Star Wars_ Fate of the Jedi 02_ Omen - Christie Golden [0]
Ravenloft: Vampire of the Mists
Ravenloft: Dance of the Dead
Ravenloft: The Enemy Within
Star Trek Voyager: The Murdered Sun
Instrument of Fate
King’s Man and Thief
Star Trek Voyager: Marooned
Invasion America
Star Trek Voyager: Seven of Nine
Invasion America: On the Run
Star Trek The Next Generation: The First Virtue (with Michael Jan Friedman)
A.D. 999 (as Jadrien Bell)
Star Trek Voyager: The Dark Matters Trilogy Book 1: Cloak and Dagger
Star Trek Voyager: The Dark Matters Trilogy Book 2: Ghost Dance
Star Trek Voyager: The Dark Matters Trilogy Book 3: Shadow of Heaven
Star Trek Voyager: Endgame (with Diane Carey)
Warcraft: Lord of the Clans
Star Trek Voyager: Gateways—What Lay Beyond
Star Trek Voyager: No Man’s Land
Star Trek: The Last Roundup
Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming
Star Trek Voyager: The Farther Shore
On Fire’s Wings
Star Trek Voyager: Spirit Walk, Book 1: Old Wounds
Star Trek Voyager: Spirit Walk, Book 2: Enemy of My Enemy
In Stone’s Clasp
Warcraft: Rise of the Horde
StarCraft: The Dark Templar Series, Book 1: Firstborn
StarCraft: The Dark Templar Series, Book 2: Shadow Hunters
Under Sea’s Shadow (in e-book format only)
Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal (with Aaron Rosenberg)
Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King
This book is dedicated to my parents,
James R. Golden and Elizabeth C. Golden.
All those afternoons you dropped me off at the movies
when Star Wars was playing have now borne fruit.
Acknowledgments
There are many people who contributed to the birth of this amazing project. First, thanks go to my agent, Lucienne Diver, and my editor at Del Rey Shelly Shapiro, who approached me for this series and who has been so very supportive and enthusiastic. Thanks also to Sue Rostoni at Lucas Licensing Ltd., who has kept her fingers on many pulses to help coordinate the direction of Fate of the Jedi, and Leland Chee, who is both prompt and cheerful when bombarded with questions. Aaron Allston and Troy Denning both made me feel welcome and part of the team almost immediately: I’m excited to be working with both of you, and am appreciative of your help and guidance as I navigate this brave new world. Jeffrey R. Kirby, my “creative consultant” (and favorite Sith), helped make sure I nailed the feel of the Star Wars universe. Finally, thanks to my husband Michael Georges for all his support, and to George Lucas, for making this world so darn captivating in the first place.
Dramatis Personae
Allana Solo; child (human female)
Bazel “Barv” Warv (Ramoan male)
Ben Skywalker; Jedi Knight (human male)
Cilghal; Jedi Master and healer (Mon Calamari female)
Han Solo; captain, Millennium Falcon (human male)
Jagged Fel; Head of State, Galactic Empire (human male)
Jaina Solo; Jedi Knight (human female)
Javis Tyrr; journalist (human male)
Kenth Hamner; acting Grand Master of the Jedi Order (human male)
Leia Organa Solo; Jedi Knight (human female)
Luke Skywalker; Jedi Grand Master (human male)
Natasi Daala; Galactic Alliance Chief of State (human female)
Natua Wan; Jedi Knight (Falleen female)
Tadar’Ro; Aing-Tii liaison (Aing-Tii male)
Vestara Khai; Sith Tyro and apprentice (human female)
Wynn Dorvan; assistant to Admiral Daala (human male)
Yaqeel Saav’etu; Jedi Knight (Bothan female)
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away …
ORBITING ZIOST
TWO STANDARD YEARS AGO
DICIAN FELT THE PLANET EVEN BEFORE IT APPEARED ON THE MAIN bridge monitor of the Poison Moon. She sensed it had seen her, as she now saw it, this seemingly harmless world of blue and white and green, and she smiled gently. The pale geometric tattoos on her face, standing out in stark contrast with her dark skin tones, crinkled with her smile. This was the destination she had beheld in her mind’s eye a short while before, the unvoiced answer to the question of what she was hoping to intercept here. She had ordered the crew of this frigate to make all speed, and only hoped she was in time.
Where are you going, charming one?