love so very much as a writing troupe。 Getting to hear Leia be super badass that she already is as a character， but actually getting to see her use a lightsaber/practice made me very happy。 Getting to hear Hon also be a protective husband was sweet as well。 I look forward So， I mainly spent time my time listening to this on Audible。 It was such a gorgeous thing to listen to！ I love Mara Jade so very much， I know where things go for her and Luke and I'm very excited for those enemies to lovers， I love so very much as a writing troupe。 Getting to hear Leia be super badass that she already is as a character， but actually getting to see her use a lightsaber/practice made me very happy。 Getting to hear Hon also be a protective husband was sweet as well。 I look forward to reading the rest of the Thrawn trilogy and the other duology！ 。。。more
Niki
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Thrawn in Outbound flight was SO cool， intelligent， charismatic and tactical。 This Thrawn is not the same。。。 Nothing he does seems smart。 Mara Jade is cool until she gets all soppy with Luke and Luke。。。he's so whiny and such a Gary Stu。 Leia and Han aren't much better。。。 The Thrawn in Outbound flight was SO cool， intelligent， charismatic and tactical。 This Thrawn is not the same。。。 Nothing he does seems smart。 Mara Jade is cool until she gets all soppy with Luke and Luke。。。he's so whiny and such a Gary Stu。 Leia and Han aren't much better。。。 。。。more
Prescott
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I had in GR that I'd read this before。 I didn't remember anything until about 2/3 maybe 3/4 of the way through the book / listen。 I remembered one section。 That was it。So I figure I had read it at some point， but anyhow。This audiobook was good。 The author tries to imitate the voices of the actors from the movies。 Some are better than others。 The Wookie besides Chewbacca is not so good。 It's weird。That being said I did like the voices and the sound effects。 Not sure if the sound effects are for t I had in GR that I'd read this before。 I didn't remember anything until about 2/3 maybe 3/4 of the way through the book / listen。 I remembered one section。 That was it。So I figure I had read it at some point， but anyhow。This audiobook was good。 The author tries to imitate the voices of the actors from the movies。 Some are better than others。 The Wookie besides Chewbacca is not so good。 It's weird。That being said I did like the voices and the sound effects。 Not sure if the sound effects are for the 20th-anniversary edition or not。 But they were not horrible either。 A couple of times， I have stopped listening to audiobooks that used music or noises， because they just didn't work。 These noises did not distract from the book。 。。。more
Briana
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This is the first Star Wars book I’ve ever read， and it was quite fun。 It’s nice to dive into the Star Wars universe and read a new story with familiar characters。 The one thing I really didn’t like， was the INSANE amount of coincidences in this book。 The amount of times the characters just happen to go to the same place or run into each other in such a huge galaxy is a bit absurd。 It made reading the book painful at times because of how unbelievable the circumstances were。 As far as Thrawn goes This is the first Star Wars book I’ve ever read， and it was quite fun。 It’s nice to dive into the Star Wars universe and read a new story with familiar characters。 The one thing I really didn’t like， was the INSANE amount of coincidences in this book。 The amount of times the characters just happen to go to the same place or run into each other in such a huge galaxy is a bit absurd。 It made reading the book painful at times because of how unbelievable the circumstances were。 As far as Thrawn goes， I really like him as a villain and I’m excited to see how the story develops。 Fun， but I hope the next book is better。 。。。more
Josh Holmes
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It’s fan fiction but at least it feels more like Star Wars than the last Jedi。Hopefully this is just build up to an actual story in the next two though。
Jaro Maďar
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Good story。 Very good characters description and settings。 Events have a reason to happen， unlike in some SW movies。 I was listening to audiobook and about halfway through I decided to play a little game。 Put 1 buck in a jar every time you hear a word "sardonically。" 2 more books and I'll have enough for new car 。。。 he said sardonically。 It's like Mr。 Zahn found this adverb and then used it to boost his word count。 Good story。 Very good characters description and settings。 Events have a reason to happen， unlike in some SW movies。 I was listening to audiobook and about halfway through I decided to play a little game。 Put 1 buck in a jar every time you hear a word "sardonically。" 2 more books and I'll have enough for new car 。。。 he said sardonically。 It's like Mr。 Zahn found this adverb and then used it to boost his word count。 。。。more
Mark Hall
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So， I got a bit shamed about not having read this book， so I checked out the audiobook and went to work in the evenings。It's ok。It has a very Star Wars feel to it， and the plot is good， while avoiding the "new superweapon" plot that so many Star Wars stories indulge in （Knights of the Old Republic， for example）， but in some ways， it felt uninspired。 And one of my big problems is Grand Admiral Thrawn。So， Thrawn's schtick is not just that he's a military genius， it's that he can examine a culture' So， I got a bit shamed about not having read this book， so I checked out the audiobook and went to work in the evenings。It's ok。It has a very Star Wars feel to it， and the plot is good， while avoiding the "new superweapon" plot that so many Star Wars stories indulge in （Knights of the Old Republic， for example）， but in some ways， it felt uninspired。 And one of my big problems is Grand Admiral Thrawn。So， Thrawn's schtick is not just that he's a military genius， it's that he can examine a culture's art and figure out tons about their culture。 Even really old art lets him make deductions about a modern society。 And I simply can't believe it。 We can't do that with our own species， which is why so many archaeology jokes center around calling something a "ritual item" is shorthand for "I have no clue"。 Furthermore， there's his sidekick， Captain Pellion （I'm listening， so I may have the spelling wrong）， who seems to exist solely to make Thrawn look smart。 It's disheartening， it's a boring interaction and makes the character less interesting。It's not a bad book， and I'm enjoying the second one， Dark Force Rising， well enough。 But this one is just mediocre。 。。。more
