The Last Command (unabridged audiobook)

The Last Command
Attribution information
Author(s)	Timothy Zahn
Narrator(s)	Marc Thompson
Producer(s)	Aaron Blank (Executive producer)
Director(s)	Kevin Thomsen
Cover artist(s)	Tom Jung (original cover) Rich Kelly (Essential Legends cover)
Publication information
Publisher	Random House Audio
Release date	June 26, 2012
Media type	Digital audiobook
Run time	15 hours 47 minutes (947 minutes)
ISBN	9780449806463
Chronology
Timeline	9 ABY
Series	Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy
Preceded by	Dark Force Rising unabridged

The Last Command is the unabridged audiobook version of the Star Wars Legends novel of the same name, by author Timothy Zahn. The audiobook was performed by Marc Thompson and was released by Random House Audio on June 26, 2012.

Publisher's summary

The epic story that began with Heir to the Empire reaches its dramatic conclusion in this essential Star Wars Legends novel.

The embattled Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who has marshaled the remnants of the Imperial forces and driven the Rebels back with an abominable technology recovered from the Emperor’s secret fortress: clone soldiers. As Thrawn mounts his final siege, Han Solo and Chewbacca struggle to form a coalition of smugglers for a last–ditch attack, while Princess Leia holds the Alliance together and prepares for the birth of her Jedi twins.

The Republic has one last hope—sending a small force into the very stronghold that houses Thrawn’s terrible cloning machines. There a final danger awaits, as the Dark Jedi C’baoth directs the battle against the Rebels and builds his strength to finish what he already started: the destruction of Luke Skywalker.

Development

The audiobook was narrated by Marc Thompson and was released by Random House Audio on June 26, 2012. It was directed by Kevin Thomsen and produced by Aaron Blank.

Legacy

On November 13, 2024 a French language version of the audiobook narrated by Thierry Janssen was released by Lizzie Audio. A German language version of the audiobook translated by Thomas Ziegler and narrated by Hans Henrik Wöhler is set to be released by Der Hörverlag on September 22 2025.

Media

Editions

• ISBN 9780449806463; June 26, 2012; Random House Audio; Digital audiobook

International

• ISBN 9791036633119; November 13, 2024; Lizzie Audio; French language digital audiobook (839 minutes)
• ISBN 9783759900173; September 22 2025; Der Hörverlag; German language digital audiobook (1000 minutes)

Cover gallery

Original cover

The Essential Legends Collection 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

Aban (Appears in hologram) Gial Ackbar Amber (First appearance) (contacted via comlink only) Wedge Antilles Aves Bagitt (First appearance) (comm transmission only) Balig (First mentioned) Billey (First mentioned) Brandei Brasck (First appearance) Jak Bremen (First appearance) C-3PO "Threepio, Goldenrod" Jorus C'baoth (Mentioned only) Joruus C'baoth Cakhmaim (First appearance) Lando Calrissian Travia Chan (Mentioned only) Chewbacca "Chewie" Chin Clyngunn (First appearance) Corvis (First appearance) Freja Covell Airen Cracken Pash Cracken (First appearance) Shada D'ukal (First identified as Shada) Dankin / Abel Quiller Bren Derlin Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only) Moruth Doole (First mentioned) Dorja (Appears in hologram) Gol dosLa (First appearance) Tol dosLla (First appearance) Drang Hiram Drayson (First appearance) Dravis Theol Drost Kylan DuPre (First mentioned) Ekhrikhor (First appearance) Ellor (First appearance) Shirlee Faughn (First appearance) Fein (First appearance) Niles Ferrier Borsk Fey'lya Fingal (First appearance) Zakarisz Ghent Samuel Tomas Gillespee (First appearance) Griv (First appearance) Guardian (Mentioned only) Harbid (Mentioned only) Diblen Harleys (First mentioned) Molo Himron (First appearance) Garm Bel Iblis

