Star Wars The Thrawn Trilogy 3 book set #starwars #thrawn #trilogy The original Star Wars Thrawn Trilogy consists of Heir to the Empire (1991), Dark Force Rising (1992), and The Last Command (1993) written by Timothy Zahn. Authored during a period when no new films were planned, these seminal novels revitalized the franchise, launched the Star Wars Expanded Universe (now branded as Legends), and introduced the brilliant Grand Admiral Thrawn