Thrawn: Treason

by Timothy Zahn

Hardcover, 448 pages

English language

Published July 23, 2019 by Del Rey Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-9848-2003-7
Goodreads:: 50482964

(23 reviews)

Grand Admiral Thrawn faces the ultimate test of his loyalty to the Empire in this epic Star Wars novel from bestselling author Timothy Zahn.

"If I were to serve the Empire, you would command my allegiance."

Such was the promise Grand Admiral Thrawn made to Emperor Palpatine at their first meeting. Since then, Thrawn has been one of the Empire's most effective instruments, pursuing its enemies to the very edges of the known galaxy. But as keen a weapon as Thrawn has become, the Emperor dreams of something far more destructive.

Now, as Thrawn's TIE defender program is halted in favor of Director Krennic's secret Death Star project, he realizes that the balance of power in the Empire is measured by more than just military acumen or tactical efficiency. Even the greatest intellect can hardly compete with the power to annihilate entire planets.

As Thrawn works to secure his place …

Grand Admiral Thrawn faces the ultimate test of his loyalty to the Empire in this epic Star Wars novel from bestselling author Timothy Zahn.

"If I were to serve the Empire, you would command my allegiance."

As Thrawn works to secure his place in the Imperial hierarchy, his former protégé Eli Vanto returns with a dire warning about Thrawn's homeworld. Thrawn's mastery of strategy must guide him through an impossible choice: duty to the Chiss Ascendancy, or fealty to the Empire he has sworn to serve. Even if the right choice means committing treason.

8 editions

Lois reviewed Treason by Timothy Zahn (Star Wars: Thrawn #3)

Review of 'Treason' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

sniff Finished it already... sigh... well, at least I can listen to it again, and again, and again. So, this one was my favorite part. And yes, it has a lot to do with the fact that Rogue One topped Empire as my favorite movie after 40 years, and this has Krennic and Tarkin and Stardust. But it's also more Thrawn, the star of it, and we get Eli back too. There still is plenty that can make at least fourth book in the series (not to mention we could use the answer as to what really happened to Thrawn in the Rebels series), so definitely hoping there will be more in the future! :)
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11/5/20 - relistening to it as part of my comfort read week :)
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12/19/2021 - Okay, so, this is clearly an utterly huge favorite reread of mine, but at least this time I relistened to it because I wanted to continue through the original three books after reading Lesser Evil to see how it all fit together. This one's way more Empire and less with Chiss stuff, but still a bit more enlightening now after those Ascendancy books. :)
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6/2023 - just continuing on my rereading of the books before Ahsoka comes out :)