Star Wars - Fate of the Jedi - Conviction vs Star Wars - Hand of Thrawn Duology - Vision of the Future: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Skywalker, Life on other planets, Space opera

Cover of Star Wars - Fate of the Jedi - Conviction

Star Wars - Fate of the Jedi - Conviction Aaron Allston · 2011 ★★★★☆ 3.9 390 pages · ≈ 7 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Star Wars - Hand of Thrawn Duology - Vision of the Future

Star Wars - Hand of Thrawn Duology - Vision of the Future Timothy Zahn · 1998 ★★★★☆ 3.9 694 pages · ≈ 12 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Star Wars - Fate of the Jedi - Conviction is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 12 for Star Wars - Hand of Thrawn Duology - Vision of the Future.

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