Mara Jade Wes Janson Talon Karrde Machel Kendy (First appearance) Khabarakh Derek Klivian "Hobbie" Reynol Kosk (First appearance) Kryll (Mentioned only) Lachton Lishma (First appearance) Crix Madine Mazzic (First appearance) Dayvid Midanyl (First appearance) Peter Midanyl (First appearance) Sena Leikvold Midanyl Rejlii Mithel (First appearance) Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn" Mobvekhar (First appearance) Mon Mothma Niles Ferrier's wraith Nien Nunb (Mentioned only) Bail Prestor Organa (Mentioned only) Oshay (First appearance) Ovkhevam (First appearance) Judder Page (Mentioned only) Palpatine (Vision to Mara Jade) Par'tah (First appearance) Gilad Pellaeon R2-D2 "Artoo, short stuff" Rappapor (First appearance) Carlist Rieekan Rukh Kleyn Selid (First appearance) (Appears in hologram) Sesfan (First appearance) Luke Skywalker Luuke Skywalker (First appearance) Han Solo Jacen Solo (First identified as Jacen Solo) Jaina Solo (First identified as Jaina Solo) Leia Organa Solo Governor Raccyx Staffa (First appearance) Sturm Sian Tevv (Mentioned only) Fynn Torve Tschel Unidentified Imperial communications officer (First appearance) Unidentified medic (First appearance) Darth Vader (Mentioned only) Varth (Mentioned only) Winter (First identified as "Targeter") Yoda (Mentioned only)

Organisms

Bantha (Mentioned only) Brown-scaled predator (First appearance) Bruallki Clawbird (First appearance) Dune lizard (First mentioned) Garral (First appearance) Krayt dragon (Mentioned only) Mantessan panthac (First mentioned) Mynock (Mentioned only) Six-legged predator (First appearance) Space slug (Mentioned only) Tauntaun (Mentioned only) Vine snake Vornskr Ysalamiri

Droid models

3PO-series protocol droid G-2RD series guard droid Hound-W2 SPD "SPD maintenance droid" (First appearance) MD-series medical droid "Emdee droid" MN-2E general maintenance droid "MN-2E maintenance droid" (First appearance) MSE-series Probe droid (Mentioned only) R2-series astromech droid

Events

Clone Wars (Mentioned only) Battle of Honoghr (Indirect mention only) Fifth Alderaanian Expedition (First mentioned) Galactic Civil War Battle of Endor (Mentioned only) Battle of Hoth (Indirect mention only) Battle of Xyquine II (First mentioned) Battle of Yavin (Mentioned only) Destruction of Alderaan (Mentioned only) Duel on Cloud City (Indirect mention only) Duel on Death Star II (Mentioned only) Occupation of Bespin (Mentioned only) Rescue of Princess Leia (Indirect mention only) Thrawn campaign Ambush on Trogan (First appearance) Battle at Ukio (First appearance) Battle for the Katana fleet (Mentioned only) Battle of Bilbringi (First appearance) Fall of Generis (First mentioned) Obroa-skai information raid (Mentioned only) Battle of Ord Mantell (Mentioned only) Battle of Qat Chrystac (First appearance) Battle of Sluis Van (Mentioned only) Battle of Svivren (Mentioned only) Battle of Woostri (Mentioned only) Raid on Nomad City (Mentioned only) First Battle of Xa Fel (Mentioned only) Mission to Bimmisaari (Mentioned only) Mission to Mount Tantiss (First appearance) Raid on Bilbringi (First appearance) Raid on Coruscant (First appearance) Rescue on the Chimaera (Mentioned only) Destruction of Nomad City (First mentioned) Siege of Coruscant (First appearance) Occupation of Baros (First mentioned) Outbound Flight Project (Mentioned only) Tenth Alderaanian Expedition (First mentioned)

