Phantom
Troublemaker, Beth V, and Chad J. Shonk discuss Timothy Zahn’s new
Star
Wars
novel, Thrawn,
as well as Grand Admiral Thrawn’s history in the galaxy far, far
away!
In 1991 Timothy Zahn released the first official, Lucasfilm approved narrative to expand the Star Wars galaxy beyond the events of Return of the Jedi. He continued the adventures of the characters we all knew and loved, but also introduced a number of new characters that would grow to become vital and beloved fixtures in the new ongoing canon of the Expanded Universe (now known as Legends).
Among
those characters was Mith’raw’nuruodo, a member of the previously
unknown Chiss species. Against all odds he rose through the ranks of
the human-centric Empire to attain the rare rank of Grand Admiral,
all in order to guard against a threat from outside the galaxy.
Thanks to his tactical genius and driven nature, Thrawn became a
hugely popular character to EU fans.
When
Disney bought Lucasfilm and stated their intention to eject all
previous canon, Thrawn was assumed to be lost to the changing tides.
But then, late last year, it was announced that the Chiss Imperial
would be returning to canon as part of the Rebels
animated show, as well as having his history explained in an all-new,
in-canon novel by his creator, Timothy Zahn!
If you haven't purchased your copy of Thrawn yet, you can get it right now!:
Listen
in as Phantom, Beth, and Chad discuss the history of one of the
Empire’s greatest and most fascinating figures in the newest
episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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