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August 5, 2025
STAR WARS: SANCTUARY
A Bad Batch Novel
hardcover original (USA)
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S STAR WARS: VERILY, A NEW HOPE
hardcover/trade paperback reprint (USA)
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE EMPIRE STRIKETH BACK
Star Wars Part the Fifth
hardcover/trade paperback reprint (USA)
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE JEDI DOTH RETURN
Star Wars Part the Sixth
hardcover/trade paperback reprint (USA)
September 2, 2025
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE PHANTOM OF MENACE
Star Wars Part the First
hardcover/trade paperback reprint (USA)
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE CLONE ARMY ATTACKETH
Star Wars Part the Second
hardcover/trade paperback reprint (USA)
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDY OF THE SITH’S REVENGE
Star Wars Part the Third
hardcover/trade paperback reprint (USA)
September 23, 2025
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI – FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW
trade-paperback reprint (USA)
September 30, 2025
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE FORCE DOTH AWAKEN
Star Wars Part the Seventh
hardcover/trade paperback reprint (USA)
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S JEDI THE LAST
Star Wars Part the Eight
hardcover/trade paperback reprint (USA)
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE MERRY RISE OF SKYWALKER
Star Wars Part the Ninth
hardcover/trade paperback reprint (USA)
October 14, 2025
STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH
Deluxe Edition
hardcover re-issue (USA)
STAR WARS INSIDER: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – TALES OF ENLIGHTENMENT
softcover reprint (USA)
November 4, 2025
STAR WARS: CHOICES OF ONE
The Essential Legends Collection (Wave 14)
trade paperback reprint (USA)
STAR WARS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES
The Essential Legends Collection (Wave 14)
trade paperback reprint (USA)
STAR WARS: RAZOR’S EDGE
The Essential Legends Collection (Wave 14)
trade paperback reprint (USA)
November 11, 2025
STAR WARS: MASTER OF EVIL
hardcover original (USA)
December 2, 2025
STAR WARS: ALPHABET SQUADRON
Alphabet Squadron Trilogy Book 1
trade paperback reprint (USA)
STAR WARS: REIGN OF THE EMPIRE – THE MASK OF FEAR
Reign of the Empire Trilogy Book 1
trade-paperback reprint (USA)
STAR WARS: SHADOW FALL
Alphabet Squadron Trilogy Book 2
trade paperback reprint (USA)
STAR WARS: VICTORY’S PRICE
Alphabet Squadron Trilogy Book 3
trade paperback reprint (USA)
January 20, 2026
STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE – WAYSEEKER
trade paperback reprint (USA)
February 3, 2026
STAR WARS OUTLAWS: LOW RED MOON
hardcover original (USA)
April 7, 2026
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S MANDALORIANUS
hardcover original (USA)
April 14, 2026
STAR WARS: LAST SHOT
A Han and Lando Novel
trade paperback reprint (USA)
STAR WARS: PHASMA
trade paperback reprint (USA)
STAR WARS: TARKIN
Alphabet Squadron Trilogy Book 3
trade paperback reprint (USA)
May 5, 2026
STAR WARS: SANCTUARY
A Bad Batch Novel
trade-paperback reprint (USA)
Fall 2026
STAR WARS: REIGN OF THE EMPIRE Book 2 – EDGE OF THE ABYSS
Reign of the Empire Trilogy Book 2
hardcover original (USA)
Summer 2027
STAR WARS: REIGN OF THE EMPIRE Book 3: FROM THE ASHES
Reign of the Empire Trilogy Book 3
hardcover original (USA)
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AUGUST 5, 2025
STAR WARS: SANCTUARY
A Bad Batch Novel
hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Lamar Giles
cover art by Marie Bergeron
hardcover (304 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0593874462
$ 30.00
audiobook download (13 hours)
Random House Audio
read by Marc Thompson
$ 25.00
solicitation copy:
links (starwarstimeline.com receives commissions for purchases made through these links):
USA: amazon hardcover / amazon Kindle / amazon audiobook
CANADA: amazon hardcover / amazon audiobook
UK: amazon hardcover / amazon audiobook
GERMANY: amazon hardcover / amazon Kindle
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STAR WARS: SANCTUARY
A Bad Batch Novel
Inkstone Books exclusive edition (UK)
From Inkstone Books:
Our special edition will have a designed foredge, featuring Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, and Omega’s helmets, plus foiling to the front board, showing the Maurader.
