Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book I: Chaos Rising) (Star Wars: The Ascendancy Trilogy 1)

Name: Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book I: Chaos Rising) (Star Wars: The Ascendancy Trilogy 1)
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.7 (7916 reviews)
Author: Timothy Zahn

by Timothy Zahn

Fantasy Science Fiction

4.7 (7,916)

4.7 stars from 7,916 reviews. One of the highest rated Fantasy books we track.

410 pages~6.8 hr readPublished by Ballantine BooksPublished 1991-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're a Star Wars fan who wanted more depth on Thrawn beyond his original trilogy appearances and rival storylines.
You love strategic military fiction where the protagonist outthinks their enemies through cunning rather than firepower.
You appreciate complex alien cultures and world-building that treats non-human societies with the same political sophistication as human ones.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer lightsabre duels and Force powers to tactical space battles and bureaucratic intrigue.
You need the emotional character arcs and personal stakes that come from Thrawn's eventual role as an Imperial officer.
You find Expanded Universe Star Wars novels feel too distant from the films you actually care about.

About this book

Discover Thrawn's origins within the Chiss Ascendancy in the first book of an epic Star Wars trilogy by Timothy Zahn. Beyond the galaxy's edge lies the Unknown Regions—chaotic, uncharted, and treacherous—home to the Ascendancy and its Nine Ruling Families. When a daring attack on the Chiss capital leaves no trace of the attackers, the Ascendancy dispatches one of its brightest young military officers to identify the enemy. Thrawn, a recruit adopted into the powerful Mitth family, takes command of the Expansionary Fleet alongside Admiral Ar'alani to investigate. As Thrawn's first command ventures deeper into the Chaos, he discovers that his mission is not what it appears to be. The true threat to the Ascendancy is only beginning to emerge.

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