But it wasn’t a moment’s emotion for his grandfather: it was the whole of him. Anakin had been driven to the dark side by agonized love. The revelation stunned Jacen because it was so narrow and so … ...
You ever worked with Wookiees? The commandos shook their heads, wide-eyed. Well, everything you’ve heard is true.
Why doesn’t the fact that I’m human matter to human beings
That was the trouble with opportunities. If they were exceptional, then they had to be seized first and thought through later.
Scorch: I think Sev might have an anger problem. Sev: I think you have an intelligence problem.
Right then Niner didn’t care if she had less idea of guerrilla warfare than a mott. She possessed one fundamental element of leadership that you couldn’t teach in a lifetime: she cared about those she...
Maze: I’m alerting HQ. Stand by.*on the private comlink*Corr: How are you Omega? Can we help? We’re really concerned that you’re stranded on a shabla rock surrounded by an infinite number of natives w...
Mandalorians are surprisingly unconcerned with biological lineage. Their definition of offspring or parent is more by relationship than birth: adoption is extremely common, and it’s not unusual for so...
It was as if the small differences mattered more than the really big ones—like you had to recognize something before you could hate it properly. No
Is it me? Is it me? Am I deluding myself, Jaina? Am I making the same mistake as Grandfather? I have days—most days—when I’m as certain of this as I’ve ever been certain of anything. And then I have s...
I wish you'd get one thing straight - I'm not a traitor. I was never on your side. I'm called the enemy.
I don’t want to worry you, he said, but some Kig-Yar have put out a mev-ut on you and Vaz for shooting up their buddies on Reynes. That’s bad, is it? If they catch you, yes. It’s a reward for bringing...
Darman was expert at his craft, too, but there was a sense of hard-won skill, and there was no randomness or mystery to that. She liked him for being so pragmatic. It crossed her mind that she might b...
You never have perfect knowledge in combat, gentlemen. It’s what we call the fog of war. You can either sit around worrying what’s real and what’s not, or you can realize the enemy hasn’t got a clue e...
Nobody else in Special Operations knows about this, and I really don’t want Skirata to know, because … fine man though he might be, he does have an issue with Kaminoans. Any man who refers to them as...
BB didn’t say a word. Maybe integrating into Naomi’s systems had shut him up for once. Mal decided to keep a watchful eye on the relationship. Everyone was getting on fine: better than fine, in fact,...
And knowing my luck … that’ll be the Engineer sign for Your mom’s a skank.
All that she was, and all that she would be in the future, was because a clone soldier had put such undeserved faith in her that she had become that Jedi he imagined she was.
Prep for docking, said the pilot’s voice over the intercom. You’re off watch, and I’m not, you barves … Shower, food, sleep, said Darman, prioritizing. Atin shook his head. Food, shower, sleep. Sleep,...
MARK DONALDSON WAY, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIA DAY, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE BATTLE OF EARTH, JANUARY 26, 2553.