Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book III: Lesser Evil)

Name: Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book III: Lesser Evil)
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.57 (76 reviews)
Author: Timothy Zahn
ISBN: 9780593460610

Author: Timothy Zahn

Series: Star Wars: The Ascendancy Trilogy #3

Narrator: Marc Thompson

Unabridged: 22 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 11/16/2021

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Media Tie-in

Synopsis

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The fate of the Chiss Ascendancy hangs in the balance in the epic finale of the Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy from Timothy Zahn.

For thousands of years the Chiss Ascendancy has been an island of calm, a center of power, and a beacon of integrity. It is led by the Nine Ruling Families, whose leadership stands as a bulwark of stability against the Chaos of the Unknown Regions.

But that stability has been eroded by a cunning foe who winnows away trust and loyalty in equal measure. Bonds of fidelity have given way to lines of division among the families. Despite the efforts of the Expansionary Defense Fleet, the Ascendancy slips closer and closer to civil war.

The Chiss are no strangers to war. Their mythic status in the Chaos was earned through conflict and terrible deeds, some long buried. Until now. To ensure the Ascendancy’s future, Thrawn will delve deep into its past, uncovering the dark secrets surrounding the ascension of the First Ruling Family. But the truth of a family’s legacy is only as strong as the legend that supports it. Even if that legend turns out to be a lie.

To secure the salvation of the Ascendancy, is Thrawn willing to sacrifice everything? Including the only home he has ever known?

About Timothy Zahn

It is not often that you hear of someone going through several years of postgraduate education, who ends up turning a hobby into their life's, paying, productive work. Such is the unusual story of American author, Timothy Zahn, who was born in 1951, grew up in Lombard, IL and graduated with a B.S. Degree in physics from Michigan State University. He then proceeded to the University of IL where he received his M.S. Degree in 1975. After beginning his doctorate in physics, his advisor passed away, and he never did complete the studies.

Zahn had started writing as a hobby, so when his plans changed, he took his writing of science fiction to a higher level. Zahn is best known for his Thrawn Star Wars series of novels. He has also had other novels of fantasy and science fiction. There are also many works that he has penned in short story fiction.

Zahn and his wife Anna live in Bandon, Oregon and have one son, Corwin Zahn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Klaudia on May 13, 2022

The new canon Thrawn books mean a lot to me personally. I never expected them to. I think they are part of the reason I have connected so deeply with Star Wars books in the past few years. It is a little disconcerting how much Thrawn as a character means to me as a person, given his place as a fasci......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on November 18, 2021

The trilogy we didn't want, but the trilogy we NEED! In this massive monster of a book, Timothy Zahn completely wraps up the Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy, demonstrating for the audience once again why Zahn is the best selling and one of the the highest rated authors in all of Star Wars. On that note, I......more

Goodreads review by Jim on March 02, 2022

This is the third book of a trilogy and they must be read in order. We pick up from the action from the last book as the Chiss have an enemy that might bring down the whole Ascendancy. We get to see Thrawn out maneuver his enemy and at the same time we see the political maneuvers that affect the Chi......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie_Rae on November 22, 2021

What I think Timothy Zahn does really well is write relationships. In the original Thrawn trilogy (the one from the 1990s), there was the fantastic build-up between Mara Jade and Luke Skywalker. The relationship between Thrawn and Captain Pellaeon - while vastly different - is still memorable. And o......more

Goodreads review by Aristotle on December 23, 2021

"Sister! So, you have a twin sister. Your feelings have now betrayed her too. Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me. Now his failure is complete." Thrawn has a sister? The final chapter of how Thrawn ended up on an uninhabited planet alone and how he joined the darkside. The Empire. The playing possum tr......more