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Timothy Zahn’s *Chaos Rising* opens a new Star Wars trilogy by tracing the origins of Grand Admiral Thrawn within the Chiss Ascendancy. The crew of the Expansionary Fleet, led by the unranked but brilliant Thrawn and his comrade Admiral Ar’alani, dives into the Unknown Regions—a chaotic and perilous expanse beyond the galaxy—to investigate a surprising attack on the Chiss capital. As the investigation deepens, Thrawn discovers that the mission carries hidden motives and that the threat to his people is only the beginning of a larger conflict.
First publish date: 2020
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Timothy Zahn
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