– signed by the author
– limited to 500 unnumbered copies
– designed foredge
– case foiling
– £ 22.00
Payment for this book will be taken on August 7, 2025.
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S STAR WARS: VERILY, A NEW HOPE
reprint of the July 2013 Quirk Books hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Ian Doescher
illustrated by Nicolas Delort
hardcover reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8-88663-972-8
$ 21.99
trade paperback reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8-33740-128-7
$ 15.99
solicitation copy:
links (starwarstimeline.com receives commissions for purchases made through these links):
USA: amazon hardcover / amazon trade paperback
CANADA: amazon hardcover / amazon trade paperback
UK: amazon hardcover / amazon trade-paperback
GERMANY: amazon hardcover / amazon trade paperback
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE EMPIRE STRIKETH BACK
Star Wars Part the Fifth
reprint of the March 2014 Quirk Books hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Ian Doescher
illustrated by Nicolas Delort
hardcover reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8-88663-974-2
$ 21.99
trade paperback reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8-33740-136-2
$ 15.99
solicitation copy:
links (starwarstimeline.com receives commissions for purchases made through these links):
USA: amazon hardcover / amazon trade paperback
CANADA: amazon hardcover / amazon trade paperback
UK: amazon hardcover / amazon trade-paperback
GERMANY: amazon hardcover / amazon trade paperback
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE JEDI DOTH RETURN
Star Wars Part the Sixth
reprint of the July 2014 Quirk Books hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Ian Doescher
illustrated by Nicolas Delort
hardcover reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8-88663-976-6
$ 21.99
trade paperback reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8-33740-138-6
$ 15.99
solicitation copy:
links (starwarstimeline.com receives commissions for purchases made through these links):
USA: amazon hardcover / amazon paperback
CANADA: amazon hardcover / amazon trade-paperback
UK: amazon hardcover / amazon trade paperback
GERMANY: amazon hardcover / amazon trade paperback
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE PHANTOM OF MENACE
Star Wars Part the First
hardcover reprint of the April 2015 Quirk Books hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Ian Doescher
hardcover reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8886639780
$ 21.99
solicitation copy:
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USA: amazon hardcover
CANADA: amazon hardcover
UK: amazon hardcover
GERMANY: amazon hardcover
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE CLONE ARMY ATTACKETH
Star Wars Part the Second
hardcover reprint of the July 2015 Quirk Books hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Ian Doescher
hardcover reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8886639735
$ 21.99
solicitation copy:
links (starwarstimeline.com receives commissions for purchases made through these links):
USA: amazon hardcover
CANADA: amazon hardcover
UK: amazon hardcover
GERMANY: amazon hardcover
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDY OF THE SITH’S REVENGE
Star Wars Part the Third
hardcover reprint of the September 2015 Quirk Books hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Ian Doescher
hardcover reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8886639797
$ 21.99
solicitation copy:
links (starwarstimeline.com receives commissions for purchases made through these links):
USA: amazon hardcover
CANADA: amazon hardcover
UK: amazon hardcover
GERMANY: amazon hardcover
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI – FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW
trade paperback reprint of the August 2023 Random House hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by various
trade paperback reprint (592 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 979-8-2170-9097-6
$ 21.00
solicitation copy:
Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless Star Wars film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors.
On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of its fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the Jedi through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains to droids and creatures. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors and trendsetting artists:
- Olivie Blake provides a chilling glimpse into the mind of Emperor Palpatine.
- Saladin Ahmed recounts the tragic history of the rancor trainer.
- Charlie Jane Anders explores the life and times of the Sarlacc.
- Fran Wilde reveals Mon Mothma’s secret mission to save the Rebel Alliance.
- Mary Kenney chronicles Wicket the Ewok’s quest for one quiet day on the forest moon of Endor.
- Anakin Skywalker becomes one with the Force in a gripping tale by Mike Chen.
