Heir to the Empire

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Heir to the Empire is a bestselling Star Wars Expanded Universe novel by Timothy Zahn that launched the Thrawn Trilogy and revitalized interest in Star Wars in the early 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Expanded Universe work
Star Wars novel
novel
author Timothy Zahn NERFINISHED
basedOnFranchise Star Wars NERFINISHED
bestsellerStatus New York Times bestseller
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Tom Jung NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Chewbacca NERFINISHED
Grand Admiral Thrawn NERFINISHED
Han Solo NERFINISHED
Joruus C’baoth NERFINISHED
Lando Calrissian NERFINISHED
Leia Organa NERFINISHED
Luke Skywalker NERFINISHED
Mara Jade NERFINISHED
Talon Karrde NERFINISHED
featuresOrganization Galactic Empire NERFINISHED
New Republic NERFINISHED
followedBy Dark Force Rising NERFINISHED
format hardcover
paperback
franchise Star Wars Expanded Universe NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
space opera
hasAudiobookVersion Heir to the Empire audiobook
hasSequel Dark Force Rising NERFINISHED
The Last Command NERFINISHED
language English
mainAntagonist Grand Admiral Thrawn NERFINISHED
mainProtagonist Han Solo NERFINISHED
Leia Organa NERFINISHED
Luke Skywalker NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativeFocus struggle between the New Republic and Imperial remnants
notableFor introducing Grand Admiral Thrawn
introducing Mara Jade
revitalizing interest in Star Wars in the early 1990s
originalPublisherImprint Spectra NERFINISHED
partOfContinuity Star Wars Legends NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Thrawn Trilogy NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1991
publisher Bantam Spectra NERFINISHED
seriesLaunch Thrawn Trilogy NERFINISHED
setAfterWork Return of the Jedi NERFINISHED
settingTime 5 ABY
timePeriodOfCreation early 1990s

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Star Wars Legends notableWork Heir to the Empire
Star Wars novels notableWork Heir to the Empire