false 31290267 248241 77787 0553298046 9780553298048 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900438m/77787.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900438s/77787.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77787.Specter_of_the_Past 3.83 1347 Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command) did almost as much as the movie trilogy's re-release to create new interest in Luke, Leia, and Han Solo. Specter of the Past is the first of a new series, The Hand of Thrawn. Princess Leia is trying desperately to hold the loose coalition of interests known as the New Republic together long enough to see the evil Empire finally vanquished. But in a stunning setback, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker discover that the pirate ships raiding New Republic transports are staffed with clones under the command of someone who claims to be Grand Admiral Thrawn, the Empire's most powerful warlord, believed dead for 10 years. Thrawn's plan for destroying the fragile New Republic seems well on the way to completion--unless Han, Leia, and Luke can stop it.]]> 12479 3.92 19611 874 1997 0 0 false Tue Aug 26 20:35:29 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 20:35:29 -0700 2008