Plus more hilarious, heartbreaking, and astonishing tales from:
Tom Angleberger, K Arsenault Rivera, Kristin Baver, Akemi Dawn Bowman, Emma Mieko Candon, Olivia Chadha, Gloria Chao, Adam Christopher, Paul Crilley, Amal El-Mohtar, M. K. England, Jason Fry, Adam Lance Garcia, Lamar Giles, Max Gladstone, Thea Guanzon, Ali Hazelwood, Patricia A. Jackson, Alex Jennings, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Sarah Kuhn, Danny Lore, Sarah Glenn Marsh, Kwame Mbalia, Marieke Nijkamp, Danielle Paige, Laura Pohl, Dana Schwartz, Tara Sim, Phil Szostak, Suzanne Walker, Hannah Whitten, Sean Williams, Alyssa Wong
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USA: amazon trade paperback
CANADA: amazon trade paperback
UK: amazon trade paperback
GERMANY: amazon trade paperback
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE FORCE DOTH AWAKEN
Star Wars Part the Seventh
reprint of the October 2017 Quirk Books hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Ian Doescher
hardcover reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8886639759
$ 21.99
trade-paperback reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8337401379
$ 15.99
solicitation copy:
links (starwarstimeline.com receives commissions for purchases made through these links):
USA: amazon hardcover / amazon trade-paperback
CANADA: amazon hardcover / amazon trade-paperback
UK: amazon hardcover / amazon trade-paperback
GERMANY: amazon hardcover / amazon trade-paperback
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S JEDI THE LAST
Star Wars Part the Eight
hardcover reprint of the July 2018 Quirk Books hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Ian Doescher
hardcover reprint (176 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 979-8886639711
$ 21.99
trade-paperback reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8337401270
$ 15.99
solicitation copy:
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE MERRY RISE OF SKYWALKER
Star Wars Part the Ninth
reprint of the July 2020 Quirk Books hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Ian Doescher
hardcover reprint (176 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 979-8886639773
$ 21.99
trade-paperback reprint (176 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8337401393
$ 15.99
solicitation copy:
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OCTOBER 14, 2025
STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH
Deluxe Edition
hardcover re-issue of the April 2005 hardcover (USA)
publisher info:
written by Matthew Stover
hardcover re-issue (448 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 979-8217090983
$ 60.00
solicitation copy:
• Over 170 annotations and a new introduction by author Matthew Stover
• A removable transparent acetate jacket with a foil-stamped silhouette of Darth Vader
• A full-wrap illustrated book case beneath the acetate jacket
• Red foil edges with black text of an iconic quote
• Illustrated endpapers depicting two pivotal scenes
• A red-satin ribbon marker
• A belly band with the barcode and title details, fully removable to keep your book pristine
Based on the story and screenplay by George Lucas, bestselling author Matthew Stover’s Revenge of the Sith novelization captures the iconic characters of Star Wars in all their complexity and brings a space opera masterpiece full circle. The pivotal final steps of Anakin Skywalker’s fall to the dark side, the end of the Republic, and the rise of the Empire are rendered in stunning style.
In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of Revenge of the Sith, this deluxe fully annotated edition features never-before-shared insights into the creation of a masterpiece, with over 170 annotations and a special new introduction by New York Times bestselling author Matthew Stover.
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USA: amazon hardcover
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UK: amazon hardcover
GERMANY: amazon hardcover
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STAR WARS INSIDER: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – TALES OF ENLIGHTENMENT
softcover reprint of the April 2, 2024 hardcover (USA)
publisher info:
written by George Mann
softcover (96 pages)
Titan Books
ISBN 978-1787746657
$ 12.99
solicitation copy:
A collection of six tales set during the galaxy far, far away featuring the Jedi Knights of the High Republic, including an exclusive story printed here for the first time! In addition to the stories, this collection also includes behind the scenes interviews and a guide to the second phase of The High Republic stories.
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USA: amazon softcover
CANADA: amazon softcover
UK: amazon softcover
GERMANY: amazon softcover
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NOVEMBER 4, 2025
STAR WARS: CHOICES OF ONE
The Essential Legends Collection (Wave 14)
trade paperback reprint of the July 2011 Del Rey hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Timothy Zahn
trade paperback reprint (480 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-97481-0
$ 19.00
solicitation copy:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn comes a brand-new Star Wars adventure, set in the time between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back and featuring the young Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and the beloved Mara Jade.
The fate of the Rebellion rests on Luke Skywalker’s next move.
But have the rebels entered a safe harbor or a death trap?
Eight months after the Battle of Yavin, the Rebellion is in desperate need of a new base. So when Governor Ferrouz of Candoras Sector proposes an alliance, offering the Rebels sanctuary in return for protection against the alien warlord Nuso Esva, Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewie are sent to evaluate the deal.
Mara Jade, the Emperor’s Hand, is also heading for Candoras, along with the five renegade stormtroopers known as the Hand of Judgment. Their mission: to punish Ferrouz’s treason and smash the Rebels for good.
But in this treacherous game of betrayals within betrayals, a wild card is waiting to be played.
