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lay a hand on you for punishment, child. You have always excelled. You are driven by the dark side to achieve, to rise.” He placed his hands on her shoulders, squeezing them slightly in approval. “Vestara, you are a true Khai. I know you will not fail me in this.”

She sat a little straighter at the high praise, craving it, craving the power that lay, unspoken, behind his words. She had once dreamed of becoming a Lord, but now her ambition knew no bounds. Fate, or the dark side, had placed the Skywalkers in her path. In, perhaps, her hands—literally and figuratively. She would make certain she took full advantage of the opportunity.

For her family, for the Tribe, and for herself.

About the Author

AARON ALLSTON is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Outcast; the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force novels Betrayal, Exile, and Fury; the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines adventures Rebel Dream and Rebel Stand; novels in the popular Star Wars X-Wing series; and the Doc Sidhe novels, which combine 1930s-style hero-pulps with Celtic myth. He is also a longtime game designer and in 2006 was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design (AAGAD) Hall of Fame. He lives in Central Texas.

www.AaronAllston.com

Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Backlash is a work of fiction.

Names, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

Copyright © 2010 by Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or ™ where indicated.

All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.

Excerpt from Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Allies copyright © 2010

by Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or ™ where indicated.

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This book contains an excerpt from

Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Allies by Christie Golden.

This excerpt has been set for this edition only and may not reflect the final content of the forthcoming editon.

eISBN: 978-0-345-51953-5

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Table of Contents

Cover

Other Books by this Author

Title Page

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Dramatis Personae

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

About the Author

Copyright

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