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Blurb: "Written by some of today's leading science fiction writers, these tales sweep us into a world where the only laws are cunning, force, and power--and only the bravest, craziest, and deadliest dare to tread. Here mercs and smugglers, gangsters and warriors fight toe to toe, side by side, and behind each other's backs in the backwaters of a universe ripped apart by war.
On Zelos II a man and a woman are held prisoner in a dark cell, each fighting in their own way for survival at the hands of Imperial captors--and a chance for escape that could cost one of them their life. On the tortured landscape of Ryloth, Fenig Nabon awaits a ship of women warriors to complete a dangerous deal: the smuggling of a troupe of dancers to the homeworld of the Hutts--only to get more than she bargained for. And in a stunning novella written especially for this collection by Hugo Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole, Senator Garm Bel Iblis, believed dead at the hands of an Imperial assassin, teams up with Hal Horn in a duel against the Empire's most dangerous agent. At stake are the plans for a terrifying new weapon called the Death Star--and the fate of both the Empire and the New Republic.
Including these stories of intergalactic derring-do:
"Interlude at Darkknell" by Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole
"Jade Solitaire" by Timothy Zahn
"Gathering Shadows" by Kathy Burdette
"Hutt and Seek" by Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
"The Longest Fall" by Patricia A. Jackson
"Conflict of Interest" by Laurie Burns
"No Disintegrations, Please" by Paul Danner
"Day of the Sepulchral Night" by Jean Rabe
"Uhl Eharl Khoehng" by Patricia A. Jackson
"The Last Hand" by Paul Danner
"Simple Tricks" by Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl"
Contents:
vii • Foreword and Acknowledgements (Tales from the New Republic) • essay by Craig Carey
viii • Foreword and Acknowledgements (Tales from the New Republic) • essay by Peter Schweighofer
1 • Interlude at Darkknell [Part 1 of 4] • [Star Wars tales] • short story by Timothy Zahn
20 • Interlude at Darkknell [Part 2 of 4] • [Star Wars tales] • short story by Michael A. Stackpole
38 • Interlude at Darkknell [Part 3 of 4] • [Star Wars tales] • short story by Michael A. Stackpole
52 • Interlude at Darkknell [Part 4 of 4] • [Star Wars tales] • novelette by Timothy Zahn
85 • Jade Solitaire • [Star Wars tales] • (1999) • novelette by Timothy Zahn
129 • Gathering Shadows • [Star Wars tales] • (1999) • novelette by Kathy Burdette
170 • Hutt and Seek • [Star Wars tales] • (1999) • novelette by Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
205 • The Longest Fall • [Star Wars tales] • (1999) • short story by Patricia A. Jackson
219 • Conflict of Interest • [Star Wars tales] • (1999) • novelette by Laurie Burns
250 • No Disintergrations, Please • [Star Wars tales] • (1999) • novelette by Paul Danner
279 • Day of the Sepulchral Night • [Star Wars tales] • (1999) • short story by Jean Rabe
299 • Uhl Eharl Khoehng • [Star Wars tales] • (1995) • novelette by Patricia A. Jackson
337 • The Last Hand • [Star Wars tales] • (1999) • novelette by Paul Danner
359 • Simple Tricks • [Star Wars tales] • (1999) • novelette by Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
399 • About the Authors (Tales from the New Republic) • essay by uncredited
[403] • The World of Star Wars Novels • [Star Wars nonfiction] • (1997) • essay by uncredited
Cover art: Paul Youll