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Chaos Rising Part 3
Welcome to our third of four check-in and discussion posts for our Book of the Month.
This month’s book is Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn
Part 3: Chapter 13 - Chapter 18
Chaos Rising Part 3
1. Outside the Chaos, the Clone Wars are raging. How are they going to tie the Galactic Republic happenings in the Chiss Ascendancy?
2. What are your thoughts about Thalia's meeting with the family patriarch?
3. The author is being pretty clear that Thrawn isn't politically savvy, despite being tactically intelligent. Do you think we will see his political missteps come to a head this book or over will it unravel over the course of the trilogy?
4. Any predictions for how the book will end?
FYI - There's no need to answer all (or any) of the questions above - they're just talking points to get us started. Informal chatter is more than welcome! In-person book clubs often veer off topic, it's okay if we do as well. :)
All I ask is that you try to avoid spoilers for things past Part III of the book.
This month’s book is Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn
Part 3: Chapter 13 - Chapter 18
Chaos Rising Part 3
1. Outside the Chaos, the Clone Wars are raging. How are they going to tie the Galactic Republic happenings in the Chiss Ascendancy?
2. What are your thoughts about Thalia's meeting with the family patriarch?
3. The author is being pretty clear that Thrawn isn't politically savvy, despite being tactically intelligent. Do you think we will see his political missteps come to a head this book or over will it unravel over the course of the trilogy?
4. Any predictions for how the book will end?
FYI - There's no need to answer all (or any) of the questions above - they're just talking points to get us started. Informal chatter is more than welcome! In-person book clubs often veer off topic, it's okay if we do as well. :)
All I ask is that you try to avoid spoilers for things past Part III of the book.
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1. Outside the Chaos, the Clone Wars are raging. How are they going to tie the Galactic Republic happenings in the Chiss Ascendancy?
THIS was something that made me stop in my tracks. That damn N-1 Naboo starfighter keeps making cameos lol (Or another Naboo ship--I admit I'm not really up to speed on prequel-era references.) I was not expecting Anakin to show up. Aside from the other references by the Chiss to the Clone Wars, it hadn't really occurred to me that they were happening contemporaneously. I'm not sure I like or hate Anakin appearing in the middle of this story. On the one hand, I was really enjoying reading about events that have nothing to do with Jedi/the Skywalker saga. On the other hand, Zahn will eventually need/want to explain how Thrawn came to work for the Empire. Part of me wishes that Thrawn had run into someone less...prominent, but I trust him as a writer so I'm excited to see where this goes.
How the Clone Wars are going to tie into the developing threat to the Chiss Ascendancy...that's going to be interesting. I'm guessing that'll be a major portion of the next two books?
Thrawn's and Che'ri's reactions to Anakin's surname were interesting. I guess we're not going to solve that riddle yet!
2. What are your thoughts about Thalia's meeting with the family patriarch?
I loved this section, and her plan--it shows her as someone intelligent and resourceful apart from Thrawn. I'm really curious about her role going forward, because to me this section signaled that she suddenly has a lot more agency than she once did.
3. The author is being pretty clear that Thrawn isn't politically savvy, despite being tactically intelligent. Do you think we will see his political missteps come to a head this book or over will it unravel over the course of the trilogy?
I feel like there isn't enough time, since Thalia thwarted his opponent's plan by taking the Trials. But who knows what Zahn is setting up!
4. Any predictions for how the book will end?
Strong connections between Anakin and Thrawn will develop, paving the way for Thrawn to join the Empire. It will be interesting to see how Thrawn's relationship with Anakin changes as the latter becomes Vader. When Thrawn does leave the Ascendancy (or is forced to leave), major betrayals are in store...
It was very interesting to learn that Thrawn's sister was a sky-walker! I wonder if anything more will be made of that.
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The first Thrawn book of the new canon handled Thrawn's "discovery" by the Empire and how he was folded into the system, but it's been a while since I read it and I can't remember if it delved into the whys and hows of him leaving the Chiss. I'm expecting that the last book in this trilogy will set it all up more neatly.
I'm a little flummoxed as to why Zahn added the Thrawn-meeting-Anakin bits to this book/trilogy, honestly, because I thought it had already been dealt with in the three previous Thrawn books and that these were going to be more focused on Chiss space than areas controlled by the Republic/Empire.
Thrawn's sister was a sky-walker!
I was also super intrigued by that! Or that at least Thrawn believes she was taken to be a sky-walker. He says that his parents refused to tell him where she went, and that he only made the sky-walker assumption when he was promoted to bridge-officer rank and learned about them. It's entirely possible that he'll turn out to be wrong-- it would certainly be a heck of a twist.
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