A review by writteninthestarwars
Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn

adventurous funny mysterious tense

5.0

I adore the Thrawn 2017 trilogy, and I wasn't sure how this series would live up to that. I'm happy to say that even this first book more than leveled up. Timothy Zahn crafts an interesting look at Thrawn's beginnings by telling this story through multiple perspectives that do not include Thrawn himself. This allows the reader to get to know Thrawn not only at a different time and place, but in a new light as well. I actually think I prefer learning about him from the other Chiss than I do from his own perspective. This has allowed me to learn and care more about other characters like Ar'alani, Thalias and Che'ri. I was also pleasantly surprised that this trilogy stands to have a much bigger overall plot than I initially expected. It tells Thrawn's origins, yes, but it also shows the larger story of the Chiss Ascendancy. I'm excited to see where the next two books go!