Heir to the Empire: Star Wars: The 20th Anniversary Edition (Unabridged)
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4.6 • 969 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Here is a special edition 20th anniversary release of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel that reignited the entire Star Wars publishing phenomenon—unabridged for the first time. The biggest event in the history of Star Wars books, Heir to the Empire follows the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia after they led the Rebel Alliance to victory in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.
Five years after the Death Star was destroyed and Darth Vader and the Emperor were defeated, the galaxy is struggling to heal the wounds of war, Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins, and Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of new Jedi Knights.
But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords—the brilliant and deadly 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 two vital discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to create.
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.
Customer Reviews
The Real Star Wars Canon
This was my introduction to the Star Wars EU novels, and every time I listen I enjoy every single second of it. The narrative is brilliant, the characters are true to how George Lucas wrote them, and the narrator does phenomenal work impersonating each character. On top of all that, the sound effects and original music make it a cinematic experience unlike any other audiobook I've listened to.
Treat yourself and buy this masterpiece.
Zahn
Lucas, Filoni, and Zahn. The trinity that almost was.
Ready for more
I’m enjoying this trilogy so far, but hoped to see more development with C’baoth towards the end. Assuming his story will be more fleshed out in the remaining books, I’m excited to see what else is in store. The worst part was having to listen to Ralrracheen’s wookie speech impediment, which was god-awfully cringe. The best part was seeing where all of these “newer” elements of Star Wars originated from, connecting the dots to all the Canon material that is now available (e.g. Thrawn, Mount Tantiss, Rukh, etc).