ABOUT THE AUTHORS

MELISSA SCOTT was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, studied history at Harvard College, and earned her PhD from Brandeis University in the comparative history program. She has published more than thirty original novels and a handful of short stories, as well as tie-in fiction. She saw Star Wars: A New Hope when it opened, and has been a fan ever since. She is ridiculously happy to be writing in this universe.

JAMES LUCENO is the New York Times bestselling author of the Star Wars novels Darth Plagueis, Millennium Falcon, Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, Cloak of Deception, and Labyrinth of Evil, as well as the New Jedi Order novels Agents of Chaos I: Hero’s Trial and Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse, The Unifying Force, and the eBook “Darth Maul: Saboteur.” He lives with his wife in Annapolis, Maryland.

JOHN JACKSON MILLER is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Kenobi, Star Wars: Knight Errant, Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories, and fifteen Star Wars graphic novels. A comics industry analyst and historian, he has written comics and prose for several franchises, including Conan, Iron Man, Indiana Jones, Mass Effect, The Simpsons, and Star Trek. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife, two children, and far too many comic books.

JASON FRY is the author of The Jupiter Pirates young-adult space-fantasy series and has written or co-written more than thirty novels, short stories, and other works set in the galaxy far, far away, including The Essential Atlas and the Servants of the Empire quartet. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, son, and about a metric ton of Star Wars stuff.