MASTER AND APPRENTICE

The Force is strong in twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker... so strong that the Jedi Council, despite misgivings, entrusted young Obi-Wan Kenobi with the mission of training him to become a Jedi Knight.  Obi-Wan - like his slain Master Qui-Gon - believes Anakin may be the chosen one, the Jedi destined to bring balance to the Force.  But first Obi-Wan must help his undisciplined apprentice, who still bears the scars of slavery, find his own balance.

Dispatched to the mysterious planet of Zonama Sekot, source of the fastest ships in the galaxy, Obi-Wan and Akakin are swept up in a swirl of deadly intrigue and betrayal.  They sense a disturbance in the Force unlike any they have encountered before.  It seems there are more secrets on Zonama Sekot than meet the eye.  But the search for those secrets will threaten the bond between Obi-Wan and Anakin... and bring the troubled young apprentice face-to-face with his deapest fears - and his darkest destiny.

Also includes the bonus story "Star Wars: Mist Encounter"



It began as the ultimate voyage of discovery, only to become a dark chapter in Jedi history.  Now acclaimed author Timothy Zahn returns to tell the whole extraordinary story of the remarkable - and doomed - Outbound Flight Project.



The Clone Wars have yet to erupt when Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth petitions the Senate for support of an ambitious mission: to contact intelligent life and colonize undiscovered worlds beyond the known galaxy.  But government bureaucracy threatens to scuttle the expedition before it can even start - until Master C'baoth foils a murderous conspiracy plot, winning him the political capital he needs to set in motion the dream of Outbound Flight.



Or so it would seem.  The evil Sith Lord Darth Sidious has his own interests in Outbound Flight.  Yet even he is not the mission's most dangerous challenge.  Once under way, the starship crosses paths with the forces of the alien Chiss Ascendancy and the brilliant mastermind known as "Thrawn."  Thus what begins as a peaceful Jedi mission is violently transformed into an all-out war for survival.

STAR WARS
EPISODE II
ATTACK OF THE CLONES

There is a great disturbance in the Force...  From the sleek ships of the glimmering Coruscant skyscape to the lush gardens of pastoral Naboo, dissent is roiling.  The Republic is failing, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, elected ten years earlier to save the crumnbling government.  Separatists threaten war, and the Senate is hopelessly divided, unable to determine whether to raise an army for battle or keep the fragile peace.  It is a stalemate that, once broken, could lead to galactic chaos.

Mischievous and resolved, courageous to the point of recklessness, Anakin Skywalker has come of age in a time of great upheaval.  The twenty-year-old apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi is an enigma to the Jedi Coulcil, and a challenge to his Jedi Master.  Time has not dulled Anakin's ambition, nor has his Jedi training tamed his independent streak.  When an attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala's life brings them together for the first time in ten years, it is clear that time also has not dulled Anakin's intense feelings for the beautiful diplomat.

The attack on Senator Amidala just before a crucial vote thrusts the Republic seven closer to the edge of disaster.  Masters Yoda and Mace Windu sense enormous unease.  The dark side is growing, clouding the Jedis' perceptions of the events.  Unbeknownst to the Jedi, a slow rumble is bilding into the roar of thousands of soldiers readying for battle.  But even as the Republic falters around, Anakin and Padmé find a connectin so intense that all else begins to fall away.  Anakin will lose himself - and his way - in emotions a Jedi, sworn to hold allegience only to the Order, is forbidden to have.

Based on the story by George Lucas and the screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales, this intense and revealing novel by bestselling author R. A. Salvatore sheds new light on the legend of Star Wars - and skillfully illuminates one of our most beloved sagas.

R. A. Salvatore was born in Massachusetts in 1959.  He is the acclaimed author of the Demon Wars trilogy: The Demon Awakens, The Demons Spirit, and The Demon Apostle, as well as Mortalis, Bastion of Darkness, Ascendance, and the New York Times bestseller Star Wars The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime.  He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Diane, and their three children.

Visit the author's Web site at
www.rasalvatore.com

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STAR WARS
REVENGE OF THE SITH

The turning point for the entire Star Wars saga is at hand

After years of civil war, the Separatists have battered the already faltering Republic nearly to the point of collapse. On Coruscant, the Senate watches anxiously as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine aggressively strips away more and more constitutional liberties in the name of safeguarding the Republic. Yoda, Mace Windu, and their fellow Masters grapple with the Chancellor’s disturbing move to assume control of the Jedi Council. And Anakin Skywalker, the prophesied Chosen One, destined to bring balance to the Force, is increasingly consumed by his fear that his secret love, Senator Padmé Amidala, will die.

As the combat escalates across the galaxy, the stage is set for an explosive endgame: Obi-Wan undertakes a perilous mission to destroy the dreaded Separatist military leader General Grievous. Palpatine, eager to secure even greater control, subtly influences public opinion to turn against the Jedi. And a conflicted Anakin–tormented by unspeakable visions–edges dangerously closer to the brink of a galaxy-shaping decision. It remains only for Darth Sidious, whose shadow looms ever larger, to strike the final staggering blow against the Republic . . . and to ordain a fearsome new Sith Lord: Darth Vader.

Based on the screenplay of the eagerly anticipated final film in George Lucas’s epic saga, bestselling Star Wars author Matthew Stover’s novel crackles with action, captures the iconic characters in all their complexity, and brings a space opera masterpiece full circle in stunning style.

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MATTHEW STOVER is the New York Times bestselling author five previous novels, including Star Wars: Shatterpoint; Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Traitor; and The Blade of Tyshalle.  He is an expert in martial arts.  Stover lives outside Chicago.

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"THE FORCE GROWS DARK, ANAKIN....
BE WARY OF YOUR FEELINGS."

