Heir to the Empire Mass Market Author: Visit Amazon's Timothy Zahn Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0553296124 | Format: EPUB
Heir to the Empire Mass Market Description
From School Library Journal
YA-- This first book in a trilogy takes place five years after Return of the Jedi (Ballantine, 1983) by James Kahn. Han and Leia are now married and expecting twins; Luke is continuing his training as a Jedi, while training Leia. The Republic is at peace, having defeated Darth Vader and the evil Empire. Enter Grand Admiral Thrawn, ex-warlord of the empire, with his rogue Jedi knight. They attack the Republic and attempt to kidnap Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia for their own nefarious purposes. It's great fun to romp with the ``Star Wars'' cast of humans, droids, and aliens again. While it is not on a par with Zahn's creative, powerful works such as Cascade Point (Baen, 1987), Heir is well written for what it is. Recommended for YA collections needing a Star Wars fix. --John Lawson, Fairfax County Public Library, VA2-
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From the Publisher
It's five years after
Return Of The Jedi : the Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven out the remnants of the old Imperial Starlfleet 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 thousand of light-years away, the last of the emperor's warlords 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 explosive confrontation that results is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale -- in short, a story worthy of the name
Star Wars. ®, (TM) and © 1995 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.
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- Series: Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy (Book 1)
- Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Spectra (May 1, 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553296124
- ISBN-13: 978-0553296129
- Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
In 1991, Bantam Books and Lucasfilm Ltd. reinvigorated interest in the Star Wars universe (well, galaxy) by gathering a diverse group of noted science fiction writers and starting a regular series of novels set in the time period which follows Return of the Jedi.
Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire, the first volume of a three-book cycle, was almost an instant phenomenon when it was published in hardcover. With its depiction of the continuing battle between what is left of the Galactic Empire and the fledgling New Republic, this novel cleverly mixes the characters from the Classic Trilogy with a cast of newly created heroes and villains, some of whom will make appearances in other authors' Star Wars works.
As Heir to the Empire begins, the New Republic has been engaged in a long campaign to mop up the remnants of the once-mighty Empire. The once dreaded Imperial Fleet is in disarray, political and military control of the late Emperor Palpatine's New Order has changed hands several times, yet the former Rebels have reduced Imperial dominion to one quarter of its former size. Yet even as Mon Mothma and the New Republic government establish democratic rule from Coruscant (former capital of both the Old Republic and the Galactic Empire), a new dark force has arisen in the form of one of the Empire's most cunning warriors.
His name is Thrawn, and his tactical and intellectual gifts are so great that the racist and sexist Palpatine had promoted him to be the only non-human to wear the white uniform of Grand Admiral. For several years after the Battle of Endor (where the Rebels destroyed the second Death Star and both the Emperor and Darth Vader died), Thrawn was pacifying the Unknown Regions until his return to Imperial territory.
On September 6th, 1991 Star Wars fans were once again thrust into the heavens as Heir to the Empire blasted its way onto shelves and into the hearts of fans worldwide. With compelling characters and outstanding storytelling, author Timothy Zahn introduced readers to a new breed of characters that would make a tremendous impact for decades to come. In response to Zahn's stellar work, Heir to the Empire quickly rose to the New York Times Bestselling list and in so doing cemented both the book and Timothy Zahn into Star Wars history.
From page one the reader is taken back to the events shortly after the explosive conclusion to Episode VI as the Rebellion continues its long struggle against the Empire. Now, with the Emperor dead and gone, the Rebellion begins to consolidate its newly earned political and military power across a galaxy littered with the remains of the Galactic Empires naval armament. However, those in the Imperial navy have no intention to sit and wait for the Rebel reapers to call their names, instead they put in motion their own plans and in so doing introduce the reader to one of the best characters to ever hunt down rebel scum, Grand Admiral Thrawn.
>>>SOME PLOT SPOILERS AHEAD<<<
Mitth'raw'nuruodo, better known by Thrawn, is a Chiss; a species from planet Csilla and familiar in appearance to Humans. With blue skin and red eyes there is no doubt that Thrawn fits the physical appearance of a villain however, Thrawn recreates the average evil-doer persona with a mind that can only be described as genius. With an incredible talent for figuring out his enemies weaknesses through their artistic works, Thrawn uses his wisdom to quickly gain the rank of Grand Admiral.
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