Heir to the Empire (unabridged audiobook)

Heir to the Empire
Attribution information
Author(s)	Timothy Zahn
Narrator(s)	Marc Thompson
Producer(s)	Aaron Blank (Executive producer)
Director(s)	Kevin Thomsen
Cover artist(s)	Scott Biel (Original cover) Tracie Ching (The Essential Legends Collection cover)
Publication information
Publisher	Random House Audio
Release date	September 6, 2011
Media type	Compact disc Digital download
Run time	13 hours 10 minutes (790 minutes)
ISBN	9780307933560
Chronology
Timeline	9 ABY
Series	Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy
Followed by	Dark Force Rising unabridged

Heir to the Empire is the unabridged audio version of the Legends novel Heir to the Empire, released along with the Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition reissue, by author Timothy Zahn. The audiobook was performed by Marc Thompson and was released by Random House Audio as a digital download on September 6, 2011.

Publisher's summary

Five years after the Death Star was destroyed and Darth Vader and the Emperor were defeated, the galaxy is struggling to heal the wounds of war, Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins, and Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of new Jedi Knights.

But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords—the brilliant and deadly Grand Admiral Thrawn—has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic. For this dark warrior has made two vital discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to create.

The explosive confrontation that results is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale—in short, a story worthy of the name Star Wars.

Development

The audiobook was narrated by Marc Thompson and was released by Random House Audio on September 6, 2011. It was directed by Kevin Thomsen and produced by Aaron Blank.

Legacy

On April 24, 2024 a French language version of the audiobook narrated by Thierry Janssen was released by Lizzie Audio. On April 21, 2025 a German language version of the audiobook with bonus material that was translated by Thomas Ziegler and Andreas Kasprzak. It was narrated by Hans Henrik Wöhler and was released by Der Hörverlag.

Media

Editions

• ISBN 9780307933553; September 6, 2011; Random House Audio; Compact disc
• ISBN 9780307933560; September 6, 2011; Random House Audio; Digital download

International

• ISBN 9791036632631; April 24, 2024; Lizzie Audio; French language digital audiobook (716 minutes)
• ISBN 9783759900166; April 21, 2025; Der Hörverlag; German language digital audiobook (1099 minutes)

Cover gallery

The Essential Legends Collection cover

Original cover

French cover

German cover

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Gial Ackbar Afyon (First appearance) Wedge Antilles Aves (First appearance) Brandei (First appearance before retcon) Brasck (First mentioned) C-3PO "Threepio" Lando Calrissian Jorus C'baoth (First mentioned) Joruus C'baoth (First appearance) Chewbacca Chin (First appearance) Cloak Leader (First appearance) Colclazure (First appearance) Cyru (First appearance) Dankin (First appearance) Drang (First appearance) Dravis (First appearance) Borsk Fey'lya (First appearance) Boba Fett (Mentioned only) Ecclessis Figg (Mentioned only) Zakarisz Ghent (First appearance) Guardian of Wayland (First mentioned) Harbid (First mentioned) Mara Jade / Senni Kiffu (First appearance) Jabba's rancor (Mentioned only) Kampl (First appearance) Talon Karrde (First appearance) Obi-Wan Kenobi "Ben" (Vision to Luke Skywalker) Khabarakh (First appearance) Lachton (First appearance)

Beru Whitesun Lars (Mentioned only) Owen Lars (Mentioned only) Crix Madine (Mentioned only) Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn" (First appearance) Bail Prestor Organa (Indirect mention only) Judder Page (First appearance before retcon) Palpatine (Vision to Mara Jade) Par'tah (First mentioned) Gilad Pellaeon (First appearance) Cris Pieterson (First appearance) R2-D2 "Artoo" Ralrracheen "Ralrra" (First appearance) The Reverend (First appearance) Rukh (First appearance) Salporin (First appearance) Luke Skywalker / Jade Han Solo Jacen Solo (unborn) (First appearance) Jaina Solo (unborn) (First appearance) Leia Organa Solo Mon Mothma Sturm (First appearance) Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only) Fynn Torve (First appearance) Tschel (First appearance) Unidentified Car'das pilot (First appearance) Unidentified Elomin task force commander (First mentioned) Unidentified engineer (Chimaera) (First appearance) Unidentified sabacc dealer (First appearance) Darth Vader (Mentioned only) Wadewarn (First appearance) Winter (First appearance) Yoda (Mentioned only)

Organisms

Bruallki (piece of meat only) Cattle (First mentioned) Gundark (Mentioned only) Katarn (First appearance) Krayt dragon (imitating sound only) Kroyie (First appearance) Proom (First appearance) Rancor (Mentioned only) Vornskr (First appearance) Ysalamiri (First appearance)

Droid models

3PO-series protocol droid G-2RD series guard droid (First appearance) Interrogation droid (Mentioned only) R2-series astromech droid Probe droid (Mentioned only) Remote

