Star Wars: Republic Commando – Hard Contact
Author: Karen Traviss
Released: 06/04/2006

As the Clone Wars rage, victory or defeat lies in the hands of elite squads who take on the toughest assignments in the galaxy …

On a mission to sabotage a chemical weapon research facility on a Separatist-held planet, four clone troopers operate under the very noses of their enemies. The commandos are outnumbered and outgunned, deep behind enemy lines with no backup – and working with strangers instead of trusted team-mates. Matters don’t improve when Darman, the squad’s demolitions expert, gets separated from the others during planetfall.

Even Darman’s apparent good luck in meeting an inexperienced Padawan vanishes once Etain admits to her woeful inexperience. For the separated clone commandos and stranded Jedi, a long, dangerous journey lies ahead, through hostile territory brimming with Trandoshan slavers, separatists, and suspicious natives.

A single misstep could mean discovery …and death. It’s a virtual suicide mission for anyone – anyone except the Republic Commandos.

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Star Wars: Allegiance
Author: Timothy Zahn
Released: 1 Feb 2007

Star Wars Allegiance is a novel set between the events of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, it features a younger Han, Leia, and Luke, as well as Mara Jade.

Mara Jade, the Emperor’s Hand, is looking into the illicit financial affairs of a planetary governor, hoping to find evidence that he might be funding the Rebellion. Luke, Han, and Chewbacca are sent on a mission to help some rebel supporters.

Leia is busy being a diplomat, trying to drum up support for the Rebel Alliance. And a band of 5 stormtroopers, on the run after refusing a direct order, finds itself in the strange position of doing good deeds and perhaps even aiding the Rebellion. The paths of all of them will crisscross back and forth as they come closer and closer to meeting up with one another, but never quite managing to.

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Star Wars: Outbound Flight
Author: Timothy Zahn
Released: 2 Feb 2006

Before the start of the Clone Wars, the future Emperor was already maneuvering to destroy the Jedi. This is the tale of the doomed Outbound Flight Project, which began as a new hope for the galaxy and ended in despair.

A group of Jedi led by Master Jorus C’baoth lobbied the Republic Senate to fund a project to search for and contact intelligent life outside the known galaxy. Six Jedi Masters, 12 Jedi Knights, and 50,000 additional support personnel boarded an incredible starship and left on their adventure only to disappear without a trace.

This was the Jedi’s first encounter with the aliens called the Chiss, and the New Republic’s future archenemy, Thrawn.

But until Luke Skywalker and his wife Mara headed out for the Unknown Regions in Survivor’s Quest, the fate of the Outbound Flight Project remained an enigma. This is the story of those Jedi Masters and Knights, their heroic quest, and their mysterious end.

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Star Wars: Death Star
Author: Michael Reaves
Released: 01/10/2007

The Death Star’s name says it all, with bone-chilling accuracy. It is a virtual world unto itself – equipped with uncanny power for a singularly brutal purpose: to obliterate entire planets in the blink of an eye. Its annihilation of the planet Alderaan, at the merciless command of Grand Moff Tarkin, lives in infamy. And its own ultimate destruction, at the hands of Luke Skywalker, is the stuff of legend. But what is the whole story, and who are the players, behind the creation of this world-killing satellite of doom?

The near extermination of the Jedi order cleared the way for Palpatine – power-hungry Senator and Sith Lord – to seize control of the Republic, declare himself Emperor, and usher in a fearsome, totalitarian regime. But even with the dreaded Darth Vader enforcing Palpatine’s sinister will, the threat of rebellion still looms. And the Emperor knows that only abject fear – and the ability to punish dissent with devastating consequences – can ensure his unchallenged control of the galaxy. Enter ambitious and ruthless government official Wilhuff Tarkin, architect of the Emperor’s terrifying dream come true.

From inception to completion, construction of the unprecedented Death Star is awash in the intrigues, hidden agendas, unexpected revelations, and daring gambits of those involved on every level. The brightest minds and boldest egos, the most ambitious and corrupt, the desperate and the devious, all have a stake in the Death Star – and its potential to control the fate of the galaxy.

Soldiers and slaves, loyalists and Rebels, spies and avengers, the innocent and the evil – all their paths and fates will cross and intertwine as the Death Star moves from its maiden voyage to its final showdown. And a shadowy chapter of Star Wars history is stunningly illuminated in a thrilling, unforgettable adventure.

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Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide
Author: Daniel Wallace & Ryder Windham
Released: 3 May 2007

Take a journey through the entire Star Wars universe from thousands of years before Episode I to three decades after Episode VI and right up to the present day.

Fascinating features, rare behind-the-scenes photos and pre-production drawings cover all six films in one epic guide. Meet the characters, explore profiles of the Jedis, Siths, rebels, and aliens. Revisit the movie storylines, then go beyond to the continued Star Wars adventures in comics, TV specials, and novels.

Explore Star Wars today: take a look at fan conventions and 30 years of merchandise, from toys and video games to poster art and more.

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