Thrawn confronts Jixtus in the final entry in the Thrawn: Ascendancy trilogy. Can Thrawn defeat his adversary before the Chiss devolve into civil war?
Readers of Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn books already know where this book will end. Much like how the prequels tell the story of what happened before the original trilogy, this trilogy precedes other stories of Thrawn. The question is: how does Thrawn come into a position to be of service to the Empire? Zahn gives Star Wars fans that answer as Thrawn faces of against Jixtus. Join us for this episode of Podcast Stardust as we discuss the climactic events in this final entry in the Ascendancy trilogy.
In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:
- How this book compares to the previous two entries (Chaos Rising and Greater Good) in the trilogy,
- The description of combat in this novel,
- The secrets Thalia discovers related to the sky-walkers,
- Thrawn’s relationship with his cousin, Thrass, in the “Memory” chapters,
- How Thrawn and Thrass helped retrieved the Starflash weapon,
- Jixtus’s allies, the Kilji, and other aliens that appeared,
- Thrawn’s final confrontation with Jixtus over Sunrise,
- The conclusion of the book and how characters like Ar’arlani reacted to it.
If you enjoyed our discussion of Lesser Evil, check out our discussion of Greater Good in episode 267 and Chaos Rising in episode 159.
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Don’t forget to check out part 2 of our discussion of The Book of Boba Fett in episode 371.
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Podcast Stardust is the fully armed and operational podcast inspired by the code name for the Death Star. Hosted by first-generation Star Wars fans, Dennis Keithly and Jay Krebs, Podcast Stardust endeavors to bring thought provoking discussion on recent Star Wars news on a weekly basis. Between news episodes, Dennis and Jay review the latest episodes from Star Wars television covering everything from Resistance, Rebels, and The Clone Wars to The Mandalorian and other live action productions on Disney+. Of course, Podcast Stardust wouldn’t be complete without thematic discussions, top ten lists, and interviews on everything from Star Wars literature, comics, and the films themselves.