Vision of the Future
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Vision of the Future is a book written by Timothy Zahn and published by Bantam Spectra. As of 2008, it is the longest Star Wars novel at 694 pages. The German version was split into two separate books, most likely due to length.
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[edit] Editions
[edit] American
- ISBN 0553100351; September 1 1998, Bantam Spectra, 528-page hardcover
- ISBN 0553479210; September 1, 1998, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Audio cassette
- ISBN 0593043383; December 3, 1998, Transworld Publishers, Hardcover
- ISBN 0553578790; September 1, 1999, Bantam Spectra, 720-page paperback
- ISBN 0553506900; October 1, 1999, Bantam Spectra, 694-page paperback
- ISBN 0739316702; March 2005, Random House Audio, Abridged cassette
[edit] Foreign
- ISBN 3453171543; August 2000, Heyne-Verlag, German paperback
- ISBN 8025200493; 2004, EGMONT ČR, 525-page Czech paperback (Vize budoucnosti)
[edit] Publisher's summary
[edit] Hardcover
Vision of the Future is the second book in the epic two-volume series The Hand of Thrawn from Timothy Zahn, the bestselling, Hugo award-winning author of the original landmark trilogy based on George Lucas's legendary Star Wars films. Now the story begun in Specter of the Past comes to an explosive conclusion as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo are thrust into the middle of an impending civil war—and discover the shocking truth behind the rumored resurrection of the dead Admiral Thrawn.
For a beleaguered Empire, desperate times call for desperate measures. Sowing discord among the fragile coalition of the New Republic, remnants of the once powerful Empire make one last play for victory. Having implicated the Bothans in the genocide of the Caamas, they now plan an attack on Han and Leia that is also blamed on the Bothans. If they are successful, the New Republic will be torn asunder. To prevent inevitable disaster, Luke, Leia, Han, and their friends must prove the Bothans innocent and reveal the Empire's treachery. But time is running out. The cunning Major Tierce has joined with the ambitious Moff Disra in the Empire's master plan. At its heart lies the most elaborate con of all: the rumor that the legendary Grand Admiral Thrawn, long believed dead, has returned to lead the Empire to a prophesied triumph. The news of Thrawn's return is already rallying Imperial forces against the New Republic.
As Leia travels to a secret rendezvous with an Imperial commander who claims to want peace, Han and Lando Calrissian journey into enemy territory to learn the truth of Caamas's destruction. Meanwhile, Luke and Mara Jade infiltrate a hidden fortress where Thrawn's most fanatical followers await his call to arms. And Talon Karrde returns to his underworld past and a brutal crime lord whose knowledge may save the Republic. But it is the truth about Thrawn that is most important. In his hands—alive or dead—rests the fate of the New Republic.
[edit] Paperback
The Empire's master plan is under way. The New Republic is on the verge of civil war and the rumor that the legendary Admiral Thrawn has returned from the dead is rallying the Imperial forces. Now, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and their allies face the challenge of their lives. They must infiltrate a hidden fortress filled with Imperial fanatics, rendezvous with a double-dealing Imperial commander, and journey into enemy territory to learn the identity of those responsible for an act of unthinkable genocide. But most important of all is the truth about Thrawn. In his hands—alive or dead—rests the fate of the New Republic.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Characters