Locations

Abregado-rae (Mentioned only) Abrion sector Alderaan (Mentioned only) Anchoron (Mentioned only) Ando system (Mentioned only) Atrivis sector (First mentioned) Generis (Mentioned only) Averam (First mentioned) Baros (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only) Berchest (First appearance) Calius saj Leeloo "City of Glowing Crystal" (First appearance) Mavrille Street Leefari Sea (First appearance) Bespin (Mentioned only) Cloud City (Mentioned only) Bpfassh system (Mentioned only) Bpfassh (Mentioned only) Bilbringi system (First appearance) Bilbringi Shipyards (First appearance) Bilbringi VII (First appearance) Bimmisaari (Mentioned only) Cardooine (First mentioned) Corellia (Indirect mention only) Corstris (First mentioned) Coruscant Imperial City Central Gathering Hall (First appearance) Imperial Palace Assemblage chamber Grand Corridor President's Guests floor Manarai Mountains Corvis Minor system (First mentioned) Crondre (First mentioned) Dagobah (Mentioned only) Cave of Evil (Mentioned only) Dantooine (Mentioned only) Dolomar sector (First mentioned) Dolomar (Mentioned only) Draukyze system (Mentioned only) Dufilvian sector (First appearance) Filve (First appearance) Endor (Mentioned only) Farrfin sector (First mentioned) Farrfin (Mentioned only) Fedje (First mentioned) Fwillsving (First mentioned) Hijarna (First appearance) Fortress of Hijarna (First appearance) Hishyim (First mentioned) Honoghr Clean Lands (Mentioned only) Nystao (Mentioned only) Horuz system "Horuz" (Mentioned only) Hoth (Mentioned only)

Joiol system (First mentioned) Joiol (First mentioned) Jomark (Mentioned only) Kanchen sector (First appearance) Xa Fel (First appearance) Kessel (Mentioned only) Ketaris (First mentioned) Lelmra (Mentioned only) Mantessa (First mentioned) Mirshaf (First appearance) Mrisst (First mentioned) Myrkr (Mentioned only) Great Northern Forest (Mentioned only) Myrkr Base (Mentioned only) New Cov (Mentioned only) Nkllon Nomad City Obroa-skai (Mentioned only) Ord Mantell (Mentioned only) Ord Pardron (First mentioned) Ord Trasi (First mentioned) Orus sector (First appearance) Chazwa system (First appearance) Chazwa (First appearance) Poderis system (First appearance) Poderis (First appearance) Pantolomin (Mentioned only) Peregrine's Nest (Indirect mention only) Qat Chrystac (First appearance) Roche system (Mentioned only) Sluis Van (Mentioned only) Sluis Van Shipyards (Mentioned only) Sullust system (Mentioned only) Sullust (Mentioned only) Svivren (First mentioned) Tangrene (Mentioned only) Tatooine (Mentioned only) Great Pit of Carkoon (Mentioned only) Mos Eisley (Mentioned only) Trogan system (First appearance) Trogan (First appearance) Drinking Cup (First appearance) Whistler's Whirlpool Tapcafe (First appearance) Ukio system (First appearance) Ukio (First appearance) Unidentified planet (First appearance) Dona Laza (First mentioned) Mumbri Storve (First appearance) Unknown Regions (Mentioned only) Valrar (Mentioned only) Wayland Mount Tantiss Royal Chambers (Mentioned only) (First identified as Royal Chambers) Throne Room Complex (Wayland) (First appearance) Wild Space (Mentioned only) Woostri system (First mentioned) Xyquine II (Mentioned only) Yaga Minor (Mentioned only) Yavin (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only) Averam rebel cell (First mentioned) Procurement and Supply (First mentioned) Bilbringi Shipyards (Mentioned only) BlasTech Industries (Mentioned only) Bounty hunter (Mentioned only) Clan Bakh'tor (First appearance) Clan Eikh'mir (First appearance) Clan Hakh'khar (First appearance) Clan Kihm'bar Dynast (Mentioned only) Fabritech (Mentioned only) Galactic Empire Dark Jedi Emperor's Royal Guard (Mentioned only) Emperor's Hand Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Grand Moff (Mentioned only) Imperial Military Bespin garrison (First mentioned) Chazwa garrison (First mentioned) Trogan garrison (First appearance) Mount Tantiss garrison (First mentioned) Imperial Army Imperial Army trooper Imperial Fleet Imperial Intelligence Imperial commando (Mentioned only) Imperial Senate (Mentioned only) Noghri Death Commando Stormtrooper Stormtrooper commander Ubiqtorate (Mentioned only) Imperial Transport (Mentioned only) Imperial Supply (Mentioned only) Imperial Engineering Corps (Mentioned only) "Imperial Engineering" Galactic Republic "Old Republic" (Mentioned only) Industrial Automaton (First mentioned) Jedi Jedi Knight Jedi Master Koensayr Manufacturing (First mentioned) Maitrakh (Mentioned only) Medic (First appearance) Mercenary (Mentioned only) New Republic Assemblage (Mentioned only) Coruscant Sector Fleet (First mentioned) New Republic Intelligence Service (Mentioned only) Palace Security New Republic Provisional Council Supreme Commander Rogue Squadron Rogue Leader Rogue Two Rogue Five Rogue Six (First appearance) Rogue Seven Rogue Eight (First appearance) Rogue Ten (First appearance) Rogue Eleven (First appearance) Officer Admiral Ensign Captain Colonel Commander General Grand Admiral lieutenant Major Wing Commander Overliege Princess Slicer Smuggler Smuggler coalition Spy (Mentioned only) Trast Heavy Transports (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Aqualish Arcona (Mentioned only) Averist (First mentioned) Berchestian (First identified as Berchestian) Bothan Brubb (First appearance) Chiss Defel ("Wraith") Duinuogwuin (Mentioned only) Duros Ewok (Mentioned only) Filvian (First mentioned) Gotal Ho'Din Human Clone Corellian Hutt (Mentioned only) Jawa Kaminoan (Indirect mention only, as the old clonemasters) Kubaz Mon Calamari Mriss (First mentioned) Myke (First appearance) Myneyrsh (First appearance) Noghri Psadan (First appearance) Sarkan (Mentioned only) Svivreni (First mentioned) Ukian (First mentioned) Unidentified Hijarna species (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only) Vaathkree (First appearance) Verpine (Mentioned only) Wookiee Woostoid (First appearance) ZeHethbra (First appearance)

