betrayal aaron allston

497 Pages·2007·1.66 MB·English

by  Aaron Allston

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BETRAYAL
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BYAARONALLSTON
Galatea in 2-D
BARD’STALESeries (with Holly Lisle)
Thunder of the Captains
Wrath of the Princes
CARWARRIORSSeries
Double Jeopardy
DOCSIDHESeries
Doc Sidhe
Sidhe-Devil
Star Wars:X-WINGSeries
Wraith Squadron
Iron Fist
Solo Command
Starfighters of Adumar
Star Wars:NEWJEDIORDERSeries
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
Star Wars:LEGACYOFTHEFORCESeries
Betrayal
Exile
TERMINATOR3 Series
Terminator Dream
Terminator Hunt
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BETRAYAL
AARON ALLSTON
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BALLANTINEBOOKS • NEWYORK
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Sale of this book without a front cover may be unauthorized. If this
book is coverless, it may have been reported to the publisher as “un-
sold or destroyed” and neither the author nor the publisher may
have received payment for it.
Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Betrayal is a work of fiction. Names,
places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination
or are used fictitiously.
2007 Del Rey Books Mass Market Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or ™ where indicated.
All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.
Excerpt from Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines copyright
© 2006 by Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or ™ where indicated. All Rights
Reserved. Used Under Authorization.
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acknowledgments
Thanks are due to my partners-in-plotting Troy Denning
and Karen Traviss, to my Eagle-Eyes (Chris Cassidy, Kelly
Frieders, Helen Keier, Bob Quinlan, Roxanne Quinlan, and
Luray Richmond), to Shelly Shapiro of Del Rey, to Sue
Rostoni and Leland Chee of Lucas Licensing, and to my
agent, Russ Galen.
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THE STAR WARS NOVELS TIMELINE
1020 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS:EPISODE III
STAR WARS: A New Hope REVENGEOFTHESITH
Dark Lord:The Rise of Darth
Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
Vader
33 YEARS BEFORE
STAR WARS: A New Hope 10-0 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope
The Han Solo Trilogy:
Darth Maul: Saboteur*
The Paradise Snare
The Hutt Gambit
32.5 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope Rebel Dawn
Cloak of Deception
Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter 5-2 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope
32 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope The Adventures of Lando
STAR WARS:EPISODE I Calrissian
THE PHANTOM MENACE The Han Solo Adventures
29 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope STAR WARS: A New Hope
Rogue Planet YEAR 0
27 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope
STAR WARS:EPISODE IV
Outbound Flight
A NEW HOPE
22.5 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope
The Approaching Storm 0-3 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope
Tales from the Mos Eisley
22 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope Cantina
Galaxies: The Ruins
STAR WARS:EPISODE II of Dantooine
ATTACK OF THE CLONES Splinter of the Mind’s Eye
Republic Commando: Hard
Contact 3 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope
STAR WARS:EPISODE V
21.5 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope
THE EMPIRESTRIKESBACK
Shatterpoint
Tales of the Bounty Hunters
21 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope
The Cestus Deception 3.5 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope
The Hive* Shadows of the Empire
Republic Commando: Triple Zero
4 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope
20 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope STAR WARS:EPISODE VI
MedStar I:Battle Surgeons RETURN OF THE JEDI
MedStar II: Jedi Healer
Tales from Jabba’s Palace
Tales from the Empire
19.5 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope Tales from the New Republic
Jedi Trial
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
The Bounty Hunter Wars:
19 YEARS BEFORE STAR WARS: A New Hope The Mandalorian Armor
Slave Ship
Labyrinth of Evil Hard Merchandise
The Truce at Bakura
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6.5-7.5 YEARS AFTER 19 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope
STAR WARS: A New Hope The Hand of Thrawn
X-Wing: Duology:
Specter of the Past
Rogue Squadron Vision of the Future
Wedge’s Gamble
The Krytos Trap
Showdown at Centerpoint
The Bacta War
Wraith Squadron 22 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope
Iron Fist
Solo Command
25 YEARS AFTER
8 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope STAR WARS: A New Hope
The Courtship of Princess Leia
A Forest Apart* Boba Fett: A Practical Man*
Tatooine Ghost
The New Jedi Order:
9 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope Vector Prime
Dark Tide I: Onslaught
The Thrawn Trilogy:
Dark Tide II: Ruin
Heir to the Empire Agents of Chaos I: Hero’s Trial
Dark Force Rising Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
The Last Command Balance Point
X-Wing: Isard’s Revenge Recovery*
Edge of Victory I: Conquest
11 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
Star by Star
The Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Journey
Jedi Search Enemy Lines I:Rebel Dream
Dark Apprentice Enemy Lines II:Rebel Stand
Champions of the Force Traitor
Destiny’s Way
I, Jedi
Ylesia*
Force Heretic I:Remnant
12-13 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope Force Heretic II: Refugee
Children of the Jedi Force Heretic III:Reunion
Darksaber The Final Prophecy
Planet of Twilight The Unifying Force
X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar
35 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope
14 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope The Dark Nest Trilogy:
The Crystal Star The Joiner King
The Unseen Queen
16-17 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope The Swarm War
The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy:
Before the Storm 40 YEARS AFTER
Shield of Lies STAR WARS: A New Hope
Tyrant’s Test
Legacy of the Force:
17 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope Betrayal
The New Rebellion Bloodlines
Tempest
18 YEARS AFTER STAR WARS: A New Hope ESxacilreifice
The Corellian Trilogy: Inferno
Ambush at Corellia
Assault at Selonia *An ebook novella
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