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Violence
Some
Star Wars combat and military action throughout; appropriate to the franchise's tone
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Low psychological intensity; Zahn's novels are engaging adventure fiction with excellent character work
What this book is about
The second Thrawn Trilogy novel continues Zahn's exploration of the post-Return of the Jedi Star Wars universe, following Thrawn's campaign to rebuild the Empire while the New Republic struggles with its own internal threats. Zahn writes literate Star Wars fiction with genuine narrative craft; the trilogy is widely considered the best of the original EU. Appropriate for all ages.
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