LUKE SKYWALKER CHALLENGED THE STORMTROOPERS OF A DISTANT GALAXY ON A DARING MISSION - WHERE A FORCE OF LIFE BECAME THE POWER OF DEATH!

Luke Skywalker was a twenty-year-old who lived and worked on his uncle's farm on the remote planet of Tatooine... and he was bored beyond belief.  He yearned for adventures that would take him beyond the farthest galaxies to distant and alien worlds.

But Luke got more than he bargained for when he intercepted a cryptic message from a beautiful princess held captive by a dark and powerful warlord.  Luke didn't know who she was, but her knew ha had to save her - and soon, because time was running out.

Armed with courage and with the light saber that had been his father's, Luke was catapulted into the middle of the most savage space war ever... and he was headed straight for a desperate encounter on the enemy battle station known as the Death Star!

FEATURING 16 PAGES OF FABULOUS FULL-COLOR PHOTOS FROM THE SPECTACULAR SPACE-FANTASY MOTION PICTURE!

THE GREATEST SF MOVIE EVER FROM
20^TH CENTURY FOX

STRANDED ON A JUNGLE PLANET, LUKE SKYWALKER AND PRINCESS LEIA FOUND THEMSELVES DESPERATELY RACING IMPERIAL STORMTROOPERS TO CLAIM A GEM THAT HAD MYSTERIOUS POWERS OVER THE FORCE.

Luke Skywalker expected trouble when he volunteered to follow Princess Leia on her mission to Circarpous to enlist their Rebel underground in the battle against the Empire.  But the farm boy from Tatooine hadn't counted on an unscheduled landing in the swamplands of Mimban... hadn't counted on any of the things they would find on that strange planet.

Hidden on this planet was the Kaiburr crystal, a mysterious gem that would give the one who possessed it such powers over the Force that he would be all but invincible.  In the wrong hands, the crystal could be deadly.  So Luke had to find this treasure and find it fast.

Accompanied by Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio - his two faithful droids - Luke and the Princess set out for the Temple of Pomojema... and a confrontation deep beneath the surface of an alien world with the most fearsome villain in the galaxy!

A LONG TIME AGO
IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY
Luke, Han and Princess Leia'a story didn't end with the destruction of the Death Star - it continues in
STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

Though they had won a significant battle, the war between the Rebels and the Empire had really just begun.

Now, several months later, the Rebels have established an outpost on the frozen wasteland of Hoth.  But even on that icy, backwater planet, they could not escape the evil Darth Vader's notice for long.

Soon, Luke, Han, the princess and their faithful companions were forced to flee, scattering in all directions - the Dark Lord's minions in fevered pursuit!

THIS EXCITING NEW CHAPTER IN THE STAR WARS™ SAGA IS BIGGER, BETTER AND BOLDER THAN ANYTHING THAT HAS COME BEFORE!

Breathtaking Adventure
High Romance  -  Startling Revelations
Explosive Confrontations  -  Daring Escapes

Here is the untold story of the events that took place between the movies The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi: a novel in which Darth Vader still lives - and battles a villain as powerful and evil as himself.

SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE

It is a time of crisis. Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, is being taken to the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. As Princess Leia mounts a rescue mission including Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, and a brilliant young pilot, Darth Vader pits himself against a cunning and ruthless rival. Xizor is the leader of a powerful crime syndicate who seeks to supplant Vader for the favor of their mutual master, the dreaded Emperor. Their target: Luke Skywalker. Suddenly Luke finds himself the potential prize of the two most evil entities in the galaxy - one who wants him alive... and one who wants him dead.

Luke, Han and Princess Leia'a story didn't end with the destruction of the Death Star...

Though they had won a significant battle, the war between the Rebels and the Empire had really just begun.

Several months had passed, and the Rebels have established a hidden outpost on the frozen wasteland of Hoth.  But even on that icy, backwater planet, they could not escape the evil Darth Vader's notice for long.

Soon, Luke, Han, Princess Leia, and their faithful companions would be forced to flee, scattering in all directions - with the Dark Lord's minions in fevered pursuit...

MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT!

STAR WARS
RETURN OF THE JEDI™

It was a dark time for the Rebel Alliance...

Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, has been delivered into the hands of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt.  Determined to rescue him, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Lando Calrissian launch a hazardous mission against Jabba's Tatooine stronghold.

Now, in the most exciting chapter of the STAR WARS® saga, the Rebel commanders have gathered all the warships of the Rebel fleet into a single giant armada.  And Darth Vader, who has ordered construction to begin on a new and even more powerful Death Star, makes his plans to crush the Rebel Alliance once and for all.

Breathtaking Adventure
Spine-Tingling Suspense - Daring Escapes

The bestselling Star Wars® saga continues in this spellbinding adventure that brings to life George Lucas's dazzling universe and his beloved movie characters.  In The Truce at Bakura, the Rebel Alliance struggles to survive in the fateful days following the events in Return of the Jedi.



No sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned to ashes on Endor than the Alliance faces a new challenge at the far-flung Imperial outpost of Bakura.  The Ssi-ruuk, a race of cold-blooded reptilian invaders, plan to enslave human minds to pilot their invincible machines of war and destruction.  With the hope of turning Bakura's loyalties toward the fledgling New Republic with defensive aid, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia race to the besieged planet.  Yet, as the eve of the final onslaught rapidly approaches, Rebel and Imperial forces still must come to terms with each other.  And there is already evidence of a traitor hidden in their midst....

STAR WARS®

JOIN THE MOST ELITE FIGHTING FORCE IN SPACE ON A DO-OR-DIE MISSION ONLY THE X-WINGS WOULD DARE!

