Zahn, Timothy. Star Wars: The Last Command. New York: Bantam Books, 1993. ISBN: 0553095005. First edition. Octavo, mauve taupe cloth, yellow marbled endpapers, gilt spine and edges, title, author, publisher stamped in gold on spine, 407 p. ; 24 cm. Issued as A Bantam Spectra Book. Limited to 350 numbered copies signed by the author on a limitation leaf. Volume 3 of The Thrawn Trilogy. Set in the Expanded Universe (EU) of the Star Wars galaxy approximately five years after the events depicted in the film Star Wars Episode IV: Return of the Jedi. SYNOPSIS: The embattled Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who has marshaled the remnants of the Imperial forces and driven the Rebels back with an abominable technology recovered from the Emperor's secret fortress: clone soldiers. As Thrawn mounts his final siege, Han and Chewbacca struggle to form a coalition of smugglers for a last-ditch attack against the empire, while Leia holds the Alliance together and prepares for the birth of her Jedi twins. Overwhelmed by the ships and clones at Thrawn's command, the Republic has one last hope, sending a small force, led by Luke Skywalker, into the very stronghold that houses Thrawn's terrible cloning machines. There a final danger awaits, as the Dark Jedi C'baoth directs the battle against the Rebels and builds his strength to finish what he had already started: the destruction of Luke Skywalker. A very fine copy in matching mauve taupe cloth slipcase with a non-pictorial tissue glassine dustwrapper as well as a very fine trade edition dustjacket designed by Tom Jung. $1200.00.