Star Wars fans will travel back in time to discover Grand Admiral's origins with the release of the upcoming prequel novel Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising. Set for release this September, an excerpt from the book has been released, teasing the attack on Csilla.
Timothy Zahn's Chaos Rising tells the story of Thrawn's early Chiss military days. Aside from the excerpt, a clip from the audiobook edition has also been released, as well as a first look at the poster included with the exclusive Barnes & Noble edition.
The poster shows a young Thrawn and the sigils of the Chiss Nine Ruling Families and the Ascendancy. You can check it out below!
Being an origin story of some sorts for Thrawn, it'll certainly be interesting to see another side of the Grand Admiral, who've fans only gotten to know in the Imperial navy on Legends and the new Canon. Here's a snippet of the Chaos Rising prologue in which some fans might recognize a few elements from Zahn's Legends novels.
You may check out the full excerpt of the prequel novel on StarWars.com
Initially set for release in May, Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising has been delayed to October and was finally bumped to September 1st.
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