• Star Wars: Dark Force Rising: The Thrawn Trilogy, Book 2

  • By: Timothy Zahn
  • Narrated by: Marc Thompson
  • Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (18,468 ratings)

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Star Wars: Dark Force Rising: The Thrawn Trilogy, Book 2

By: Timothy Zahn
Narrated by: Marc Thompson
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The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord - Grand Admiral Thrawn - has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic's destruction. With the aid of unimaginable weapons long hidden away by the Emperor on a backwater planet, Thrawn plans to turn the tide of battle, overwhelm the New Republic, and impose his iron rule throughout the galaxy.

Meanwhile, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republican Council - only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies.

Yet most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness...and scheming to corrupt Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side.

©2011 Timothy Zahn (P)2012 Random House Audio

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berry nice

it is kinda boring and hard to start but once you get going its hard to put down

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Worth it!

Anything from these two guys is totally worth getting without question. So far all of their books have been very enjoyable. My only fear is that I run out of books by them.

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Absolutely brilliant!

Amazing performance to tell the story and I was completely captivated the entire time this series has been the most well done audio series I've heard so far I would definitely recommend listening to all three it's a must-have in your library!

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class act

loved it, kept me interested the entire time. definitely recommend this to any starwars fan!

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As close to a film as you'll ever get

Once again Marc Thompson knocks it out of the park with a fantastic narration of Timothy Zahns excellent Thrawn trilogy. Marc manages to differentiate every character with a unique voice, and gets pretty close to a few of the classic film actors as well.

On top of that, Zahns narrative continues to enthrall, eliciting emotions and ideals that feel right at home with the original trilogy of films.

Whether you're revisiting this novel again from any time in the last 20 years, or you're a new fan curious as to why this series is so highly lauded, you would be remiss to pass on such an excellent production of some of the greatest Star Wars content to ever be published

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Awesome book - Unbelievably good narration

Would you listen to Star Wars: Dark Force Rising again? Why?

Yes. This series are the best Star Wars books. And the narration is so good it feels like you are watching a movie.

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Great Book

Good continuation of first book. Fills in the gaps where movies had left out of what happens between Return of the Jedi and Last Jedi.

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Fantastic! !!!

A must purchase for any Star Wars fan. You won't be disappointed with this book.

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Still a great book

Simply Star Wars from start to finish. Highly recommend this book and entire story arc to all fans.

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Spectacular!

The Thrawn Trilogy is a favorite! And listening to Marc Thompson read really brings the story to life. Bravo!
Enjoy!

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