Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn, Book 1: Specter of the Past cover art

Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn, Book 1: Specter of the Past

Book 1

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Try for £0.00
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn, Book 1: Specter of the Past

By: Timothy Zahn
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £7.99

Buy Now for £7.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn made his triumphant return to the Star Wars universe in this first of an epic two-volume series in which the New Republic must face its most dangerous enemy yet: a dead Imperial warlord.

The forces of the Empire stand 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.

More in the Hand of Thrawn series we have. And download all of our Star Wars titles you can!©1997 Lucasfilm Ltd. and TM. (P)1997 Lucasfilm Ltd. and TM.
Adventure Science Fiction Space Space Opera Fiction Star Wars Bounty Hunter Interstellar
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

Into the Void cover art
Star Wars: Outbound Flight cover art
Rogue Squadron: Star Wars Legends (Rogue Squadron) cover art
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime cover art
Star Wars: Legacy of the Force #1: Betrayal cover art
Shadow Hunter cover art
Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis, Book 1: Before the Storm cover art
Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy, Volume 1: Jedi Search cover art
Star Wars: Ahsoka cover art
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire cover art
Shatterpoint: Star Wars Legends cover art
Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader cover art
From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars) cover art
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed cover art
Redshirts cover art
The Teeth of the Tiger cover art

Critic reviews

"Zahn turns in his usual high-caliber performance." ( Library Journal)
"Longtime fans should get considerable pleasure from this addition to the saga." ( Publishers Weekly)

What listeners say about Star Wars: Hand of Thrawn, Book 1: Specter of the Past

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    17
  • 4 Stars
    8
  • 3 Stars
    7
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    3
Performance
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    10
  • 4 Stars
    4
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    3
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    11
  • 4 Stars
    4
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

My first audio book...

This was my first audio book, and it got me hooked!



I've previously read Timothy Zahn's other Star Wars novels and thoroughly enjoyed them, as such, i'd consider this and 'Vision Of The Future' to be must reads (must listens?).



I've come to look forward to Anthony Heald's narration too. He has a good voice and does a good job portraying the characters.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

“CouraSCANT?”

Great book as always from Timothy Zahn, the voice acting sadly lets it down alot. Not for lack of being interesting, it’s just that nothing relates to star wars whatsoever…

After hearing the likes of Marc Thompson narrate similar books, it becomes quite apparent that this narrator doesnt know the first thing about the world that he is supposedly bringing to life. Still worth a listen, but ive already bought paperback copies of this series as im finding myself dozing off mid listen…

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Great Story, Awful Acting

The voice actor has obviously never seen Star Wars: his voices are incredibly bad and he can’t even pronounce several words, including Coruscant. Not to mention the sound effects that wouldn’t be out of place in a Loony Tunes or Tom and Jerry. At least Timothy Zahn wrote a good book, even if it was ruined by the acting.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!