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USA: amazon trade paperback
CANADA: amazon trade paperback
UK: amazon trade paperback
GERMANY: amazon trade paperback
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STAR WARS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES
The Essential Legends Collection (Wave 14)
trade paperback reprint of the March 2014 Del Rey hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by James S.A. Corey
trade paperback reprint (352 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-97483-4
$ 19.00
solicitation copy:
Nebula and Hugo Award nominees Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck—writing as James S. A. Corey—make their Star Wars debut in this brand-new epic adventure featuring Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia Organa. The action begins after the destruction of the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
When the Empire threatens the galaxy’s new hope, will Han, Luke, and Leia become its last chance?
When the mission is to extract a high-level rebel spy from the very heart of the Empire, Leia Organa knows the best man for the job is Han Solo—something the princess and the smuggler can finally agree on. After all, for a guy who broke into an Imperial cell block and helped destroy the Death Star, the assignment sounds simple enough.
But when Han locates the brash rebel agent, Scarlet Hark, she’s determined to stay behind enemy lines. A pirate plans to sell a cache of stolen secrets that the Empire would destroy entire worlds to protect—including the planet where Leia is currently meeting with rebel sympathizers. Scarlet wants to track down the thief and steal the bounty herself, and Han has no choice but to go along if he’s to keep everyone involved from getting themselves killed. From teeming city streets to a lethal jungle to a trap-filled alien temple, Han, Chewbacca, Leia, and their daring new comrade confront one ambush, double cross, and firestorm after another as they try to keep crucial intel out of Imperial hands.
But even with the crack support of Luke Skywalker’s x-wing squadron, the Alliance heroes may be hopelessly outgunned in their final battle for the highest of stakes: the power to liberate the galaxy from tyranny or ensure the Empire’s reign of darkness forever.
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GERMANY: amazon trade paperback
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STAR WARS: RAZOR’S EDGE
The Essential Legends Collection (Wave 14)
trade paperback reprint of the September 2013 Del Rey hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Martha Wells
trade paperback reprint (384 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-97482-7
$ 18.00
solicitation copy:
Trapped between Alderaan pirates and Imperial forces, Leia, along with Han, Luke, Chewbacca, must find a way to help her people and keep the rebellion alive.
Times are desperate for the Rebel Alliance. Harassment by the Empire and a shortage of vital supplies are hindering completion of a new secret base on the ice planet Hoth. So when Mid Rim merchants offer much-needed materials for sale, Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo lead an Alliance delegation to negotiate a deal.
But when treachery forces the rebel ship to flee into territory controlled by pirates, Leia makes a shocking discovery: the fierce marauders come from Leia’s homeworld of Alderaan, recently destroyed by the Death Star. These refugees have turned to pillaging and plundering to survive—and they are in debt to a pirate armada, which will gladly ransom the princess to the vengeful Empire . . . if they find out her true identity.
Struggling with intense feelings of guilt, loyalty, and betrayal, Leia is determined to help her wayward kinspeople, even as Imperial forces are closing in on her own crippled ship. Trapped between lethal cutthroats and brutal oppressors, Leia and Han, along with Luke, Chewbacca, and a battle-ready crew, must defy death—or embrace it—to keep the rebellion alive.
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USA: amazon trade paperback
CANADA: amazon trade paperback
UK: amazon trade paperback
GERMANY: amazon trade paperback
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NOVEMBER 11, 2025
STAR WARS: MASTER OF EVIL
hardcover original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Adam Christopher
cover-art by Simon Goinard
hardcover (304 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-87473-8
$ 30.00
audiobook download (780 minutes)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 979-8-217-08313-8
$ 26.00
solicitation copy:
After Revenge of the Sith, a newly forged Darth Vader hunts for the secrets of life and death under the watchful eye of Emperor Palpatine.
In the wake of Emperor Palpatine’s rise to power, the true nature of his most sinister enforcer remains a mystery. Darth Vader is a dominant yet illusive figure: the shadow cast by a malignant Imperial regime, unknowable to even its top officials. But even as his humanity gives way to myth, Vader remains haunted by the promises of the dark side, seeking the ultimate power that his master has hinted at but withheld—the power to conquer death itself.
On the volcanic world of Mustafar, Vader undertakes a dark ritual, bleeding a kyber crystal to forge his lightsaber. This act unleashes a power far greater than he anticipated, giving him a glimpse into the limitless potential of the Force.
