false 216442 19 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. 463790 1992 Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #2) total:3482|5:1127|4:1392|3:792|2:154|1:17| 3482 13904 4084 92 3 1 false false Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 16:20:27 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 17:00:43 -0800 2008
The quality of the cover art took a nose dive, but that's not Zahn's fault. The Budget at Bantam must have taken a hit. they ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 07 21:11:17 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 21:14:13 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 09:51:43 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 13:52:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Sat Mar 28 14:41:40 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 14:47:07 -0700 2009
1. I read somewhere that one of the characters, as originally pitched by Zahn, was supposed to have been the insane clone of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Would ha...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Mon Jun 15 12:07:57 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 10:48:52 -0700 2009 George Lucas originally planned nine Stars Wars films. In addition to the prequel trilogy, there were supposed to be three episodes that take place after Return of the Jedi. He forgot about them. Or he got tired. Perhaps it took too long to make the prequels. Whatever. Mr. Lucas gave up on making a ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 15:08:56 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 12:18:34 -0800 2008 Dark Force Rising, the second book in the Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn, and it made me excited to read the rest of the books in the Thrawn series.

Dark Force Rising starts immediately where Heir to the Empire leaves off. Admiral Ackbar is in prison, accused of treaso...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Fri Jun 29 17:48:29 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 12:06:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 01:38:44 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 02:07:24 -0700 2009
Book 1, of the Thrawn trilogy. I think that their...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 17:28:37 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:28:37 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 27 13:56:42 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 19:10:47 -0700 2008
The Thrawn Trilogy of books (of which this is the first) are far and away the best Star Wars novels; perhaps because it was penned by a science fiction autho...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 07:39:03 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 13:37:14 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Feb 04 18:22:17 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:02:15 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 07 09:31:41 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 09:32:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 22:58:33 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 22:58:33 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 11:35:41 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 10:34:03 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 30 17:29:13 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 20:47:17 -0700 2009 3 1 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 09:04:38 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 06:54:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 29 17:16:04 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 17:17:40 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 18:20:25 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 13:51:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Apr 12 12:12:38 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 10:52:22 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=216442