Star Wars: Essential Legends Collection Darth Bane and Thrawn Trilogy 6 Books Set By Drew Karpyshyn and Timothy Zahn

This six-book set brings together two Star Wars series by Timothy Zahn and Drew Karpyshyn: the Thrawn Trilogy and the Darth Bane trilogy. The Thrawn novels open five years after the Rebel Alliance’s victory over the Death Star, with the remnants of the Imperial Starfleet driven to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins, while Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights.

The collection also follows Dessel, a cortosis miner pursued by Republic forces, who disappears into the Sith army and takes on a new identity as Bane. Across the trilogy, Bane’s rise reshapes the Sith through a harsh directive known as the Rule of Two, and later explores the legacy of that order as Bane reigns alongside his young acolyte, Zannah.

Included titles

• Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy - Heir to the Empire
• Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy - Dark Force Rising
• Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy - The Last Command
• Star Wars: Darth Bane - Path of Destruction
• Star Wars: Darth Bane - Rule of Two
• Star Wars: Darth Bane - Dynasty of Evil

Key details

• Six-book set
• Includes the Thrawn Trilogy and the Darth Bane trilogy
• By Timothy Zahn and Drew Karpyshyn

Synopses

Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy - Heir to the Empire

Five years after the Rebel Alliance destroys the Death Star and defeats Darth Vader and the Emperor, the remnants of the Imperial Starfleet have been driven to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins, and Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights.

Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy - Dark Force Rising

Grand Admiral Thrawn takes command of the remnants of the Imperial Fleet and launches a campaign aimed at the New Republic’s destruction. Han Solo and Lando Calrissian race to find proof of treason within the highest Republic Council, only to uncover a ghostly fleet of warships that could change the balance of power.

Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy - The Last Command

The Republic reels under Thrawn’s attacks as he marshals remaining Imperial forces and drives the Rebels back with clone soldiers recovered from the Emperor’s secret fortress. As Thrawn mounts his final siege, Han Solo and Chewbacca work to form a coalition of smugglers, while Princess Leia holds the Alliance together and prepares for the birth of her Jedi twins.

Star Wars: Darth Bane - Path of Destruction

On the run from Republic forces, Dessel, a cortosis miner, vanishes into the Sith army and joins the war against the Republic and its Jedi champions. His brutality and command of the Force earn him renown, and as an acolyte in the Sith academy he embraces a new identity: Bane.

Star Wars: Darth Bane - Rule of Two

Darth Bane’s radical embrace of an all-but-forgotten wisdom drives him to destroy his own order and create it anew. As the last surviving Sith, he establishes the Rule of Two: two there should be, no more and no less, one to embody the power and the other to crave it.

Star Wars: Darth Bane - Dynasty of Evil

Twenty years after the Sith are replaced by the Rule of Two, Darth Bane reigns alongside his young acolyte, Zannah, who trains in the dark side until the time comes to strike down her master. With a potential flaw threatening their legacy, Bane seeks a long-forgotten secret of the order: the key to immortality.