A long time ago inside a galaxy much, far away . .

Bestselling Star Wars veteran Wayne Luceno provides Grand Moff Tarkin the Star Wars: Darth Plagueis treatment, bringing the legendary figure from A New Hope to total, fascinating life.

He’s the scion of the honorable and revered family. An ardent soldier and recognized legislator. Loyal proponent of the Republic and trusted ally of the Jedi Order. Groomed with the ruthless politician and Sith Lord who would become Emperor, Governor Wilhuff Tarkin about Tarkin: Star Wars increases through the Imperial ranks, enforcing his power ever more mercilessly . . . and zealously going after his destiny simply because the architect of overall dominion.

Rule through worries of force rather than drive itself, he advises his Emperor. Under Tarkin’s guidance, an ultimate tool of unparalleled devastation moves ever nearer to learning to be a terrifying reality. When the so-called Death Star is completed, Tarkin is confident how the galaxy’s lingering wallets of Separatist rebellion will be taken to heel-by intimidation . . . or annihilation.

Until after that, however, insurgency continues to be a genuine threat. Escalating guerrilla attacks by resistance pushes and newfound evidence of a growing Separatist conspiracy are an immediate risk the Empire must meet with swift and brutal action. And to lower a music group of elusive freedom fighters, the Emperor transforms to his most formidable brokers: Darth Vader, the fearsome new Sith enforcer as remorseless as he is strange; and Tarkin-whose tactical cunning and cold-blooded performance will pave the way for the Empire’s supremacy . . . and its foes’ extinction.

Praise for Tarkin

“Tarkin tells a powerful tale of mystery while revealing very much about a personality that has fueled debate among enthusiasts since 1977, aswell as the oppressive regime he represents. [James] Luceno has proven once more the fact that villains of Superstar Wars are as much fun as the nice guys.”-New York Daily News

“Another home operate in the brand new canon . . . This is actually the highest and greatest distillation of Tarkin stories, old and new, we’ve have you been provided.”-Big Shiny Robot

“A magnificent novel, with the intrigue, actions, and serious characterization we have come to expect from the pen of Luceno . . . [Tarkin] offers a nuanced, multi-faceted anti-hero who’s fascinating, ominous, and determining; in many ways, that is an origins tale of the Empire [and] a fascinating portrait of one of the more popular individuals in the initial Trilogy. It could very well become one my favorite Star Wars novels.”-Espresso with Kenobi

“A fascinating look at the pathos of 1 from the galaxy’s most criminally underused character types.”-TheForce.net