Acknowledgments

I could not have written a book set in such a wonderfully rich and complex universe as this all by myself. I had help, lots of it, and I owe thanks to many people. You should know who they are. My apologies to any I might have missed, and the usual caveat applies: If I screwed up their input, it is my fault and not theirs. If you are a fan of the books, comics, games, or movies, you’ll probably recognize some of these names.

My gratitude goes to: Tom Dupree; Howard Roffman, Lucy Wilson, Sue Rostoni, and Allan Kausch; Jon Knoles, Steve Dauterman, and Larry Holland; Bill Slavicsek; Bill Smith; Mike Richardson, Ryder Windham, Kilian Plunkett, and John Wagner; Timothy Zahn, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rebecca Moesta; Jean Naggar; Dianne, Danelle, and Dal Perry; Cady Jo Ivy and Roxanne de Bergerac. I’d also like to thank the fans in the Star Wars Forum on America Online—I got some great ideas as I lurked and listened there. And last but certainly not least, thanks to the man who dreamed up, then built this absolutely terrific toy in the first place: George Lucas.

Appreciate it, gang. Really.