Category: Reading List

How to describe how this book fits into the story of Thrawn? So this was the first Thrawn book which was published. I became aware of it after I finished the first Thrawn trilogy. So I’m ironically reading it last, but probably it should come first. There is a special sadness knowing this is the… Continue reading Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn (Thrawn 0)

First of all, having now finished the ninth book in this series, I can’t tell whether Zahn loves communism or hates it. On the surface, I am offended by Zahn’s unfiltered contempt for syndicalism and admiration for imperialism. But is that really the point? I find myself agreeing with his every critique of ancom as… Continue reading Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising (Thrawn 9)

I had assumed this book would be about Thrawn’s exodus. In fact,as you may expect, there is a twist. Just as I was about halfway through this book and dreading the end of the Thrawn series, I head the news that a new Thrawn book has just been released and that it’s the beginning of… Continue reading Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn (Thrawn 8)

This book reminded me a lot of the Tarkin book. Thrawn and Vader go on an adventure. It’s very interesting to see the way Palpatine is trying to get them working closer together, and the way Thrawn accomplishes the same discovery Tarkin made about Vader’s origins. This story is an A/B story. We jump back… Continue reading Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn (Thrawn 7)

This is the first book of the third and final Thrawn series. This series is a prequel to the first series. This book, Thrawn, is an origin story. It starts when he first joins The Empire and ends with him as a Grand Admiral in The Imperial Fleet. It also follows the story of his… Continue reading Thrawn by Timothy Zahn (Thrawn 6)

This book is REALLY great. Having just finished the first Thrawn trilogy and now the Hand Duology, this book is the best, the pinnacle of the story so far. I really liked the focus on many interesting characters and the way the stories all tied together.   [Spoilers] It seems safe to say at this… Continue reading Vision of the Future by Timothy Zahn (Thrawn 5)

[Spoilers obviously] Specter of the Past is part one of the hand of Thrawn Duology which itself is the sequel to the original Thrawn Trilogy and the prequel to the Second Thrawn Trilogy. It’s all about Thrawn even though he’s been dead a decade at this point. I was very excited to see a lot… Continue reading Specter of the Past by Timothy Zahn (Thrawn 4)

The Last Command was a really wild book. The further along it went, the more clear it became that this series is not canon. 🤣 Leah’s children have different names, some major characters die, some relationships change in different ways than they should for the rebels series. Keeping all that in mind, it’s a great… Continue reading The Last Command by Timothy Zahn (Thrawn 3)

Dark Force Rising was a cool book. I liked the focus on Kardde, who became probably my favorite character in the series so far. He is described as basically what Han might have been in he had not found the rebellion. Like the opposite of Jabba; an underworld crime boss who is honorable and inspires… Continue reading Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn (Thrawn 2)