Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil

Cover of Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil
Author	Timothy Zahn
Language	English
Series	Star Wars: Thrawn trilogy
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Del Rey Books
Publication date	November 16, 2021
Publication place	United States
Pages	548 [1]
ISBN	9780593158326
Preceded by	Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil is a Star Wars novel by Timothy Zahn, published on November 16, 2021 by Del Rey Books. ^[2]

Plot

Lesser Evil focuses on the end of Grand Admiral Thrawn's rise through the ranks in the Chiss Ascendancy nation. ^[3] It introduces the fictional Kilji species, whose leaders act as co-villains alongside Jixtus. ^[4]

Reception

Sean Keane of CNET called it a "fun Thrawn adventure" but criticized the lack of information revealed about the series' villains, "Jixtus" and the Grysks. ^[1] The book received the 2022 Dragon Award for "Best Media Tie-In Novel". ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• List of Star Wars books, the list of novels published in the Star Wars series.

References

1. Keane, Sean (November 15, 2021). "Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil makes its shadowy villains too mysterious". CNET . Retrieved March 6, 2022.
2. "Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book III: Lesser Evil)". Penguin Random House.
3. "The Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy Trilogy Will End with Lesser Evil - Exclusive Reveal". StarWars.com . April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
4. Whitbrook, James (November 2, 2021). "Thrawn Plays a Deadly Game in This Look Inside Star Wars' Next Novel". Gizmodo . Gizmodo. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
5. "2022 Nominees – The Dragon Award". Dragon Con . Retrieved August 13, 2022.
6. "2022 Recipients". The Dragon Award.