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Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Den shake his head and mutter something that sounded like se’lahn. I-Five nodded in agreement. He felt a momentary flare of annoyance before he realized that they didn’t understand. Attitude was everything in this. It was what got you up in the morning, got you through the day alive. He’d much rather have someone like Dejah at his side than a grim and contained Laranth.

Someday they’d see that. Until then—

“Let’s go,” he said. “Rhinann’s there by himself—we’d better make sure he hasn’t auctioned off everything on the Net by now.”

It was the droid, Rhinann realized. The droid was the key, somehow. It alone had been present at all the events. It linked them all together: the mysterious pursuit and slaughter on Coruscant, twenty years ago; the events on the planet Drongar, with the Jedi Barriss Offee; and the recovery of the data concerning the mysterious bota.

The droid was the connection. He knew it; could feel it.

Haninum Tyk Rhinann leaned back in his chair and smiled. It was a formidable puzzle, with some pieces more than two decades old and scattered halfway across the galaxy. And many of those pieces were hidden in places that were not only hard to find, but dangerous to access as well. It was worth it, however. If even a fraction of what he was begining to put together was true, it would be worth every effort and expenditure. With the power it promised, he could reclaim his former glory, and more—he could challenge the Emperor himself.

A challenging puzzle, without a doubt. But the Elomin were good at putting together puzzles.

Very good indeed.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael Reaves received an Emmy Award for his work on the Batman television animated series. He has worked for DreamWorks, among other studios, and has written fantasy novels and supernatural thrillers. Reaves is the New York Times bestselling author of the Star Wars: Coruscant Nights novels Jedi Twilight and Street of Shadows, and Star Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, as well as the co-writer (with Steve Perry) of Star Wars: Death Star and two Star Wars: MedStar novels: Battle Surgeons and Jedi Healer. He lives in the Los Angeles area.

By Michael Reaves

THE SHATTERED WORLD

THE BURNING REALM

DARKWORLD DETECTIVE

I—ALIEN

STREET MAGIC

NIGHT HUNTER

VOODOO CHILD

DRAGONWORLD (with Byron Preiss)

SWORD OF THE SAMURAI (with Steve Perry)

HELLSTAR (with Steve Perry)

DOME (with Steve Perry)

THE OMEGA CAGE (with Steve Perry)

THONG THE BARBARIAN MEETS THE CYCLE SLUTS OF SATURN (with Steve Perry)

HELL ON EARTH

MR. TWILIGHT (with Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff)

BATMAN: FEAR, ITSELF (with Steven-Elliot Altman)

STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL: SHADOW HUNTER

STAR WARS: MEDSTAR I: BATTLE SURGEONS (with Steve Perry)

STAR WARS: MEDSTAR II: JEDI HEALER (with Steve Perry)

STAR WARS: DEATH STAR (with Steve Perry)

STAR WARS: CORUSCANT NIGHTS I: JEDI TWILIGHT

STAR WARS: CORUSCANT NIGHTS II: STREET OF SHADOWS

STAR WARS: CORUSCANT NIGHTS III: PATTERNS OF FORCE

Anthologies

SHADOWS OVER BAKER STREET (co-edited with John Pelan)

Story Collection

THE NIGHT PEOPLE

STAR WARS—The Expanded Universe

You saw the movies. You watched the cartoon series, or maybe played some of the video games. But did you know …

In The Empire Strikes Back, Princess Leia Organa said to Han Solo, “I love you.” Han said, “I know.” But did you know that they actually got married? And had three Jedi children: the twins, Jacen and Jaina, and a younger son, Anakin?

Luke Skywalker was trained as a Jedi by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda. But did you know that, years later, he went on to revive the Jedi Order and its commitment to defending the galaxy from evil and injustice?

Obi-Wan said to Luke, “For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Empire.” Did you know that over those millennia, legendary Jedi and infamous Sith Lords were adding their names to the annals of Republic history?