Welcome to this week’s publications breakdown.
The scheduled releases for this week will be;
| Tuesday 4th June 2024 | ||||
 Cover – So’Oteh |
501st – An Imperial Commando Novel by Karen Traviss (Random House Worlds – ISBN 978-0-59372-610-5) Omega Squad is no more—in its place stand the Imperial commandos, under the imperious command of Darth Vader and the Empire. The Clone Wars are over, but for those with reason to run from the new galactic Empire, the battle to survive has only just begun… The Jedi have been decimated in the Great Purge, and the Republic has fallen. Now the former Republic commandos—the galaxy’s finest special forces troops, cloned from Jango Fett—find themselves on opposing sides and in very different armor. Some have deserted and fled to Mandalore with the mercenaries, renegade clone troopers, and rogue Jedi who make up Kal Skirata’s ragtag resistance to Imperial occupation. Others—including men from Delta Squad and Omega Squad—now serve as Imperial commandos, a black ops unit within Vader’s own 501st Legion, tasked to hunt down fugitive Jedi and clone deserters. For Darman, who’s grieving for his Jedi wife and separated from his son, it’s an agonizing test of loyalty. But he’s not the only one who’ll be forced to test the ties of brotherhood. On Mandalore, clone deserters and the planet’s own natives, who have no love for the Jedi, will have their most cherished beliefs challenged. In the savage new galactic order, old feuds may have to be set aside to unite against a far bigger threat, and nobody can take old loyalties for granted. Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US |
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 Cover – Schmidt |
The Lando Calrissian Adventures by L. Neil Smith (Random House Worlds – ISBN 978-0-59372-609-9) A gambler, rogue, and adventurer, Lando is always on the frontier, scanning his sensors for easy credits and looking for action in galaxies near and far.Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu Lando Calrissian was born with a well-developed taste for the good life. So when he hears that ancient alien treasure is buried on the planets of the Rafa System, he hops aboard the Millennium Falcon and brushes up his rusty astrogation. He never stops to think that someone might be conning him, the connoisseur of cons. Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon A solar system with little more than luxury hotels catering to the underemployed filthy rich, the Oseon is every gambler’s dream come true. And so it is for Lando Calrissian, until he breaks the gambler’s cardinal rule: never beat an enforcer at a high-stakes game of chance.Soon Lando and his feckless five-armed robot companion are being stalked by two enemies—one they know but cannot see and one they see but do not recognize… until it’s too late. Lando Calrissian and the StarCave of ThonBoka For a year, Lando Calrissian and his robot companion have roamed space in the Millennium Falcon, seeking or creating opportunities to turn an easy, but not too dishonest, credit.But now their partnership seems doomed—for Lando’s uncharacteristic impulse to help a race of persecuted aliens has suddenly made them vulnerable to several sets of their own enemies… not least of whom is the evil Rokur Gepta, the Sorcerer of Tund! Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US |
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 Cover – Doaly |
Iron Fist – Book 2 of the Wraith Squadron Series by Aaron Allston (Random House Worlds – ISBN 978-0-593-72608-2) The Rebel Alliance’s elite strike force must double-cross an infamous warlord in the second book of the Wraith Squadron series, the companion to the hit Rogue Squadron series.Against all odds, the controversial Wraith Squadron has survived its first covert mission. But now they are called upon to cheat death twice. This time, Wedge Antilles sends them in to stop the warlord Zsinj and his Super Star Destroyer, Iron Fist. If Zsinj joins the Empire, it could turn the tide of war against the Rebels. The Wraith Squadron’s mission: infiltrate the warlord’s fleet and uncover his carefully guarded plans. To do so, they must pose as ruthless pirates seeking to join Zsinj’s forces. And that means first becoming pirates in space lanes teeming with Imperial navy patrols. If that isn’t enough to get them killed, they’ll have to pass one last test—a suicide mission for Zsinj. Can they survive the test and turn the tables on Zsinj? Or is this the end for Wraith Squadron? Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US |
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| Wednesday 5th June 2024 | ||||
 Direct – Segovia, Beredo |
Star Wars (2020) #47 (Marvel Comics) LANDO IS ALL IN!• THE TRIAL OF LANDO CALRISSIAN for treason against the REBEL ALLIANCE comes down to its stunning finale! • The evidence is not in Lando’s favor, nor is the fact that he’s offered a full confession to the crimes of which he is accused. • Does he have any cards left to play? |
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Action Figure Variant (See-Threepio (C-3PO): Unfinished) – JTC | |
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Pride Variant – Jimenez |  |
The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Variant – Sprouse, Story, Menon | |
| The High Republic (Phase III) #8 (Marvel Comics) ENTER… BARON BOOLAN!• TEY SIRREK, LOURNA DEE and SSKEER on a dangerous mission. • The NIHIL’S mysterious MINISTER OF ADVANCEMENT finally revealed… along with diabolical experiments. • PROTECT THE PATH! |
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Direct – Noto |  |
Variant – Reis | |
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Pride Variant – Ganucheau |  |
The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Variant – Sprouse, Story, Menon | |
You will be able to find these on sale from your usual high street bookstores, news-stands, and online retailers. Please help support Jedi News by purchasing your books using the links to the Amazon websites in this article – happy reading!