- Ackbar
- Elegos A'kla
- Annowiskri (First appearance)
- Iella Wessiri Antilles (Mentioned only)
- Syal Antilles (Indirect mention only)
- Wedge Antilles
- Ardiff
- Av'muru (First appearance)
- Balig (First appearance)
- Barkhimkh
- Barksy (First appearance)
- Garm Bel Iblis
- Bodwae
- Crev Bombaasa
- Bosmihi (First appearance)
- Brosh (First appearance)
- Builder With Vines
- C-3PO
- C-5MO (First appearance)
- Lando Calrissian
- Gaeriel Captison (Mentioned only)
- Jorj Car'das (First appearance)
- Joruus C'baoth (Mentioned only)
- Chal (First appearance)
- Chewbacca
- Child of Winds (First appearance)
- Chin
- Control
- Airen Cracken
- Crans (First appearance)
- C'taunmar (First appearance)
- Natasi Daala (Mentioned only)
- Dankin
- Biggs Darklighter (Mentioned only)
- Horzao Darr (Mentioned only)
- Paloma D'asima (First appearance)
- Trey David (First appearance)
- Carib Devist
- Daberin Devist (First appearance)
- Keena Devist (First appearance)
- Lacy Devist (First appearance)
- Salmin Devist
- Vilim Disra
- Donnerwin (First appearance)
- Kinman Doriana (First mentioned)
- Dorja
- Dreel (First appearance)
- Dreyf
- Shada D'ukal
- Karoly D'ulin
- Kyp Durron (Mentioned only)
- Entoo Needaan E-elz (First appearance)
- Eater of Fire Creepers (First appearance)
- Shirlee Faughn (Mentioned only)
- Soontir Fel
- Borsk Fey'lya
- Flim
- Flyer Through Spikes (First appearance)
- Ponc Gavrisom
- Zakarisz Ghent
- Graemon
- Grinner
- Griv (First appearance)
- Harch (First appearance)
- Corran Horn
- Mirax Terrik Horn
- Valin Horn (Mentioned only)
- Horvic
- H'sishi
- Hunter of Winds (First appearance)
- Ysanne Isard (Mentioned only)
- Mara Jade
- Jutka
- Rastus Khal (First mentioned)
- Talon Karrde
- Keeper of Promises (First appearance)
- Obi-wan Kenobi (Mentioned only)
- Kerf (Mentioned only)
- Klif
- Exar Kun (Mentioned only)
- Langre (First appearance)
- Beru Lars (Mentioned only)
- Lobot
- Afsheen Makati (First mentioned)
- Marshian (First appearance)
- Mavron (First appearance)
- Maxiti (First appearance)
- Mazzic
- Mertan (First mentioned)
- Porolo Miatamia
- Callista Ming (Mentioned only)
- Mitth'raw'nuroudo (Mentioned only)
- Moegid (First appearance)
- Mon Mothma (Mentioned only)
- Morv'vyal (First appearance)
- Nalgol
- Drend Navett
- Dagon Niriz (Mentioned only)
- Oissan (First appearance)
- Bail Organa (Indirect mention only)
- Palpatine (Mentioned only)
- Voss Parck
- Gilad Pellaeon
- Pensin
- Perris
- Pormfil
- Portin (First appearance)
- Proy'skyn (First appearance)
- R2-D2
- Raines (First appearance)
- Dack Ralter (Mentioned only)
- Rei'Kas (First appearance)
- Tendra Risant (Mentioned only)
- Rogue Two (Possible appearance)
- Rogue Three (Possible appearance)
- Rogue Five (Possible appearance)
- Rogue Twelve (Possible appearance)
- Sakhisakh
- Moranda Savich
- Simons (First appearance)
- Luke Skywalker
- Slips (First appearance)
- Anakin Solo
- Han Solo
- Jacen Solo
- Jaina Solo
- Leia Organa Solo
- Sorn (First appearance)
- Splitter of Stones
- Stent (First appearance)
- Sukarian (First appearance)
- Tanneris (First appearance)
- Wilhuff Tarkin (Mentioned only)
- Booster Terrik
- Grodin Tierce (Mentioned only)
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only)
- Tre-na (First appearance)
- Tri'byia (First appearance)
- Tschel
- Nikkos Tyris (Mentioned only)
- Uday (First appearance)
- Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
- Meizh Vermel
- Alexandra Winger
- Xern (First appearance)
