For this dark warrior has made a vital discovery that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build. But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords, 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. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins.

Five years ago, the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and drove the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. 'Message from the sentry line: the scoutships have just come out of lightspeed.' Pellaeon, leaning over the shoulder of the man at the Chimaera's bridge engineering monitor, ignored the. Heir to the Empire: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy) Star Wars Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn Chapter 1 'Captain Pellaeon' a voice called down the portside crew pit through the hum of background conversation.