Zahn is a very good writer and I was very entertained by both of these series. I didn’t know where to start, but many folks seemed to like Timothy Zahn, so I started with the Thrawn Trilogy and loved it, so the Hand of Thrawn was a logical next step. Anyway, when I heard the next trilogy of movies was coming out, I decided I should read some of the “after the movies” stuff. Oh, I did read Splinter of the Mind’s eye in Jr. Just finished this book and loved it! I’m 45, and while I’ve been a Star Wars fan since the original movie came out in 1974, I’ve never read any of the books…mostly because I didn’t read much of anything there for years. Star Wars: Specter of the Past: The Hand of Thrawn series Star War Throw in all the wonders that we come to love within the SW EU and you have perfect reading material. I had been cheering and hoping for the romantic coupling of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade from the first time she was introduced in Zahn’s Heir to the Empire, and I was finally awarded when they declared their love during the heat of battle, of course because anything less would not have been fitting for Skywalker and Jade.

Not only is it written by, quite possibly in my opinion the best author of the Star Wars Extended Universe, Timothy Zahn but it features my second favorite character of the SW EU: Mara Jade. It’s been a few years since I read this duology but I absolutely loved it. Original Duology Blog Review January 2015: I know I look forward to enjoying these over and over again in both book and audio version for years to come. So if you are a SW fan and are intrigued to read(or hear) the original EU timeline, I highly recommend giving the Star Wars Legends books a go, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

Mara Jade, Captain Pellaeon, Thrawn, Talon Kaarde, and so many others. Marc Thompson brings to life the characters I have loved for so long, nearly my whole life as I was only 4 when I first saw the original SW movie back in 1977 but he also brings a realistic flair to the new characters of the EU.

Listening to the narration of The Hand of Thrawn duology was absolutely brilliant! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Disney’s new timeline but to me they will always be non-canon and the original SWEU is canon.

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