Vader is determined to follow this vision, even if it means defying his master’s orders. Yet he finds the Emperor suspiciously supportive of his mission, even sending Vader to the Diso system to investigate rumors of a Force-wielding shaman able to raise the dead. At his side are a cadre of the Emperor’s scarlet-robed Royal Guard, led by Colonel Halland Goth—a decorated soldier with a very personal interest in Vader’s mission.
Even as the Emperor’s true motivations reveal themselves, Vader falls deeper into obsession. His journey takes him far across the galaxy, chasing rumors and phantoms. But no matter how far he travels, he cannot escape the shadows within his own soul. Haunted by the echoes of his past, Vader circles the true resolution to his quest: only once all weakness is purged can he become a master of evil.
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GERMANY: amazon hardcover / amazon digital / amazon audiobook
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DECEMBER 2, 2025
STAR WARS: ALPHABET SQUADRON
Alphabet Squadron Trilogy Trilogy Book 1
trade paperback reprint of the June 2019 Random House Worlds original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Alexander Freed
trade-paperback reprint (576 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-97484-1
$ 20.00
solicitation copy:
On the verge of victory in a brutal war, five New Republic pilots hunt down the Imperial remnant in this epic STAR WARS adventure. Set after Return of the Jedi, Alphabet Squadron follows a unique team, each flying a different class of starfighter as they struggle to end their war once and for all.
The Emperor is dead. His final weapon has been destroyed. The Imperial Army is in disarray. In the aftermath, Yrica Quell is just one of thousands of defectors from her former cause living in a deserters‘ shantytown–until she is selected to join Alphabet Squadron.
Cobbled together from an eclectic assortment of pilots and starfighters, the five members of Alphabet are tasked by New Republic general Hera Syndulla herself. Like Yrica, each is a talented pilot struggling to find their place in a changing galaxy. Their mission: to track down and destroy the mysterious Shadow Wing, a lethal force of TIE fighters exacting bloody, reckless vengeance in the twilight of their reign.
The newly formed unit embodies the heart and soul of the Rebellion: ragtag, resourceful, scrappy, and emboldened by their most audacious victory in decades. But going from underdog rebels to celebrated heroes isn’t as easy as it seems, and their inner demons threaten them as much as their enemies among the stars. The wayward warriors of Alphabet Squadron will have to learn to fly together if they want to protect the new era of peace they’ve fought so hard to achieve.
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STAR WARS: REIGN OF THE EMPIRE – THE MASK OF FEAR
Reign of the Empire Trilogy Book 1
trade paperback reprint of the February 2025 Random House Worlds original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Alexander Freed
trade-paperback reprint (496 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-72348-7
$ 20.00
solicitation copy:
Before the Rebellion, the Empire reigns, in book one of a trilogy told through the eyes of Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Saw Gerrera. For fans of Andor.
“In order to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire! For a safe and secure society!”
With one speech, and thunderous applause, Chancellor Palpatine brought the era of the Republic crashing down. In its place rose the Galactic Empire. Across the galaxy, people rejoiced and celebrated the end to war—and the promises of tomorrow. But that tomorrow was a lie. Instead the galaxy became twisted by the cruelty and fear of the Emperor’s rule.
During that terrifying first year of tyranny, Mon Mothma, Saw Gerrera, and Bail Organa face the encroaching darkness. One day, they will be three architects of the Rebel Alliance. But first, each must find purpose and direction in a changing galaxy, while harboring their own secrets, fears, and hopes for a future that may never come, unless they act.
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STAR WARS: SHADOW FALL
Alphabet Squadron Trilogy Trilogy Book 2
trade paperback reprint of the June 2020 Random House Worlds original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Alexander Freed
trade-paperback reprint (528 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-97485-8
$ 20.00
solicitation copy:
Alphabet Squadron’s hunt for the deadliest TIE fighters in the galaxy continues in this exciting new entry in the Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy.
News of the New Republic’s victory still reverberates through the galaxy. In its wake, the capital ships of the newly legitimized galactic government journey to the furthest stars, seeking out and crushing the remnants of imperial tyranny. But some old ghosts are harder to banish than others. And none are more dangerous than Shadow Wing.
Yrica Quell’s ragtag Alphabet Squadron still leads the search for Shadow Wing, but they’re no closer to their goal–and the pressure to find their quarry before it’s too late has begun to shake them apart. Determined to finish the fight once and for all, Quell works with New Republic Intelligence’s contentious Caern Adan, and the legendary General Hera Syndulla, to prepare the riskiest gambit of her starfighting career–a trap for Shadow Wing that could finish the chase once and for all.
