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342 pages, Hardcover
First published July 24, 2018
“Politics is built from individuals,” Thrawn said. “The Separatists wished to leave the Republic. Why didn’t you simply allow them to go?” (249)Exactly! That’s the question no one else in Star Wars is asking: Should the galaxy be united under one government, no matter how benevolent and good that government intends to be? It doesn’t seem that the current movie trilogy is capable of even asking questions like that, let alone resolving them satisfactorily. But I hope future novels will wrestle with those complex issues.
"I pledged myself to serve the Emperor, Lord Vader, just as I once pledged to assist Anakin Skywalker."
For a long moment, they just stood together in silence. Vader thought about his secret... "Anakin Skywalker is dead," he said.
Thrawn lowered his head. "I know."
Vader nodded slowly. I know. Not So I have heard. Not So I was informed. But I know. "We will not speak of him again," he said. "You will not speak of him again."
"I understand, my lord," Thrawn said. "But I will always honour his legacy."