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And the enemy fired. Wedge saw eight flares, two from each oncoming fighter, as the enemy launched missiles.
Wedge whipped to starboard and then instantly began to bring himself back in line with his enemies again. The maneuver yanked him out of his approach vector … but missiles accelerated so fast, and the enemy was firing so close, that his sideslip stood an even chance of forcing an overshoot by the missiles. He saw twin burn trails flash back along his port side and knew he was right.
A split second later, his targeting brackets crossed over one of the oncoming aircraft and flickered from yellow to green. Wedge squeezed his yoke trigger and saw his lasers, red pulses, leap out toward the oncoming aircraft—
He had a glimpse of the enemy, black fighter-craft, and then he was past them. Sensors registered an explosion behind him and three targets beyond that, headed away but beginning tight turns back in his direction.
STAR WARS: STARFIGHTERS OF ADUMAR
A Bantam Spectra Book/August 1999
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks go to:
My Eagle-Eyes (Kali Hale, Beth Loubet, Bob Quinlan, Roxanne Quinlan, Luray Richmond, and Sean Summers), who protect me from the worst of my mistakes;
The many Star Wars fiction authors who have added depth and detail to the galaxy far far away, most especially Michael A. Stackpole and Timothy Zahn;
Drew Campbell, Troy Denning, Shane Johnson, Paul Murphy, Stephen J. Sansweet, Peter Schweighofer, Jen Seiden, Bill Slavicsek, Bill Smith, Curtis Smith, Eric S. Trautmann, and Dan Wallace, for the resources they have contributed;
Pat LoBrutto and Evelyn Cainto of Bantam Spectra, for all their help;
Sue Rostoni and Lucy Autrey Wilson of Lucas Licensing, for the invaluable coordination they provide; and
Denis Loubet, Mark and Luray Richmond, my roommates, for keeping my head on straight even when it insists on unscrewing itself.
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
About the Author
Also by this Author
Introduction to the Star Wars Expanded Universe
Excerpt from Star Wars: Republic Commando: Hard Contact
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
Red Flight
General Wedge Antilles (Red One) (human male from Corellia)
Colonel Tycho Celchu (Red Two) (human male from Alderaan)
Major Wes Janson (Red Three) (human male from Taanab)
Major Derek “Hobbie” Klivian (Red Four) (human male from Ralltiir)
New Republic Armed Forces, Intelligence, and Diplomatic Corps
Iella Wessiri (human female from Corellia)
Tomer Darpen (human male from Commenor)
General Airen Cracken (human male from Contruum)
Captain Geng Salaban (human male from Bestine)
New Republic Civilians
Hallis Saper (human female from Bonadan)
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She was beautiful and fragile and he could not count the number of times he had told her he loved her. But he had come here knowing he had to