Vehicles and vessels

Action V transport Etherway / Garret's Gold Starry Ice Action VI bulk transport Wild Karrde / Hab Camber Airspeeder All Terrain Armored Transport "AT-AT" (Mentioned only) Amanda Fallow (First appearance) Beta-class assault shuttle "Assault shuttle" Bulk cruiser Carrack-class light cruiser (Mentioned only) Cargo carrier (First appearance) Dawn Beat (First appearance) Death Star I (Mentioned only) Death Star II (Mentioned only) Distant Rainbow (First appearance) DP20 gunship "Corellian gunship" EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate "Assault frigate" Evanrue Executor-class Star Dreadnaught "Super Star Destroyer" Executor (Mentioned only) F7 "Landing Brick" Drop-Ship Fast-attack patrol ship "Patrol ship" Freighter 720 light freighter GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat "Skipray" Golan II Space Defense SpaceGun "Golan II battle station" (First appearance) Golan III Space Defense NovaGun "Golan III NovaGun" (First appearance) Immobilizer 418 cruiser "Interdictor cruiser" Constrainer Sentinel (First appearance) Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Bellicose (Appears in hologram) Death's Head (Mentioned only) Judicator (Appears in hologram) Nemesis (Mentioned only) Peremptory (Mentioned only) Relentless (Appears in hologram) Stormhawk Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Chimaera Katana fleet "Dark Force" Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser Kai Mir (First appearance) Kern's Pride Khetanna "Sail Barge" (Indirect mention only) Klivering (First appearance) Lancer-class frigate LAVr QH-7 Chariot "Chariot command speeder" MC80 Star Cruiser "Star Cruiser" Allegiant Orthavan Preybird-class starfighter (First appearance) Raptor (First appearance) Skyclaw (First appearance) RZ-1 A-wing interceptor "A-wing" Shieldship Shuttle Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Speeder bike (Mentioned only) Speeder truck Star Galleon-class frigate "Star Galleon" (First appearance) Draklor (First appearance) Lastri's Ort (First appearance) Strike-class medium cruiser "Strike cruiser" T-65 X-wing starfighter "X-wing" Talon I combat cloud car "Cloudcar" (First appearance) TIE/IN interceptor "TIE interceptor" TIE/ln space superiority starfighter "TIE fighter" Victory-class Star Destroyer Adamant (Mentioned only) YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon Z-95 Headhunter (Mentioned only)