They are sleek, swift, and deadly.  They are the X-wing fighters.  And as the struggle rages across the vastness of space, the fearless men and women who pilot them risk both their lives and their machines.  Their mission: to defend the Rebel Alliance against a still-powerful and battle-hardened Imperial foe in a last-ditch effort to control the stars!

X-WING
ROGUE SQUADRON

Its very name strikes fear into enemy hearts.  So when Rebel hero Wedge Antilles rebuilds the legendary Rogue Squadron, he seeks out the very best - the most skilled, the most daring X-wing pilots.  Through ardous training and dangerous missions, he weeds out the weak from the strong, assembling a group of hard-bitten warriors ready to fight, ready to die.  Antilles knows the grim truth: that even with the best X-wing jockeys in the galaxy, many of them will not survive their near-suicidal missions.  But when Rogue Squadron is ordered to assist in an assault on the heavily fortified Imperial stronghold of Black Moon, even the bravest must wonder if any at all will survive....

STAR
WARS®

Sleek, swift, and deadly, they are the X-wing fighters. And as the battle against the Empire rages across the vastness of space, the pilots risk both their lives and their machines for the cause of the Rebel Alliance. Now they must embark on a dangerous espionage mission, braving betrayal and death on the Imperial homeworld to smash the power of a ruthless foe!

X-WING
WEDGE'S GAMBLE

It is the evil heart of a battered and reeling Empire: Coruscant, the giant city-world from whose massive towers the Imperial High Command directs the war. The Rebels will invade this mighty citadel in a daring move to bring the Empire to its knees. But first Wedge Antilles and his X-wing pilots must infiltrate Coruscant to gain vital intelligence information. Capture means death, or worse--enslavement by the vicious leader known as "Iceheart," Ysanne Isard, now Emperor in all but name. And one of Rogue Squadron's own is already her slave, a traitor hidden behind a mask of innocence, working to betray both colleagues and the Rebellion itself.

STAR WARS®

CAN THE ROGUE SQUADRON SURVIVE ITS GREATEST CHALLENGE YET?

They are the galaxy's most elite fighting force.  As the battle against the Empire rages, the X-wing fighters risk life and machine to protect the Rebel Alliance.  Now they face their greatest challenge yet - in the face of the deadliest betrayal.

X-WING
THE KRYTOS TRAP

The Rebels have taken Coruscant.  But their problems are far from over.  A killer virus called Krytos is wiping out the indigenous population, and a counterrevolution is exploding.  At the center of the storm is the highly charged treason trial of Rebel hero Tycho Celchu.  While agents provacateurs carry out their acts of terrorism, the fledgling state can be defended only by the blood and courage of the Rogue Squadron.  As the X-wing fighters scramble to save the Rebellion, Corran Horn, given up for dead in Ysanne Isard's inescapable prison, discovers he alone holds the key to freeing Coruscant from the Empire.

STAR WARS®
They are the galaxy's most elite fighting force.  And as the battle against the Empire rages, the X-wing fighters risk life and machine to protet the Rebel Alliance.  Now they must do the impossible: capture a hostile, fortified world - on their own.
X-WING
THE BACTA WAR
While the Alliance Fleet mounts a major campaign against a deadly warlord, Ysanne Isard has seized control of Thyferra, intending to use its precious supply of bacta to destabilize and destroy the New Republic.  It falls to Rogue Squadron - undermanned, deprived of Alliance support and even of weapons - to oppose Isard's dangerous designs, defeat her powerful compliment of Star Destroyers, and free Thyferra from her iron rule.  But when Isard discovers the Squadron's secret base, its ragtag group of pilots must scramble for survival in a winner-take-all battle against Isard's overwhelming and seemingly superior force.

STAR WARS®
They are the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force - sleek, swift, and deadly.  For these X-wing fighters, no job is too dirty or too dangerous.  Now they must rise to meet an impossible challenge: stop a powerful warlord by pretending to be his ally.

X-WING
IRON FIST

Against all odds, the controversial Wraith Squadron has survived its first covert mission.  But now they are called upon the cheat death twice.  This time Wedge Antilles sends them in to stop the warlord Zsinj and his Super Star Destroyer, Iron Fist.  If Zsinj joins the Empire, it could turn the tide of war against the Rebels.  The Wraith Squadron's mission: infiltrate the warlord's fleet and uncover his carefully guarded plans.  To do so, they must pose as ruthless pirates seeking to join Zsinj's forces.  And that means first becomming pirates in space lanes teaming with Imperial Navy patrols.  If that isn't enough to get them killed, they'll have to pass one last test - a suicide mission for Zsinj.

Can they survive the test and turn the tables on Zsinj?

Or is this the end for Wraith Squadron?

STAR WARS®
They are the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force - sleek, swift, and deadly. For these X-wing fighters, no job is too dirty or too dangerous. Now they must rise to meet an impossible challenge: stop a powerful warlord by pretending to be his ally.

X-WING
IRON FIST

Against all odds, the controversial Wraith Squadron has survived its first covert mission. But now they are called upon to cheat death twice. This time Wedge Antilles sends them in to stop the warlord Zsinj and his Super Star Destroyer, Iron Fist. If Zsinj joins the Empire, it could turn the tide of war against the Rebels. The Wraith Squadron's mission: infiltrate the warlord's fleet and uncover his carefully guarded plans. To do so, they must pose as ruthless pirates seeking to join Zsinj's forces. And that means first becoming pirates in space lanes teeming with Imperial Navy patrols. If that isn't enough to get them killed, they'll have to pass one last test - a suicide mission for Zsinj.

Can they survive the test and turn the tables on Zsinj?

Or is this the end for Wraith Squadron?

STAR WARS®
Wraith Squadron: they are the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force.  Sleek, swift, and deadly, they are the first battle, the last line of defense.  Now they must find and destroy a wily enemy more powerful than the Empire itself.