- Xizor (Mentioned only)
- Yoda (Mentioned only)
- Zothip
[edit] Locations
- Alderaan (Mentioned only)
- Bastion
- Docking Bay 155 (First appearance)
- Imperial Library (First appearance)
- Station 47A (First appearance)
- Bengely (First appearance)
- Berchest (Mentioned only)
- Bespin (Mentioned only)
- Cloud City (Mentioned only)
- Bilbringi (Mentioned only)
- Borcorash (Mentioned only)
- Resinem Entertainment Complex (Mentioned only)
- Bothawui
- Drev'starn
- Drev'starn Spaceport (First appearance)
- Exoticalia Pet Emporium (First appearance)
- Shield Generator Building (First appearance)
- Odve'starn (First appearance)
- Drev'starn
- Boudolayz (Mentioned only)
- Combined Clans Center Building (Mentioned only)
- Bpfassh (Mentioned only)
- Caamas (Mentioned only)
- Carida (Mentioned only)
- Caursito (First mentioned)
- Cejansij (Mentioned only)
- Celanon Spur (Mentioned only)
- Celanon (Mentioned only)
- Conference Room 68
- Corporate Sector (Mentioned only)
- Coruscant
- Manarai Mountains (Mentioned only)
- Orowood
- Dagobah (Mentioned only)
- Davirien (First mentioned)
- Dayark (First appearance)
- Rytal Prime (First appearance)
- Ithor Loman (First appearance)
- Rytal Prime (First appearance)
- Death Star I (Mentioned only)
- Death Star II (Mentioned only)
- Domprani system
- Drompani system (First mentioned)
- Duroon (Mentioned only)
- Eislomi III (First appearance)
- Royal Pavillion (First appearance)
- Emberlene (Mentioned only)
- Endor (Mentioned only)
- Exocron
- Rintatta City (First appearance)
- Military Landing Field (First appearance)
- Circle 15 (First appearance)
- Military Landing Field (First appearance)
- Rintatta City (First appearance)
- Fedje (Mentioned only)
- Genervis (First mentioned)
- Hijarna (Mentioned only)
- Fortress of Hijarna (Mentioned only)
- Horska (First mentioned)
- Hoth (Mentioned only)
- Iphigin (Mentioned only)
- Isht (First mentioned)
- Kashyyyk (Mentioned only)
- Kathol Rift (First appearance)
- Kauron (Mentioned only)
- Kessel (Mentioned only)
- Kordu (First mentioned)
- Kothlis (Mentioned only)
- Kroctar (First mentioned)
- Lorardian (First mentioned)
- Marquarra (First appearance)
- M'haeli (Mentioned only)
- Morishim (First appearance)
- Muunilinst
- Myrkr (Mentioned only)
- New Cov (Mentioned only)
- Ilic (Mentioned only)
- Nirauan
- Hand of Thrawn (First appearance)
- Upper Command Room (First appearance)
- Lake of Small Fish (First appearance)
- Hand of Thrawn (First appearance)
- Nkllon (Mentioned only)
- Nosken system (First mentioned)
- Ord Trasi
- Pakrik Major
- Pakrik Minor
- Dorchess Valley (Mentioned only)
- North Barris
- Parshoone (First appearance)
- Ubiqtorate Contact Station (First appearance)
- Pembric II
- Erwithat (First appearance)
- Erwithat Spaceport (First appearance)
- Landing Pad 28 (First appearance)
- ThrusterBurn
- Erwithat Spaceport (First appearance)
- Erwithat (First appearance)
- Pesitiin
- Rimcee Station (First appearance)
- Sif'kric (Mentioned only)
- Susevfi (Mentioned only)
- Tanaab (Mentioned only)
- Tatooine (Mentioned only)
- Beggar's Canyon (Mentioned only)
- Lars' homestead (Mentioned only)
- Tierfon (Mentioned only)
- Trogan (Mentioned only)
- Whistler's Whirlpool Tapcafe (Mentioned only)
- Unknown Space
- Varn
- Deep Pockets (First appearance)
- Dive Central (First mentioned)
- Tralus Room (First appearance)
- Deep Pockets (First appearance)
- Wayland (Mentioned only)
- Mount Tantiss (Mentioned only)
- Yaga Minor
- Yavin 4 (Mentioned only)
- Jedi Praxeum (Mentioned only)
[edit] Creatures
- Makthier (Mentioned only)
- Prashor worm (First mentioned)
- Qom Jha and Qom Qae (First appearance)
