Лучшие книги Аарона Оллстона

Давным-давно в далекой Галактике... Через семь лет после битвы при Йавине IV Ведж Антиллес затевает свой самый рискованный проект - эскадрилья, состоящая из пилотов, от которых отказались все другие подразделения, выбраковок и неудачников. Им дается последний шанс. По замыслу Антиллеса, они должны обладать навыками не только пилотов, но и десантников. Но прежде чем курсанты смогли завершить тренировки, учебная база подвергается налету имперского разрушителя. Недоучившаяся Призрачная эскадрилья вынуждена вступить в бой… Эскадрилью удалось сохранить, и перед ней ставится неодолимо сложная задача собрать данные о секретном оружии нового…

Давным-давно в далекой Галактике... Миновало более шести лет после битвы при Йавине. Призрачная эскадрилья успешно завершила все запланированные задания. Враг был разбит. Но "звездный разрушитель" "Железный кулак" - мощнейший корабль суперкласса - смог избежать гибели. Один из величайших врагов Республики - прославленный военачальник Зсинж - сохранил свободу боевого маневра. Чтобы повести решающий бой, Призрачная эскадрилья должна присоединиться к отряду, которым командует Хэн Соло - единственный человек, равный Зсинжу по хитроумию и тактическим талантам. Но опытный Зсинж знает: необычайная отвага пилотов - их сила и в то же время их…

Прошло семь лет после битвы при Йавине IV. Невзирая ни на что, Призрачная эскадрилья выжила в первом своем боевом задании. И снова перед ними призрак смерти. На этот раз Ведж Антиллес посылает своих пилотов остановить военачальника Зсинжа и уничтожить "звездный разрушитель" суперкласса "Железный кулак". Перед эскадрильей стоит задача: нужно изобразить из себя безжалостных и жестоких пиратов - и действовать в секторах, которые кишат патрулями Империи. Они должны войти в доверие самого военачальника Зсинжа. И пройти самый последний, самый самоубийственный тест - выполнить его задание. Что останется от Призрачной эскадрильи? Честь? Чужое…

У пилотов «крестокрылов» — репутация элитных бойцов Повстанческого Альянса, способных при помощи лазеров и торпед совладать с любой проблемой. Но сейчас перед ними стоит задача иного рода — дипломатическая миссия, на поверку оказывающаяся куда труднее и опаснее сражения в космосе. Правительство планеты Адумар, до поры до времени сохранявшей нейтралитет, решило принять одну из сторон в войне за господство над галактикой. Делегаты Новой Республики и Империи были приглашены на Адумар, чтобы защищать интересы каждой из сторон. Но есть одна загвоздка: адумари, превыше всего ценящие военную выучку, настояли на том, чтобы обе делегации состояли…

Scattering like rats before the Yuuzhan Vong’s invasion of Coruscant, the panic-stricken members of the New Republic Advisory’s Council pause just long enough to set up a mock defense on nearby Borleias—a transparent attempt to buy time that fools no one, least of all the Jedi. Leia and Han Solo trek from world to world to foment rebellion against the New Republic’s disastrous appeasement policies. But Luke Skywalker has chosen the most dangerous assignment of all: to sneak into the Yuuzhan Vong’s stronghold on Coruscant. His outrageous scheme to gain entry is either brilliant or suicidal, depending on the outcome. And bearing down…

Not since Emperor Palpatine have the Jedi battled such monstrous evil. Unless they succeed against staggering odds, the galaxy is doomed. Luke Skywalker’s daring mission to halt the Yuuzhan Vong’s nefarious plot to overthrow the New Republic is struggling on all fronts. And time is slipping away for Han and Leia Organa Solo, trapped on a small planet whose rulers are about to yield to Yuuzhan Vong pressure to give up the Jedi rebels. On Coruscant, Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker have made a shocking discovery that is preventing the Yuuzhan Vong from exerting complete control. But when the enemy tracks them down, Luke and Mara are thrust…

Временной период: 43.5 года после"Новой Надежды".
”После кровавой гражданской войны, после всех разрушений, причиненных ныне мёртвым Дартом Кайдесом, Галактический Альянс снова оказался в кризисе - и нуждается в помощи. Политики, политические воротилы и военные лидеры со всех концов галактики съезжаются на Корускант для участия в важном совещании с целью восстановить порядок, уладить разногласия и определить будущее союза планет. Но еще более важным - и мене определенным - выглядит будущее Ордена джедаев.

Глава государства Натаси Даала делает шокирующий ход: приказывает арестовать Люка Скайуокера за то, что тот допустил переход Джейсена Соло на темную сторону и установление этим последним в качестве владыки ситов режима страха. Но это лишь первый удар в антиджедайской ответной реакции, развязанной враждебно настроенным правительством и подозрительным населением. После того как рыцарь-джедай Вэлин Хорн, отпрыск влиятельной семьи, таинственным образом впадает в психическое расстройство и становится опасным беглецом, джедаи становятся объектом развязанной СМИ охоты на ведьм. Перед лицом убедительных обвинений Люк может сделать лишь один выбор. Он должен заключить сделку с расчетливой Даалой: свобода ценой изгнания - с Корусканта и из Ордена джедаев.

