Vision of the Future
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| Author | Timothy Zahn |
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| Cover Artist | Drew Struzan |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Era | New Republic |
| Series | Hand of Thrawn Duology |
| Galactic Year | 18 ABY |
| Canon | C |
| Subject(s) | Star Wars |
| Genre(s) | Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Bantam Spectra |
| Released | Hardcover: 1 September 1998 Paperback: 1 September 1999 |
| Media Type | Hardcover & Paperback |
| Pages | Hardcover: 520 Paperback: 520 |
| Size and Weight | Hardcover: 1.5 x 6.2 x 9.8 inches 1.7 pounds Paperback: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches 11.7 ounces |
| ISBN | Hardcover: ISBN 0-553-10035-1 Paperback: ISBN 0-553-57879-0 |
| Preceded by | Specter of the Past |
| Followed by | Fool's Bargain |
Vision of the Future is the second and final book in the Hand of Thrawn duology by Timothy Zahn. This, the final Zahn book relating to Grand Admiral Thrawn, takes place 10 years after The Last Command, in 19 ABY.
[edit] Summary
Admiral Gilad Pellaeon realizes that the Empire, down to only a few sectors, is now fighting a losing battle. He initiates preliminary peace talks, with Princess Leia as the New Republic representative during those.
However, several Imperial officials are vehemently anti-surrender, the most notable being Grand Moff Disra. He hires a con artist, Flim, to impersonate Grand Admiral Thrawn, the idea being that Imperial Forces would rally, and many systems would rejoin the Empire, due to Thrawn's "returning from the dead."
Another Imperial plot is underfoot: to provoke civil war in the New Republic. This involves the Caamas Document, which has been altered. Camaas was a world destroyed by the Empire shortly after the Clone Wars, and it is revealed in the book that this was made possible by Bothan sabotage of that planet's planetary shield. Various alien races take sides over treatment of the Bothans and what would be justice for Camaas; more than a hundred alien warships gather in orbit over the Bothans' homeworld of Bothawui. Several of this book's plotlines revolve around major characters seeking an unaltered copy of the Camaas Document, in an attmept to settle the issue.
Han Solo and Lando Calrissian head off to an Imperial base at Bastion in an attempt to find it. Garm Bel Iblis attempts a raid on an Imperial Ubiqtorate base at Yaga Minor.
This is set up by the Empire; it is expected that the confrontation will reach a flash point, and three Imperial Star Destroyers lie in wait to 'finish off' the survivors. Furthermore, an Imperial sabotage team successful knocks out a major section of the Bothawui planetary shield.
Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade successfully sneak into a fortress called the Hand of Thrawn (so called because of its 'four fingers and a thumb' shape. Major secrets are revealed there, including an expedition by Thrawn to the galaxy's Unknown Regions.
A peace treaty is signed at the end of the novel, by Pellaeon and New Republic president Pon Gavrisom.
| Timothy Zahn's Star Wars novels | |
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| 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 | |
