Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

by Timothy Zahn

Then I am alone, he told himself. I am the last of the Jedi. He seemed to hear Ben’s voice, faint and indistinct, as if from a great distance. “Not the last of the old Jedi, Luke. The first of the new.”

luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities.”