In January 2004, a tie-in to the then-popular Star Wars MMORPG--Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided--was penned by author Voronica Whitney-Robinson with Haden Blackman. Though the book was supposed to be the start of an MMO line of tie-in books, it failed simply because it couldn't catch with the bigger connoisseurs of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Synopsis: Enter the explosive universe of the exciting online game--Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided! It is a time of great turmoil. The oppressive Empire is close to
seizing complete control of the galaxy. The ragtag guerrilla army of the
Rebel Alliance fights on, striking wherever it can, but now something
has come to light that could spell certain doom. Hidden in the Jedi ruins of Dantooine is a Holocron containing a list of high-level Rebel
sympathizers. If that list were to fall into the hands of Darth Vader,
the Rebel Alliance would lose its most valued support, and possibly the
war itself. As an Imperial bio-engineer who frequently visits other
worlds, Dusque Mistflier is the perfect cover for a Rebel who needs to
travel far and wide without arousing suspicion. And so she agrees to
help Rebel spy Finn Darktrin in his quest to recover the crucial
Holocron. Despite help from Han, Luke, and Leia, the mission is fraught
with peril. And as their journey takes them into the fiery belly of the
beast that is galactic civil war, Dusque and Finn will learn that the
hardest part of all is figuring out whose side are you're on-and how far
you're willing to go to win....
The novel opens with Imperial Inquisitor Loam Redge, in Emperor Palpatine's Retreat on Naboo, telling Darth Vader that his mission to retrieve a holocron from Dantooine's ruins is going as planned. Meanwhile, Leia expresses her concern about retrieving the holocron to Luke. Both Redge and Leia, it seems, have sent their best agent out to retrieve it. In orbit above Naboo, Imperial bioengineer Dusque Mistflier and professor Tendau Nandon arrive at a space station for a casino opening, but Tendau is killed and rebel spy Finn Darktrin rescues Dusque from trouble. They steal a shuttle and head for Lok; there they meet Nym who gives them a ship to reach Corellia, where the current Rebel Alliance headquarters is located. They are escorted there by Han and Chewie. There, they meet with Leia and Luke. They tell them about the holocron with the list of Rebel allies and spies being on Dantooine. Dusque and Finn agree to retrieve it. Once on Dantooine, they bypass an Imperial outpost using Dusque's status as an Imperial bioengineer and head for the ruins of the Rebel base, then to the Jedi enclave--possibly the one seen in KOTOR and KOTOR2TSL. Inside, they find and holocron and flee the planet. Finn, while Dusque rests, transmits the information to the Imperials following them. Dusque confronts him and he reveals that there is no Imperial agent following them: he is the Imperial agent. He reveals that he was the one who ordered Tendau killed and a Mon Calamari pilot during the trip to Corellia, how he'd warned the Imperials too late. Dusque tries to get him to stop, but Finn won't have it. Finn stuns Dusque and leaves her for dead on the shuttle, but Luke Skywalker arrives and saves Dusque and the holocron. Finn reports to Darth Vader, and Vader decides to spare his life, believing that Finn killed Dusque. The novel ends with Dusque pledging herself to the Rebellion.
All in all, a very poor book that is generally regarded as trash by the EU fans. In its attempt to show how large the galaxy is, both authors bring in Lando, Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, C-3PO, R2-D2, Wedge, and Vader, proving once and for all just how small-minded the authors and publishers are: that every novel must contain the Big Three--Han, Luke, Leia--from the Original Trilogy, as well as their sidekicks--Lando, C-3PO, R-2D2 Wedge, Chewie--and villains--Darth Vader.
Up next is Star Wars: Dark Forces: Soldier of the Empire by William C. Deitz, a prose novella with art by Dean Williams.
The novel opens with Imperial Inquisitor Loam Redge, in Emperor Palpatine's Retreat on Naboo, telling Darth Vader that his mission to retrieve a holocron from Dantooine's ruins is going as planned. Meanwhile, Leia expresses her concern about retrieving the holocron to Luke. Both Redge and Leia, it seems, have sent their best agent out to retrieve it. In orbit above Naboo, Imperial bioengineer Dusque Mistflier and professor Tendau Nandon arrive at a space station for a casino opening, but Tendau is killed and rebel spy Finn Darktrin rescues Dusque from trouble. They steal a shuttle and head for Lok; there they meet Nym who gives them a ship to reach Corellia, where the current Rebel Alliance headquarters is located. They are escorted there by Han and Chewie. There, they meet with Leia and Luke. They tell them about the holocron with the list of Rebel allies and spies being on Dantooine. Dusque and Finn agree to retrieve it. Once on Dantooine, they bypass an Imperial outpost using Dusque's status as an Imperial bioengineer and head for the ruins of the Rebel base, then to the Jedi enclave--possibly the one seen in KOTOR and KOTOR2TSL. Inside, they find and holocron and flee the planet. Finn, while Dusque rests, transmits the information to the Imperials following them. Dusque confronts him and he reveals that there is no Imperial agent following them: he is the Imperial agent. He reveals that he was the one who ordered Tendau killed and a Mon Calamari pilot during the trip to Corellia, how he'd warned the Imperials too late. Dusque tries to get him to stop, but Finn won't have it. Finn stuns Dusque and leaves her for dead on the shuttle, but Luke Skywalker arrives and saves Dusque and the holocron. Finn reports to Darth Vader, and Vader decides to spare his life, believing that Finn killed Dusque. The novel ends with Dusque pledging herself to the Rebellion.
All in all, a very poor book that is generally regarded as trash by the EU fans. In its attempt to show how large the galaxy is, both authors bring in Lando, Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, C-3PO, R2-D2, Wedge, and Vader, proving once and for all just how small-minded the authors and publishers are: that every novel must contain the Big Three--Han, Luke, Leia--from the Original Trilogy, as well as their sidekicks--Lando, C-3PO, R-2D2 Wedge, Chewie--and villains--Darth Vader.
Up next is Star Wars: Dark Forces: Soldier of the Empire by William C. Deitz, a prose novella with art by Dean Williams.
