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Thrawn – Alliances, written by Timothy Zahn, follows Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader tasked with hunting down a mysterious disturbance in the Force, out near the Unknown Regions, while a story in the past sees Anakin Skywalker meet Thrawn for the very first time as Padmé investigates her friend’s disappearance. More exciting and intriguing than the first novel, Alliances’ double-timeline plot keeps the pace flying and the various POVs are engaging with Padmé’s material being the best of the novel, though one era suffers slightly from drawing out its revelations, while Zahn’s unwillingness to give Thrawn any real weaknesses is detrimental to the character here. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Thrawn – Alliances” →