X-WING
SOLO COMMAND

Their covert mission has been a success.  The enemy has been vanquished.  Or so they thoght.  The Super Star Destroyer Iron Fist somehow escaped destruction and with it the New Republic's greatest threat, the infamous warlord Zsinj.  To defeat him, Wraith Squadron must join a combat task force led by the only man crafty enough to beat Zsinj at his own game: Han Solo.  But Zsinj knows the X-wing fighters' indomitable courage is both their greatest strength - and their greatest weakness. For even against the most overwhelming odds, the Rebels will fight to the death. And that will leave Zsinj the galaxy's unchallenged master!

Special Bonus Inside -
the exclusive story "A Forest Apart," previously available in e-book format only!

Han and Leia struggle to keep the Empire at bay as stunning revelations from the past threaten to eclipse the future of the New Republic....

The deaths of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine by no means spelled the end of the Empire. In the aftermath, the New Republic has faced a constant struggle to survive. Now a new threat looms: a masterpiece of Alderaanian art - lost after the planet’s destruction - has resurfaced on the black market. It conceals a vital secret - the code used to communicate with New Republic agents undercover within the Empire. Discovery by Imperial forces would spell disaster. The only option is recovery - and Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO have been dispatched to Tatooine to infiltrate the auction.

When a dispute at the auction erupts into violence, the painting vanishes in the chaos. Han and Leia are thrust into a desperate race to reclaim it. As they battle against marauding TIE fighters, encroaching stormtroopers, and Tatooine’s savage Tusken Raiders, Leia’s emotional struggle over the specter of her infamous father culminates in the discovery of an extraordinary link to the past. And as long-buried secrets at last emerge, she faces a moment of reckoning that will forever alter her destiny... and that of the New Republic.

George Lucas brought us the blockbuster Star Wars® film trilogy.  Then some of science fiction's best writers® expanded the adventure in their bestselling Star Wars novels.  Now the tradition continues with the culmination of a love story than spans a war-torn galaxy...

Though Dark Vader and the Emperor are dead, the Empire lives on and a weakened Alliance ust fing powerful new help if it is to survive.  The answer could lie in the Hapes consortium, a cluster of sixty-three high-tech worlds.  There is only one catch: Princess Leia must marry the Queen Mother's son, the dashing and wealthy Prince Isolder.

Han Solo reacts badly to the news.  Tricking Leia, he flees with her to the beautiful but untamed planet of Dathromir, where he hopes to change her mind - and win her heart.  Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and Artoo form an unlikely partnership with the jilted prince to track down the runaways.  But their mission is only the beginning of an adventure that will lead to the discovery of an awesome treasure, a group of Force-trained "witches," and a showdown with an invincible foe.

Now, for the first time: the authorized continuation of the legendary Star Wars saga, the most popular series in motion-picture history - masterfully told by Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn.

BEWARE THE DARK SIDE

It's five years after Return of the Jedi: the Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven the remnant of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy.  Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting Jedi twins.  And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights.

But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor's warlords has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic.  For this dark warrior has made two vital discoveries that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build.  The explosive confrontation that results is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale - in short, a story worthy of the name Star Wars.

The authorized continuation of the legendary Star Wars saga and sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Heir to the Empire continues in a novel of intrigue, warfare, and shattering evil - as Luke Skywalker confronts the very face of the Dark Side.

DARK FORCE RISING

The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord - Grand Admiral Thrawn - has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic's destruction.  Meanwhile, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council - only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies.

Yet most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness... and scheming to currupt Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side.

The conclusion to the epic adventure begun in the number one New York Times bestselling Heir to the Empire and continued in Dark Force Rising, this final volume spans a galaxy in flames, and the Empire threatens to engulf the New Republic and its brave defenders.

THE LAST COMMAND

The embattled Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who has marshaled the remnants of the Imperial forces and driven the Rebels back with an abominable technology recovered from the Emperor's secret fortress: clone soldiers.  As Thrawn mounts his final siege, Han and Chewbacca struggle to form a coalition of smugglers for a last-ditch attack against the Empire, while Leia holds the Alliance together and prepares for the birth of her Jadi twins.  Overwhelmed by the ships and clones at Thrawn's command, the Repulbic has one last hope - sending a small force, led by Luke Skywalker, into the very stronghold that houses Thrawn's terrible cloning machines.

There a final danger awaits, as the Dark Jedi C'baoth directs the battle against the Rebels and builds his strength to finish what he has already started: the destruction of Luke Skywalker.

STAR WARS®
Sleek, swift, and deadly, the famed X-wing fighters have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force the hard way - first in battle, the last line of defense.  Now the must make a deal with the devil herself - and enemy whose ultimate goal is their total annihilation.

ISARD'S REVENGE

It's the kind of mission only Wedge Antilles and the Rogue Squadron would dare to undertake.  Against impossible odds they will stage a daring raid into an enemy stronghold - only to be rescued from certain destruction by an unexpected ally.  Ysanne Isard, the ruthless Imperial commander, has appeared on the scene seemingly from out of nowhere.  Now she proposes a most unusual alliance, offering to help Wedge rescue his captured comrades from Imperial Warlord Admiral Krennel's sadistic prison camp.  But her offer is not without a price.  Wedge must lead Rogue Squadron in Isard's deadly struggle against an enemy made in her own image.  It's an offer Wedge would love to refuse, for Isard is certain to betray them.  But how can they leave their comrades at Krenel's mercy?  The answer is: they can't - even if it means being caught between Krennel's ruthlessness and Isard's treachery.

VOLUME 1 OF THE JEDI ACADEMY TRILOGY

STAR WARS

JEDI SEARCH

As the war between the Republic and the scattered remnants of the Empire continues, two children - the Jedi Twins - will come into their powers in a universe on the brink of vast changes and challenges in this time of turmoil and discovery, an extraordinary new Star Wars saga begins....

