Star Wars Heir to the Empire Behind..., Timothy Zahn
Star Wars Heir to the Empire Behind..., Timothy Zahn
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Star Wars: Heir to the Empire: Behind the Scenes
An Expanded Universe is Born

Author: Timothy Zahn, Betsy Mitchell

Narrator: Timothy Zahn, Betsy Mitchell

Unabridged: 2 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/06/2011

Synopsis

Star Wars: Heir to the Empire: Behind the Scenes is a special recording that features new commentary by author Timothy Zahn and editor Betsy Mitchell, written for the 20th anniversary edition of Heir to the Empire, read by Zahn and Mitchell. Each annotation includes audio from the new unabridged recording of Heir to the Empire to enhance their comments. The biggest event in the history of Star Wars books, Heir to the Empire follows the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia after they led the Rebel Alliance to victory in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

Five years after the Death Star was destroyed and Darth Vader and the Emperor were defeated, the galaxy is struggling to heal the wounds of war, Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins, and Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of new Jedi Knights.

But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords—the brilliant and deadly Grand Admiral Thrawn—has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic. For this dark warrior has made two vital discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to create.

The explosive confrontation that results is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale—in short, a story worthy of the name Star Wars.

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 Garrett on August 28, 2024

Nice insight with them looking back at this first book after 20 years.......more

Goodreads review by Will on June 20, 2018

How did I miss this wonderful book, back in 2011? Oh, yeah; I thought that an anniversary edition couldn't be THAT insightful or different. Trust the man who created Thrawn to do just that. I did not know about the annotations; I learned so much from those short (and sometimes lengthy) additions fro......more

Goodreads review by Adam on January 08, 2016

Not a bad book. I listened to this book via audio book and I enjoyed the different voices. A bit bummed this isn't cannon anymore and feel like some of this book would have been great in the new movies. Over all not a bad book. Now I'm torn do I read the second or movie over to the new cannon??......more

Goodreads review by Kiba on September 20, 2023

Introduction: Greetings, fellow beings from the vast universe. I am Kiba Snowpaw, an Alpha Ice Wolf from the frozen world of HowlStrom. As our planet is gripped in a winter that comes once every hundred years, I find solace in the tales from galaxies far, far away. Today, I shall share my thoughts on......more

Goodreads review by Shahrazad Akbar on December 24, 2022

Audiobook Review Let me start by pointing out that this is a commentary and not the complete novel. This is true for audiobooks. I haven’t seen the physical book so I wouldn’t know how they compare. Great insight on the inner workings of Heir to the empire. Mr. Zahn outlined several items such as Thr......more

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