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    Star Wars 2014 Sampler
    Star Wars 2014 Sampler
    Star Wars 2014 Sampler
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    Star Wars 2014 Sampler

    By John Jackson Miller, James Luceno, Kevin Hearne and Paul S. Kemp

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    About this ebook

    This eBook sampler is the perfect way to prepare for the next exciting era of Star Wars storytelling! With Episodes VII, VIII, and IX on the horizon, Del Rey is proud to present the first wave of novels that are part of the official Star Wars film canon, created in collaboration with the newly formed Lucasfilm Story Group. The exclusive previews of these four books, starring fan favorites and set during and before the original trilogy, will transport you once again to a galaxy that doesn’t feel quite so long ago, or so far away. . . .

    A NEW DAWN by John Jackson Miller
    Set during the mysterious “Dark Times” between Episodes III and IV, A New Dawn tells the story of how two of the lead characters from the animated series Star Wars Rebels first came to cross paths.
     
    TARKIN by James Luceno
    Bestselling Star Wars veteran James Luceno gives Grand Moff Tarkin the Star Wars: Darth Plagueis treatment, bringing the legendary character from A New Hope to full, fascinating life.
     
    HEIR TO THE JEDI by Kevin Hearne
    The author of The Iron Druid Chronicles pens a thrilling new adventure set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, and—for the first time ever—written entirely from Luke Skywalker’s first-person point of view.
     
    LORDS OF THE SITH by Paul S. Kemp
    When the Emperor and his notorious apprentice, Darth Vader, find themselves stranded in the middle of insurgent action on an inhospitable planet, they must rely on each other, the Force, and their fearsome fighting skills to prevail.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateJul 15, 2014
    ISBN9780804180900
    Star Wars 2014 Sampler
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    John Jackson Miller

    John Jackson Miller is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements, Star Trek: Discovery: Die Standing, Star Trek: Discovery: The Enterprise War,  the acclaimed Star Trek: Prey trilogy (Hell’s Heart, The Jackal’s Trick, The Hall of Heroes), and the novels Star Trek: The Next Generation: Takedown, Star Wars: A New Dawn, Star Wars: Kenobi, Star Wars: Knight Errant, Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith—The Collected Stories; and fifteen Star Wars graphic novels, as well as the original work Overdraft: The Orion Offensive. He has also written the enovella Star Trek: Titan: Absent Enemies. A comics industry historian and analyst, he has written for franchises including Halo, Conan, Iron Man, Indiana Jones, Battlestar Galactica, Mass Effect, and The Simpsons. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife, two children, and far too many comic books.

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      Book preview

      Star Wars 2014 Sampler - John Jackson Miller

      A Del Rey eBook Original

      Compilation copyright © 2014 by Random House, Inc.

      All rights reserved.

      Excerpt from Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller copyright © 2014 Lucasfilm

      Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM where indicated. All rights reserved.

      Excerpt from Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno copyright © 2014

      Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM where indicated. All rights reserved.

      Excerpt from Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne copyright © 2014

      Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM where indicated. All rights reserved.

      Excerpt from Star Wars: Lords of the Sith by Paul S. Kemp copyright © 2014

      Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM where indicated. All rights reserved.

      Published in the United States by Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, New York.

      DEL REY and the HOUSE colophon are registered trademarks of Random House LLC.

      eBook ISBN: 978-0-804-18090-0

      This book contains an excerpt from Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller; Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno; Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne; and Star Wars: Lords of the Sith by Paul S. Kemp. These excerpts have been set for this edition only and may not reflect the final content of their respective forthcoming editions.

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      STAR WARS: A NEW DAWN

      by John Jackson Miller

      A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . .

      Newly-declared Emperor Palpatine has dismantled the Republic and brought his own brand of peace and order to the galaxy: peace through brutal repression, and order through increasing control of his subjects’ lives. But even as he tightens his iron grip, some have begun to question his means and motives. And still others, whose lives were destroyed by the Emperor’s machinations, lay scattered about the galaxy like unexploded bombs, waiting to go off. . . .

      Available September 2014. Read on for an excerpt.

      Chapter One

      Sound collision!

      Only a moment earlier, the Star Destroyer had emerged from hyperspace; now a cargo ship careened straight toward its bridge. Before Ultimatum’s shields could be raised or cannons could be brought to bear, the approaching vessel abruptly veered upward.

      Rae Sloane watched, incredulous, as the wayward freighter hurtled above her bridge’s viewport and out of sight. But not out of hearing: A tiny scraping ka-thump signaled it had just clipped the top of the giant ship’s hull. The new captain looked back at her first officer. Damage?

      None, Captain.

      No surprise, she thought. It was surely worse for the other guy. These yokels act as if they haven’t seen a Star Destroyer before!

      I’m sure they haven’t, Commander Chamas said.

      They’d better get used to it. Sloane observed the cloud of transports ahead of Ultimatum. Her enormous Imperial-class starship had arrived from hyperspace on the edge of the appointed safe-approach lane, bringing it perilously close to what had to be the biggest traffic jam in the Inner Rim. She addressed the dozens of crewmembers at their stations. "Stay alert. Ultimatum’s too new to bring back with a scratched finish. Thinking again, she narrowed her eyes. Send a message on the Mining Guild channel. The next moron that comes within a kilometer of us gets a turbolaser haircut."

      Aye, Captain.

      Of course, Sloane had never been to this system, either, having just attained her captaincy in time for Ultimatum’s shakedown cruise. Tall, muscular, dark-skinned, and black-haired, Sloane had performed exceptionally from the start and ascended swiftly through the ranks. True, she was only substituting on Ultimatum, whose intended captain was serving on assignment to the construction committee—but how many others had helmed capital ships at thirty? She didn’t know: The Imperial Navy had been in existence by that name for less than a decade, since Chancellor Palpatine put down the traitorous Jedi and transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire. Sloane just knew the days ahead would decide whether she got a ship of her own.

      This system, she’d been briefed, was home to something rare: a true astronomical odd couple. Gorse, out the forward viewport, lived up to its reputation as perhaps

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