Star Wars_ The Old Republic_ Revan - Drew Karpyshyn [0]
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Excerpt from Star Wars: Darth Plagueis copyright © 2011 by Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved.
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This book contains an excerpt from Star Wars: Darth Plagueis by James Luceno. This excerpt has been set for this edition only and may not reflect the final content of the forthcoming edition.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Revan’s story stretches all the way back to the original Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and I want to thank everyone at BioWare who contributed to that fantastic game. Similarly, I owe a debt of gratitude to everyone at Obsidian who worked on KOTOR 2, and everyone at BioWare Austin who helped create the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO. But most of all I want to thank all the Star Wars and Revan fans who have waited so many years for a conclusion to this tale: without your undying support this novel would never have happened.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Dramatis Personae
Prologue
Part One
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
Part Two
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
Epilogue
About the Author
Also by this Author
Introduction to the Star Wars Expanded Universe
Excerpt from Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fetal Alliance
Introduction to the Old Republic Era
Excerpt from Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
Introduction to the Rise of the Empire Era
Excerpt from Star Wars: Shatterpoint
Introduction to the Rebellion Era
Excerpt from Star Wars: Death Star
Introduction to the New Republic Era
Excerpt from Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
Introduction to the New Jedi Order Era
Excerpt from Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
Introduction to the Legacy Era
Excerpt from Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Betrayal
Excerpt from Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Outcast
Star Wars Novels Timeline
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Bastila Shan; Jedi Knight (human female)
Canderous Ordo; Mandalorian mercenary (human male)
Darth Nyriss; Dark Councilor (Sith female)
Darth Xedrix; Dark Councilor (human male)
Meetra Surik; Jedi Knight (human female)
Murtog; security chief (human male)
Revan; Jedi Master (human male)
Lord Scourge; Sith Lord (Sith male)
Sechel; adviser (Sith male)
T3-M4; astromech (droid)
A long time ago in a galaxy
far, far away.…
PROLOGUE
HERE THE DARKNESS REIGNS ETERNAL. There is no sun, no dawn; just the perpetual gloom of night. The only illumination comes from jagged forks of lightning, carving a wicked path through angry clouds. In their savage wake thunder shreds the sky, unleashing a torrent of hard, cold rain.
The storm is coming, and there is no escape.
Revan’s eyes snapped open, the primal fury of his nightmare wrenching him awake for the third night in a row.
He lay still and quiet, turning his focus inward to ease the pounding of his heart as he silently recited the opening line of the Jedi mantra.
There is no emotion;