The cover to the first book of the trilogy, Heir to the Empire.

The Thrawn Trilogy, also known as The Three Book Cycle and The Heir To The Empire Trilogy, is a trilogy of novels written by Timothy Zahn that are set in the fictional Star Wars galaxy about five years after Return of the Jedi. The trilogy proved to be extremely popular among Star Wars fans and the general public when it was released, and secured the author as a respected figure in Star Wars literature. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links HeirtotheEmpire. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links HeirtotheEmpire. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951) is a science fiction novelist. ... Star Wars began with a 13-page treatment for a space adventure movie which George Lucas drafted in 1973, inspired from multiple myths and classic stories. ... Map of the Star Wars galaxy released by Star Wars Insider The galaxy where the setting of the Star Wars saga occurs is known simply as the Star Wars galaxy while in the canon it is referred as the Galaxy or the Known Galaxy. ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, is a science fiction film that debuted in 1983, and re-released with changes in 1997 and 2004. ...

Entries

• Volume I: Heir to the Empire
• Volume II: Dark Force Rising
• Volume III: The Last Command

The Thrawn trilogy (also known as The Three Book Cycle and The Heir To The Empire Trilogy) are the three novels, Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command, written by Timothy Zahn and set in the Star Wars galaxy about five years after Return of the... The Thrawn trilogy are three novels, Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command, writen by Timothy Zahn and set in the Star Wars galaxy about five years after Return of the Jedi. ... The Last Command can refer to: The Last Command (film) A book in the Thrawn trilogy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Overview

The series introduced many notable characters, such as Mara Jade, Talon Karrde, and Grand Admiral Thrawn, one of the more notable Expanded Universe villains, to Star Wars. As well, the galactic capital world of Coruscant was first popularly named in the trilogy. The series is credited with reinvigorating the popularity of the Star Wars Expanded Universe to a level not seen since the early years of Star Wars. The series is generally regarded by many as the beginning of the new generation of Star Wars novels, as many more novels were written after its success, including the Jedi Academy Trilogy and others. Jump to: navigation, search Mara Jade Skywalker (born 21 or 17 BBY, depending on source) is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe and the most popular original character from that book series; in a poll of favorite Star Wars characters, Mara made it into the top twenty... Talon Karrde is a character in the Expanded Star Wars universe. ... Grand Admiral Thrawn is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe who first appeared in the Timothy Zahns Heir to the Empire Trilogy of novels, set five years after the time of Return of the Jedi. ... Jump to: navigation, search Splinter of the Minds Eye, 1978 The Expanded Universe (or EU) encompasses all the officially licensed, fictional background of the Star Wars universe outside of the six feature films produced by George Lucas. ... Distance from Core 0 light years Region Core Worlds Oversector Imperial Center Oversector (during Imperial rule) Sector/System Coruscant Orbital period 368 days Rotation period 24 hours Number of suns 1 Number of moons 4 (Two were pulverized by the Yuuzhan Vong) Population 1 trillion (according to literature) Points of... The Jedi Academy Trilogy is a Star Wars series by Kevin J. Anderson. ...

Sequel trilogy

Despite Star Wars creator, George Lucas' claims that he will never make a sequel trilogy (Episodes VII, VIII, and IX) to his current series of films, many fans see The Thrawn Trilogy as the book versions of such a trilogy. This is partly due to the fact that many see the entries of the Thrawn trilogy as worthy of, and the quality of a typical Star Wars films. This is also usually partly due to wishful thinking on the part of fans for such a trilogy to actually be made. (Though many fans believe that he did promise that he would make nine movies, before he changed his mind.)

Sourcebook

Each entry of the series had its own RPG sourcebook created for it by West End Games. When the rules for the Star Wars RPG changed, the three volumes were collected into one book for the entire Thrawn trilogy, which served as a second edition to the original three sourcebooks produced. Jump to: navigation, search A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of fictional characters via role-playing. ... West End Games is a company that makes role playing games. ...

Comic books series

All three books were adapted as comic books by Dark Horse Comics. The series was divided into six separate issues. Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book publisher, one of the largest independent publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics. ...