Star Wars: Heir to the Empire

(20th Anniversary Edition), The Thrawn Trilogy, Book 1

By: Timothy Zahn

Narrated by: Marc Thompson

Here is a special edition 20th anniversary release of the number-one New York Times best-selling novel that reignited the entire Star Wars publishing phenomenon - unabridged for the first time. The biggest event in the history of Star Wars books, Heir to the Empire follows the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia after they led the Rebel Alliance to victory in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

Five years after the Death Star was destroyed and Darth Vader and the Emperor were defeated, the galaxy is struggling to heal the wounds of war, Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins, and Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of new Jedi Knights.

But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords - the brilliant and deadly Grand Admiral Thrawn - 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 create.

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.

More in the Thrawn Trilogy we have. And listen to all of our Star Wars titles you can!©1991 Timothy Zahn (P)2011 Random House Audio

Wish This Had Been Disney’s Sequel

If only Disney had gone this way. So wonderful to be back with old friends on a familiar adventure. Disney, you really missed the boat. So bittersweet knowing this would have been awesome on the big screen. And to think of what the “sequels” actually were… Sigh. Read this if you love Star Wars. If you love sequels 7, 8, and 9… read it anyway and learn why older generation SW fans despise what has been done to something they grew up with and so dearly loved.

Great story, excellent production!

Zahn is the best when it ones to Star Wars books, and his Thrawn trilogy is the best example. The narrator does a stellar job, and the addition of musical and send effect elements gives this an almost radio play feel that I absolutely adore.

loved the book and the narrator really captured the feel and speech patterns of most of the characters. after seeing the last jedi, I thought the only way to get what I want was to read the books, and I was right. would recommend to any star wars fans.

best star wars series.

great story. well written/conceived. nicely paced.
better than Disney could ever concoct. actually original! sci-fi truly

Love this book!

And the series seems fun so far! I can't wait to hear more soon. The story and characters are amazing to follow after Return of the Jedi

Fantastic

all around fantastic, would have been perfect but it needs a female voice to read the female parts

classic

The only thing I disliked is that Disney dropped the story. It is still the best SW novel out there.

better than the sequel trilogy

Long before the sequel Abominations there was a another Star Wars Trilogy that continued the story after Return of the Jedi. If you hated the sequels I think you should give this one a shot the original and true sequel trilogy.

Mark Thompson brings every character to life and it makes you feel like you are experiencing the movies.


If you're looking to get into the expanded universe you can't find a better place to start than the thrawn trilogy and it's also a great place to start if you were disappointed in the sequels. This feels like a true sequel to the original trilogy unlike the hacks JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson Timothy Zahn understood the original trilogy and it shows with these novels.

Best Star Wars Book i have heard

Up Until now, the best star wars books i had heard was the Bane Trilogy, which was amazing, but this has just risen to the top of my list

An actual Star Wars story most fans can jump right into.

Zahn did a great job of picking up where return of the Jedi ends. The journeys, characters and world building are great. The narrator was great too!