Character profile for talon karrde from heir to the empire. Heir to the empire is a star wars legends novel written by timothy zahn. Apr 04, 2014 nobody expected heir to the empire to be the massive hit that it was, making the new york times bestsellers list and pulling together expanded universe elements present in west end games d6 releases as well as other preexisting information and giving us such characters as mara jade, talon karrde, grand admiral thrawn, and gilad pellaeon. A comic book adaptation of the trilogy was also produced, with six issues allotted per book.
Jun 21, 2012 talon karrde s lair is modelled after the one depicted in the heir to the empire comic book. The ohsoimportant crystal gravfield trap, that actually turns out to be unneeded when talon karrde comes by with a critical piece of information. Talon karrde was a smuggler and information broker who dominated the underworld market in information. The hour when such a film could have been made has long since passed, but wistful speculation on what might have been is all star wars fans have left. Indeed, zahn does a superb job rendering the personalities from george lucas films that one can almost hear mark hamill, carrie fisher. But with the war seemingly won, strains are beginning to show in the rebel alliance. Considered by most star wars fans to be the best star wars expanded universe novel and the birth of. Now, disguised as a bounty hunter with the beautiful and lethal mara jade as his prisoner, he has to find captain talon karrde, rescue han from the empire s. The thrawn trilogy, and it was first published in june 1991 by bantam spectra. Star wars clone wars action figure comic 2pack dark horse. Also in 4 aby, karrde hired fenig nabon to make a delivery for him to sullust, where he knew the alliance fleet was massing to strike against the galactic empire.
Note that a month in galactic standard time is 35 days long. As the new republic holds a fragile foothold in control, a new threat emerges from the far side of the galaxy. He began his career in the organization of jorj cardas, where he moved quickly through the ranks to become one of cardass top lieutenants. There seems to be some debate over whether or not the thrawn trilogy is considered to be canon in star wars lore. Nobody expected heir to the empire to be the massive hit that it was, making the new york times bestsellers list and pulling together expanded universe elements present in west end games d6 releases as well as other preexisting information and giving us such characters as mara jade, talon karrde, grand admiral thrawn, and gilad pellaeon. Bantam spectra released heir to the empire, the first book in the.
Star wars thrawn trilogy heir to the empire 01page 28. The star wars books that should have been made instead of the last jedi. The thrawn trilogy book 1 kindle edition by zahn, timothy. The room karrde took them to now was in the layer just outside the greatroom, taking perhaps a quarter of that circle. He served as a minor antagonist in heir to the empire after he and his secondincommand mara jade kidnapped luke skywalker. The story portrays the new republic still in its infancy, five years after the defeat of the evil empire at the battle of endor. Heir to the empire project gutenberg selfpublishing. Dazu gehoren mara jade, gilad pellaeon oder talon karrde. As z did last week, im going to include a capsule summary as i go along. The novels are set in the star wars expanded universe.
They are set in the noncanonical star wars legends continuity formerly known as the star wars expanded universe and take place approximately five years after the events depicted in the 1983 star wars film return of the jedi. The star wars books that should have been made instead of the. It is a time of renewal, five years after the destruction of the death star and the defeat of darth vader and the empire. A jedi cant get so caught up in matters of galactic importance that it interferes with his concern for individual peopleits had a permanent space on my top books of all time, and there is a reason. A novel trivia quizstar wars galaxy collector 5 inquestlogo. Apr 25, 2019 an anonymous commenter on yesterdays post asks who should have been cast in a hypothetical 1993 film adaptation of heir to the empire.
Thrawn contacts talon karrde, a man with valuable information that thrawn needs in order for his plan to succeed. Throughout timothy zahns popular trilogy, karrde debates with himself whether to remain an amoral smuggler chief or to. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Having been posted so far away from action, admiral thrawn, a cunning and intelligent alien commander, begins to gather his imperi. Many people didnt think the series would perform very well, but instead it sold out at nearly every bookstore and went through multiple printings. Princess leia and han solo are married and expecting twins. This book, which takes place 5 years after return of the jedi, is the first in a trilogy by timothy zahn. Introduced in the 1991 timothy zahn novel heir to the empire, he is an. The thrawn trilogy, also known as the heir to the empire trilogy, is a series of sciencefiction novels written by timothy zahn. Also, he introduces us to the new and interesting characters, grand admiral thrawn, talon karrde and mara jade. Cbaoth, though his insanity means he cant stay focused on his manipulations for long. Other books include the cobra series, the quadrail series, and the young adult dragonback series.
A smuggler, mara jade, senses his presence and picks him up. Feb 28, 2014 michael fassbender as talon karrde the story would be a loose adaptation of heir to the empire of the thrawn trilogy, the legacy of the force series, as well as an original story. When cardas disappeared in 0 bby, karrde quickly and quietly took over the organization to avoid internal feuding. It christened the capital world of the republic giving it the name coruscant and would prove to be influential, muchloved, and ground breaking. A number of round tables were set up, with several of them already occupied. The title of this book is heir to the empire star wars and it was written by timothy zahn. Heir to the empire by hugo awardwinner timothy zahan, which is book one in a threebook cycle. Heir to the empire book 1 of the thrawn trilogy author.