But in the darkness, their enemy has evolved. Soran Keize, last of the Imperial aces, has stepped into the power vacuum at the head of Shadow Wing, reinvigorating the faltering unit in their hour of need. Once adrift in the aftershocks of the war, Keize has found meaning again, leading the lost soldiers of his unit through to safety. The only thing standing in his way? The most mismatched squadron in the New Republic Navy, led by his former mentee: the traitor Yrica Quell.
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STAR WARS: VICTORY’S PRICE
Alphabet Squadron Trilogy Trilogy Book 3
trade paperback reprint of the October 2021 Random House Worlds original (USA)
publisher info:
written by Alexander Freed
trade-paperback reprint (576 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-97486-5
$ 20.00
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The aces of the New Republic have one final chance to defeat the darkness of Shadow Wing in this thrilling conclusion to the Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy!
In the wake of Yrica Quell’s shocking decision–and one of the fiercest battles of their lives–the remnants of Alphabet Squadron seek answers and closure across a galaxy whose old war scars are threatening to reopen.
Soran Keize has returned to the tip of Shadow Wing’s spear. Operation Cinder, the terrifying protocol of planetary extermination which began in the twilight of the Imperial era, burns throughout the galaxy. Shadow Wing is no longer wounded prey fleeing the hunters of the New Republic. With its leader, its strength has returned, and its Star Destroyers and TIE squadrons lurk in the darkness between stars, carrying out the fallen Emperor’s final edict of destruction–as well as another, stranger mission, one Keize has championed not for the dying Empire, but for its loyal soldiers.
Alphabet Squadron’s ships are as ramshackle and damaged as their spirits, but they’ve always had each other. Now, as they face the might of Keize’s reborn juggernaut, they aren’t even sure they have that. How do you catch a shadow? How do you kill it? And when you’re finally victorious, who pays the price?
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JANUARY 20, 2026
STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE – WAYSEEKER
trade paperback reprint of the May 2025 Random House hardcover original (USA)
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written by Justina Ireland
trade paperback reprint (304 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-87445-5
$ 19.00
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Decades before Star Wars: The Acolyte, Vernestra Rwoh must rediscover her place within the Jedi Order.
Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh has spent years exploring the Outer Rim as a Wayseeker, answering to no authority but the Force itself. When the Jedi Council orders her to return to Coruscant, Vernestra ignores the summons, feeling that her priority should be the beings she’s already serving.
So the Council dispatches Jedi Knight Indara to track down Vernestra to deliver the urgent message that a Republic senator has formally requested Jedi assistance, asking for Vernestra’s aid by name. Intrigued, Vernestra quickly finds herself pulled back into Coruscant’s complicated world of Republic politics and underworld crime.
The two could not be more different: Vernestra, a Jedi Master who has known conflict and loss during her decades in the Order, and Indara, a young Knight just coming into her own as a Jedi in a galaxy at peace. Trust is slow to develop as they clash over their views on serving the Jedi Order, the galaxy, and the Force.
But they must work together to decipher the connection between the senator and a trail of dangerous weapons threatening to wreak havoc on the Republic. As the two delve further into their investigation, the lines between Jedi and Republic business blur, and Vernestra must rediscover what it means to serve for Light and Life.
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FEBRUARY 3, 2026
STAR WARS OUTLAWS: LOW RED MOON
hardcover original (USA)
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written by Mike Chen
cover-art by Matt Taylor
hardcover (368 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-87449-3
$ 30.00
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Random House Audio
ISBN 979-8-217-29036-9
$ 19.99
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ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax embark on their descent into the galaxy’s underworld in search of answers and opportunity, in this essential prequel to Star Wars Outlaws.
Jaylen Barsha, heir to his family’s immense power and wealth, had his life charted out for him neatly and meticulously by his parents, even though he suspected his neglected half-brother Sliro would be a better fit for the bright corporate future his parents envisioned. Then the Empire stripped it all away on trumped-up charges of conspiracy against his family. Before he can reach Sliro for help redeeming the Barsha name, a battle droid arrives at the family compound with a mission to kill every last member of the Barsha clan. Jaylen manages to fend off the attack as the sole survivor, but realizes the droid, who he reprograms, is his only chance to stay alive. But he can no longer be Jaylen Barsha—he’ll have to live now as Jaylen Vrax.
Former Separatist battle droid ND-5 knows he should be scrap metal, all things considered. He was a proficient contributor to the Separatist cause, but what is a soldier without a war? A trigger without aim? Loyalty is in his programming, and Jaylen, who treats him as more than just a weapon, has earned it. Perhaps, the droid thinks, with a partner he can be more. ND-5 just has to earn Jaylen’s trust.
