Thanks to Shelly Shapiro, Sue Rostoni, and Jim Luceno for holding this whole thing together. The rest of the Star Wars authors for giving me great books to follow. Enrique Guerrero, Michael Kogge, Dan Wallace, Felia Hendersheid, Helen Keiev, and Leland Chee for superior comments and editing. Kris Boldis for reality checks on the Star Wars universe. Finally, thanks to all my friends in Savannah for their support, especially Charlie Williams and the rest of the gang in the Savannah Fencing Club.