Timothy Zahn, the creator of Grand Admiral Thrawn and writer of this book.Star Wars: Thrawn, the first novel in the canon Thrawn series.Greater Good debuted at number 10 during the week of May 16, 2021. Gizmodo said of Chaos Rising: " a Star Wars book quite unlike anything we’ve experienced so far in the last six years-in ways that are good and bad," calling the world "fascinatingly fleshed out" and the novel a "treat worth sinking your teeth into, although it may prove to be a little too rich for its own good at times." Star Wars News Net stated that the novel "will make you look at Thrawn in a completely new light.My faith in Star Wars feels very strong after finishing Chaos Rising." Ĭhaos Rising debuted at number 9 on the New York Times Best Seller list for Hardcover Fiction in the week of September 20, 2020.
The final novel, Lesser Evil, follows Thrawn exploring the legend of the Starflash, a mythic weapon from ancient Chiss history and having to make a difficult decision in his quest for the Ascendancy's salvation as the tides of war continue to grow within and without the Ascendancy. Main article: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil The Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet composes the Ascendancy's military fleet and monitored the rise of the Grysk forces as enemies of the Ascendancy. Their focus is primarily on research and exploration rather than expansion into the Galactic Empire, but Thrawn's eventual rise to power in the Empire went against their primary desires. The system is headed by the Nine Ruling Families: Boadil, Chaf, Clarr, Dasklo, Irizi, Mitth, Obbic, Plikh, and the Ufsa and is overseen by a ruling body named the Syndicure.ĭue to their heavily isolationist belief systems, the Ascendancy was not involved in any external affairs and kept their presence hidden to the rest of the galaxy except in fairy tales heard from inhabitants in the Outer Rim. Thrawn Ascendancy takes place in the Chiss Ascendancy, an oligarchic autocracy residing deep in the Unknown Regions of the galaxy. According to the timeline of the books, the events in Thrawn Ascendancy occur after the 2002 film Attack of the Clones and before the events of the 2015 novel Dark Disciple: A Clone Wars Novel and the 2005 film Revenge of the Sith. The trilogy is a prequel to Thrawn's exploits in Thrawn (2017) and the TV series Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018). The books Chaos Rising (2020), Greater Good (2021), and Lesser Evil (2021), follow Thrawn as he rises through the ranks of the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet as war brews between the various Chiss families throughout the Unknown Regions. Thrawn Ascendancy, also known as Thrawn: The Ascendancy Trilogy or simply The Ascendancy Trilogy, is a trilogy series of Star Wars novels by Timothy Zahn. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book
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