With the threat against the Barsha clan still shrouded in mystery, the pair has no choice but to leverage the chaos and disappear. They find sanctuary in the anonymity of the underworld, building their reputation among scoundrels, bounty hunters, and crime syndicates. But when their latest score gives the first real clue in years to who sent ND-5 after Jaylen’s family, their biggest opportunity presents a new kind of risk. Do they give up this chance at the wealth and power Jaylen was denied to pursue answers? Or will ambition and the weight of the past shatter their unlikely partnership?
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APRIL 7, 2026
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S MANDALORIANUS
hardcover original (USA)
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written by Ian Doescher
hardcover (168 pages)
Insight Editions
ISBN 979-8-33740-265-9
$ 21.99
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The Bard returns to a galaxy far, far away in the newest book in the NYT bestselling series, retelling the events of the hit Disney+ show The Mandalorian in the classic meter and voice of William Shakespeare.
Enjoy the adventures of the Mandalorian and Grogu all over again, now with a fun Shakespearean twist! The newest book continuing the New York Times bestselling William Shakespeare’s Star Wars series, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Mandalorianus: Part the First retells the events of the hit Star Wars show in the meter and style of the Bard himself, including dialogue from each character from the show, stage directions, and plenty of Easter eggs, all alongside twenty gorgeous woodcut illustrations that give these iconic Star Wars characters a playful Elizabethan air.
AUTHENTIC METER. Shakespeare scholars and Star Wars fans alike will delight in the period-accurate musicality of the text and the authenticity, exploring the story of the Mandalorian through the lens of Shakespeare.
WITH STUNNING ILLUSTRATIONS. Twenty detailed inked illustrations accompany the text, putting a unique Shakespearean spin on the characters from The Mandalorian.
EASTER EGGS. Hidden nods to both the Star Wars franchise and the full works of Shakespeare will impress sharp-eyed fans of both!
COMPLETE CAST. Each character from the first season of The Mandalorian steps into the spotlight with reimagined dialogue written in Shakespearean verse.
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APRIL 14, 2026
STAR WARS: LAST SHOT
A Han and Lando Novel
trade paperback reprint of the April 2018 Random House Worlds original (USA)
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written by Daniel José Older
trade-paperback reprint (432 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-97539-8
$ 19.00
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Han Solo and Lando Calrissian are reunited on the Millennium Falcon in a galaxy-spanning novel inspired by Solo: A Star Wars Story. But even the fastest ship in the universe can’t outrun the past. . . .
THEN:
It’s one of the galaxy’s most dangerous secrets: a mysterious transmitter with unknown power and a reward for its discovery that most could only dream of claiming. But those who fly the Millennium Falcon throughout its infamous history aren’t your average scoundrels. Not once, but twice, the crew of the Falcon tries to claim the elusive prize—first, Lando Calrissian and the droid L3-37 at the dawn of an ambitious career, and later, a young and hungry Han Solo with the help of his copilot, Chewbacca. But the device’s creator, the volatile criminal Fyzen Gor, isn’t interested in sharing. And Gor knows how to hold a grudge. . . .
NOW:
It’s been ten years since the rebel hero Han Solo last encountered Fyzen Gor. After mounting a successful rebellion against the Empire and starting a family with an Alderaanian princess, Han hasn’t given much thought to the mad inventor. But when Lando turns up at Han’s doorstep in the middle of the night, it’s Fyzen’s assassins that he’s running from. And without Han’s help, Lando—and all life on Cloud City—will be annihilated.
With the assistance of a young hotshot pilot, an Ewok slicer prodigy, the woman who might be the love of Lando’s life, and Han’s best and furriest friend, the two most notorious scoundrels in the New Republic are working together once more. They’ll have to journey across the stars—and into the past—before Gor uses the device’s power to reshape the galaxy.
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STAR WARS: PHASMA
trade paperback reprint of the September 2017 Del Rey original (USA)
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written by Delilah S. Dawson
trade-paperback reprint (480 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-97540-4
$ 19.00
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Discover Captain Phasma’s mysterious history in this essential prequel story.
One of the most cunning and merciless officers of the First Order, Captain Phasma commands the favor of her superiors, the respect of her peers, and the terror of her enemies. But for all her renown, Phasma remains as virtually unknown as the impassive expression on her gleaming chrome helmet. Now, an adversary is bent on unearthing her mysterious origins—and exposing a secret she guards as zealously and ruthlessly as she serves her masters.
