by Timothy Zahn
A decade after the death of the brilliant Grand Admiral Thrawn, the Empire is but a shadow of its former self. Concluding that defeat by the New Republic is inevitable, Thrawn's protégé and successor as the Empire's supreme military commander, deicides that the best option remaining is to seek peace...
I enjoyed the earlier trilogy Timothy Zahn wrote for the Star Wars franchise, so I was eager to get this one when it was released. It did not disappoint, and was a great addition to what he had already established. Entertaining.