Events

Clone Wars (Mentioned only) Battle of Honoghr (Mentioned only) Cloud City Sabacc Tournament (Indirect mention only) Galactic Civil War Battle of Endor (Mentioned only) Battle of Hoth (Indirect mention only) Battle of Yavin (Mentioned only) Duel on Cloud City (Mentioned only) Mission to Jabba's Palace (Mentioned only) Occupation of Bespin (Indirect mention only) Rescue of Princess Leia (Mentioned only) Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon (Vision to Luke Skywalker) Thrawn campaign (First appearance) Attack on Bpfassh (First appearance) Mission to Bpfassh (First appearance) Battle of Sluis Van (First appearance) Raid on Nomad City (First appearance) Mission to Bimmisaari (First appearance) Obroa-skai information raid (First appearance) Raid on the Draukyze system (First mentioned) Rescue on Myrkr (First appearance) Great Jedi Purge (Mentioned only) Kaleesh–Imperial conflict (First mentioned) (Retcon) Bombardment of Oben (First mentioned) (Retcon) Middle era of the Old Republic (First mentioned) Outbound Flight Project (First mentioned) Battle of Outbound Flight (First mentioned)

Locations

Abregado system (First appearance) Abregado-rae (First appearance) Abregado-rae Spaceport (First appearance) LoBue Cantina Alderaan (Mentioned only) Athega system Nkllon (First appearance) Nomad City (First appearance) Bespin (Mentioned only) Cloud City (Mentioned only) Bimmisaari (First appearance) Tower of Law Boordii (First mentioned) Coruscant (First identified as Coruscant) Imperial City (First identified as Imperial City) Imperial Palace Manarai Mountains Draukyze system (First mentioned) Endor (Mentioned only) Bright Tree Village (Indirect mention only) Honoghr (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only) Hoth (Mentioned only) Janodral Mizar (First appearance) Jomark (First mentioned) Kashyyyk Rwookrrorro (First identified as Rwookrrorro) Wookiee nursery ring (Mentioned only) Miser (Mentioned only) Myrkr (First appearance) Hyllyard City (First appearance) Hyllyard Hotel (First appearance) Myrkr Base (First appearance) Nellac Kram (Mentioned only) Obroa-skai system (First appearance) Obroa-skai (First appearance) Shaum Hii (Mentioned only) Sluis sector (First appearance) Bpfassh system (First appearance) Bpfassh (First appearance) Bpfassh 3 (First appearance) Dagobah Cave of Evil Yoda's Hut Praesitlyn (First mentioned) Sluis Van (First appearance) Sluis Van Shipyards Tatooine Great Pit of Carkoon (Vision to Luke Skywalker) Jabba's Palace (Mentioned only) Mos Eisley Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina Unknown Regions (First mentioned) Wayland (First appearance) Mount Tantiss (First appearance) Yavin (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Big game hunter (Mentioned only) Bounty hunter (Mentioned only) Galactic Empire Dark Jedi Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Emperor's Hand (First appearance before retcon) Imperial Fleet Cloak Force Cloak Leader TIE Squadron Four Imperial Senate (Mentioned only) Noghri Death Commando Team Eight Team Four Stormtrooper Scout trooper Stormtrooper commander Zero-G assault stormtrooper Warlord Galactic Republic (Mentioned only) Galactic Senate (Mentioned only) House of Organa Incom Corporation (Mentioned only) Jedi Jedi Order (Mentioned only) Jedi healer (First mentioned) Jedi Master New Jedi Order Law Elders (First appearance) Mal'ary'ush (First appearance) New Republic New Republic Provisional Council (First appearance) Inner Council (First appearance) Commander in Chief Page's Commandos (First mentioned) Rogue Squadron Rogue Leader Rogue Five Order of the Sith Lords Dark Lord of the Sith (Vision) Pirate (Mentioned only) Prisoner Rebel Alliance (Mentioned only) Sibha Habadeet (Mentioned only) Slicer Sluis Control Communications Smuggler Spy (Mentioned only) Stonehill Industries (Mentioned only) Zygerrian Slavers Guild (First mentioned)

Sentient species

Berchestian (First appearance) Bimm (First appearance before retcon) Bothan (First appearance) Bpfasshi (First appearance) Brubb (First mentioned) Chiss (First appearance) Elomin (First appearance) Gados (First appearance) Gamorrean (Mentioned only) Human Clone Ishi Tib Klatooinian (as Barada) Mon Calamari Myneyrsh (First mentioned) Noghri (First appearance) Obroan (First appearance) Paonnid (First mentioned) Psadan (First mentioned) Saffa (First appearance) Sluissi (First appearance) Stokhli (First mentioned) Thennqora (First mentioned) Ugnaught (Mentioned only) Vaathkree (First mentioned) Wookiee Yuzzum Zygerrian (Mentioned only)

