Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy

The Thrawn Trilogy are three novels, Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command. They were written by Timothy Zahn and take place about five years after Return of the Jedi.

The Thrawn trilogy is the official continuation of the Original Trilogy. It starts at 9 BBY and culminates at the Battle of Bilbringi.

The series introduced many notable characters such as Mara Jade, one of the most popular Expanded Universe characters&mdash;still appearing in new books to this very day, and Grand Admiral Thrawn, one of the more notable Expanded Universe villains. It is regarded by many as the beginning of the new generation of Star Wars novels, as many more novels were written after it and were successful.