John Jackson Miller

Zyne Carrick and his partner, con artist Gryph, learn dangerous secrets about their friend Jarael's past as well as that of Rohlan Dyre, an unusual Mandalorian deserter.

Thousands of years before Luke Skywalker will destroy the Death Star above Yavin, one lone Padawan, Zayne Carrick, races to clear his name before the authorities can enact justice for the charge of murdering all of his fellow Jedi-in-training.

"Free at last from the false charges against him, former Jedi student Zayne Carrick is ready and able to seek his fortune across the galaxy. Accepting a partnership with his con-artist companion Gryph, Zayne and his friends Jarael, Rohlan, Slyssk, and Elbee head for the Core Worlds, where opportunities abound. To start business off right, they've got a new ship and limitless ideas: parting some shady-dealing Chev from their unjustly earned credits,...

When Star Wars: A New Hope was first released in 1977, part of its appeal was that the world it presented felt alive. Landspeeders and starships were dirty. Droids broke down. And it was filled with cool, weird, and really weird background characters. (Really, just take a look around the Mos Eisley cantina.) Never mind Han, Luke, Leia, Darth Vader, and Obi-Wan. Who were these other guys? What was their story? Just seeing them brought up questions...