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Their arc was nearly complete, and it was obvious that Dia’s report was correct: The landing platform was solidly in place, and the Hawk-bats’ sensors now showed shielding protecting the facility.
Then TIE fighters and interceptors came up out of the trees, easily a score of them, from points all around the Hawk-bats and the landing platform.
More than a score. The second flight of TIEs emerged. Wedge checked the sensor board. Thirty-six unfriendlies, three full squadrons.
Shalla spoke next, her voice subdued even in its distorted form: “We are so dead.”
STAR WARS: IRON FIST
A Bantam Spectra Book / July 1998
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks go to:
Steven S. Long, Beth Loubet, Bob Quinlan, Luray Richmond, and Sean Summers, my “Eagle-Eyes,” who valiantly hurl themselves between me and the incoming artillery of my errors;
All the Star Wars fiction authors from whose work I have been able to draw details, most especially Michael A. Stackpole and Timothy Zahn;
Drew Campbell, Shane Johnson, Paul Murphy, Peter Schweighofer, Bill Slavicsek, Bill Smith, Curtis Smith, and Dan Wallace, for the invaluable resources they have written;
Sue Rostoni and Lucy Wilson of Lucas Licensing, for their help; and
Denis Loubet, Mark and Luray Richmond, my roommates, for keeping me in realspace whenever my brain threatened to make the jump to hyperspace.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Dramatis Personae
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
About the Author
Also by this Author
Introduction to the Star Wars Expanded Universe
Excerpt from Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command
Introduction to the Old Republic Era
Introduction to the Rise of the Empire Era
Introduction to the Rebellion Era
Introduction to the New Republic Era
Introduction to the New Jedi Order Era
Introduction to the Legacy Era
Star Wars Novels Timeline
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
The Wraiths
Commander Wedge Antilles (Leader, One) (human male from Corellia)
Lieutenant Wes Janson (Three) (human male from Taanab)
Lieutenant Myn Donos (Nine) (human male from Corellia)
Lieutenant Garik “Face” Loran (Eight) (human male from Pantolomin)
Lieutenant Kell Tainer (Five) (human male from Sluis Van)
Hohass “Runt” Ekwesh (Six) (Thakwaash male from Thakwaa)
Ton Phanan (Seven) (human male from Rudrig)
Voort “Piggy” saBinring (Twelve) (Gamorrean male from Gamorr)
Tyria Sarkin (Eleven) (human female from Toprawa)
Castin Donn (Two) (human male from Coruscant)
Shalla Nelprin (Ten) (human female from Ingo)
Dia Passik (Four) (Twi’lek female from Ryloth)
Lara Notsil (Thirteen) (human female from Aldivy)
Rogue Squadron Support Personnel
Cubber Daine (human male from Corellia, squad mechanic)
Chunky (Tyria’s R5 unit)
Gate (Wedge’s R5 unit)
Squeaky (3PO unit, squadron quartermaster)
Tonin (Lara’s R2 unit)
Vape (Face’s R2 unit)
New Republic Military
Colonel Atton Repness (human male from Commenor)
Captain Onoma (Mon Calamari male from Mon Calamari)
Captain Valton (human male from Tatooine)
Zsinj’s Forces
Warlord Zsinj