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Thrawn: Alliances Except

An uneasy alliance...

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An except of Timothy Zahn's new Thrawn: Alliance novel is available at Starwars.com:

“I have sensed a disturbance in the Force.”

Emperor Palpatine paused, stretching out his thoughts to the two men standing before his throne, awaiting their reactions.

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A Chiss Grand Admiral, a strategic and tactical genius. A Sith Lord, ruthless and powerful in the Force.

You can pre-order the novel from Amazon, or elsewhere, and in the meanwhile you can check out my reviews of the early 1990s Thrawn Trilogy, or the more recent reboot.

I know I'm excited. Zahn has been writing great books for 35 years, I expect this will continue.

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