Heir to the Empire

A gripping beginning to a fantastic trilogy that was one of few cases where I couldn't sleep with how much I wanted to continue reading. Mara Jade and Grand Admiral Thrawn are two of the best Star Wars characters FULL STOP. In this book (their first appearances), they are absolutely incredible. All of the new characters are perfect. The returning characters are handled exceptionally well. The different storylines for the different teams of characters are all thrilling, but the sections between Luke and Mara were my absolute favourite.