However, it can be okay to run in a slightly more spellfocused deck, so long as it isnt a combo deck. This book had a story that was far more involved than your ordinary celebrity wars story. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. This book really doesnt follow that well from the rather excellent thrawn trilogy that precedes it. Get ebooks specter of the past on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Timothy zahn is one of the reasons why i read star wars novels, and his continuing storyline continues in these books and. Marc thompson delivers another amazing performance in specter of the past, book 1 of the hand of thrawn duology. Specter of the past by timothy zahn overdrive rakuten. Specter of the past is a great book if you no one does star wars quite like timothy zahn.
In specter of the past, the events of the corellian trilogy have forced princess leia to take a leave of absence from her post of chief of state. Fiction, luke skywalker fictitious character, princess leia fictitious character, star wars fiction. Star wars legends the hand of thrawn ebook written by timothy zahn. The hand of thrawn by timothy zahn author marc thompson narrator. Its upsetting that i have to wait another year to see what happens with these characters and the stillopen plot lines. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Facing incredible odds, han as well as leia start a desperate race against time to stop the new republic from unraveling when faced with two strange dangers one from within and also one from without. Grand admiral thrawn is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Specter of the past is the first book in the hand of thrawn duology by timothy zahn. For those of you not aware, at the end of the book that follows this one, they decide to get married.
I remember it coming out of nowhere and reading this book again, there didnt seem to be much hint of romance happening this time through, either. The hand of thrawn, book 1 by timothy zahn audiobook try our site with free audio books. Hi, im big cal and welcome to my world youtube channel. Narration for the abridged audio version was performed by anthony heald. Specter of the past is an excellent title for this book. The book, which is set five years after the events 1999 film star wars. The empire, in a much smaller form, is back and trying to stir up trouble in the new republic. Specter of the past is the first in the hand of thrawn duology, timothy zahns spectacular return to the star wars universe after his incredible thrawn trilogy began the renewed expanded universe. Even though this book takes place about ten years after those books i found that timothy zahn picked up where he left off quite well. Specter of the past booksamillion online book store. Books closer to level 1 are easier to read and understand, more important, and of higher quality. He knows how to play the characters just right and make good use of the different factions in the star wars universe to make for an interesting story.
Note if the content not found, you must refresh this page manually. It involves an imperial moff, a major, and a con artist that create a fantastical illusion of power. First a plot is hatched that could destroy the new. The youtini expanded universe ranking system is a 15 scale that ranks eu book quality, difficulty, and importance. Star wars specter of the past audiobook by timothy zahn. And after you read the next one, you will realize the story in specter of the past is. Im 45, and while i have actually been a celebrity wars follower since the initial. Books closer to level 1 are easier to read and understand, more. Download specter of the past or read specter of the past online books in pdf, epub and mobi format.
Zahn yet again proves why he is the undisputed fan favorite. It was first published by bantam spectra on november 3, 1997. Or, invertedly, ask specifically the submission of spell count instead. And after you read the next one, you will realize the story in specter of the past is the perfect setup for the following novel. From hugo awardwinning author timothy zahn, whose unprecedented bestselling trilogy continued the. To me, specter of the past was a setup novel for the next book in duology. The book masterly provides well thought out schemes, plans, and events leading to book two of the duology, vision of the future, both definitely did not displease. Specter of the past is all about setting up the plot of the next title, vision of the future, which is up to par with the thrawn trilogy novels.
