Star Wars-Thrawn Trilogy Book 1: Heir to the Empire

Heir to the Empire is the first entry in the Thrawn Trilogy, written by Timothy Zahn, published by Bantam Spectra in June 1991. It takes place in 9 ABY. Heir to the Empire was adapted into a comic in 1995 by Dark Horse comics. The narration for the abridged audio book was provided by Denis Lawson (the actor who portrayed Wedge Antilles) and Marc Thompson for the unabridged 20th Anniversary Edition.

Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition was published on September 6, 2011 and contained the new novella Crisis of Faith written by Timothy Zahn which features Grand Admiral Thrawn. It takes place in 9 ABY.