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Star Wars: Specter of the Past: The Hand of Thrawn, Book 1
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn makes his triumphant return to the Star Wars(r) universe in this first of an epic new two-volume series in which the New Republic must face its most dangerous enemy yet--a dead Imperial warlord.
The Empire stands at the brink of total collapse. But they have saved their most heinous plan for last. First a plot is hatched that could destroy the New Republic in a bloodbath of genocide and civil war. Then comes the shocking news that Grand Admiral Thrawn--the most cunning and ruthless warlord in history--has apparently returned from the dead to lead the Empire to a long-prophesied victory. Facing incredible odds, Han and Leia begin a desperate race against time to prevent the New Republic from unraveling in the face of two inexplicable threats--one from within and one from without. Meanwhile, Luke teams up with Mara Jade, using the Force to track down a mysterious pirate ship with a crew of clones. Yet, perhaps most dangerous of all, are those who lurk in the shadows, orchestrating a dark plan that will turn the New Republic and the Empire into their playthings.
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- Adam T Boddy
- 04-01-21
Good quality, just misses greatness.
Good, but not quite the equal of the original Thrawn trilogy. (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising & The Last Command)
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- Dan Rouge Wolf
- 01-10-18
great wow done well you will find it entertaining
great wow done well you will find it entertaining you will enjoy it the best in star wars
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- JD
- 15-09-17
One of the best Star Wars books
A very good story that could've taken the Star Wars series in a very different and better direction than the yuuzhan vong war series.
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- Vader
- 12-11-21
Great story
this is yet another excellent story from Zahn I can't wait to hear part 2
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- Clint Ryan
- 21-10-19
great story, plot was excellent , really enjoyed
the narrator was excellent and story was fantastic, listened to on way to work
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- Zenoslaf
- 14-03-21
Too bad it's not canon. :(
I have read this book several times when it came out and it was so good to have high quality expanded universe content.
Too bad it's not canon, because this would've been an epic 2 part movie, maybe even a series.
Marc is brilkiant as always and it's getting harder for me to listen to other narragors since Marc throws in so many different characters with his amazing voice acting that his books are more of a radio drama then just a narrator reading a book.
Off to Visions of the Future now.
Everything Zahn writes is highly recommended because he's truly amazing writer. And having Marc Thompson on board is just adding to the whole awesomeness of it.
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- Victor
- 08-10-16
fantastic just as I remember it from the book
brilliant listen to another great story by Timothy Zhan cannot wait to download vision of the future
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- A. Bradshaw
- 22-02-16
What you would expect from Zahn
Well that was fun & a lovely catch up with the characters from Zahn's Thrawn trilogy. No with added diplomatic intrigue.
I'm not a big fan of audio books with special effects, but these are actually done well & sparingly, the narrator's imitation of Harrison Ford's voice as Han is actually very well done. So I enjoyed the story, I enjoyed how it was produced & im off to listen to the conclusion.
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- allan roy
- 24-02-23
Always great stuff from this author
Again an other thrawn book that really hits it out the park. Brilliantly written and narrated
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- Ross
- 08-10-15
If you loved Thrawn before you'll love this!
If you loved Thrawn before you'll love this! It's a great follow on from Zahn's original excellent trilogy
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