- Rancor (Mentioned only)
- Ratter thist (First mentioned)
- Roverine (First mentioned)
- Skronkies (First mentioned)
- Tauntaun (Mentioned only)
- Tedellian besiioth (First mentioned)
- Wampa (Mentioned only)
- Ysalamiri
[edit] Droid models
- C-3 protocol droid
- Chef droid (First appearance)
- MX droid (First appearance)
- R2-series astromech droid
- R9-series astromech droid (First appearance)
- SE-2 service droid (First appearance)
- Viper Probe Droid (Mentioned only)
- Waiter droid (First appearance)
[edit] Events
- Battle of Bothawui (Galactic Civil War) (First appearance)
- Battle of Endor (Mentioned only)
- Battle of Tanaab (Mentioned only)
- Caamas Document Crisis
- Clone Wars (Mentioned only)
- Corellian Insurrection (Mentioned only)
- Destruction of Caamas (Mentioned only)
- Destruction of Carida (Mentioned only)
- Destruction of Mount Tantiss (Mentioned only)
- Grand Alderaanian Gathering (First mentioned)
- Kancheon Sector Conference (First appearance)
- Kidnapping on Munto Codru (Mentioned only)
- Lorardian Slaughter (First mentioned)
- Operation Shadow Hand (Mentioned only)
- Outbound Flight (Mentioned only)
- Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty (First appearance)
[edit] Organizations and Titles
- Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only)
- Bastion Military Control (First mentioned)
- Black Sun (Mentioned only)
- BlasTech Industries (Mentioned only)
- Bothan Extinguishers (First appearance)
- Bothawui Commerce (First appearance)
- Bothawui Security (First appearance)
- Braxxon-Fipps (Mentioned only)
- Bureau of Ships and Services (First appearance)
- Caamasi Remnant
- Cavrilhu Pirates
- Chiss Expansionary Defense Force (Mentioned only)
- Corellian Security Force (Mentioned only)
- Dark Jedi (Mentioned only)
- Diamalan Commerce Ministry (First mentioned)
- Drev'starn Department of Criminal Discouragement (First appearance)
- Eleven Elders of the People
- Erwithat Space Control (First appearance)
- Everest (First mentioned)
- Exocron Combined Air-Space Fleet (First appearance)
- Fedukowski (First mentioned)
- Galactic Empire (Mentioned only)
- Grandiose Elector of Pakrik Major (First appearance)
- Imperial Intelligence
- Importation Department
- Ishori Confederene (Mentioned only)
- Ishori High Conflux (First mentioned)
- Jedi
- Jensaarai (Indirect mention only)
- Karazak Slaver's Cooperative (Mentioned only)
- Kathol Republic (First appearance)
- Korlier Combine (First mentioned)
- Kroctarian Home Defense Force (Mentioned only)
- Kuat Drive Yards (Mentioned only)
- M'challa Order (First appearance)
- Merr-Sonn Munitions (Mentioned only)
- Mistryl
- New Republic
- New Republic Fleet Intelligence (Mentioned only)
- New Republic High Council (Mentioned only)
- New Republic Senate (Mentioned only)
- Old Republic (Mentioned only)
- Pakrik Defense (First appearance)
- Pembric Security Legion
- Probe Control (Mentioned only)
- Proslee (Mentioned only)
- Rikhous (First mentioned)
- Rogue Squadron
- Sienar Fleet Systems (Mentioned only)
- Sith (Mentioned only)
- SoroSuub (Mentioned only)
- Sydon Vehicle Works (Mentioned only)
- Syndic Mitth'raw'nuruodo's Household Phalanx (First mentioned)
- Third Imperial Heavy Armor (First mentioned)
- Unified Factions
- Valkrex Machinery (First mentioned)
- Vengeance
- Wickstrom (First mentioned)
[edit] Sentient Species
[edit] Vehicles and Vessels
- AA-589
- Action-II freighter (First appearance)
- Action V transport
- Admonitor (Mentioned only)
- Action VI transport
- Airspeeder (Mentioned only)
- Assault shuttle (Mentioned only)
- AT-AT (Mentioned only)
- A-Wing
