CANON
Written by: Kevin Hearne
Published on: March 3, 2015
Published by: Del Rey
Pages: 304
Timeline: 0 ABY
Key characters: Luke Skywalker
Era: Age of Rebellion
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Publisher’s Summary
Luke Skywalker’s game-changing destruction of the Death Star has made him not only a hero of the Rebel Alliance but a valuable asset in the ongoing battle against the Empire. Though he’s a long way from mastering the power of the Force, there’s no denying his phenomenal skills as a pilot—and in the eyes of Rebel leaders Princess Leia Organa and Admiral Ackbar, there’s no one better qualified to carry out a daring rescue mission crucial to the Alliance cause.
A brilliant alien cryptographer renowned for her ability to breach even the most advanced communications systems is being detained by Imperial agents determined to exploit her exceptional talents for the Empire’s purposes. But the prospective spy’s sympathies lie with the Rebels, and she’s willing to join their effort in exchange for being reunited with her family. It’s an opportunity to gain a critical edge against the Empire that’s too precious to pass up. It’s also a job that demands the element of surprise. So Luke and the ever-resourceful droid R2-D2 swap their trusty X-wing fighter for a sleek space yacht piloted by brash recruit Nakari Kelen, daughter of a biotech mogul, who’s got a score of her own to settle with the Empire.
Challenged by ruthless Imperial bodyguards, death-dealing enemy battleships, merciless bounty hunters, and monstrous brain-eating parasites, Luke plunges head-on into a high-stakes espionage operation that will push his abilities as a Rebel fighter and would-be Jedi to the limit. If ever he needed the wisdom of Obi-Wan Kenobi to shepherd him through danger, it’s now. But Luke will have to rely on himself, his friends, and his own burgeoning relationship with the Force to survive.
Quick Summary
Luke Skywalker has been deemed a hero after destroying the Death Star. But he’s much more concerned with something else: Learning more about the Jedi, what it means to be one, and if it’s still the path he wants to go down. His journey toward discovery may end up teaching him more than he ever expected to learn.
Book Details
Audience: Adult
Author: Kevin Hearne
Publisher: Del Rey
Publication date: March 3, 2015
Language: English
ISBN-10: 99594277
ISBN-13: 978-0099594277
Pages: 304 (hardcover)
