Thrawn: Ascendancy: Chaos Rising

Timothy Zahn returns with a new trilogy that looks at Thrawn’s Canon origins within the Chiss Ascendancy. Chaos Rising opens beyond the galaxy’s border in the Unknown Regions where the Chiss and the Nine Ruling families reside. When a mysterious enemy attacks the Chiss capital, the Ascendancy deploys a brilliant young officer named Thrawn to expose the assailant. Alongside an ex-Skywalker searching for purpose and a young navigator discovering her own, Thrawn attempts to save his beloved Ascendancy as its leaders find their new Captain may be much more trouble than they had ever imagined.

Chaos Rising is the the first book in a new trilogy called the The ASCENDANCY TRILOGY.Discover Thrawn's origins within the Chiss Ascendancy in the first book in an epic new Star Wars trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn.Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within its swirling chaos is the Ascendancy, home to the enigmatic Chiss and the Nine Ruling Families that lead them.The peace of the Ascendancy, a beacon of calm and stability, is shattered after a daring attack on the Chiss capital that leaves no trace of the enemy. Baffled, the Ascendancy dispatches one of its brightest young military officers to root out the unseen assailants. A recruit born of no title, but adopted into the powerful family of the Mitth and given the name Thrawn.With the might of the Expansionary Fleet at his back, and the aid of his comrade Admiral Ar'alani, answers begin to fall into place. But as Thrawn's first command probes deeper into the vast stretch of space his people call the Chaos, he realizes that the mission he has been given is not what it seems. And the threat to the Ascendancy is only just beginning.‍‍‍