While Luke Skywalker takes the first step toward setting up an academy to train a new order of Jedi Knights.  Han Solo and Chewbacca are taken prisoner on the planet Kessel and forced to work in the fathomless depths of a spice mine.  But when Han and Chewie break away, they flee desperately to a secret Imperial research laboratory surrounded by a cluster of black holes - and go from one danger to a far greater one...  On Kessel, Luke picks up the trail of his two friends, only to come face-to-face with a weapon so awesome, it can wipe out an entire solar system.  It is a death ship called the Sun Crusher, invented by a reclusive genius and piloted by none other than Han himself.…

VOLUME 2 OF THE JEDI ACADEMY TRILOGY

STAR WARS

DARK APPRENTICE

As the New Republic takes devastating losses in the ongoing war with the scattered remnants of the Empire, the galaxy's future depends on three small children - among them the Jedi Twins - born to incredible powers and perils, as an extraordinary new Star Wars® saga unfolds...

While the New Republic struggles to decided what to do with the deadly Sun Crusher - a new doomsday weapon stolen from the Empire by Han Solo - the renegade Imperial Admiral Daala uses her fleet of Star Destroyers to conduct guerrilla warfare on peaceful planets.  And now she threatens the watery world of Admiral Ackbar.  But as the battle for a planet rages, and even greater danger emerges at Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy.  A brilliant student deleves dangerously into the dark side of the Force and unleashes the spirit of an ancient master of the evil order that warped Darth Vader himself.  Working together, they may become an enemy greater than any the New Republic has ever fought... more powerful than even a Jedi Master can face.

VOLUME 3 OF THE JEDI ACADEMY TRILOGY

STAR WARS

As the New Rebellion continues its struggle for survival, a scattered but powerful remnant of the shattered Empire seeks to destroy three precious children - among them Han and Leia's Jedi twins - who represent the next generation of Jedi Knights, in this third and final novel of the Jedi Academy Trilogy...

CHAMPIONS OF THE FORCE

Suspended helplessly between life and death, Luke Skywalker lies in state at the Jedi academy.  But on the spirit plane, Luke fights desperately for survival, reaching out psychically to the Jedi twins.  At the same time, Leia is on a life-and-death mission of her own, a race against Imperial agents hoping to destroy a third Jedi child - Leia and Han's baby Anakin - hidden on the planet Anoth.  Meanwhile, Luke's former protegé Kyp Durron has pirated the deadly Sun Crusher on an apocalyptic mission of mass destruction, convinced he is fighting for a just cause.  Hunting down the rogue warrior, Han must persuade Kyp to renounce his dark crusade and regain his lost honor.  To do it, Kyp must take the Sun Crusher on a suicide mission against the awesome Death Star prototype - a battle Han knows they may be unable to win... even with Luke Skywalker at their side!

New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole presents a stirring new tale set in the Star Wars® universe: the dramatic story of a heroic X-wing pilot on the razor's edge between the Force - and the Dark Side.

I, JEDI

Corran Horn has distinguished himself as one of the best and brightest of Rogue Squadron's elite fighting force.  Then his wife, Mirax, vanishes on a covert mission for the New Republic, and Corran vows to find her.  To do so, he knows he must develop the latent Force powers inherited from his grandafther, a legendary Jedi hero.  He joins Luke Skywalker's famed Jedi academy to begin training, only to quit in frustration at Skywalker's methods.  Now Corran is on his own.  Using his Corellian undercover experience, he must infiltrate, sabotage, and destroy a ruthless organization in order to find his wife.  But to succeed, Corran will have to come to terms with his Jedi heritage - and make a terrible choice: surrender to the dark side... or die.

The chronicle of the dazzling universe of George Lucas's blockbuster Star Wars® films soars to new heights as the Republic faces its greatest challenge yet in...



CHILDREN OF THE JEDI



Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewbacca set out on a mission vital to the survival  of the fragile New Republic.  They are searching for the long-lost children of the Jedi on the frozen world of Belsavis, from whose dark crypts no one has returned alive.  Halfway across the galaxy, Luke Skywalker is on an equally dangerous mission.  Taken aboard the enemy Dreadnaught Eye of Palpatine, Luke must find a way to destroy the automated ship before it completes the mission encoded into its supersophisticated artificial intelligence system: the total annihilation of Belsavis.  To succeed, Luke will need the help of the spirit of the Jedi Knight Callista, who gave her life to stop the ship once before.  The mystery of the crypts, the invincible power of the Dreadnaught, the lost Jedi, and the burgeoning passion between Luke and Callista come together in a stunning climax worthy of the Star Wars saga.

Acclaimed author of the Jedi Academy trilogy, Kevin J. Anderson is backwith a blockbuster novel, returning to Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tatooine.

DARKSABER

Luke returns home with Han Solo, hoping to make contact with Obi-Wan Kenobi.  Instead, what they find is disturbing news: the Hutts, criminal warlords of the galaxy, arebuilding a secret superweapon, a reconstruction of the original Death Star superlaser, to be called the Darksaber.  This planet-crushing power will be in the ruthless hands of Durga, a creature without conscience or mercy.  And there is trouble on another front: Admiral Daala is very much alive and, in league with Pallaeon, is marshalling forces to destroy the Rebels.  Soon they and Luke will face the ultimate test of their power - one in which all the temptations of the dark side of the Force becon....

PRAISE FOR KEVIN J. ANDERSON'S
JEDI ACADEMY TRILOGY
"Anderson has all but assumed the title of chancellor of Star Wars University." - Starlog

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Hambly returns to the Star Wars® universe to tell a breathtaking tale of a mysterious world where the battle between the New Republic and the Empire takes a shocking new twist....

