HeirtotheJedi:StarWars

NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERAlongtimeagoinagalaxyfar，faraway....AthrillingnewadventuresetbetweenANewHopeandTheEmpireStrikesBack，and—forthefirsttimeever—writtenentirelyfromLukeSkywalker’sfirst-personpointofview.LukeSkywalker’sgame-changingdestructionoftheDeathStarhasmadehimnotonlyaherooftheRebelAlliancebutavaluableassetintheongoingbattleagainsttheEmpire.Thoughhe’salongwayfrommasteringthepoweroftheForce，there’snodenyinghisphenomenalskillsasapilot—andintheeyesofRebelleadersPrincessLeiaOrganaandAdmiralAckbar，there’snoonebetterqualifiedtocarryoutadaringrescuemissioncrucialtotheAlliancecause.AbrilliantaliencryptographerrenownedforherabilitytobreacheventhemostadvancedcommunicationssystemsisbeingdetainedbyImperialagentsdeterminedtoexploitherexceptionaltalentsfortheEmpire’spurposes.Buttheprospectivespy’ssympathiesliewiththeRebels，andshe’swillingtojointheireffortinexchangeforbeingreunitedwithherfamily.It’sanopportunitytogainacriticaledgeagainsttheEmpirethat’stooprecioustopassup.It’salsoajobthatdemandstheelementofsurprise.SoLukeandtheever-resourcefuldroidR2-D2swaptheirtrustyX-wingfighterforasleekspaceyachtpilotedbybrashrecruitNakariKelen，daughterofabiotechmogul，who’sgotascoreofherowntosettlewiththeEmpire.ChallengedbyruthlessImperialbodyguards，death-dealingenemybattleships，mercilessbountyhunters，andmonstrousbrain-eatingparasites，Lukeplungeshead-onintoahigh-stakesespionageoperationthatwillpushhisabilitiesasaRebelfighterandwould-beJeditothelimit.IfeverheneededthewisdomofObi-WanKenobitoshepherdhimthroughdanger，it’snow.ButLukewillhavetorelyonhimself，hisfriends，andhisownburgeoningrelationshipwiththeForcetosurvive.PraiseforHeirtotheJedi“[Kevin]Hearne’snovelhadalottoliveupto.Itsucceedswonderfully，providingfanswiththemostintimatelookyetataniconicheroasweawaithiscinematicreturn.”—NewYorkDailyNews“Great...[an]entertainingintroductionintounderstandingLuke’scharacter...TherearemomentsinTheEmpireStrikesBackthatInowpointtoandsay，‘Iunderstandhowhegotthere，’andit’sbecauseofthisnovel.”—TheWookieeGunner“PureStarWars...Fromshoot-outstonarrowescapes，IcouldpracticallyhearJohnWilliams’sscoreplayinginmyhead—acredittoKevinHearne，tobesure.”—CoffeewithKenobi“Amust-readforfans...IleftwithamuchcloserunderstandingofwhoLukeSkywalkeris，andanevendeeperadmirationforthecharacter.AllthingsareconnectedintheForce，andIfeelmoreconnectedtoLukeafterreadingHeirtotheJedi.”—Comicbook.com“Hearneknowswhathe’sdoing.Heknowshowtotapintocharacters，makethemimmenselyenjoyableforthereaders，andtugonpeople’semotions.HeirtotheJeditakesLukeonanadventurebutraisesthebarbynotonlymakinghimlikeable，butbymakinghisjourneysomethingofsignificance.Whileonthesurfacethismightbeanotherthrowawayadventure，HearneaddsanelementthattiesthisstoryintothemythosofStarWars.ThisbookbecomesoneofthepivotalstepsinLuke’sjourneytobeingaJedi.”—RoqooDepot