Thrawn
Zahn rebuilds his own creation for a new continuity, and finds a better story in the climb.
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Pure pulp, written before anyone decided Star Wars had rules.
Published in April 1979, Brian Daley’s first Han Solo novel was written under editorial instructions to avoid the Empire and the film cast entirely — so Daley invented the Corporate Sector, a region run by a company, and set a heist there.
This entry is catalogued but not yet reviewed. The publication details above are verified; the write-up is still in the queue.
19 BBY – 0 BBY
Zahn rebuilds his own creation for a new continuity, and finds a better story in the climb.
Two timelines, one grudging partnership, and Darth Vader in a very bad mood.
Budget politics at the top of the Imperial Navy, which is more gripping than it sounds.
The first novel of the new canon, and a workplace thriller about industrial murder.