Heir to the Empire is the abridged audio version of the Legends novel of the same name, by author Timothy Zahn. The audiobook was performed by Denis Lawson and was released by Bantam Audio Publishing in May 1991 as a two cassette set.[3] It was released on a digital format by Random House Audio on February 20, 2007.[1] The audiobook was produced by David Rapkin, directed by Steve Gomer and by abridged by Scott Matthews and Tamara Nikuradse.[2]
Publisher's summary[]
Heir to the Empire begins five years after the end of Return of the Jedi: the Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet back into barely a quarter of the territory that they once controlled. Leia and Han are married and have shouldered heavy burdens in the government of the new Republic. And Luke Skywalker is the first in a hoped-for new line of Jedi Knights.
But thousands of light-years away, where a few skirmishes are still taking place, the last of the Emperor's warlords has taken command of the remains of the Imperial fleet. He has made two vital discoveries that could destroy the fragile new Republic—built with such cost to the Rebel Alliance. The tale that emerges is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale—in short, a story that is worthy of the name Star Wars.
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- ISBN 9780553452969; May, 1991; Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing; Cassette tape[3]
- ISBN 9780553754865; February 20, 2007; Random House Audio; Digital audiobook[1]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Heir to the Empire: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Heir to the Empire abridged audiobook
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Heir to the Empire in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Heir to the empire /Timothy Zahn ; performance by Denis Lawson. on the U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
- ↑ The Essential Reader's Companion
External links[]
- Heir to the Empire: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)