The embattled republic reels from the attacks of grand admiral thrawn, who has marshaled the remnants of the imperial forces and driven the rebels back with an abominable technology recovered. Timothy zahn lives in the pacific northwest and is the 1984 hugo awardwinning author of more than twenty novels including. It chronicles the origins of grand admiral thrawn, a popular character. Thrawn brings ezra bridger back to the ascendancy and finds himself in a role that brings everything full circle. Star wars legends the thrawn trilogy by timothy zahn available from rakuten kobo. Timothy zahn is the author of more than forty novels, nearly ninety short stories and novellas, and four shortfiction collections. I didnt know where to begin, however numerous people appeared to like timothy zahn, so i began with the thrawn trilogy and cherished it, so the hand of thrawn was a sensible following stage. Hugo awardwinning author timothy zahn makes his triumphant return to the star warsr universe in this first of an epic new twovolume series in which the new republic must face its most. How does it measure up to the other canon novels and previous thrawn st. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. I have truly delighted in every one of these books. The hand of thrawn duology legends audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or. The hand of thrawn duology legends series audiobooks. This week the grass is a little greener and the sky is a little bluer, as our legendsexpanded universe writing hero, timothy zahn has.
His voices for han solo and lando calrissian are uncannily accurate, and make it very easy to picture harrison ford and billy dee williams as they mightve portrayed the story in a film. Zahn, welcome to the new canon we have been waiting for you. Star wars audiobook narrator, marc thompson youtube. Thrawn also known simply as thrawn is a star wars novel by timothy zahn, published on april 11, 2017 by del rey books. Return of the jedi was released in 1983, and it was a long break for star wars fans. Marc thompson delivers another amazing performance in specter of the past, book 1 of the hand of thrawn duology. Dont get me wrong, i enjoy disneys new timeline but to me they will always be non. Since 1978 timothy zahn has written nearly seventy short stories and novelettes, numerous novels, and three short fiction collections, and won the hugo award for best novella. Heir to the empire begins five years after return of the jedi. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer. Timothy zahn is an american author of science fiction and fantasy novels. Thrawn star wars by timothy zahn, paperback barnes.
While some forces in the imperial remnant, led by admiral gilad pellaeon, attempt to make peace with the new republic, another group, led by moff vilim disra and an apparently resurrected grand. Hugo awardwinning author timothy zahn brings his epic twovolume series the hand of thrawn to an explosive conclusion with a discovery that rocks the. Dont get me wrong, i enjoy disneys new timeline but to me they will. Vision of the future finishes off the hand of thrawn duology. Dont get me wrong, i enjoy disneys new timeline but to me they will always be noncanon and the original sweu is canon. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. In this definitive novel, listeners will follow thrawn s rise to power uncovering the events that created one of the most iconic villains in star wars history. Get the audible audiobook for the reduced price of. Thrawn, timothy zahn chronicles the fateful events that launched the. Hugo awardwinning author timothy zahn made his triumphant return to the star wars universe in this. The hand of thrawn duology comprises two novels, specter of the past, and vision of the future, both written by timothy zahn. Written by timothy zahn, audiobook narrated by marc thompson.
Thrawn star wars ebook by timothy zahn rakuten kobo. Once great, always great grand admiral thrawn was created by timothy zahn in his original thrawn trilogy that it was the cornerstone of the then star wars. Star wars audiobook narrator marc thompson came to the random house audio studio to record star wars. Hugo awardwinning author timothy zahn made his triumphant return to the star wars universe in this first of an epic twovolume series in which the new republic must face its most dangerous enemy yet. Star wars legends the hand of thrawn book i by timothy zahn. The hand of thrawn, book 1 publishers summary hugo awardwinning author timothy zahn makes his triumphant return to the star warsr universe in this first of an epic new twovolume series in which the new republic must face its most dangerous enemy yeta dead imperial warlord. Grand admiral thrawn is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. But thrawns origins and the story of his rise in the imperial ranks have remained mysterious. The embattled republic reels from the attacks of grand admiral thrawn, who has marshaled the remnants of the imperial forces and driven the rebels back with an abominable. If youve listened to the thrawncast, you know that im a big fan both of the character thrawn and of timothy zahns writing in general. Its five years after the rebel alliance destroyed the death star, defeated. Introduced in the 1991 timothy zahn novel heir to the empire, he is an imperial military commander who has taken control of the.