

The mission is more than that however, as Thrawn's split loyalties between the Empire and his native people the Chiss and Vader's past as a Jedi require a test of loyalty for both of the characters. In the novel, Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader are sent on a mission to Batuu to explore a disturbance in the Force felt by Emperor Palpatine. Thrawn: Alliances focuses on Thrawn's partnership with Darth Vader, whom he meets at the conclusion of Thrawn. He’s a fun character to deal with." Plot It was really like I was never away from the last books I did. Zahn said about coming back to writing about Thrawn: "Thrawn is a great character to write. Coming summer 2018." The book was initially planned for release on June 26, 2018, but was later delayed to July 24, 2018. the official Star Wars Del Rey Twitter account, published a comment that read: "Thrawn is back. He said that the book was actually finished and had been turned in a few weeks prior. Development Īt the New York Comic Con in 2017, Timothy Zahn, the author of the first eight Thrawn novels, announced that he had been working on a sequel to the 2017 Thrawn novel.

It is the sequel to Zahn's Star Wars: Thrawn novel, the second installment of the newer Thrawn trilogy, and the ninth Thrawn novel overall.

It continues the chronicles of Grand Admiral Thrawn, a character that Zahn originated in his Heir to the Empire trilogy published in 1991–1993. Thrawn: Alliances is a 2018 Star Wars novel by Timothy Zahn, published on Jby Del Rey Books.
