The release date for the English version of 'Specter of the Past' by
Timothy Zahn is Sep 1998. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
In the beginning of an epic new two-volume series, Hugo Award-winning novelist Timothy Zahn triumphantly returns to the Star Wars(r) universe, pitting the New Republic against its deadliest opponent to date—an Imperial warlord.
The Empire is on the verge of complete disintegration. However, they have saved the worst for last. Initially, a strategy is conceived that has the potential to wipe out the New Republic via a bloody civil war and genocide. Then comes the startling announcement that the most crafty and brutal warlord in history, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has seemingly come back to life to lead the Empire to the long-awaited triumph. Against overwhelming odds, Han and Leia start a frantic race against time to save the New Republic from collapsing due to two mysterious threats—one external and one inside. Luke and Mara Jade work together to locate a mystery pirate ship with a clone crew as Luke uses the Force. The people who are hiding in the shadows and preparing a sinister scheme to use the Empire and the New Republic as their playthings, however, are maybe the most dangerous of all.