Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances (Book 2) Paperback

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERGrand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader team up against a threat to the Empire in this thrilling novel from bestselling author Timothy Zahn. I have sensed a disturbance in the Force. Ominous words under any circumstances, but all the more so when uttered by Emperor Palpatine. On Batuu, at the edges of the Unknown Regions, a threat to the Empire is taking rootits existence little more than a glimmer, its consequences as yet unknowable. But it is troubling enough to the Imperial leader to warrant investigation by his most powerful agents ruthless enforcer Lord Darth Vader and brilliant strategist Grand Admiral Thrawn. Fierce rivals for the emperors favor, and outspoken adversaries on Imperial affairsincluding the Death Star projectthe formidable pair seem unlikely partners for such a crucial mission. But the Emperor knows its not the first time Vader and Thrawn have joined forces. And theres more behind his royal command than either man suspects. In what seems like a lifetime ago, General Anakin Skywalker of the Galactic Republic, and Commander Mitthrawnuruodo, officer of the Chiss Ascendancy, crossed paths for the first time. One on a desperate personal quest, the other with motives unknown . . . and undisclosed. But facing a gauntlet of dangers on a farflung world, they forged an uneasy allianceneither remotely aware of what their futures held in store. Now, thrust together once more, they find themselves bound again for the planet where they once... | Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances (Book 2) Paperback