![]() The trilogy has been met with critical acclaim, and its success is credited to the creation of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. The Thrawn Trilogy sold a combined total of 15 million copies, with Heir to the Empire reaching #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. In addition to Thrawn, the trilogy introduced several notable characters, including Mara Jade and Talon Karrde. Set approximately five years after the events depicted in Return of the Jedi, the trilogy details the offensive campaigns of military genius Grand Admiral Thrawn as he attempts to bring down the recently founded New Republic in a bid to restore the Galactic Empire to power. The first book marked the end of the notable drought of new Star Wars material during a four-year period from the tenth anniversary of the original 1977 film's release to the release of Heir to the Empire in 1991. ![]() The Thrawn trilogy, also known as the Heir to the Empire trilogy, is a trilogy of novels set in the Star Wars universe, written by Timothy Zahn between 19. ![]()
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From the author of the New York Times best seller Swamplandia!-a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize-a magical new collection of stories that showcases Karen Russell’s gifts at their inimitable best.Ī dejected teenager discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left behind in a seagull’s nest. ![]() ![]() ![]() We can only serve the continental US, Alaska, and Hawaii. ![]() Through a series of unfortunate choices and with the guiding hand of an insane goddess, Gorm inadvertently sets off a chain of events that will change his life-and the world-forever. ![]() With one shot at redemption, Gorm must get his party of eccentric misfits to stop fighting each other long enough to recover a stolen treasure and stay one step ahead of the powerful organizations showing an unusual interest in their progress. 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Maybe it's not a joker at all: Tony swears he's seen Julie on the beach, and Tony and Mike and Devin's lover, Gayle, spot bag-lady Prayerful Mary days after she's died (a heart attack? or murder?) right outside the House of Night ruins. the death of teen-ager Julie Etler in the fire just weeks ago similarly blots the lives of photographer Devin Grahame, who was teaching Julie his craft, and Julie's teen pals Tony, Mike, and Kelly. The burnt-out rains of the House of Night horror/fun house smudge the summer sun-bleached townscape of Oceantide, N.J. ![]() The spirit of Death haunts a honky-tonk New Jersey shore town in this darkly atmospheric but tame new horror offering from Grant (The Pet, etc.). ![]() |