The Thrawn trilogy, also known as "The Three Book Cycle" and the "Heir to the Empire trilogy," is a series of best-selling novels written by Timothy Zahn. The novels are set in the Star Wars Expanded Universe galaxy approximately five years after the events depicted in the film Return of the Jedi. 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 introduced many notable characters, such as Mara Jade, Talon Karrde, and Grand Admiral Thrawn, one of the more notable Expanded Universe villains. Also, the trilogy first publicly revealed the name of the galactic capital world of Coruscant. The series is generally regarded by many[attribution needed] 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. Because the books were written a full decade before the prequel trilogy, some of the information on the Clone Wars and Darth Vader's biography have since been contradicted, with various retcons being supplied in other works. All three books were later adapted as comic books by Dark Horse Comics. The series was divided into six separate issues per book.
Books in the series
- Heir to the Empire, 1992 (ISBN 0-553-40471-7)
- Dark Force Rising, 1992 (ISBN 0-553-08574-3)
- The Last Command, 1994 (ISBN 0-553-56492-7)
Role-playing game versions
Each novel in the trilogy had its own Star Wars 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 also served as a second edition to the original three source books.
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| The Thrawn trilogy | Heir to the Empire • Dark Force Rising • The Last Command |
| The Hand of Thrawn Duology | Specter of the Past • Vision of the Future |
| Other Star Wars novels | Outbound Flight • Allegiance • Survivor's Quest |
