Finished reading: Thrawn (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn 📚

During the summer I try to read a few lighter fiction books. Last year a read some Vonnegut, as well as a few Star Wars novels from the new High Republic publishing initiative. For those of you who don’t know: there is a large and quickly growing world of novels, produced by a book publisher in conjunction with LucasFilm, based in the Star Wars universe but not necessarily an adaptation or novelization of what has appeared in the movies. Although there are many character overlaps and tie-ins. The books I read last summer were an ok beach read, but so vapid that I couldn’t bring myself to review them.

This book, Thrawn, is the first book of a trilogy written by Star Wars fiction veteran Timothy Zahn, and it was… very good. Not good “for sci-fi”, not good “for a Star Wars book” - it was just a really fun read. Not going to win any philosophy prizes, that’s for sure. But I found relatable elements in all the major characters, and found the plot smart and thrilling the whole way through.