The Last Command

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**The Last Command**

Author	Timothy Zahn
Cover Artist	Tom Jung
Country	USA
Language	English
Era	New Republic
Series	The Thrawn trilogy
Galactic Year	9 ABY
Canon	C
Subject(s)	Star Wars
Genre(s)	Science Fiction
Publisher	Bantam Spectra
Released	Hardcover: 1 April 1993 Paperback: 1 April 1994
Media Type	Hardcover & Paperback
Pages	Hardcover: 407 Paperback: 467
Size and Weight	Hardcover: 1.3 x 6.3 x 9.3 inches 1.5 pounds Paperback: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches 8.3 ounces
ISBN	Hardcover: ISBN 0-553-09186-7 Paperback: ISBN 0-553-56492-7
Preceded by	Dark Force Rising
Followed by	Isard's Revenge

For the film of the same name, see The Last Command (film), or for the W.A.S.P. album with the same name, see The Last Command (album).

The Last Command is the third and final book in the popular Thrawn Trilogy by author, Timothy Zahn.

1 Plot
- 1.1 Battle of Bilbringi
2 Characters
3 Sourcebook
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Heir to the Empire and Dark Force Rising became #1 national bestsellers. Now the saga concludes with The Last Command, the climactic volume of a three-book cycle authorized by Lucasfilm Ltd. and written by Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn. It is five years after the events of Return of The Jedi. The fragile New Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who has not only rallied the remaining Imperial forces but has driven the rebels back with an abominable new technology: clone soldiers. Hopes are dim as Thrawn mounts a final siege against the Republic. While Han and Chewbacca struggle to form a wary alliance of smugglers in a last-ditch attack against the Empire, Leia keeps the Alliance together and prepares for the birth of her Jedi twins. But the Empire has too many ships and too many clones to combat. The Republic's only hope lies in sending a small force, led by Luke, into the very stronghold that houses Thrawn's terrible cloning machines. There a final danger awaits. The Dark Jedi C'Baoth schemes in his secret fortress, directing the battle against the rebels, nursing his insanity and building his strength to finish what he had already started - the destruction of Luke Skywalker. An odyssey of fast-paced action, stunning revelation, and final confrontation, The Last Command spans a galaxy in flames - a tale that will conclude in this third and last installment as Good and Evil battle "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...." This three-book series is part of the Star Wars expanded universe and is published Bantam Books with a combined total of over 15 million copies sold overall.

[edit] Battle of Bilbringi

The Battle of Bilbringi is the highlight of The Last Command and the last battle of the Thrawn Campaign in the Galactic Civil War. The battle was devised by Grand Admiral Thrawn to trap and destroy New Republic forces attempting to get a CGT array located at the Bilbringi Shipyards. The Imperial Fleet arrived just after the Smuggler's Alliance, which was also trying to get the CGT array to sell it to the New Republic.

The battle went well during the first half of the battle for the Imperials. They held back the New Republic, inflicting heavy losses while receiving light casualties. Then, the battle turned against the Empire when the Smuggler's Alliance decided to side with the New Republic.

The Golan II Defense Platforms that were protecting the Imperial Shipyards came under heavy attack, forcing the Imperial fleet to divert some of its warships and starfighters to protect the shipyards. This tactical shift caused a breach to appear in the Imperial line. Grand Admiral Thrawn was about to turn the battle back in favor of the Imperials by using the 'Thrawn Pincer' when he received a report of an uprising of the Noghri on Wayland. Rukh, Thrawn's bodyguard, assassinated Thrawn as Captain Pellaeon read the report, and then escaped. Gilad Pellaeon, though in command of more ships then the New Republic, knew that without Thrawn they could not win. So, he ordered a retreat, leaving the New Republic as the victor, even though Republic forces had suffered heavier losses.

[edit] Characters

Dead characters mentioned

[edit] Sourcebook

Like the other books in the series, West End Games created for this novel a role-playing game sourcebook that expanded on Zahn's characters, locations, weapons, and other facts.

[edit] External links

Timothy Zahn's Star Wars novels
The Thrawn Trilogy
Heir to the Empire \| Dark Force Rising \| The Last Command
The Hand of Thrawn Duology
Specter of the Past \| Vision of the Future
Other Star Wars novels
Outbound Flight \| Allegiance \| Survivor's Quest