Vehicles and vessels

74-Z speeder bike Action IV transport (Mentioned only) Action V transport (First appearance) Etherway (First appearance) Starry Ice (First appearance) Action VI bulk transport (First appearance) Wild Karrde (First appearance) Airspeeder Noghri airspeeder (First appearance) T-47 airspeeder (Mentioned only) All Terrain Armored Transport Assault Frigate Asteroid ship (Mentioned only) B-wing starfighter Bantha-II cargo skiff (Vision to Luke Skywalker) Beta-class assault shuttle "Assault shuttle" (First appearance) BTL Y-wing starfighter (Mentioned only) Carrack-class light cruiser Class VI bulk freighter (First appearance) Cloud car (Indirect mention only) Corellian corvette Death Star I (Mentioned only) Death Star II (Mentioned only) Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser (Mentioned only) EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Larkhess Escape pod Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor (Mentioned only) F7 drop ship (First appearance) Freighter Class VI bulk freighter GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat (First appearance) Immobilizer 418 cruiser Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Death's Head (Mentioned only) Inexorable Judicator Nemesis (Mentioned only) Stormhawk Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Chimaera Katana fleet (First mentioned) Khetanna (Vision to Luke Skywalker) Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Liftcar (First appearance) LAVr QH-7 Chariot (First appearance) MC80 Star Cruiser Nomad City (First appearance) Orbit-dock (First appearance) Passenger liner PLY-3000 yacht (First appearance) Lady Luck (First appearance) PCL 27 (First appearance) Nartissteu (Mentioned only) Plasma-Jet Mole Miner (First appearance) Repulsor sled Scout ship (TIE model) (First appearance) Shieldship (First appearance) Star Cruiser (Mentioned only) Strike-class medium cruiser (First appearance) Swift Assault 5 (First mentioned) T-65 X-wing starfighter AA-589 (First appearance) TIE/ln space superiority starfighter Travois YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon Fake Millennium Falcon (First appearance) Z-95 Headhunter (Mentioned only)

Weapons and technology

Acceleration compensator AG-2G quad laser cannon Arc welder Artificial hand Bacta tank (Mentioned only) Beckon call Blaster Blaster cannon Blaster pistol Heavy blaster pistol DL-44 heavy blaster pistol Blaster rifle E-11 blaster rifle Borg-implant (First appearance) Bowcaster Camo net (First appearance) Chrono Cloaking device (First appearance) Comlink Comm unit Communication station Computer Crash balloon Crossbow (First appearance) Data card Data pad Deflector shield Delta Source (First appearance) Emergency acceleration compensator Force Cylinder Glowrod Headset comlink Holo board Hologram Holograph Holoprojector Hyperdrive Hyperdrive motivator Intercom Ion cannon Laser cannon Life support Lightsaber Leia Organa Solo's lightsaber (First appearance) Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber Macrobinoculars Manacles Megaphone disk (First appearance) Micrel power supply Mole miner Proton torpedo Repulsorlift Restraining bolt (Mentioned only) Restraint collar Restraint harness S-foils Scanner Sensor dish Sensor jammer (First appearance) Servo Sleeve gun Sonar mapper Sonde balloon Spaarti cloning cylinder (Mentioned only) Stokhli stick (First appearance) Sublight engine Subspace transceiver (First appearance) Swivel gun Tractor beam Turbolaser Weapon detector (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Airlock Borg Bounty Dolfrimia (Mentioned only) Flatsculp (Mentioned only) Foodstuff Forvish ale Hot chocolate Milk Tea Wine Necr'ygor Omic wine The Force Battle meditation Dark side of the Force Force lightning Force vision Hibernation trance Meditation Telekinesis Tutaminis Hit-and-fade (First appearance) Hyperspace Jedi Code (First appearance) Jedi training Kessel Run (Mentioned only) Koiogran turn (First appearance) Korfaise Language Basic Bimmini Honoghran (First appearance) Mal'ary'ush (First appearance) Shyriiwook Life debt Lightspeed Light-year Magic wand (Mentioned only) Marg Sabl May the Force be with you Mass shadow (First appearance) Moisture farm (Indirect mention only) New Order (Mentioned only) Paonidd extrassa art Permcrete Planet Double planet (First appearance) Plant Grass Kshyy vine (First appearance) Mint Tree Asaari tree (First appearance) Gnarltree Olbio tree (First appearance) (Retcon) Wroshyr tree (First identified as Wroshyr tree) Plasma Sabacc Hand pot Moderation Sabacc pot Skifter The Idiot Saffa paintings Slavery (Mentioned only) Snubfighter Spaceport Stimpill (First appearance) Survival kit (First appearance) Tow cable Vacuum Viewport Zero-point energy (Mentioned only)

External links

• Heir to the Empire: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

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