Author: Timothy Zahn
Title: Thrawn: Alliances
Narrator: Marc Thompson
Publication Info: New York : Random House Audio, [2018] 
Summary/Review:
This second book of the new trilogy, after Star Wars: Thrawn, teams up Grand Admiral Thrawn with Darth Vader. In a parallel narrative, a younger Thrawn still with the Chiss Ascendency meets up with Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. In both stories their mission brings them to the remote planet of Batuu, which just happens to also be the planet used for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney theme parks (if Disney’s going to Star Wars synergy like this, at least they did it very well!).
Thrawn and Vader make an interesting pair because they seem to be the only individuals who can trip one another up. There’s a lot of tension due to their mutual mistrust and competing goals. While I didn’t think it was a good as the first book as it gets bogged down in plot details, it’s still a compelling novel. I also felt Eli Vanto’s presence was missing from this book. Still, I’m looking forward to book 3.
Rating: ***1/2
Agreed, I felt the Vader/Thrawn team-up is a great pairing and would make an interesting buddy movie. However, the plot was unduly complicated when you have such compelling main characters and the book would have been better to focus on them.
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