PLANET OF TWILIGHT

Nam Chorios is a barren backwater world - once a dreaded prison colony, now home to a fanatic religious cult.  It is here that Princess Leia has been taken captive by a ruthless and charismatic warlord bent on destroying the New Republic.  Meanwhile, Luke lands on a mysterious planet in search of his lost love, Callista, only to discover the Force is his own worst enemy.  But worst of all, as Han, Chewie, and Lando leave Coruscant on a desperate rescue mission, a strange life-form, unlike any the galaxy has ever seen, awakens... a life-form so malevolent it will destroy everything - both Empire and New Republic - on its path to domination.

STAR WARS®

The X-wing fighter pilots have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force by overwhelming enemies with their rapid-fire assaults. But now they are about to embark on a diplomatic mission that will prove to be even more hazardous than all-out combat....

STARFIGHTERS OF ADUMAR

The neutral world of Adumar has decided to pick a side in the war to control the galaxy. Delegates from both the New Republic and the Empire have been invited to Adumar, and each camp will be given a chance to plead its government's case. But there is one small catch: since the Adumari prize military skill above all else, they insist that both delegations be composed exclusively of fighter pilots. For pilot Wedge Antilles and his company, it's an unfamiliar exercise in diplomacy - and one that's filled with unexpected peril. For once they arrive, the X-wing pilots are challenged by Adumar's fierce warriors and attacked by Imperial assassins bent on eliminating all competition. But these challenges pale in comparison to the threat posed by a rogue Republic agent... one who is determined to win Adumar's allegiance once and for all - even if it costs the X-wing pilots their lives.

STAR WARS

In the blockbuster bestselling tradition of Heir to the Empire comes this thrilling addition to the Star Wars® saga, as peace gives way to a dire new threat...

BEFORE THE STORM

It is a time of tranquillity for the New Republic.  The Remnants of the Empire now lie in complete disarray, and the reemergence of the Jedi knights has brought power and prestige to the flesgling governement on Coruscant.  Yesterday's Rebels have become today's administrators and diplomats, and the factions that fought against Imperial tyranny seem united in savoring the fruits of peace.

But the peace is short-lived.  A restless Luke must journey to his mother's homeworld in a desperate and dangerous quesst to find her people.  An adventurous Lando must seize a mysterious spacecraft that has weapons of enormous destructive powers and an unknown mission.  And Leia, a living symbol of the New Republic's triumph, must face down the ruthless leader of the Duskhan League, an arrogant Yevetha who seems bent on a genocidal war that could shatter the fragile unity of the New Republic... and threaten its very survival.

STAR WARS

The New Republic's triumph grows ever more precarious in the face of an arrogant race bent on war, as the bestselling Star Wars® saga continues....

SHIELD OF LIES

As Leia must deal with a new threat to the fragile alliance that binds the New Republic, Lando becomes a prisoner aboard a runaway spacecraft of unknown origin.  Luke continues his quest to learn more about his mother among the Fallanassi, where his every belief about the use of the Force is about to be challenged.  And while Leia ponders a diplomatic solution to the aggression of the fierce Yevetha race, Han pilots a spy ship into the heart of Yevethan space and faces a vast fleet of warships under the command of a ruthless leader - a fleet more than a match for the New Republic's forces....

STAR WARS

In the wake of the shattered alliance, the New Republic fights a relentless new enemay in an all-new adventure in the bestselling Star Wars® saga...

TYRANT'S TEST

Faced with an alarming image of Han as a battered hostage of the Yevetha, Chewbacca takes on an urgent mission.  Meanwhile, Leia calls upon the Senate to take a stand and eliminate the Yevetha threat - even at the cost of Han's life.  As a former Imperial govenor takes his battle to the runaway Quella spaceship, Luke's continuing search for his mother brings him dangerously close to Nil Spaar's deadly forces.  And as the Yevetha close in on the forces of the New Republic, Luke takes a desperate gamble with an invisible weapon....

Award-winning author Kristine Kathryn Rusch brings her remarkable talents to the Star Wars® inverse, where the New Republic faces sudden and total annihilation....

THE NEW REBELLION

Somehwere in the galaxy, millions suddenly perish - a disruption of the Force so shocking it is felt by Luke at his Jedi academy and by Leia on Coruscant.  While Leia must deal with an assassination attempt, a rumored plot against the New republic, and allegations that Han Solo is involved, Luke seeks out a former Jedi student who may hold the key to the mass destruction.  But Brakiss is only the bait in a deadly trap set by a master of the dark side who is determined to rule as emperor.  He's targeted Luke, Leia, and Leia's Jedi children to die.  Then billions will follow, in a holocaust unequaled in galactic history.

STAR WARS®



IN THIS FIRST BOOK OF AN EXCITING NEW TRILOGY, THE BLOCKBUSTER ADVENTURES OF STAR WARS® CONTINUE...



AMBUSH AT CORELLIA



A trade summit on Corellia brings Han Solo back  to the home world he left many years before.  Arriving on the distant planet with Leia, their children  and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun with agents of the New Republic Intelligence and finds himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even  he understands. One thing is clear:  the five inhabited worlds of the sector are on the brink of civil war and the once peaceful coexistence of the three  leading races - human, Selonian, and Drallan -  has come to an end.



Suddenly all that Han, Leia, and others of the Alliance have fought for is threatened.  As jammerships block all communication with Luke Skywalker and the outside universe, Han and Leia find themselves trapped on a world about to explode in violence unless they can meet a fanatical Rebel leader's impossible demands....

STAR WARS®

THE BLOCKBUSTER ADVENTURES OF STAR WARS® CONTINUE IN THE SECOND BOOK OF THE CORELLIAN TRILOGY...

