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BioWare and LucasArts—creators of the hugely popular Star Wars:® Knights of the Old Republic® video game—have combined their storytelling talents and cutting-edge technology for an innovative new massively multiplayer online role-playing game that allows players to create their own personal... read more

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  • Dao Stryver: Mandalorian Warrior - Male
  • Darth Chratis: Sith Lord - Human Male; Eldon Ax's Master
  • Eldon Ax: Sith Apprentice - Human Female
  • Jet Nebula: Captain of the Auriga Fire - Human Male, Pirate. Incredibly intelligent, though he hides it.
  • Larin Moxla: Former Republic Trooper - Kiffar Female
  • Satele Shan: Jedi Grand Master - Human Female
  • Shigar Konshi: Jedi Padawan - Kiffar Male
  • Ula Vii: Imperial agent - Epicanthix Male
  • Private Hetchkee: Male Kel Dor and soldier in the Republic; served as part of a six-soldier unit assigned to Ula Vii
  • Robann Potannin: leader of a six-soldier unit assigned to Ula Vii
  • Tassaa Bareesh: Crime Lord and Matriarch of the Bareesh Cartel, a Hutt
  • Captain Pipalidi: A female Anx of the Galactic Republic navy; in command of the cruiser Commenor.
  • Colonel Kalisch: Male who served in the Sith fleet; in command of the bulk cruiser Paramount.
  • Supreme Commander Stantorrs: Head of the Galactic Republic military
  • Lema Xandret: Droid maker - Human female
  • Shinqo: Rodian smuggler who and Jet Nebula's First Mate aboard the Auriga Fire
  • Yeama: Twi'lek slave of Hutt crime lord Tassaa Bareesh
  • Clunker: Jet Nebula's droid.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Everything I have seen confirms my worst fears.”
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  • “if is the smallest word in the Galactic Standard lexicon, yet it stands between us and our greatest dreams.
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  • some things could never be anticipated, but he could control the way he reacted to them.
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  • “Worry all you want,” said Master Satele. “Unless there’s something you can do about it, I don’t see what good it will do.”
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  • The galaxy is painted in black and white, he realized, feeling the truth and certainty of it deep in every bone. But from far enough away, it all looks gray.
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  • Whatever. Like you can plan everything in advance and then just sit back and watch it happen, so perfectly you don’t even have to be there to do it. Things will just happen on their own. Maybe you don’t need to do anything if you think about it hard enough. That’s always worth hoping for.”
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  • You know you have to do something. You know what it is and you know why it has to be done. But you can’t do it because you’re too busy going over it and over it, making sure you’re absolutely right. Most of you knows you are right, but there’s a small part that wants to think it over one more time. The reasons, the method, the fallout.
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  • Being a Sith was not just about feeling hatred and anger; it was finding a way to focus those feelings toward the attainment of mastery.
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  • “Humans are replaceable. Seconds are not.”
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  • my culture eschews the Force. That, after all, was where all this started, with militarized religious cults turning children into monsters.”
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  • The smuggler calling himself “Jet Nebula” enjoyed keeping
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • Corscuant: Captial of the Republic
  • Dromund Kaas: Third planet in the Dromund system and capital of the Sith Empire
  • Hutta: Hutt homeworld located in the Y'Toub system; also known as "Nal Hutta"
  • Sebaddon: a small world, located off the galactic plane near a black hole.
  • Tython: Home of the Jedi Order and location of the Jedi Temple

Organizations edit see section history

  • Jedi Order: An ancient monastic peacekeeping organization unified by its belief and observance of the Force, specifically the light side.
  • Galactic Republic: The ruling government of the galaxy
  • Sith Order: A sect of Force-sensitives who utilized the dark side of the Force.
  • Sith Empire: a rich and powerful empire established by Dark Jedi banished from the Galactic Republic
  • Bareesh Cartel: a powerful criminal syndicate, or business alliance of Hutts.
  • Black Sun: The most powerful and infamous crime syndicate in the galaxy.

First Sentence edit see section history

The light star cruiser looked deceptively insignificant against the backdrop of the galaxy.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue: Wild Space
Part One: Vested Interests
Part Two: Hutta
Part Three: The Chase
Part Four: Sebaddon
Part Five: Fatal Alliance
Part Six: Preparations for War
Epilogue: Tattooine

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 3 of 4 in Star Wars: The Old Republic. (standard series)

Preceded by Deceived, and followed by Annihilation.

This book is in Star Wars. (universe)
This is book 80 of 159 in Fantasy Book Review Top 100 fantasy books of all time. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sean Williams (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. ATTIK (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Del Rey
Country: United States
Publication Date: July 20, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-345-51132-4
Page Count: 429

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Deceived
  • Revan

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Volume 1 - Force Storm
  • The Golden Age of the Sith
  • Fall of the Sith Empire
  • Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
  • The Freedon Nadd Uprising
  • Dark Lords of the Sith
  • The Sith War
  • Commencement
  • Flashpoint
  • Days of Fear, Nights of Anger
  • Daze of Hate, Knights of Suffering
  • Vector #1
  • Vindication
  • Dueling Ambitions
  • Destroyer
  • Demon
  • War

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