ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many people contributed to this book in ways large and small. I would like to give special thanks to the following: Andria Hayday for her support, critiques, and many suggestions; James Luceno for brainstorming and ideas; Enrique Guerrero for his thoughts on the Chiss; Shelly Shapiro and Sue Rostoni for their encouragement, skillful editing, and especially for their patience; all the people at Del Rey who make writing so much fun, particularly Keith Clayton, Colleen Lindsay, and Colette Russen; all of the people at Lucasfilm, particularly Howard Roffman, Amy Gary, Leland Chee, and Pablo Hidalgo. And, of course, to George Lucas for sharing his galaxy with us all.