Random House release a sizeable chunk of the opening pages of the 26th February 2013 release Star Wars: The Last Jedi by Michael Reaves and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff.
“Sakiyan freighter Far Ranger requesting clearance for departure.”
I-Five’s mimicry of Tuden Sal’s gruff voice was flawless. No one listening—or, more to the point, no vocal analyzer scanning—would know that, in reality, the Sakiyan merchant was sitting in a safe house somewhere in the twilight warren near the Westport, plotting infamy against the Empire. No one, that was, except for the Far Ranger’s crew and her lone passenger.
Jax Pavan, his hands on the Far Ranger’s steering yoke, realized he was holding his breath as he waited for the Westport flight dispatcher to approve their departure plan. He let his tension go with a soft rush of air and ignored the urge to reach out with the Force to give the dispatcher a nudge. It was tempting, but best not to take the chance. Even something as minor as that could alert Darth Vader to their movements . . . if Vader was, against all odds, still alive.
February 26, 2013
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Hardcover, 496 pages, $7.99
ISBN: 978-0-345-51140-9
For more of the excerpt click here and mark down that date, 26th February 2013.