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Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Book 1: Heir to the Empire
- Narrated by: Denis Lawson
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
Heir to the Empire begins five years after Return of the Jedi. The Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet back into a quarter of the territory it once controlled. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and have shouldered heavy burdens in the government of the new Republic, and Luke Skywalker is the first in a hoped-for new line of Jedi Knights.
But thousands of light-years away, where a few skirmishes are still taking place, the last of the Emperor's warlords have taken command of the remains of the Imperial fleet - and have made two vital discoveries that could destroy the fragile new Republic. The tale that emerges is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale: in short, a story that is worthy of the name Star Wars.
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- D. M. Gannon
- 19-02-17
Poor.
I read the original paperback many years ago. This abridgement has torn the book to shreds. Not worth the credit. Would advice everyone to avoid.
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- A. R. Cousins
- 02-06-14
By "Abridged" they mean "Cut to the bone".
What disappointed you about Star Wars?
It was a great story, but they've left only the bare structure of it - the details that gave it life are gone. Such a let down.
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- Ollie/mrs T.
- 24-06-18
Abridged version, bought it without realising it.
This is the abridged version of the novel, it guts it down to a measly three hours. Don't let this be your first experience of this great story.
The superior, non abridged version is sadly unavailable in the UK. Seeing as it's been on the site since 2011 it will probably never be available in the UK. Deeply disappointing :(
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- james farr
- 05-09-18
way too much cut
Hated how some of the best bits of the book were missing, butchered in short.
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- EVK
- 31-12-17
The perfect antidote to Disney's "Last Jedi"
For those disillusioned with Disney's "Last Jedi", this is a perfect book / audiobook to enter the original Expanded Universe (EU) of Star Wars.
An exciting beginning to the Heir of the Empire / Thrawn Trilogy, which also adds new interesting characters and dimensions to the original Star Wars Story. I can't wait to read / listen to the second part of this trilogy!
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- Matthew elliott
- 15-06-17
loved it.
Was awesome fun I loved the story and the music was an awesome touch. Looking forward to listening to the next one.
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- Victor
- 30-05-16
a good one to get in to remember it's one of three
well another one of my favoured stories read well with good effects and clear characterization between the characters....
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-10-15
Fantastic Story
My first audio book with a thoroughly enjoyable story. Star Wars at it's very best.
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- Mike
- 13-04-13
Expected more...
I am a fan of the original movies and have always wanted to get into the expanded universe that has been created in literature, but unfortunately this just didn't do it for me. A neat taste of the Star Wars world but nothing like the feel of the movies. It serves as an ok sci-fi story on its own.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-03-21
The beginning of the Expanded Universe
Had this on cassette and great to be able to listen to again! Brilliant story!
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