ASSAULT AT SELONIA

Imprisoned on the planet Corellia, Han Solo finds himself at the mercy of his evil cousin, Thracken Sal-Solo.  Thracken plans to restore the Imperial system and seize total power - no matter what the cost.  Han has one chance to stop him.  But to do so he must turn his back on his human cousin and join forces with a female alien.  Dracmus was arrested as a ringleader in a plot against the corrupt Human League.  Now she and Han will attempy a daring escape to Selonia in time to warn Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Lando of Thracken's plan.  But can Han trust the alien to keep her word?

Meanwhile, other questions threaten the New Republic - and the lives of millions.  Who is behind the deadly Starburster plot?  Why is someone attempting to take possession of Correlia's powerful planetary repulsors?  And what is the secret behind the mysterious Centerpoint Station, and ancient, artificial world of unknown origin that has suddenly - and inexplicably - come alive?

STAR WARS®

THE ADVENTURES OF STAR WARS® REACH THEIR EXPLOSIVE CONCLUSION IN BOOK THREE OF THE CORELLIAN TRILOGY....

SHOWDOWN AT CENTERPOINT

When a loyalist ship approaching Selonia is blasted out into space, Han Solo quickly realizes that rebal forces are turning planetary repulsors into weapons of immense destruction.  Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian manage to discover the terrifying secret of Centerpoint Station.  It is the infamous Starbuster itself, and its next programmed nova, hard-wired in, is set to annihilate a chosen star, its inhabited worlds, and millions of innocent lives.  There's only one way to stop it: blow up the station.  But as a massive rebel fleet closes in on Centerpoint, Han, Luke and their friends will discover time is running out.

Then the true leaders of the rebellion reveal their identities, and issue their final ultimatum: The New Republic must withdraw all claim and power over the entire Corellian sector.  With the future of Corellian freedom at stake, Han and those loyal to the Republic must somehow reist.  But how can they possibly stop the deadliest weapon the galaxy has ever known?

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

SPECTER OF THE PAST

The Empire stands at the brink of total collapse.  But they have saved their most heinous plan of 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 if twi 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.

"ZAHN TURNS IN HIS USUAL HIGH-CALIBER PERFORMANCE." - Library Journal

LONGTIME FANS SHOULD GET CONSIDERABLE PLEASURE FROM THIS ADDITION TO THE SAGA. - Publishers Weekly

Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn brings his epic two-volume series The Hand of Thrawn to an explosive conclusion with a discovery that rocks the New Republic to its foundations - and threatens the resurrect the Empire.



VISION OF THE FUTURE



The Empire's master plan is under way.  The New republic is on the verge of civil war and the rumor that the legendary Admiral Thrawn has returned from the dead is rallying the Imperial forces.  Now Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and their allies face the challenge of their lives.  They must infiltrate a hidden fortress filled with Imperial fanatics, rendezvous with a double-dealing Imperial commander, and journey into enemy territory to learn the identity of those responsible for an act of unthinkable genocide.  But most important of all is the truth about Thrawn.  In his hands - alive of dead - rests the fate of the New Republic.

SPECIAL BONUS INSIDE -
the exclusive story "Fool's Bargain,"
previously available in eBook format only!

A dangerous mission to salvage a piece of Jedi past threatens to make Luke and Mara Jada Skywalker history....

After fifty years, the remains of Outbound Flight - a pioneering Jedi expedition viciously destroyed by the alien warlord Thrawn - have been found on the planet Nirauan.  The beings who reside there wish to turn over to the New Republic the remnants of the doomed mission.  Accepting the gesture will mean a long voyage into the treacherous cluster of stars where the thousands of souls aboard the Outbound Flight vessel met their grim fate.

Embarking on the strange and solemn journey, Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker are unaware that the gravest danger lies within the derelict walls of Outbound Flight itself.  As the marooned hulk yields up stunning revelations and unexpected terrors, Luke and Mara find all they stand for - and their very existence - brutally challenged.  The ultimate test will be surviving the deathtrap carefully laid by foes who are legendary for their ruthlessness... and determined to complete the job Thrawn began: exterminating the Jedi.

Twenty-one years after the Battle of Endor, the New Republic will face an even darker enemy....

More than two decades after the heoes of the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star and broke the power of the Emperor, the New Republic has struggled to maintain peace and prosperity among the peoples of the galaxy.  But unrest has begun to spread and threatens to destroy the Republic's tenuous reign.

Into this volatile atmosphere comes Nom Anor, a charismatic firebrand who beats passions to the boiling point, sowing seeds of dissent for his own dark motives.  And as the Jedi and the Republic focus on internal struggles, a new threat surfaces from beyong the farthest reaches of the Outer Rim - an enemy bearing weapons and technology unlike anything New Republic scientists have ever seen.

Suddenly, Luke Skywalker; his wife, Mara; Han Solo; Leia Organa Solo; and Chewbacca - along with the Solo children - are thrust again into battle, to defend the freedom so many have fought and dides for.  But this time, the power of the Force itself may not be enough....

EXCLUCIVE AUTHOR INTERVIEW INSIDE

With unsurprising action and imagination, New York Times bestselling Author Machael A. Stackpole continues The New Jedi Order with DARK TIDE I: ONSLAUGHT, testing the heroes pf the past along with the next generation of Jedi against fearsome enemies from beyond the galactic rim...

It is a perilous time for the New Republic.  Just when unity is needed most, mistrust is on the rise.  Even the Jedi feel the strain, as rogue elements rebel against Luke Skywalker's leadership.  When alien invaders known as the Yuuzhan Vong strike without warning, the New Republic is thrown on the defensive.

