The first book of Zahn's trilogy came out in 1992, nearly a decade after Return of the Jedi ended its run. Now, it seems at least some of the elements that made the novels so iconic are being incorporated into Ahsoka, the new Disney+ series set to debut in August. Despite not being part of the official canon anymore, the Heir to the Empire novels consolidated their author, Timothy Zahn, as one of the best Star Wars authors, and also to keep the public's attention on the franchise in the early 1990s, when no one could imagine it would grow even bigger than it already was. They are reminiscent of an age long gone, when our beloved franchise grew beyond the Original Trilogy mostly through books, and told stories of what used to be called Expanded Universe - now only known as Legends.Īhsoka Tano's phrasing is exactly the name of the novel trilogy that kickstarted the Expanded Universe, telling stories with the Original Trilogy heroes set years after Return of the Jedi.
The first trailer for Ahsoka is finally here and had fans gasping when Rosario Dawson's title character talked about Grand Admiral Thrawn's ( Lars Mikkelsen) return "as heir to the Empire." Those are words that every old-school Star Wars fans has always dreamed of hearing, but never really thought they would.
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