Outcast

April 15, 2009
While Luke Skywalker and son Ben seek answers that will allow them to return from exile, their friends and surviving family deal with the aftermath of the devastating civil war described in the "Legacy of the Force" series. In this first in a projected nine-book series chronicling the future of the new Republic, Star Wars® veteran Allston ("Betrayal"), one of three authors for the series, captures the feel of this popular space opera while creating new directions for familiar characters. Purchase for inevitable demand.

Copyright 2009 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

March 1, 2009
Jacen Solo is dead, but the damage caused by his time as a Sith can still be felt, and suspicion of the Jedi runs high. Amid this atmosphere of mistrust, Luke Skywalker is charged with war crimes for not keeping Jacen in check, and after Jedi Knight Valin Horn goes crazy and tries to kill his family, Luke pleads guilty and is exiled from Coruscant. Setting off with only his teenage son, Ben, for company, Luke searches for the key to Jacens turn to the Dark Side, while Han and Leia help Lando with a crisis in the spice mines of Kessel. Fast moving and thrilling, with a tight and well-developed plot, Outcast is the first of a new nine-book series, to be written by Allston, Troy Denning, and Christie Golden. The extended Skywalker family is the focus of the series; Luke, Han, and Leia may be 40 years older, but their personalities havent changed, and long-term Star Wars fans will be happy to welcome back old friends from both the books and the movies. An exciting addition to the Star Wars saga and a very promising beginning to a new series.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)