Max
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Prawidłowa wersja trzeciej trylogii！
StarWarsBookReviews
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It's probably the best Star Wars novel ever。 The beginning of the Thrawn triology brings together a lot of new characters with the old familiar ones from the movies。 Mara Jade and Talon Karrde， who still appear in dozens of works outside this book series， are introduced， and through them and their organization it was shown first hand that there are not only two fighting factions in Star Wars， but also uninvolved or impartial factions。Also in this book， a new antagonist is introduced。 Grand Admir It's probably the best Star Wars novel ever。 The beginning of the Thrawn triology brings together a lot of new characters with the old familiar ones from the movies。 Mara Jade and Talon Karrde， who still appear in dozens of works outside this book series， are introduced， and through them and their organization it was shown first hand that there are not only two fighting factions in Star Wars， but also uninvolved or impartial factions。Also in this book， a new antagonist is introduced。 Grand Admiral Thrawn is considered one of the best Star Wars characters， a brilliant tactician who defeats his opponents through ingenuity and observation and not， as too often in Star Wars， by giant planet-killers or massive warships。 All in all， the opening of the Thrawn tiology is an excellent Star Wars novel that should be a must-read for any great Star Wars fan。 。。。more
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Peter McCartney
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thrawn is actually a cool villain （most of the time）。 he's， like， actually dangerous， and pretty iconic。 very cool 👍。with OT heroes being the main protagonists， i was worried that there would be way too many OT references， but it wasn't too bad tbh so that was noice。 thrawn is actually a cool villain （most of the time）。 he's， like， actually dangerous， and pretty iconic。 very cool 👍。with OT heroes being the main protagonists， i was worried that there would be way too many OT references， but it wasn't too bad tbh so that was noice。 。。。more
Karl
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Simply amazing！ The original sequel to the Return of the Jedi。 Keeps the trilogy's mood while bringing in some new compelling characters in a very well built story。 Simply amazing！ The original sequel to the Return of the Jedi。 Keeps the trilogy's mood while bringing in some new compelling characters in a very well built story。 。。。more
Jake
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4/5This was a page turner， and Thrawn is definitely an excellent villain/ antihero。 Wasn’t sure I would enjoy reading books in the Star Wars universe， but this was a great start that makes me want to keep going！
Daniel Fenn
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Fun and nostalgic。 I last read it in 5th grade。
Lilly Keller
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Pells and Thrawn are that duo！ Get the new republics ass！
Kadu Barroso
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Very good novel， my only issue is that is legends， and I have to say， Timothy Zahn improved a lot in his abilities as a writer， not that this books is bad， but his new novels are outstanding
Austin
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Blue people！
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Loved this book！ It introduces a bunch of new and interesting characters。 Heir to the Empire is truly one of the greatest star wars books。
Brittany
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Always good to read the classics。
broseph_spinosi
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Great book， characters are very consistent with with the original Star Wars trilogy and serves almost as a logical continuation of it。 Grand Admiral Thrawn is a a treat as a villain。 All around great read！ Kinda prefer it to the new movies。
Jeff Mayo
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This became a better sequel series than we got on film。 One big reason for that is that these books were published before the prequel trilogy added plot holes that were too big to overcome。 This wasn't bad， and Zahn did add some character depth， but it is too long。 When Disney bought the franchise and went a different direction， this became non-canon。 This became a better sequel series than we got on film。 One big reason for that is that these books were published before the prequel trilogy added plot holes that were too big to overcome。 This wasn't bad， and Zahn did add some character depth， but it is too long。 When Disney bought the franchise and went a different direction， this became non-canon。 。。。more
Michael Huntone
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Read this years ago， and it was fun to come back to it again， especially now after the relaunch/reboot of the Star Wars universe via Disney。 Still one of the best Star Wars novels ever written; interesting to compare to how the canon has changed now。 Thrawn is back， but Zahn's Disneyverse novels make him much less cold and evil。 He's still great and compelling- there's a reason he was brought into the canon in the new Disney Star Wars- but he's definitely been made much more sympathetic now than Read this years ago， and it was fun to come back to it again， especially now after the relaunch/reboot of the Star Wars universe via Disney。 Still one of the best Star Wars novels ever written; interesting to compare to how the canon has changed now。 Thrawn is back， but Zahn's Disneyverse novels make him much less cold and evil。 He's still great and compelling- there's a reason he was brought into the canon in the new Disney Star Wars- but he's definitely been made much more sympathetic now than he is here。 Here Thrawn is no doubt the Bad Guy， but what a Bad Guy！！ Still one of the best ever- hopefully if they continue to bring him into new stories he keeps this same level of awesomeness！ 。。。more
Tim
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