| Heir to the Empire Contributor(s): Zahn, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553296124 ISBN-13: 9780553296129 Publisher: Random House Worlds OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: May 1992 Annotation: It's five years after "Return of the Jedi: the Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven out the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting Jedi Twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. But thousand of light-years away, the last of the emperor's warlords 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 build. 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Opera - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91004550 |
| Series: Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 4.1" W x 6.7" (0.45 lbs) 404 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 102830 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 19.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this essential Star Wars Legends novel--the first ever to take place after the events of the original trilogy--Grand Admiral Thrawn makes his debut on the galactic stage. Five years ago, the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and drove the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor's warlords, 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 a vital discovery that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build. |