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Star Wars: Heir to the Empire
- (20th Anniversary Edition), The Thrawn Trilogy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
Here is a special edition 20th anniversary release of the number-one New York Times best-selling 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.
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- Anthony M.
- 14-08-19
really good
Good voice acting by Mark Thompson!
I liked Thrawn's character. He's excellent. and interested in Mara Jade too!
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- Zenoslaf
- 17-09-20
Beautiful!!!
Thrawn trilogy was my entry to Star Wars Expanded Universe. One of the masterpieces of Star Wars universe.
Everything Zahn writes and Marc reads turns to gold. Marc's stellar performances make this more of a radio play than audiobook. And that's a good thing.
Highly recommended trilogy.
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- Gavin
- 21-04-17
great read! cant wait for the next one
was enjoyable and interesting! definitely a great fit into canon. next one please... a long time ago....
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-03-22
A well deserved reputation.
Gilad Pellaeon's introspection in chapter sets the tone, and it some of the best writing within the whole franchise. And he is a seriously underappreciated character in his own right, even if he is Dr Watson.
Thrawn is Sherlock Holmes crossed with Erwin Rommel, and is a brilliant synthesis for a villain. He is not maniacally evil, he has no Force powers, no planet-killing super weapon, and he is in a position of weakness compared to the New Republic.
He has to rely on his own experience, his intellect, his skills and his calculations to stand a chance, let alone be victorious.
This book starts the Quintology that rivals the original despecialized trilogy and knights of the old republic as the heart of Star Wars.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-07-23
Awesome! 99% of it...
Story and performance were both just perfect. The real Star Wars canon story, how it should have been.
There is just 1 but... same one 3 times. In the performance there was X-Wing engine sound 3 times for an extended time. It was WAAAY too loud, drilling right into one's brain. Hated those moments, especially because they lasted so long (~10 minutes the first time). If you can last through it, you will enjoy every minute of the rest of the book.
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- M Langer
- 18-08-19
a classic
in a brilliant unabridged reading.
Marc Thompson excels in his reading of the Star Wars Universe as ever. The story should be known to every Star Wars Fan out there. It is a story worthy of the original trilogy.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-12-20
Sceptic fell in love
I was sceptic about the acted stuff and sounds effects but they really work well! I usually cant listen normal audiobooks while driving but this one kept my attention whole day.
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- David Konradsson
- 09-09-21
Excellent
Excellent in all ways. Makes the Disney trilogy look like a bad fan fiction. The story, characters and world building is immense till the last sentence.
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- Pu3r360
- 28-05-21
A classic
I am more of a fan of canon star wars due to the more cleaner lore presented and even this book from legends seemed to struggle to match the prequals lore but if you ignore all that and see this as the 90s continuation of the orginal films it works very well.
with the audiobook the modern sounds and up to date reading from mark Thomas breathes new life and makes the book timeless.
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- pj
- 26-10-22
didn't want it to finish 😀 brilliant audiobook
the true follow up to return of the jedi, this is an excellent book with an amazing audio performance by Marc Thompson
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