The novels author, timothy zahn, shed some light on what we can. Zahn was the creator of the original character in the authors thrawn trilogy. The novel is about the character thrawn, who was canonically reintroduced in the third season of star wars rebels. Even better, another star wars legend was announced to return as well. Lauded star wars author james luceno returns to pen an intense tale of ambition and betrayal that sets the stage for rogue one. Jul 16, 2016 brace yourself thrawn fans, this will be a huge day for you. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. This spinoff material is licensed and moderated by lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise george lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. Star wars has a canon replacement for the yuuzhan vong.
Gilad pellaeon was namedropped in star wars rebels, and he was later used in timothy zahns canon novel thrawn. Anyone whos read a star wars novel from zahn is in for the same treat theyve come to expect, while new characters, especially rebels. Although the original thrawn trilogy doesnt count anymore, in my own headcanon this origin story perfectly lines up with the grand admiral who will fight the new republic in heir to the empire. Treason, is a lovely day to recap the thrawn books and celebrate a brilliant villain for the series. Grand admiral thrawn is finally a part of the official star wars canon. It focuses on the character thrawn as he rises to power in the galactic empire. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon. Thrawn has been a favourite star wars character of mine ever since i first read timothy zahns awesome trilogy back in the mid 90s. The novel was released on april 11, 2017, and a sequel was released in 2018. Admiral thrawn is an evil art critic timothy zahns beloved star wars legends character is entering the official canon on rebels. During the panel it was also announced that a new novel, titled star wars. Read the synopsis for timothy zahns canon thrawn novel. Nov 25, 2018 the non canon expert explains why grand admiral thrawn respected darth vader more than anyone else within the empire.
Today, the release of the third canon thrawn book, thrawn. Megan crouse writes for star wars insider and star wars. He devises strategies and tactics based on psychological analysis andart. New thrawn novel will connect to rebels more than old canon. Set in 19 aby, thrawn and upcoming thrawn alliances are canon novels set before and after the third season of star wars rebels. Why thrawn respected vader more than anyone else in the. Apr 16, 2017 speaking as one who has read legends, but not canon. Everything you need to get started reading star wars books about grand admiral thrawn. The new thrawn novel is forcing star wars wiki writers to.
They take place in 9 aby, about five years after star wars. This is a canon story for thrawn and vader as seen within the recent novel. All novels here are published in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, and are canon with the films and animated tv series. He was another of zahns most influential characters in legends, where he went on to command the imperial remnant. Alliances introduces a formidable new alien race, the grysks, who share some similarities with the vong and have set their sights on conquering the galaxy. Thanks to star wars rebels not being afraid to show thrawn is fallible, from the bendu messing up his success at atollon a bit to ezras crazy space whale plan, his failures mean the next story could give the character some room to grow, because as yoda said, the greatest teacher, failure is. A new dawn by john jackson miller, published in september 2014. In the new star wars canon, thrawn learned about the. Though, it is unclear when we may ever see the iconic villain. Up until disney acquired lucasfilm in 2012, the expanded universe i.
It will be published on may 05, 2020, by del rey as part of the ascendancy trilogy. Over the course of many books in the old star wars expanded universe. Jul 16, 2016 grand admiral thrawn is finally a part of the official star wars canon. Alliances is zahns second book in the new star wars canon, again focusing on the chiss grand admiral thrawn. Zahn proves why he should always be the go to in the star wars universe. I havent seen it brought up here that there is a new canon novel coming out in april entitled thrawn, written by the same author as the thrawn trilogy that is part of legends now.
Chaos rising is an upcoming canon original novel, set in the prequel era, written by timothy zahn. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. Today during the star wars rebels panel, timothy zahn announced a new book entitled thrawn. Author timothy zahn pretty much invented the genre of the good star wars novel. With the massive amount of canon media that has hit the star wars universe since 2014, we thought it would be expedient to provide our readers with a general timeline of the books, comics, and video games in relation to the films and tv series. Dec 10, 2019 the expanded universe has been a part of star wars for almost as long as the movies have, starting with alan dean fosters novel splinter of the minds eye, which was published in 1978 and was.
Thrawn, which will be the authors first canon star wars novel. This latest book is just as well written and is one of the most enjoyable reads in the new star wars canon. Star wars books about grand admiral thrawn youtini. Thrawn is a canon adultfiction novel series written by timothy zahn. Jan 24, 2017 grand admiral thrawns origin story will be told this april in a timothy zahnpenned star wars book thrawn, but dont expect the new novel to retcon all of his dark deeds from the old beloved. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order.
Did some digging after thrawn was brought up on another topic on a different board. The series currently comprises three volumes, thrawn 2017, thrawn. Apr 12, 2017 when the expanded universe was labeled non canon in the lead up to the force awakens described by disney as a focusing of the star wars mythos fans mourned that thrawn would no longer be part of. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films.
In the new star wars canon, thrawn learned about the emperor from a shocking source. Thrawn is the i, claudius of space opera at its finest, starburst magazine a real page turner this is one of the best of the new star wars novels. Thrawn also known simply as thrawn is a star wars novel by timothy zahn, published on april 11, 2017 by del rey books. Thrawn is now officially part of the star wars movie canon. Aside from toys, clothes, and the obscenely large death star co. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Megan crouse writes for star wars insider and star and is a co. With the rebels cartoon making it official, thrawn was there. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. Grand admiral thrawn is now part of the official star wars movie canon. Thrawn s noghri bodyguard rukh is likewise lifted from the thrawn trilogy, and appears in star wars rebels too.
Jul 29, 2018 the future of the star wars franchise may truly lie in the unknown regions, as the latest novel unveils a canon replacement for the yuuzhan vong. The complete list of books handselected by the crew at youtini. The hand of thrawn duology comprises two novels, specter of the past, and vision of the future, both written by timothy zahn. You may be looking for the the thrawn trilogy or the the hand of thrawn duology in star wars legends.
How does thrawn in canon including the new thrawn novel. At star wars celebration europe, it was announced legends character grand admiral thrawn will be getting his own canon novel. There are plenty of fans for whom the movies arent nearly enough, and the people behind one of the alltime great science fantasy sagas have always been more than happy to oblige. Grand admiral thrawn will return to star wars literature in an allnew canon novel by his original creator, timothy zahn. Season 3, shown at star wars celebration 2016 in london, confirmed inclusion of the iconic. Thrawn, the most anticipated star wars book since disney bought lucasfilm and declared the old expanded universe novels to no longer be canon, is out today. Heres all the thrawn information you need before star. Quite a few fans were sad to see all of the stories from what is now referred to as legends thrown to the side, but lucasfilm has brought pieces of.
Theyre going back in time to bring us new anakin skywalker stories this is an excerpt exclusive from star wars where anakin is finally revealed to make a comeback in the new thrawn. For younger readers looking to get into the heads of their favorite star wars rebels characters, there are a few options for you to dive into. This will be the first canon book to introduce thrawn into the star wars universe. Dec 02, 2019 star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. If you are a star wars fan, especially of rebels or the original novels, then it is a must read this is a wellconstructed novel in its own right. Mar 05, 2018 and no matter what happens to thrawn in the last few episodes of star wars rebels, there will be even more thrawn exploits revealed in zahns upcoming novel thrawn. Lucasfilm needs to start adapting star wars novels and. Once great, always great grand admiral thrawn was created by timothy zahn in his original thrawn trilogy that it was the cornerstone of the then star wars expanded universe in prose novels. This article is about the thrawn book series in star wars canon. The new star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels and media created after the legends rebranding of the old eu. Thrawn reads incredibly well, with a true sherlock holmes feel to it.