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Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn #1)

2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this definitive novel, readers will follow Thrawn’s rise to power—uncovering the events that created one of the most iconic villains in Star Wars history.

One of the most cunning and ruthless warriors in the history of the Galactic Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn is also one of the most captivating characters in the Star Wars universe, from his introduction in bestselling author Timothy Zahn’s classic Heir to the Empire through his continuing adventures in Dark Force Rising, The Last Command, and beyond. But Thrawn’s origins and the story of his rise in the Imperial ranks have remained mysterious. Now, in Star Wars: Thrawn, Timothy Zahn chronicles the fateful events that launched the blue-skinned, red-eyed master of military strategy and lethal warfare into the highest realms of power—and infamy.



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ISBN 9780345511270
Language English
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Andy K (10823 KP) rated

Dec 17, 2017  
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Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn #1)
Timothy Zahn | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.3 (7 Ratings)
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Great character (1 more)
Loved reading about his rise to power, attitude tactics
I have to say I am not a reader. Not by a long-shot. Since high school, I can probably count the number of books I have read on one hand. I know there are a lot of book reviewers out there, and I wish I was like you, but I chose movies as a passion instead.

Having said all that, I really couldn't put this one down. It was captivating in the Star Wars universe. I find Thrawn to be extremely interesting, multi-faceted, and treacherous. His scheming and manipulations are epic.


It probably took me a lot longer to finish than most voracious readers, but it was well worth my time.
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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated

Dec 30, 2019  
Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn #1)
Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn #1)
Timothy Zahn | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.3 (7 Ratings)
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Ahhh, Thrawn. One of the most talked about characters in my SW fandom group of friends. I never actually got around to reading the EU books because now body could come to a consensus on where to start.
Anyway, Thrawn is a phenomenal tactician and I get the comparison to Pryce and why her oartshad to be included I felt they kinda bogged down the book.
But I don't think her story as told would warrant it's own book.
  
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David McK (3466 KP) rated

Jan 28, 2019  
Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn #1)
Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn #1)
Timothy Zahn | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.3 (7 Ratings)
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I think therte may have been other Star Wars books prior to [a:Timothy Zahn|12479|Timothy Zahn|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1215545810p2/12479.jpg]'s 'Heir to the Empire' trilogy, but I believe all those were set during (or prior to) the events of the movies, with Zahn holding the position of being the first author to be licensed to extend the story beyond the end of 'Return of the Jedi', and thus to kickstart the whole Extended Universe (or EU) of the Star Wars stories prior to the abolition of the same when Disnay acquired Luasfilm.

The three novels in that series - [b:Heir to the Empire|216443|Heir to the Empire (Star Wars The Thrawn Trilogy #1)|Timothy Zahn|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1398253847s/216443.jpg|1133995], [b:Dark Force Rising|216442|Dark Force Rising|Timothy Zahn|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1451092000s/216442.jpg|463790] and [b:The Last Command|216422|The Last Command|Timothy Zahn|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1451092026s/216422.jpg|397139] - set a VERY high bar for the subsequent novels to reach, mainly due to who would become a fan favourite character: that of Grand Admiral Thrawn. Thrawn's past, however, was only ever hinted at in those stories.

When Disney acquired Lucasfilm (and did away with the old EU, renaming them Legends), they did state, however, that they would 'cherry-pick' the best parts for inclusion in the Disney Star Wars canon: a promise they kept when Thrawn appeared as one of the key villains in the third season of the animated TV show 'Star Wars: Rebels'. And, in this, Zahn once again returns to perhaps his most famous creation, filling in (some of) the blans about his early days in the Imperial Navy.

However, this does not concentrate solely on Thrawn himself, but on a couple of other ancillary characters to him (no Rukh or the Noghri, yet), including Ariahdne Pryce - another Imperial from that TV show (and the sections of the novel dealing wih her of which, I found, to be the least interesting).