Star Wars: Dark Empire
The comic that brought the Emperor back, and got away with it for about a decade.
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Star Wars: Specter of the Past
Nine years on, and a rumour that Thrawn is alive is nearly as effective as Thrawn.
Published in November 1997, the first half of Timothy Zahn’s Hand of Thrawn duology returns to the New Republic fifteen years after Endor. A forged document threatens to reopen the Caamas atrocity, the Empire is down to eight sectors, and somebody is using the Grand Admiral’s name.
This entry is catalogued but not yet reviewed. The publication details above are verified; the write-up is still in the queue.
5 ABY – 34 ABY
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