Two versions of thrawn were produced for the star wars miniatures collectible miniatures game. This particular edition is in a mass market paperback format. B after watching star wars all 8 movies in late december and early january to celebrate carrie fisher, i decided that it was time to finally read. The comic book adaptations were all written by mike baron with covers by mattieuu laffray. Heir revitalized and opened large portions of the post empire eu such as the very name of the former capital of the empire, coruscant, and also introduced the popular eu characters.
Some days later, han and lando calrissian travel to mrykr to visit karrde to discuss the new republics quest to recruit smugglers for their cargo ships. Dubbed the thrawn trilogy, the books introduced four new characters mara jade, talon karrde, gilad pellaeon, and grand admiral thrawn. Author timothy zahn was the first allowed to create new incanon star wars stories with his 1992 novel, heir to the empire legends. Buy a cheap copy of heir to the empire book by timothy zahn. Heir to the empire book by timothy zahn thriftbooks. The thrawn trilogy, also known as the heir to the empire trilogy, was written by timothy zahn between 1991 and 1993. Thrawn contacts talon karrde, a man with valuable information that thrawn. And, appropriately, heres where we meet the third side of the tripartite focus.
It was published by del rey and has a total of 416 pages in the book. Heir to empire 1 grand admiral thrawn talon action figure at the best online prices at ebay. Timothy zahn created the character of talon karrde for the thrawn trilogy. Grand admiral thrawn, native name mitthrawnuruodo, is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. The rebel alliance has destroyed the death star, defeated darth vader and emperor palpatine, and driven out the remnants of the old imperial. That changed when i picked up the comic book version of heir to the empire, thus this figure is my representation of karrde from that comic. Artists for the series were olivier vatine and fred blanchard on heir to the empire, terry dodson and kevin nowlan on dark force rising, and edvin biukovic and eric shanower on the last command. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Heir to the empire is the first book in a trilogy of novels known as the thrawn trilogy, all written by timothy zahn. Her boss talon karrde insists on holding him as a prisoner but refuses to hand him over to the empire.
The book demonstrated there was an incredible appetite for more stories from in the star wars universe. Aug 05, 2018 check out this pic below of karrde and tell me antonio wouldnt be a good choice. He looks and sounds to me like what id picture talon to in the flesh and after seeing him in the weird robot scifi flick automata i can easily picture him strutting his stuff in the star wars. Talon karrde was a smuggler and information broker who dominated. The novel is set in 9 aby, five years after star wars. We dont stand on protocol regarding meals here, karrde said, leading the way to a table in the center of the room. Jan 23, 2016 the thrawn trilogy, also known as the heir to the empire trilogy, is a series of bestselling science fiction novels written by timothy zahn. Talon karrde examines the information provided by his network. Heir to the empire comic book series, check out our cover gallery.
The art for heir to the empire is kind of questionable. Heir to the empire introduces grand admiral thrawn who has glowing red eyes and is a strategist so ingenious he makes darth vader look like a complete twat. Meanwhile, luke skywalker encounters talon karrde and his gang of smugglers. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on heir to the empire by timothy zahn. Heir to the empire was published in 1991 by bantam spectra, and was the first novel in the postreturn of the jedi era of the expanded universe. As a notorious smuggler chief, karrde originally planned to take no side during the galactic civil war. Character profile for talon karrde from heir to the empire star wars. The map features several distinct areas, such as the beach, main building, lookout, storage and landing zone. Another week, another chapter of heir to the empire. This book and the two to follow are a must have for any fan who has felt betrayed by the prequels. I am very impressed by the comic book series of figures if not by the comic. Grand admiral thrawn, born mitthrawnuruodo, is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Heir to the empire 1992 read online free book by timothy. The rebel alliance has destroyed the death star, defeated darth vader and emperor palpatine, and driven out the remnants of the old imperial starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy.
The tactic is successful until pellaeon and talon karrdeon opposing sides but both desiring peaceexpose flim. Jan 06, 2020 the entire franchise was pretty much dead until 1991 when the bantam books published star wars. Introduced in the 1991 timothy zahn novel heir to the empire, he is an imperial military commander who has taken control of the galactic empires remaining forces five years after the events of the 1983 film return of the jedi. The art for dark force rising is much prettier, but it has problems of its own. Talon karrde, grand admiral thrawn, mara jade, and gilad pellaeon.
Star wars thrawn trilogy heir to the empire 01page 4. In addition to thrawn, the trilogy introduced several notable characters, including mara jade and talon karrde. Heir to the empire is part one in a threebook cycle. Episode vi return of the jedi, and it introduces the trilogys eponymous villain, grand admiral thrawn. Thrawn contacts talon karrde, a man with valuable information that thrawn needs in order for his plan to. The figures are some of the best star wars action figures i have seen produced. The entire trilogy is about his efforts to destroy the new republic, set up by the rebels who thwarted the empire at the end of episode vi return of the jedi. Heir to the empire is ultimately a story of good versus evil in the galaxy. Read star wars thrawn trilogy heir to the empire 01 ebook onlie. Heir to the empire is part of the star wars expanded universe, and takes place five years after the events of return of the jedi. In 4 aby, karrde gained the services of aves, a young smuggler who would eventually grow to be one of karrde s top associates and advisers. When reading this book you get the sense that the story of star wars has grown and matured. The comics are a very compressed adaptation, with some pages having a wall of text and.