Luke must weild all the awesome powers of a Jedi Master to defeat the gravest threat since Senator Palpatine.  A Leia Organa Solo and Gavin Darklighter lead desperate refugees in a fighting retreat from Yuuzhan Vong forces, Mara Jade Skywalker, Jedi apprentices Jacen and Anakin Solo, and Jedi Knight Corran Horn find themselves tested as never before by a faceless, implacable foe determined to smother the light of the New Republic forever beneath a shroud of darkest evil...

New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole continues the New Jedi Order epic with DARK TIME II: RUIN, a thrilling Star Wars adventure in which the Jedi Knights must fight their most trecherous battle - against an unrelenting evil intent on devouring the galaxy...

The alien Yuuzhan Vong have launched an attack on the worlds of the Outer Rim.  They are merciless, without regard for life - and they stand utterly outside the Force.  Their ever-changing tactics stump the New Republic military.  Even the Jedi, once the greatest guardians of peace in the galaxy, are rendered helpless by this imprevious foe - and their solidarity has begun to unravel.

While Luke struggles to keep the Jedi together, Knights Jacen Solo and Corran Horn set off on a reconnaissance mission to the planet Garqi, an occupied world.  There, at last, they uncover a secret that might be used to undermine the enemy - if only they can stay alive long enough to use it!

Merciless attacks by an invincible alien force have left the New Republic reeling.  Dozens of worlds have succumbed to occupation or annihilation, and even the Jedi Knights have tasted defeat.  In these darkest times, the noble Chewbacca is laid to rest, having died as heroically as he lived - and a grief-stricken Han Solo is left to fit the pieces of his shattered life back together before he loses everything: friends, family, and faith.

Refusing help from Leia or Luke, Han becomes the loner he once was, seeking to escape the pain of his partner's death in adventure... and in revenge.  When he learns that on old friend from his smuggling days in operating as a mercinary for the enemy, he sets out to expose the traitor.  But Han's investigation uncovers an even greater evil: a sinister conspiracy aimed at the very heart of the New Repiblic's will and ability to fight - the Jedi.

Now Han must face down the inner demons and, with the help of a new and unexpected ally, honor Chewbacca's sacrifice the only way that matters - by being worthy of it.

A string of smashing victories by the forces of the sinister aliens known as the Yuuzhan Vong has left New Republic resources and morale stretched to the breaking point.  Leia Organa Solo, estranged from her husband, Han, oversees the evacuation of refugees on planets in the path of the merciess invaders.  Luke Skywalker struggles to hold the fractious Jedi Knights together, even while one of them undertakes a bold but reckless undercover mission.

Manipulating their alliance with the amoral Hutts, the Yuuzhan Vong leave a cunning trail of vital information where New Republic agents are sure to find it - information the deperate defenders cannot afford to ignore: the location of the aliens' next target.

Then Han Solo stumbles into the dark heart of a raging battle, thus beginning a furious race against time that will require every skill and trick in his arsenal to win…

In the aftermath of one tragedy, will a young Jedi's search for redemption lead to yet another?

There is no place else to channel the flood of refugees fleeing the murderous Yuuzhan Vong but the overcrowded planet Duro, poisoned by centuries of technological excess.  Fortunately a deal is struck: In exchange for a new home, the refugees will work to restore the planet to health, under the watchful eye of Leia Organa Solo.

While tempers flare between Duros and the New Republic, Han Solo, his son, Jacen, and the Ryn called Droma arrive to keep the peace.  They are unaware that Leia is on Duro... and that Luke, Mara, and Anakin are on their way, searching for a missing Jedi apprentice.  And none realize that the Yuuzhan Vong have chosen this embattled planet as the next target in their brutal coreward thrust.

Now, as the fragile stability on Duro threatens to collapse into violence, Jacen Solo must face his greatest dilemma: At what point does the use of power become aggression?  Whatever he decides, his next step could tip the galaxy's destiny toward the light or toward darkness - with the life of someone he loves hanging in the balance…

As the forces of darkness threaten to engulf the galaxy, one last defiant spark remains.... Though the Yuuzhan Vong were victorious in their savage conquest of the planet Duro, they failed to extract sensitive information from Leia Organa Solo, who now barely clings to life after enduring the enemies' torture. Unless she receives medical attention soon, the badly wounded Princess and former head of the New Republic will surely die. Pursued by bounty hunters, Han Solo begins a race against time, only to find his urgent pleas for help rejected by planet after planet, as the Jedi are blamed for the continuing fight against the seemingly invincible aliens. Desperate, the Solos decide on a suicide mission. They must reach Coruscant, the New Republic's strife-ridden capital where traitors, appeasers, and assassins now share the same goal as the fierce Yuuzhan Vong: kill all Jedi...

The dazzling Star Wars space adventure The New Jedi Order continues as Luke Skywalker, Anakin Solo, Mara Jade Skywalker, and others battle their deadliest enemy in a tale of nonstop action, shadowy evil, and spectacular triumph...

No longer content with the destruction the Yuuzhan Vong have already sown, Warmaster Tsavong Lah has demanded the heads of all the Jedi.  Now the Jedi Knights are in terrible danger - and none more so than the young students at the Jedi academy on Yavin 4.  Already, the sympathizers known as the Peace Brigade are in the Yavin system - and a Yuuzhan Vong fleet is not far behind.

At Luke Skywalker's request, Talone Karrde mounts an expedition to rescue the young students.  Anakin Solo has his own ideas.  Impatient, and figuring that forgiveness is easier to come by than permission, he takes off for Yavin 4 in his X-wing.

When it comes to confidence, courage, and raw Force talent, Anakin has few peers.  But when his friend Tahiri is separated from the other academy kids and captured by the Yuuzhan Vong, even Anakin may be over his head.  For the aliens have a different future in mind for Tahiri, and they will stop at nothing to achieve their horrific ends...