Tarkin: Star Wars

-- Star Wars A New Hope Rule through the fear of force rather than force itself, Until then, however, insurgency remains a genuine threat. Escalating guerrilla attacks by resistance forces and newfound evidence of a growing Separatist conspiracy are an immediate danger the Empire must meet with swift and brutal action. And to bring down a band of elusive freedom fighters, the Emperor turns to his most formidable agents: Darth Vader, the fearsome new Sith enforcer as remorseless as he is mysterious; and Tarkin--whose tactical cunning and cold-blooded efficiency will pave the way for the Empire's supremacy ... and its enemies' extinction. Praise for Tarkin "Tarkin "Another home run in the new canon ... This is the highest and best distillation of Tarkin stories, old and new, we've ever been given."--Big Shiny Robot "A spectacular novel, with the intrigue, action, and profound characterization we have come to expect from the pen of Luceno ... (Tarkin "A fascinating look at the pathos of one of the galaxy's most criminally underused characters."--TheForce.net From the Hardcover edition.