- Bagmim customs ship (First appearance)
- Beledeen II (First appearance)
- Corsair-class cruiser
- Defender starfighter
- D'farian starbarque (First appearance)
- Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser (Mentioned only)
- EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
- Etti-class light transport
- Freedom's Fury (First appearance)
- Froffli patrol ship (First appearance)
- Garfin (First appearance)
- Hoopster's Prank (Mentioned only)
- Industrious Thoughts (First appearance)
- Immobilizer 418 cruiser
- Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
- Imperial II-class Star Destroyer
- IPV/4 patrol ship (First appearance)
- Ironhand (First appearance)
- Kaloth-class battlecruiser
- Khra shuttle
- Korlier Flashship
- Landspeeder (Mentioned only)
- Marauder-class corvette
- MRX-BR Pacifier (First appearance)
- Obliterator (First appearance)
- Opquis gunship (First appearance)
- Outbound Flight (Mentioned only)
- Predominance (First appearance)
- Personal Luxury Yacht 3000
- Preybird-class starfighter
- [[Shipr
- Speeder bike
- Speeder truck
- Spirit of Mindor (First appearance)
- Star Cruiser (Mentioned only)
- Star Destroyer
- Starline Warrior (First appearance)
- Starry Ice (Mentioned only)
- Stellar Sentinel (First appearance)
- TIE fighter
- TIE interceptor
- Victory I-class Star Destroyer
- Webley (First appearance)
- Welling's Revenge (First appearance)
- X-Wing
- Z-95 headhunter
[edit] Weapons and Technology
- 448 DataSifter (First appearance)
- AT-AT simulator (First appearance)
- Bacta tank
- Charric (First appearance)
- Chrono
- Climbing claws (First appearance)
- Comlink
- Death Star (Mentioned only)
- Deflector shield
- D/Square decryption and deciphering system (First appearance)
- Flux stabilizer
- Fusion generator
- Glowrod
- HoloNet
- Ion cannon
- K220 heavy duty peripheral processor
- Lightsaber
- Macrobinoculars
- Masterline-70 OcTerminal (First appearance)
- Merilang-1221 full spectrum numerical analyzer (First appearance)
- Planetary shield
- Rendili SpaceDocks
- Sifter
- Slugthrower
- Spaarti cloning cylinder
- Sun Crusher (Mentioned only)
- Syntherope
- Tangle gun
- Turbolaser
- Xerrol Nightstinger
- Valkrex fusion disintegration cannister
[edit] Food and Beverages
- Bruallki (Mentioned only)
- Elba water (First mentioned)
- Hot chocolate
- Miasra sauce (First appearance)
- Pommwomm (Mentioned only)
- Tallgrain
- Trimpian (First appearance)
[edit] Miscellanea
- Bridgebreak confirmation
- Caamas Document
- Conner Net
- CorTreken (First mentioned)
- Coruscant Hourly (Mentioned only)
- Fraca
- High Day (First mentioned)
- Imperial Sleeper Cell Jenth-44 (Mentioned only)
- Katchni
- Marg Sabl Sweep (First mentioned)
- Ramordian silk (First appearance)
- Sabacc
- Shockball (Mentioned only)
- Tertian
- Treaties of Allegiance (First mentioned)
- TriNebulon News
- Vodokrene
- Tron Boral Maneuver (First mentioned)
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The German version of the book was split into two parts. Part one has the title Blick in die Zukunft, which is basically the same as the English title. Part two was named Der Zorn des Admirals, which would be The Admiral's Wrath in English.
- This was the latest adult-targeted novel in the EU chronology published under the Bantam imprint, and served as an "ending" to their series of Expanded Universe publications. Del Rey, another subdivision of Random House, became the licensee for EU books beginning with the Episode I novelization the following year.
[edit] Cover gallery
This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Vision of the Future.
