Timothy Zahn
1) Greater good
Author
Series
Star Wars. Thrawn Ascendancy volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Language
English
Description
Thrawn's latest triumph still rests newly on his shoulders. Despite leading the Chiss to victory and bringing glory to the House of Mitth, the true threat to the Ascendancy has not yet been extinguished. Their foes do not send threats or ultimatums, or mass ships on the edge of the Chaos. Their weapons come cloaked in smiles and generosity: Gifts offered freely. Services granted unconditionally. Across the Ascendancy, seemingly inconsequential events...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 21
Lexile measure
HL 720L
Language
English
Description
Traces the origins of Thrawn, one of the most ruthless warriors in the Galactic Empire, and the events behind his rise in the Imperial ranks.
Rescued from exile by Imperial soldiers, Thrawn proved to be indispensable to Emperor Palpatine and the Empire. Ambitious and a warrior never to be underestimated, one promotion followed another. Follow the events that launched the blue-skinned, red-eyed master of military strategy and lethal warfare into the...
4) Soulminder
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For Dr. Adrian Sommers, a split second of driving while distracted leads to tragedy--and obsession. His family destroyed, he devotes his entire being to developing Soulminder, a technology that might have saved his son as he wavered on the edge of death. Sommers's vision is to capture a dying person's life essence and hold it safely in stasis while physicians heal the body from injury or disease. Years of experimentation finally end in success--but...
Author
Series
Star wars volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
It's five years after Return of the Jedi: the Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven out the remnants of the old Imperial Starlfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting Jedi Twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. But thousand of light-years away.
Author
Series
Star wars volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1992.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Author
Series
Star wars volume 3
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader team up against a threat to the Empire in this thrilling novel from bestselling author Timothy Zahn.
“I have sensed a disturbance in the Force.”
Ominous words under any circumstances, but all the more so when uttered by Emperor Palpatine. On Batuu, at the edge of the Unknown Regions, a threat to the Empire is...
“I have sensed a disturbance in the Force.”
Ominous words under any circumstances, but all the more so when uttered by Emperor Palpatine. On Batuu, at the edge of the Unknown Regions, a threat to the Empire is...
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"I have sensed a disturbance in the Force." Ominous words under any circumstances, but all the more so when uttered by Emperor Palpatine. On Batuu, at the edges of the Unknown Regions, a threat to the Empire is taking root--its existence little more than a glimmer, its consequences as yet unknowable. But it is troubling enough to the Imperial leader to warrant investigation by his most powerful agents: ruthless enforcer Lord Darth Vader and brilliant...
11) Chaos rising
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within its swirling chaos is the Ascendancy, home to the enigmatic Chiss and the nine ruling families that lead them. The peace of the Ascendancy, a beacon of calm and stability, is shattered after a daring attack on the Chiss capital that leaves no trace of the enemy. Baffled, the Ascendancy...
Author
Series
Dragonback volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Luke Skywalker is learning about the Force while Han Solo struggles with the decision to join the Rebel Alliance, Leia helps run the rebellion while dealing with her feelings for Han, and Mara Jade is doing the Emperor's dirty work.
14) Cobra alliance
Author
Series
Cobra War volume 1
Publisher
Baen Pub. Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Just as most people are thinking that the Cobra warriors--a guerilla force whose weapons are surgically implanted--are not worth their high cost, a new menace emerges that even the formidable Cobra warriors may not be able to defeat.
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, the sequel to Heir to the Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn’s sinister plan threatens to spell doom for the fledgling New Republic and its most iconic heroes.
The dying Empire’s most cunning and ruthless warlord, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial Fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic’s destruction. Meanwhile,...
The dying Empire’s most cunning and ruthless warlord, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial Fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic’s destruction. Meanwhile,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover Thrawn’s origins within the Chiss Ascendancy in the first book in an epic new Star Wars trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn.
Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within its swirling chaos is the Ascendancy, home to the enigmatic Chiss and the...
Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within its swirling chaos is the Ascendancy, home to the enigmatic Chiss and the...
20) Thrawn: treason
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"If I were to serve the Empire, you would command my allegiance." Such was the promise Grand Admiral Thrawn made to Emperor Palpatine at their first meeting. Since then, Thrawn has been one of the Empire's most effective instruments, pursuing its enemies to the very edges of the known galaxy. But as keen a weapon as Thrawn has become, the Emperor dreams of something far more destructive. Now, as Thrawn's TIE defender program is halted in favor of...