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[Rebecca]

I like that idea!

[Zuzana, Jedi Apprentice]

Rebecca, what do you think?

Timothy Zahn/Thrawn Read-a-Thon
Duration: 2 months from start date

Levels:
Easy: 1-2 tasks
Medium: 3-4 tasks
Hard: 5 tasks

Tasks:
1. Blood: Read at least one book from either the original Thrawn trilogy: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command or the new Thrawn trilogy: Thrawn, Thrawn: Alliances, Thrawn: Treason.

2. Cousin: Read any other book, novella or short story by Zahn that focuses on Thrawn.

3. Ranking Distant: Read a short story, a book or a comicbook that focuses on the Chiss and/or Thrawn that is not written by Zahn. This can include the middle grade series Clone Wars Secret Missions, The Dark Nest Trilogy, The Heir to the Empire Guide book, etc.

Zahn created Thrawn and the Chiss but he was not the only author who dabbled in Chiss culture.

4. Trial-Born: Read a book by Timothy Zahn that's either not SW related or is part of the SW franchise but doesn't focus on Thrawn or the Chiss.

Zahn is an accomplished science fiction author. His works won or were nominated for Hugo and Locus awards. It might be a good time to sample some of his non-SW works. Or if you want to stick to his SW books pick one that doesn't focus on the Chiss.

5. Merit Adoptive: Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) on a real-life military figure or Sherlock Holmes.

Zahn often talks about what was his inspiration for the character of Thrawn. Historical figures he drew on were Hannibal, Alexander, Robert E. Lee, Erwin Rommel and other military geniuses. The main literary influence was Sherlock Holmes.

[Rebecca]

I approve! This looks great!

[Zuzana, Jedi Apprentice]

I'm glad you like it.

[Zuzana, Jedi Apprentice]

Hailey wrote: "I think incorporating mini-challenges like this are great! Thank you for the idea Rebecca! The theme can author-specific, timeline era, and/or character specific. You can rotate them out every 3 mo..."

Hailey, you're reading my mind. I drafted 2 mini-challenges 2 weeks ago (one for authors and one for characters) - I'll post them after the read-a-thon is over - sometimes in the summer.