Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: illustrator, editor, title and unrecognized parameters: book name, era
- "The choices of one shape the futures of all."
- ―Jedi saying
Choices of One is a novel by Timothy Zahn, released on July 19, 2011.[1] It is set three months after Allegiance, and takes place before the events in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. Its first working title was Choices; this was changed to Hand of Judgment and then to the current title. The hardcover edition contains a preview of Riptide, while the paperback also contains a preview of Scoundrels. The paperback version was released on June 26, 2012.[4] Choices of One took Zahn three months to write.[5]
Publisher's summary
Hardcover
Back cover
The fate of the Rebellion rests on Luke Skywalker's next move.
But have the rebels entered a safe harbor or a death trap?
Internal flap
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn comes a brand-new Star Wars adventure, set in the time between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back and featuring the young Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and the beloved Mara Jade.
Eight months after the Battle of Yavin, the Rebellion is in desperate need of a new base. So when Governor Ferrouz of Candoras sector proposes an alliance, offering the Rebels sanctuary in return for protection against the alien warlord Nuso Esva, Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewie are sent to evaluate the deal.
Mara Jade, the Emperor's Hand, is also heading for Candoras, along with the five renegade stormtroopers known as the Hand of Judgment. Their mission: to punish Ferrouz's treason and smash the Rebels for good.
But in this treacherous game of betrayals within betrayals, a wild card is waiting to be played.
Appearances
Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Characters
Dramatis personae
|
Other characters
|
Droid models
|
Events
|
Locations
|
Organizations and titles
|
Sentient species
Vehicles and vessels
|
Weapons and technology
Miscellanea
Cover gallery
External links
- Timothy Zahn Returns with a New Novel on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- First Look: Choices of One on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Choices of One Excerpt on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Newest Publishing Calendar -- Del Rey Fiction (and a few assorted non-fiction titles.)" — Had a slight weapons malfunction. But everything's perfectly all right now. — Sue Rostoni's StarWars.com Blog (backup link)
- ↑ The Essential Reader's Companion
- ↑ Choices of One (Hardcover)
- ↑ "Wars: Choices of One Paperback Cover Reveal {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Wars: Choices of One Paperback Cover Reveal backup link (2011/10/14/star-wars-choices-of-one-paperback-cover-reveal/Star Wars: Choices of One Paperback Cover Reveal) not verified!)
- ↑ Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition