| Dark Force Rising Contributor(s): Zahn, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553560719 ISBN-13: 9780553560718 Publisher: Random House Worlds OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: February 1993 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord--Grand Admiral Thrawn--has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic's destruction. With the aid of unimaginable weapons long hidden away by the Emperor on a backwater planet, Thrawn plans to turn the tide of battle, overwhelm the New Republic, and impose his iron rule throughout the galaxy. Meanwhile, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republican Council--only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies. Yet most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness... and scheming to corrupt Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Opera - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92000743 |
| Series: Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 4.18" W x 6.88" (0.47 lbs) 439 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 102827 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, the sequel to Heir to the Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn's sinister plan threatens to spell doom for the fledgling New Republic and its most iconic heroes. The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial Fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic's destruction. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council--only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies. Yet most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness, and scheming to corrupt Luke Skywalker to the dark side. |