Greater Good
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- Author：Timothy Zahn
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Summary
Thrawn and his allies race to save the Chiss Ascendancy from an unseen enemy in the second book in the epic Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn。
Thrawn's latest triumph still rests newly on his shoulders。 Despite leading the Chiss to victory and bringing glory to the House of Mitth， the true threat to the Ascendancy has not yet been extinguished。 Their foes do not send threats or ultimatums， or mass ships on the edge of the Chaos。 Their weapons come cloaked in smiles and generosity: Gifts offered freely。 Services granted unconditionally。
Across the Ascendancy， seemingly inconsequential events could herald the doom of the Chiss。 As Thrawn and the Expansionary Defense Fleet rally to uncover the enemy plot， they discover a chilling truth: rather than invade Chiss capitals or pillage their resources， they strike at the very foundation of the Ascendancy， seeking to widen the rifts between The Nine Ruling Families and the Forty Great Houses below。 As rivalry and suspicion sow discord among allies， each warrior must decide what matters most to them: the security of their family， or the survival of the Ascendancy itself。
Thrawn's latest triumph still rests newly on his shoulders。 Despite leading the Chiss to victory and bringing glory to the House of Mitth， the true threat to the Ascendancy has not yet been extinguished。 Their foes do not send threats or ultimatums， or mass ships on the edge of the Chaos。 Their weapons come cloaked in smiles and generosity: Gifts offered freely。 Services granted unconditionally。
Across the Ascendancy， seemingly inconsequential events could herald the doom of the Chiss。 As Thrawn and the Expansionary Defense Fleet rally to uncover the enemy plot， they discover a chilling truth: rather than invade Chiss capitals or pillage their resources， they strike at the very foundation of the Ascendancy， seeking to widen the rifts between The Nine Ruling Families and the Forty Great Houses below。 As rivalry and suspicion sow discord among allies， each warrior must decide what matters most to them: the security of their family， or the survival of the Ascendancy itself。
Reviews
TheGeeksAttic
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Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good was written by New York Times Bestselling Author， Timothy Zahn。 The book was published by Del Rey （thank you for the advanced material）。 Greater Good is the second installment of the Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy。 SUMMARY: Thrawn is tasked with finding out if the Vagaari Pirates are returning to Ascendancy space to cause havoc or if they have possibly allied with the Paataatus。 During this investigation， Thrawn has a run-in with a group of refugees who believe their w Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good was written by New York Times Bestselling Author， Timothy Zahn。 The book was published by Del Rey （thank you for the advanced material）。 Greater Good is the second installment of the Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy。 SUMMARY: Thrawn is tasked with finding out if the Vagaari Pirates are returning to Ascendancy space to cause havoc or if they have possibly allied with the Paataatus。 During this investigation， Thrawn has a run-in with a group of refugees who believe their world and/or its inhabitants have been destroyed。 The leader of these people has the authority to order the rest of her race， to end their life to join the "beyond，" to be one with their world once again， in a different form。 Thrawn takes it upon himself to prevent these people from killing themselves and to find their world。Elsewhere， a rare/expensive material is given to a member of the Xodlak family as a gift。 The after affects of this gift brings the Xodlak family to call its members together， withdrawing warriors and officials within the Ascendency to report in to a family "emergency。" The Xodlak find the origins of this material and want to claim it for themselves， this could potentially bring them back into a ruling family status。Will Thrawn save the alien race from committing mass suicide？ Will the Xodlak family bring about civil war？ Will Jixtus get the answers he's seeking？ You'll have to read the novel to find the answers to those questions！CHARACTERS: There are so many characters in this tale that push the plot forward。 I'm going to mention just a few。Thrawn， as always seems to have the upper hand。 He's a problem solver， a leader， and an artist。 He still has an issue with authority。 Ba'kif （the General of the Chiss Defense Force） lets Thrawn know that the Ascendency is hesitant in allowing Thrawn to venture too far out of known space。 Thrawn's confrontation with Yiv the Benevolent brought unwanted attention by the Syndicure。 As a result， the Syndicure doesn't want the Expansionary Defense Fleet to be spread out too thin across space。 Thrawn。。。 disagrees。 