Deep inside the Battlecruiser Absolution, a captured Resistance spy endures brutal interrogation at the hands of a crimson-armored stormtrooper—Cardinal. But the information he desires has nothing to do with the Resistance or its covert operations against the First Order.
What the mysterious stormtrooper wants is Phasma’s past—and with it whatever long-buried scandal, treachery, or private demons he can wield against the hated rival who threatens his own power and privilege in the ranks of the First Order. His prisoner has what Cardinal so desperately seeks, but she won’t surrender it easily. As she wages a painstaking war of wills with her captor, bargaining for her life in exchange for every precious revelation, the spellbinding chronicle of the inscrutable Phasma unfolds. But this knowledge may prove more than just dangerous once Cardinal possesses it—and once his adversary unleashes the full measure of her fury.
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STAR WARS: TARKIN
trade paperback reprint of the November 2014 Del Rey original (USA)
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written by James Luceno
trade-paperback reprint (352 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-97538-1
$ 19.00
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The story of the one that even Darth Vader answers to: Tarkin.
He’s the scion of an honorable and revered family. A dedicated soldier and distinguished legislator. Loyal proponent of the Republic and trusted ally of the Jedi Order. Groomed by the ruthless politician and Sith Lord who would be Emperor, Governor Wilhuff Tarkin rises through the Imperial ranks, enforcing his authority ever more mercilessly . . . and zealously pursuing his destiny as the architect of absolute dominion.
Rule through the fear of force rather than force itself, he advises his Emperor. Under Tarkin’s guidance, an ultimate weapon of unparalleled destruction moves ever closer to becoming a terrifying reality. When the so-called Death Star is completed, Tarkin is confident that the galaxy’s lingering pockets of Separatist rebellion will be brought to heel—by intimidation . . . or annihilation.
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.
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MAY 5, 2026
STAR WARS: SANCTUARY
A Bad Batch Novel
trade paperback reprint of the August 2025 Random House hardcover original (USA)
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written by Lamar Giles
trade paperback reprint (320 pages)
Random House Worlds
ISBN 978-0-593-87448-6
$ 19.00
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Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, and Omega gamble on a mission to help rebuild Pabu in this thrilling adventure for The Bad Batch.
A good soldier knows that life is all about change—whether it’s on or off the battlefield. Surviving, living, means adaptation. Hunter is well acquainted with this lesson. He’s on the run from the Empire, Echo’s off on a mission with Captain Rex, and Crosshair is . . . still Crosshair, but amidst all the change, Hunter still has Tech, Wrecker, and Omega.
And it seems that his small family might have finally found a safe place to land, far from the increasingly vigilant eyes of the Empire: Pabu. But their potential new island home is in desperate need of resources if there is any hope for the fledgling community to recover from a devastating sea wave. That’s where Phee Goena, self-proclaimed liberator of treasures, comes in, with a couple of jobs she swears will get them the funds they need. Despite Hunter’s concern with Phee’s precarious plans, the rest of the crew is fine following her lead.
Things go wrong almost immediately, as Phee’s droid blows the crew’s cover at a high-stakes auction, and they barely make it out with the relic they’d been paid to acquire. Hunter insists they finish their first mission and deliver the relic before taking on more work, but Phee and the others push forward with a second job: ferrying a couple on the run, one of whom is due to give birth at any moment. Hunter worries that they’re risking too much, especially when their mysterious new passengers cling to lies and secrets that trace back to an Imperial Security Bureau officer hot on their trail.
As Hunter tries to get the crew back on a stable, safe path far, far away from anything to do with the Empire’s watchdogs, their overlapping missions only invite more danger and chaos. On the verge of failing both their desperate passengers and their community on Pabu, the Batch must remember that the only way they succeed, the only way they survive to fight another day, is by trusting each other.
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FALL 2026
STAR WARS: REIGN OF THE EMPIRE Book 2: EDGE OF THE ABYSS
Reign of the Empire Trilogy Book 2
hardcover original (USA)
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written by Rebecca Roanhorse
hardcover
Random House Worlds
$ 30.00
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[forthcoming]
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SUMMER 2027
STAR WARS: REIGN OF THE EMPIRE Book 3: FROM THE ASHES
Reign of the Empire Trilogy Book 3
hardcover original (USA)
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written by Fran Wilde
hardcover
Random House Worlds
$ 30.00
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[forthcoming]
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