11 must-read space opera books like Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) by Timothy Zahn

Cover of Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) by Timothy Zahn

Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.17

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate Cover Edition can be found here. It is a time of renewal, five years after the destruc…

"If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Estudie arte, Capitán. Si entiende el arte de una especie, entiende a esa especie."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Governments and entire planets are important, Threepio. But when you sift everything down, they're all just made of people."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Fear and anger, Yoda had often warned him, were slaves to the dark side. Vaguely, Luke wondered which side curiosity served."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

If you liked the space opera plot in Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) by Timothy Zahn , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Tatooine Ghost by Troy Denning

1. Tatooine Ghost

By: Troy Denning

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

SPECIAL BONUS INSIDE--the exclusive story "A Forest Apart," previously available in e-book format o… read more

Similar categories in Troy Denning's Tatooine Ghost book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
Cover of Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing, #1) by Michael A. Stackpole

2. Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing, #1)

By: Michael A. Stackpole

3.95

Format: 768 pages,

They are sleek, swift, and deadly. The are the X-wing fighters. And as the struggle rages across th… read more

Similar categories in Michael A. Stackpole's Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing, #1) book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Dark Disciple by Christie Golden

3. Dark Disciple

By: Christie Golden

4.81

Format: 539 pages, Paperback

Based on unproduced scripts from the blockbuster TV show Star Wars: The Clone Wars! The only way to… read more

Similar categories in Christie Golden's Dark Disciple book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Kenobi by John Jackson Miller

4. Kenobi

By: John Jackson Miller

2.83

Format: 124 pages, Hardcover

The greatest hero in the galaxy faces his toughest challenge yet: He must stop being Obi-Wan-and be… read more

Similar categories in John Jackson Miller's Kenobi book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton

5. The Courtship of Princess Leia

By: Dave Wolverton

3.44

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refuge… read more

Similar categories in Dave Wolverton's The Courtship of Princess Leia book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Champions of the Force (Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #3) by Kevin J. Anderson

6. Champions of the Force (Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #3)

By: Kevin J. Anderson

1.00

Format: 96 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Suspended helplessly between life and death, Luke Skywalker lies in state at the Jedi academy. But … read more

Similar categories in Kevin J. Anderson's Champions of the Force (Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #3) book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
Cover of The Bacta War (Star Wars: X-Wing, #4) by Michael A. Stackpole

7. The Bacta War (Star Wars: X-Wing, #4)

By: Michael A. Stackpole

1.00

Format: 96 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When the Alliance Fleet mounts a major campaign against a deadly warlord, tyrant Ysanne Isard has t… read more

Similar categories in Michael A. Stackpole's The Bacta War (Star Wars: X-Wing, #4) book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
Cover of The Krytos Trap (Star Wars: X-Wing, #3) by Michael A. Stackpole

8. The Krytos Trap (Star Wars: X-Wing, #3)

By: Michael A. Stackpole

1.00

Format: 96 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Rebels have taken the Imperial headquarters world of Coruscant, but their problems are far from… read more

Similar categories in Michael A. Stackpole's The Krytos Trap (Star Wars: X-Wing, #3) book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
Cover of Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #2) by Drew Karpyshyn

9. Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #2)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

2.33

Format: None pages,

In the New York Times bestseller Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Drew Karpyshyn painted a gripping… read more

Similar categories in Drew Karpyshyn's Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #2) book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #3) by Drew Karpyshyn

10. Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #3)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

3.31

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twenty years have passed since Darth Bane, reigning Dark Lord of the Sith, demolished the ancient o… read more

Similar categories in Drew Karpyshyn's Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #3) book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

11. Darth Plagueis

By: James Luceno

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a… read more

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12. The Truce at Bakura

By: Kathy Tyers

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Mass Market Paperback

No sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned to ashes on Endor than the Alliance intercepts a ca… read more

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13. Dark Apprentice (Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #2)

By: Kevin J. Anderson

4.60

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

As the New Republic takes devastating losses in the ongoing war with the scattered remnants of the … read more

Similar categories in Kevin J. Anderson's Dark Apprentice (Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #2) book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

14. Jedi Search (Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy, #1)

By: Kevin J. Anderson

4.60

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

As the war between the Republic and the scattered remnants of the Empire continues, two children--t… read more

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15. Wedge's Gamble (Star Wars: X-Wing, #2)

By: Michael A. Stackpole

3.74

Format: 168 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Sleek, swift, and deadly, they are the X-wing fighters. And as the battle against the Empire rages … read more

Similar categories in Michael A. Stackpole's Wedge's Gamble (Star Wars: X-Wing, #2) book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

16. Revan (Star Wars: The Old Republic, #1)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

3.43

Format: 240 pages,

There's something out there: a juggernaut of evil bearing down to crush the Republica, unless one l… read more

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17. Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, #1)

By: Drew Karpyshyn

5.00

Format: None pages,

Once the Sith order teemed with followers. But their rivalries divided them in endless battles for … read more

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18. I, Jedi

By: Michael A. Stackpole

3.77

Format: None pages,

New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole presents a stirring new tale set in the Star… read more

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19. Revenge of the Sith

By: Matthew Woodring Stover , George Lucas

2.83

Format: 288 pages,

The turning point for the entire Star Wars saga is at hand After years of civil war, the Separatist… read more

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Cover of Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) by Timothy Zahn

20. Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

By: Timothy Zahn

4.17

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate Cover Edition can be found here. It is a time of renewal, five years after the destruc… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1) book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Estudie arte, Capitán. Si entiende el arte de una especie, entiende a esa especie."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Governments and entire planets are important, Threepio. But when you sift everything down, they're all just made of people."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

"Fear and anger, Yoda had often warned him, were slaves to the dark side. Vaguely, Luke wondered which side curiosity served."

-Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

Cover of Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule

21. Light of the Jedi

By: Charles Soule

3.93

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Long before the First Order, before the Empire, before the Clone Wars...Jedi lit the way for the ga… read more

Similar categories in Charles Soule's Light of the Jedi book and Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • star wars
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Peace without justice is flawed, hollow at its core."

-Charles Soule, Light of the Jedi

"No matter what a person was on the outside. Inside, everyone was made of light."

-Charles Soule, Light of the Jedi

"When someone was hurting, you did what you could to heal them. When someone was lost, you found them."

-Charles Soule, Light of the Jedi

"If you said you would try to do something, people heard that as you would do something, and if you didn't achieve the goal then they thought you had failed. And blamed you for trying at all. It wasn'…"

-Charles Soule, Light of the Jedi

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