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The Black Fleet Crisis [049-5.0]

Book Two

SHIELD OF LIES

Michael P. Kube-McDowell

Synopsis:

In the blockbuster bestselling tradition of Heir to the Empire comes
this thrilling addition to the Star Wars saga, as peace gives way to a
dire new threat...

BANTAM BOOKS NEW YORK TORONTO LONDON SYDNEY AUCKLAND

Dedication

For Matt, Amanda, and Gwen, in gratitude for their love, support, and
understanding.

And for all the twelve-year-olds everywhere and any when who, like me,
believed they would journey into space someday--most especially for
those who really did, and for those who still believe.

Acknowledgments

The STAR WARS universe has been so greatly expanded and enriched in the
years since Return of the Jedi appeared that even the best-intentioned
of us can hardly hope to master all its details unaided.

I'm therefore grateful for the assistance of the many writers and fans
in the extended STAR WARS community online---on Genie, CompuServe, and
the Internet--who took the time to answer (and even undertook to
research) my questions. In particular, Kevin J. Anderson, Roger
MacBride Allen, Matt Hart, Robert A. Cash-man, Laurie Burns, Jim
Fisher, Cathy Bowden, Tim O'Brien, Wm. Paul Sudlow, and Steve Ozmanski
each added at least one page of helpful facts to my reference binder
this time around.

Other invaluable references included Bill Slavicsek's A Guide to the
Star Wars Universe, Shane Johnson's Star Wars Technical Journal, Dan
Wallace's planet research, and the various time lines, lexicons, and
concordances provided me by Sue Rostoni of Lucasfilm, Ltd., and Tom
Dupree at Bantam.

Once again, I owe a great debt of thanks to my family and first
readers, all of whom made sacrifices so that I could devote my time and
attention to this project.