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: Vision of the Future
The end of the Bantam era, and the closing argument on Legends Thrawn.
Published in August 1998, the second half of the Hand of Thrawn duology resolves the Caamas document crisis, ends the Galactic Civil War with a signed peace, and settles the question of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade. It was the last major novel of Bantam Spectra’s Star Wars licence.
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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