{"product_id":"tales-from-the-empire-star-wars-legends-9780553578768","title":"Tales from the Empire: Star Wars Legends","description":"Culled from the pages of the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars Adventure Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e one of the most popular \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e magazines in the field today, comes this exciting new short-story collection. Here are stories from such award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors as Timothy Zahn, Michael A. Stackpole and Kathy Tyers as well as exciting newcomers, including Erin Endom, Laurie Burns, and Patricia A. Jackson. From the desperate flight of a civilian mail courier carrying vital Rebel intelligence through an Imperial blockade, to a suicidal commando raid on an impregnable Imperial prison, to a Corellian smuggler mysteriously hired by an actor turned Jedi Knight turned Imperial assassin for one final transformation, these tales capture all the high adventure, imaginative genius, and nonstop action that are the hallmarks of the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e saga. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat's more, the centerpiece of this magnificent collection is the short novel \u003ci\u003eSide Trip, \u003c\/i\u003e the first-ever collaboration between Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole, in which a freighter smuggling arms for the Rebels is commandeered by an Imperial Star Destroyer led by a mysterious helmeted figure who claims to be the notorious bounty hunter Jodo Kast. It is all part of a devious plan that includes Hal and Corran Horn, who are working undercover to nail the infamous Corellian warlord Zekka Thyne. But one slip-up can get them all killed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollected for the first time, \u003ci\u003eStar Wars(r): Tales from the Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is one book no fan will want to be without. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(r), TM and (c) 1997 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491819000082,"sku":"9780553578768","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_19a1c225-58c6-44ce-88b8-f7d865f90345.jpg?v=1730557333","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tales-from-the-empire-star-wars-legends-9780553578768","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}