Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)

Posted on 24 October 2018 by Timothy Zahn

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.After Thrawn is rescued from exile by Imperial soldiers, his deadly ingenuity and keen tactical abilities swiftly capture the attention of Emperor Palpatine And just as quickly, Thrawn proves to be as indispensable to the Empire as he is ambitious as devoted as its most loyal servant, Darth Vader and a brilliant warrior never to be underestimated On missions to rout smugglers, snare spies, and defeat pirates, he triumphs time and again even as his renegade methods infuriate superiors while inspiring ever greater admiration from the Empire As one promotion follows another in his rapid ascension to greater power, he schools his trusted aide, Ensign Eli Vanto, in the arts of combat and leadership, and the secrets of claiming victory But even though Thrawn dominates the battlefield, he has much to learn in the arena of politics, where ruthless administrator Arihnda Pryce holds the power to be a potent ally or a brutal enemy.All these lessons will be put to the ultimate test when Thrawn rises to admiral and must pit all the knowledge, instincts, and battle forces at his command against an insurgent uprising that threatens not only innocent lives but also the Empire s grip on the galaxy and his own carefully laid plans for future ascendancy. Best Read Books Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1) Author Timothy Zahn – kino-fada.fr This is a great book I had very high hopes for this book All the ingredients seemed to be in place I remember reading Heir to the Empire trilogy when it first came this ignited my love of reading and since I have devoured everything from the expanded universe What could go wrong with the book they even had Timothy Z...The great tactician returns to the canon 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 Expanded Universe in prose novels However due the buying of Disney of Lucasfilms, that trilogy became non canon and part of what is know nowadays as Legends , and of course, since that trilogy was written so early in the franchise where the Clone Wars weren t properly developed in the Prequel Trilo The great tactician returns to the canon 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 Expanded Universe in prose novels However due the buying of Disney of Lucasfilms, that trilogy became non canon and part of what is know nowadays as Legends , and of course, since that trilogy was written so early in the franchise where the Clone Wars weren t properly developed in th...I don t care to read any new Star Wars canon, but anything Zahn writes, I will read.THIS GUY AND THIS GUY Nuff said.4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum opinion time I never cared for the Thrawn trilogy Though to be fair, I was late to the party and only started reading Heir to the Empire after college sometime in the mid 2000s, about 15 years after its original publication In my eyes, the books did not age very well, and I think many tended to view them through nostalgia tinted glasses.Still, setting my personal critique of the books aside, as a character I d 4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum opinion time I never cared for the Thrawn trilogy Though to be fair, I was late to the party and only started reading Heir to the Empire after college sometime in the mid 2000s, about 15...Boy, did I want to like this bookthan I did A few quick background details prior to his appearing on Star Wars Rebels last fall, I had close to zero prior experience with the character of Grand Admiral Thrawn I say close to zero, because after doing a little research, I was surprised to discover that he did make an appearance in one of the Galaxy of Fear books from the 90s, a series that I remember reading voraciously as a youngster I have zero recollection of his appearance, howe Bo...Executive Summary After a slow start, I really enjoyed this book a lot But I spent the whole book rooting for a member of the Empire, and I feel dirty for it.Audiobook Marc Thompson is so good, that I really don t want to listen to a Star Wars book he doesn t narrate You get the usual Star Wars audiobook treatment here Music, Sound effects and a narrator who can do all the voices, making this feellike a radio drama than a novel at times Generally I find music in audiobooks distractin Executive Summary After a sl...Say goodbye to Sun Tzu s Art of War. Behold Thrawn s Art of War Cue epic war drumsLeadership and obedience are the two legs on which a warrior s life is balanced Without both, victory cannot be achieved.Leadership depends on information and comprehension Not so obedience Sometimes a commander may choose to share details of his plan Often he may not In either case, obedience must be instant and complete.Such automatic response relies on trust between commander and those commanded And th Say goodbye to Sun Tzu s Art of War. Behold Thrawn s Art of War Cue epic war drumsLeadership and obedience are the two legs on which a warrior s life is balanced Without both, victory cannot be achieved.Leadership depends on information and comprehension Not so obedience Sometimes a commander may choose to share details of his plan Often he may not In either case, obedience must be instant and complete.Such automatic response relies on trust between commander and those commanded And that trust can only be obtained through leadership. The next guy who is going to declare war on me is going to be really sorry A Stranger in Strange land Chiss Most of the galaxy thought this mysterious race of warriors as a harrowing myth A creation of blood chilling stories and rumors.Now, It is no longer a rumor, but a fact The empire s navy has found an exiled Chiss while patrolling the outer rims of the galaxy His name Mitth raw nuruodo. Oh, don t make that face S...I did not read the earlier Thrawn Trilogy written by Zahn over 25 years ago This book is Zahn s reinvestment in Mitth raw nuruodo,commonly known as Thrawn The book takes us back to when The Empire discovers Thrawn as a castaway in a chance encounter in the outer regions What The Empire doesn t initially know is that Thrawn, having risen through the ranks to become a well respected member of the Chiss Ascendancy, advocated breaking the code of the Chiss and, we are told, was exiled I did not read the earlier Thrawn Trilogy written by Zahn over 25 years ago This book is Zahn s reinvestment in Mitth raw nuruodo,commonly known as Thrawn The book takes us back to when The Empire discovers Thrawn as a castaway in a chance encounter in the outer regions What The Empire doesn t initially know is that Thrawn, having risen through the ranks to become a well respected member of the Chiss Ascendancy, advocated breaking the code of the Chiss and, we are told, was exiled for that The Empire knows lit...Legends Thrawn is dead, but Canon Thrawn lives on, and he s even better than ever.As a large majority of the reviews from various sites have stated, this is the best version of Thrawn we have ever gotten, we get to spendtime and learnabout Thrawn in the first quarter of this book than we ever did in the Legends books, and yet he still remain...

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24 October 2018

Timothy Zahn