Weapons and technology

Alluvial damper (Mentioned only) Autopilot Bacta tank (Mentioned only) Blaster A280 blaster rifle E-11 blaster rifle E-Web heavy repeating blaster (Mentioned only) Heavy blaster pistol DL-44 heavy blaster pistol Sleeve gun Swivel gun Bow Bowcaster Chrono Cloaking shield Cloning tank Comlink Comm station Comm unit Computer Computer arm Concussion bomb (Mentioned only) Conner net (First appearance) Crossbow Crystal gravfield trap "CGT" (Mentioned only) Data card Data pad Deflector shield Delta Source (Mentioned only) Electronic lock breaker (First appearance) Flash pumping "Flash-teaching" (First mentioned) Glowrod Gravity well projector Guidance buoy Hologram Hologram pod Homing beacon (Mentioned only) Hover tray

Hyperdrive ILKO (First mentioned) Intercom Ion cannon Ion flux stabilizer (Mentioned only) Knife Laser cannon AG-2G quad laser cannon "quad laser" Lepido Program (Mentioned only) Life support (Mentioned only) Lightsaber Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber Leia's lightsaber Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber Macrobinoculars Model TT4 Holorecording Macrobinoculars (Mentioned only) Manacles Missile launcher (Mentioned only) Mole miner (Mentioned only) Nav computer Neural regeneration (Mentioned only) Planetary shield Planetary shield generator Power cell Power converter (Mentioned only) Proton torpedo Repulsorlift Restraining bolt Safety Sample B-2332-54 (Mentioned only) Sensor dish Spaarti cloning cylinder Stormtrooper armor Sublight engine Thermal detonator Tow cable Tractor beam Transparisteel Turbolaser Turbolift Viewscreen Zenji needle (First appearance)

Miscellanea

A-wing Slash Acid root (First appearance) Asteroid Basic Boordist Bounty Carbonite (Mentioned only) Ch'hala tree Cigarra Covert Shroud Maneuver Cracken Twist Dolovite (First mentioned) Driblis fruit (First appearance) Fijisi (First appearance) Force-sensitivity Hfredium (Mentioned only) Ho'Din (First appearance) Honoghran Mal'ary'ush Hyperspace Jedi training Kammris (Mentioned only) Kholm-grass Koiogran turn Lightspeed Menkooro whiskey (Mentioned only) Myneyrsh (First appearance) Paricha (First appearance) Paricha root (First mentioned) Pirki nut Porkins' Formation Psadan (First appearance) Ration bar Rellis flanking maneuver (First appearance) Sabacc (Mentioned only) Satna-chakka (First appearance)

Screen formation Containment field Shyriiwook Slave (Mentioned only) Spice (Mentioned only) Stardust plan (First appearance) Survival pack Tapcafe The Complete History of Corvis Minor (First appearance) The Force Battle meditation Dark side of the Force Disturbance in the Force Force jump Force lightning Force Protection (First identified as Force Protection) Force vision Meditation Mind barrier Telekinesis The fringe The galaxy (as a huge hologram) Core Worlds Outer Rim Territories Unknown Regions Wild Space Twenty Wonders of the Galaxy Thornbush (First appearance) Tibanna (Mentioned only) Trade Spine (Mentioned only) Vaathkree trade language (Mentioned only) Vacuum Viewport Woostroid statue (Appears in hologram)

External links

• The Last Command: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

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