Thrawn: Treason

Who is this book for?
- I am a Star Wars fan who is determined to devour every Star Wars story one can get their hands on, regardless of how good or bad it is. Especially after watching The Mandalorian and having the love of Star Wars rekindled to a brighly burning blaze.
- I am scouring the internet trying to find where to submit their application to the Grand Admiral Thrawn Academy. I think Timothy Zahn has brought a classic view of Thrawn to this novel.
- I am a person who enjoys a space opera with a space Sherlock Holmes. A Sherlock Holmes with blue skin and red eyes from another planet.

Who is this book not for?
- I hate Star Wars. It's a waste of time and I mock everyone who spends anytime watching, reading, or thinking about it. In fact, I hate it so much, I read Star Wars novel reviews to help me remember how much I hate Star Wars.
- I loved the Star Wars I saw when I was a kid and all the others are garbage that should be wiped from the face of the earth. In fact, if you have a few hours, I have worked through what Star Wars should be. Actually, maybe this book is for me, so I can add to my list of where new Star Wars has ruined my childhood fantasy and not given me what I wanted over the years.
- I think space is a great place, I just prefer to stay here on Earth.

This is the Thrawn book I was looking for.

Thrawn is back in his element of grand master chess player in the Imperial fleet. Set in the era of Rogue One, we see the bias against Thrawn in the Empire as a non-human. I thought Zahn was clever in building Zahn's story in such a way that continues his legacy during the time of the original trilogy by creating a narrative as to why we would never meet him in movie episodes IV-VI. It is a really big universe, after all. I find it refreshing that we aren't bumping into the same handful of characters in every corner of the universe.

I borrowed the audiobook read by Marc Thompson. Thompson does an amazing job reading these novels, bringing the characters to life with his impersonations and accents, which is a known factor after listening to him read a number of SW novels.