Specter of the past i believe does a good job serving the sequel role. The hand of thrawn duology legends book 1 kindle edition by zahn, timothy. Heir to the empire book by timothy zahn thriftbooks. Specter is pretty much the setup, vision is everything coming to a head. If youre finding the first book to be a bit slow, just be aware that specter of the past and vision of the future were originally meant to be one book that were broken apart at a later point in the writing process. However, you should sub minion count with nonspell count. Hugo awardwinning author timothy zahn makes his triumphant return to the star warsr universe in this first of an epic new twovolume series in which the new republic must face its most dangerous enemy yeta dead imperial warlord. Episode i the phantom menace, tells the story of the mysterious outbound flight project mentioned in heir to the empire 1991, specter of the past 1997, vision of the future 1998, and survivors quest 2004. His voices for han solo and lando calrissian are uncannily accurate, and make it very easy to picture harrison ford and billy dee williams as they mightve portrayed the story in a film. His trilogy heir to the empire, dark force rising, and the last command did almost as much as the movie. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. It brings up and references past events and characters from the whole bantam spectra era, especially the thrawn trilogy, and does a nice job of making the characters remember all their past adventures.
In this book, a decade has gone by since the defeat of grand admiral thrawn, and the new republic has been recovering since. Note if the content not found, you must refresh this page. But they have saved their most heinous plan for last. Timothy zahn star wars specter of the past audiobook. Specter of the past is the first of a new series, the hand of thrawn. But theres a new threat of political upheaval when evidence surfaces that entangles the bothan people who may have been behind the destruction of a. A long time ago timothy zahns heir to the empire sparked interest again in star wars and its novels. This is the first of two book sequel to the grand admiral thrawn trilogy. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. The card is strongest when run in a deck with mostly minions, allowing you to draw three cards far more consistently. Specter of the past 1997 is the first of the two hand of thrawn novels by timothy zahn, which follow his thrawn trilogy. A star wars novel specter of the past book summary. Click download or read online button to get specter of the past book now.
Now specter of the past shows it wasnt by accident. And also after you check out the next one, you will certainly recognize the story in specter of the past is the best configuration for the following book. However, there is one factor one must consider this was originally one book but had to be split into two due to size. Bantam spectras spectre of the past is book one of the hand of thrawn duology by award winning timothy zahn, author of the historic thrawn trilogy. Specter of the past ebook king county library system. Zahn is best known for his star wars novels heir to the empire, dark force rising, the last command, specter of the past, vision of the future, survivors quest, outbound flight, allegiance, choices of one, and scoundrels, with more than four million copies of his books in print. His trilogy heir to the empire, dark force rising, and the last command did almost as much as the movie trilogys rerelease to create new interest in luke, leia, and han solo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read specter of the past. Narration for the unabridged audio version was performed by marc thompson. Star wars specter of the past audiobook audiobooks free. Buy a cheap copy of heir to the empire book by timothy zahn.
This book had a plot that was far more involved than your average star wars novel. His trilogy heir to the empire, dark force rising, and the last command did almost as much as the movie trilogys rerelease to create new. Indeed, hero cards and weapons are not minions, yet they are not discarded by the book. Its vast majority concurred with what the star wars motion pictures gave us. Introduced in the 1991 timothy zahn novel heir to the empire, he is an imperial military commander who has taken control of the galactic empire s remaining forces five years after the events of the 1983 film return of the jedi. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hugo awardwinning author timothy zahn makes his triumphant re. What i like most around this book is that this is the culmination of the partnership between luke and also mara. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world.
Timothy zahn in this first volume of the twovolume series the hand of thrawn, princess leia struggles against all odds to hold the new republic together while luke skywalker pursues a mysterious group of. Hero cards and weapons are not minions, yet they are not discarded by the book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading specter of the past. Other books include the cobra series, the quadrail series. The novel is set in 19 aby, 10 years after the events of the last command and six years prior to those of vector prime. You can read this before specter of the past star wars. Timothy zahn timothy zahn is the master of the star wars novel. Here is a quick description and cover image of book specter of the past star wars. Mar 31, 2017 hi, im big cal and welcome to my world youtube channel. Star wars books specter of the past hand of thrawn book 1. Specter of the past book by timothy zahn thriftbooks. There was a lot more luke and mara in this that im not going to get into. Specter of the past hugo awardwinning author timothy zahn makes his triumphant return to the star warsr universe in this first of an epic new twovolume series in which the new republic must face its most dangerous enemy yeta dead imperial warlord.