Star Wars_ I, Jedi - Michael A. Stackpole [0]
THE TRUCE AT BAKURA
by Kathy Tyers
“A fast-paced, rousing adventure novel, a worthy heir to George Lucas’s mighty epic.”
—The Knoxville News-Sentinel
SPECTER OF THE PAST
by Timothy Zahn
“Zahn returns splendidly to the ranks of Star Wars authors.…Absorbing reading. Label this one ‘Not just for Star Wars fans’—for sure!” —Booklist
THE JEDI ACADEMY TRILOGY
by Kevin J. Anderson
“Anderson has all but assumed the title of Chancellor of Star Wars University.” —Starlog
HEIR TO THE EMPIRE
by Timothy Zahn
“Moves with a speed-of-light pace that captures the spirit of the movie trilogy so well, you can almost hear John Williams’s soundtrack.”
—The Providence Sunday Journal
DARK FORCE RISING
by Timothy Zahn
“Zahn has perfectly captured the pace and flavor of the Star Wars movies. This is space opera at its best.”
—The Sunday Oklahoman
STAR WARS®: I, JEDI
A Bantam Spectra Book
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Bantam Spectra hardcover edition published May 1998
Bantam Spectra mass market edition / June 1999
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to my parents,
Jim and Janet K. Stackpole.
Without your support, help, and
encouragement, this and all my
other novels would just be something
I’d like to do someday.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author would like to thank the following people for their help in this project:
Janna Silverstein and Ricia Mainhardt for getting the ball rolling, Tom Dupree for naming and championing this monster and Pat LoBrutto for shepherding it home.
Sue Rostoni, Lucy Autrey Wilson and Allan Kausch for trusting me to play with such a core part of the Star Wars universe.
Peet Janes of Dark Horse Comics for his continued championing of Leonia Tavira, which led to her appearance here.
Kevin J. Anderson for having provided the background for half this book and A. C. Crispin and Kristine Kathryn Rusch for working tidbits of story back and forth with me.
Very special thanks to Timothy Zahn who graciously vetted all the pages that featured his characters, offered suggestions that made parts of this novel better, and who worked tirelessly to meld his two new Star Wars novels with this book. Working with Tim on this made the project more fun than I could have imagined.
To the Star Ladies for being a receptive audience, Kali Hale for sharp insights, Tish Pahl for quick lightsaber research and to the other Yellow Dogs—I feel your pain.
To Jennifer Roberson who, as always, caught this tale in bits and pieces and especially to Liz Danforth, who made the manic month in which this book was written endurable for me. I can’t thank you enough for being there (when you’re not in Spain).
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
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