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.
Amazingly continuation of Thrawn's story
"All the politics, drama, adventure and exhilaration of the first Thrawn trilogy is back in this book and its sequel. Expands the stories of the classic characters and Zahn's amazing ones as well as adding to his Star Wars dramatis personae. Zahn does an amazing job of making the Empire threatening, something lacking in many other Star Wars books, and does not rely solely on Thrawn for this to occur. As with all his books the essence of the movies is ever present in Specter of the Past."
