"The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial Fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic's destruction. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council--only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies. Yet...

MASTER AND APPRENTICE

The Force is strong in twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker . . . so strong that the Jedi Council, despite misgivings, entrusted young Obi-Wan Kenobi with the mission of training him to become a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan? like his slain Master Qui-Gon?believes Anakin may be the chosen one, the Jedi destined to bring balance to the Force. But first Obi-Wan must help his undisciplined apprentice, who still bears the scars...

"Luke Skywalker returns for an all-new adventure in this thrilling upper middle grade novel. Set between Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the story finds Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, and R2-D2 stranded on a mysterious planet, and explores a dangerous duel between Luke and a strange new villain."--Provided by publisher.

"On Batuu, at the edges of the Unknown Regions, a threat to the Empire is taking root-- its existence little more than a glimmer, its consequences as yet unknowable. But it is troubling enough to [Emperor Palpatine] to warrant investigation by his most powerful agents: ruthless enforcer Lord Darth Vader and brilliant strategist Grand Admiral Thrawn. Fierce rivals for the emperor's favor, and outspoken adversaries on Imperial affairs-- including the...

Corran Horn, an X-wing fighter pilot with latent Force powers, begins training at Luke Skywalker's Jedi academy in order to rescue his wife from pirates.

"When their parents are kidnapped by the Empire while exploring the far reaches of Wild Space, Milo and Lina Graf set out to rescue them. With their monkey-lizard, Morq, and their family droid, CR-8R, Milo and Lina fly their parents' starship, the Whisper Bird, to the remote planet of Thune to ask an old friend for help. But the evil Captain Korda has set a trap for them! Will Milo and Lina be able to escape?"--Page [4] of cover.

Darth Plagueis, a Sith Lord who knows the Dark Side so well that he has power over life and death, joins forces with his apprentice, one-day emperor Darth Sidious, to try to dominate the whole galaxy.

Challenged by ruthless Imperial bodyguards, death-dealing enemy battleships, merciless bounty hunters, and monstrous brain-eating parasites, Luke Skywalker 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.

When Luke Skywalker and his companions are lured to Mindor and into battle with the Black Stormtroopers, they are unaware that the confrontation is part of a plot by Lord Shadowspawn to destroy the heroes of the New Republic and to restore the Empire with himself as ruler.