The New Republic > Dark Force Rising

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Events that occur between 5 and 25 years after the Battle of Yavin.

		Title:		Dark Force Rising
		Author:		Timothy Zahn, Mike Baron et al.
		Formats:		Hardback Novel, PAPERBACK NOVEL, Comic Book Series, Graphic Novel
		Published:		1992, 1993, 1997, 1998

Synopsis:
Five years after Return of the Jedi, the fragile Republic that was born with the defeat of Darth Vader, the Emperor, and the infamous Death Star stands threatened from within and without. The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord - Grand Admiral Thrawn - has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the Republic's destruction. With the aid of unimaginable weapons Thrawn plans to overwhelm the New Republic, and impose his iron rule throughout the Galaxy.
Meanwhile, dissension and personal ambition threaten to tear the Republic apart. As Princess Leia - pregnant with Jedi twins - risks her life to bring a proud and lethal alien race into alliance with the Republic, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council.
But the most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness, and thoroughly, utterly insane...

Chronology:
This story occurs approximately 9 years after the Battle of Yavin, and is the second book of a trilogy.

Related Stories (in chronological order):

Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand by Timothy Zahn & Michael A. Stackpole
#1: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
#2: Dark Force Rising
#3: The Last Command by Timothy Zahn
Specter of the Past by Timothy Zahn
Vision of the Future by Timothy Zahn
Union by Michael A. Stackpole
Fool's Bargain by Timothy Zahn
Survivor's Quest by Timothy Zahn

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Hardback cover:
Published 1992:

Cover: hardback

Comic Book covers: Originally published May to October 1997 by Dark Horse Comics in 6 issues:

Cover: issue 1	Cover: issue 2	Cover: issue 3	Cover: issue 4


	Cover: issue 5	Cover: issue 6

Graphic Novel:
Written by Mike Baron et al. and collecting together issues 1 to 6 of the comic book series, published in 1998 by Dark Horse Comics:

Cover: graphic novel

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