Marc thompson on voicing the grand admiral in the thrawn audiobook. The longtime star wars narrator discusses his approach to the fan. The audiobook was performed by marc thompson and was released by random house audio on april 11, 2017. This was the first novel of the star wars extended universe, as constituted official canon while george lucas owned lucasfilm. Timothy zahn reignites the star wars lifespark and marc thompson fuels it. Marc thompson is the quintessential voice of star wars audio books. Science fiction the only way to defeat the most dangerous warriors on the dark side may be for the jedi and sith to join. The book creates an array of impactful events just like star wars. I felt as if i were hearing the audio of a star wars movie. I had to search imdb to see if thompson voiced thrawn. Grand admiral thrawn faces the ultimate test of his loyalty to the. Though to be fair, i was late to the party and only started reading heir to the empire after college sometime in the. Listen to the thrawn trilogy audiobook by timothy zahn. Star wars audiobook narrator, marc thompson youtube.
Star wars audiobook narrator marc thompson came to the random house audio studio to record star wars. Heir to the empire, dark force rising, and the last command. Dark force rising by timothy zahn, read by marc thompson. Excerpted clip from the latest audiobook edition, now available for download. The thrawn trilogy has 10 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The thrawn trilogy legends audiobooks listen to the. Thompson s emperor is no mere impression and channels the sith lords on screen vessel, ian mcdiarmid. Thrawn is the unabridged audio version of the canon novel of the same name and the first volume in the star wars. The last command by timothy zahn audiobook try our site with free audio books. The thrawn trilogy, book 2 by timothy zahn audiobook try our site with free audio books.
Sadly, from a story perspective, this books a bit of a dud. Some of his major roles include kevin thompson, anthony demartino, timothy oneill in daria. Gets me on the marc thompson bandwagon, future listeners have faith in marc s abilities however as the case with all voice actors, could do female characters better, but dont ask me how. Marc thompson narrates the whole thing in a perfect manner and keeps the intensity and drama of the tale alive. Del rey books, grand admiral thrawn, marc thompson, random house audio, star wars, star wars. Treason is the third novel in a new trilogy by timothy zahn, mostly set rather earlier than the original books and carefully brought into line with the most recent films and canon. The story follows on from the events of the original trilogy. Listen to the thrawn trilogy by timothy zahn, marc thompson,anthony daniels for free with a 30 day free trial. Star wars has thrived in various forms of media outside film, including audiobooks fully produced adaptations of star wars novels on cd and digital download. The last few chapters are jampacked with action, and lead up to a great ending. Marc thompson does extraordinary work as well, big kudos for his voice work for my faves being han, lando, and thrawn. Excerpted clip from the latest audiobook edition, now available for. Star wars legends the thrawn trilogy audiobook written by timothy zahn. Star wars legends the thrawn trilogy, timothy zahn fantastic.
Thrawn, book 3 written by timothy zahn narrated by marc thompson publisher. Discover thrawn s origins within the chiss ascendancy in the first book in an epic new star wars trilogy from bestselling author timothy zahn. But one very important thing that made the whole series so good is narrator marc thompson who masterfully impersonates famous characters. Download audiobooks narrated by marc thompson to your device. Marc thompson earned his bfa from new york university, tisch school of the arts, in 1997. The thrawn trilogy series timothy zahn author marc thompson narrator 2011.
Heir to the empire 20th anniversary edition, the thrawn trilogy. New york times best seller grand admiral thrawn faces the ultimate test of his loyalty to the empire in this epic star wars novel from. The thrawn trilogy legends audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. Introduced in the 1991 timothy zahn novel heir to the empire, he is an imperial military commander who has taken control of the galactic empires remaining forces five years after the events of the 1983 film return of the jedi. His narration brings the words of timothy zahn to life with great insight and excellent character work. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. His voice, as well as the narration, is provided by marc thompson. Timothy zahn author, marc thompson narrator, random house audio publisher 4. Throughout the entire novel, thrawn is featured with his frequent journaling of his experience climbing the imperial ranks. And as we celebrate star wars reads this month, wanted to honor a particular audiobook and its reader from earlier this year. Emperor, thrawn, tarkin and many others came to life and are easily recognized as marc. The biggest event in the history of star wars books, heir to the empire follows the adventures of luke skywalker, han solo, and princess leia after they led the rebel alliance to victory in star wars.
Here is a special edition 20th anniversary release of the numberone new york times bestselling novel that reignited the entire star wars publishing. While thrawn is interesting, its never really very exciting or fun, and it never reaches the heights of greatness exhibited in the original thrawn trilogy. Marc thompson born may 20, 1975 is an american voice actor who has worked for 4kids. Dark force rising audiobook marc thompson what does cutting for stone mean in the book, dark force rising. Narration for the abridged audio versions was performed by anthony daniels. The last command audiobook by timothy zahn, narrated by marc thompson. Marc thompson, a voice actor and earphones awardwinning audiobook narrator, earned his bfa from new york university, tisch school of the arts, in 1997. Grand admiral thrawn, born mitthrawnuruodo, is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. They take place in 9 aby, about five years after star wars. Marc thompson on voicing the grand admiral in the thrawn.
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