Thrawn has to be reminded of the Ascendancy policy - no military action should be taken unless Ascendancy territory is attacked first！Likinda， Commander of the Chiss warship， Grayshrike， has an interesting conflict that arises between her morality and the Xodlak family。 With the events that she faces， it gives us deeper insight as to how the families operate。Jixtus was mentioned briefly in The first book， Chaos Rising。 In this tale， he is brought into the story a lot more， but still just a mysterious robed figure with a spy gathering intel on the Chiss。 He's very interested in how the Chiss navigate through space。 He believes the Chiss have a navigational device from the people in lessor space， taken from the people long ago when the Chiss had taken part in their wars。 Jixtus wants this device。 Quote of the book comes from one of the Chiss upon receiving a gift:"If one wants the joy of giving， one must in turn except the humbleness of receiving， as to allow others their own joy。"OVERALL THOUGHTS: I was pleased with book one， Chaos Rising。 Was I pleased with part two， Greater Good？ Yes！ This book offers an excellent story。 It's widely known as the second book in a Thrawn trilogy， but it's so much more than just a Thrawn story。 There are many characters in this book that play a critical role in pushing the plot forward。 There is a lot of conflict in this story， and it's handled so well。 Zahn brings in a whole new level of drama in this book involving differences in alien species， Chiss families， and authoritative conflict within the Ascendancy itself。 Thrawn is usually predictable in that， he's perfect。。。 he knows how to resolve everything - always。 While that's mostly true， the other characters ground the story， making the novel so interesting and unpredictable。 I can't wait to see how Timothy Zahn concludes the Thrawn Ascendency trilogy。There are a few things I have to say about the Audiobook production。 First， the positive - Marc Thompson does an excellent job narrating the story。 He's highly entertaining and puts in a lot of effort with each character of the book。 The negative， I feel that in some parts the music was misplaced and/or too loud。 the narration was a little too slow for my taste， which made it a little difficult following along with the story。 Rating: This book receives a B+ 。。。more
Kyle Larson
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I cannot wait to be able to talk about this book。 This trilogy is incredible so far and this is among the great Star Wars middle acts。 Until the embargo lifts that’s all I’m saying🤐
Sal Perales
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The second book in Thrawn's prequel trilogy is here！ Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good continues the story of our little blue guy's rise through the military ranks in the Chiss Ascendancy。 Once again Timothy Zahn pits Thrawn and his fellow Chiss against their enemies deep in the Unknown Regions。 This time， however， the danger isn't just fleet tactics and capital ships。 The enemies of the Ascendancy strike with subterfuge and politics。 A new battlefield for Thrawn where he might no longer be the ge The second book in Thrawn's prequel trilogy is here！ Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good continues the story of our little blue guy's rise through the military ranks in the Chiss Ascendancy。 Once again Timothy Zahn pits Thrawn and his fellow Chiss against their enemies deep in the Unknown Regions。 This time， however， the danger isn't just fleet tactics and capital ships。 The enemies of the Ascendancy strike with subterfuge and politics。 A new battlefield for Thrawn where he might no longer be the genius tactician。The book takes most of the Thrawn story tropes and tosses in a mix of Chiss politics and the sowing of dissonance to bring a very interesting story that strays a bit from the usual Thrawn fare。 As the second book in a trilogy， there are plenty of loose threads to ponder on as we wait until Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil arrives in November。 I enjoyed this book a bit more I think because Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising did a great job in setting up these characters and Chiss society。 Greater Good plants some very interesting seeds and raises some very interesting questions。 This book is definitely a must-read for any Thrawn fan or fans of political intrigue！ 。。。more
Kate H
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I have always loved the Star Wars universe and especially the novels that were written about it。 Timothy Zahn definitely writes my favorite books about it。 His stories fit quite well within the framework of the existing Star Wars world while adding something new and extra to it。 I like his writing style and characterizations a great deal。
Evan Morgan
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This may be one of the greatest Star Wars covers ever。
julia ☆ [owls reads]
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#1 Chaos Rising: ★★★★★ | 5 stars
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