Теперь, хотя ему и запрещено вмешиваться в дела джедаев, Люк намерен не допустить повторения этой мрачной истории. Вместе со своим сыном Беном Люк отправляется в путь, чтобы раскрыть шокирующую правду о развращении и падении Джейсена Соло. Однако секреты, которые он выяснит у загадочных мистиков на далекой планете Дорин, могут положить конец его поискам - как и самой жизни, какой он ее знает. А тем временем другой рыцарь-джедай, пораженный тем же недугом безумия, что и Вэлин Хорн, направляется на Корускант со страшным намерением, исполнение которого может погубить Орден джедаев… и опустошить всю галактику”.

Это эра наследия Люка Скайуокера. Магистр джедай превратил Орден в единую команду могучих рыцарей. Однако с началом новой эры узкопланетарные интересы угрожают прервать период относительного мира, а самого Люка терзают видения приближающейся тьмы. Зло возвращается, а круг наследия Скайуокеров смыкается. Честь и долг против дружбы и кровных уз: семьи Скайуокеров и Соло окажутся по разные стороны опасного конфликта, угрожающего гибелью всей Галактике!

Wraith Squadron: they are the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force. Sleek, swift, and deadly, they are the first in battle, the last line of defense. Now they must find and destroy a wily enemy more powerful than the Empire itself. Their covert mission has been a success. The enemy has been vanquished. Or so they thought. The Super Star Destroyer Iron Fist somehow escaped destruction and with it the New Republic's greatest threat, the infamous warlord Zsinj. To defeat him, Wraith Squadron must join a combat task force led by the only man crafty enough to beat Zsinj at his own game: Han Solo. But Zsinj knows the X-wing fighters' indomitable courage is both their greatest strength-and their greatest weakness. For even against the most overwhelming odds, the Rebels will fight to the death. And that will leave Zsinj the galaxy's unchallenged master!

Book 9 in the exciting series! The X-wing fighter pilots have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force by overwhelming enemies with their rapid-fire assaults. But now they are about to embark on a diplomatic mission that will prove to be even more hazardous than all-out combat.... The neutral world of Adumar has decided to pick a side in the war to control the galaxy. Delegates from both the New Republic and the Empire have been invited to Adumar, and each camp will be given a chance to plead its government's case. But there is one small catch: since the Adumari prize military skill above all else, they insist that both delegations be composed exclusively of fighter pilots. For pilot Wedge Antilles and his company, it's an unfamiliar exercise in diplomacy-and one that's filled with unexpected peril. For once they arrive, the X-wing pilots are challenged by Adumar's fierce warriors and attacked by Imperial assassins bent on eliminating all competition. But these challenges pale in comparison to the threat posed by a rogue Republic agent...one who is determined to win Adumar's allegiance once and for all-even if it costs the X-wing pilots their lives.

They are the galaxy's most elite fighting force. And as the battle against the Empire rages, the X-wing fighters risk life and machine to protect the Rebel Alliance. Now they must go on a daring undercover mission--as the crew of an Imperial warship.
It is Wedge Antilles' boldest creation: a covert-action unit of X-wing fighters, its pilots drawn from the dregs of other units, castoffs and rejects given one last chance. But before the new pilots can complete their training, the squadron's base is attacked by former Imperial admiral Trigit, and Wraith Squadron is forced to swing into action--taking over an Imperial warship and impersonating its crew. The mission: to gain vital intelligence about Trigit's secret weapons, to sabotage the admiral's plans, and to lure him into an Alliance trap. But the high-stakes gamble pits Wraith Squadron's ragtag renegades against the Empire's most brilliant master of guile and deception.
Are they up to the challenge?

Locked in a war of wills and weapons, the Jedi Order and the Galactic Alliance must come to terms - before the Sith's army of darkness enacts revenge. Repercussions from the dark side's fatal seduction of Jacen Solo and the mysterious plague of madness afflicting young Jedi continue to wreak galaxywide havoc. Luke and Ben Skywalker are in pursuit of the now Masterless Sith apprentice-a chase that leads to the forbidding planet Dathomir, where the Skywalkers will be forced into combat for their quarry and their lives. Meanwhile, Han and Leia have completed their own desperate mission, shuttling madness-stricken Jedi to safe haven beyond the grasp of Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala. Yet no greater threat exists than Abeloth, a being of ravenous dark-side energy who calls out to Jedi and Sith alike. For some it may be the ultimate source of answers for survival. For others it could be the ultimate weapon of conquest. But for all, it is a game-changing encounter of untold magnitude with unimaginable consequences.

They are the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force-sleek, swift, and deadly. For these X-wing fighters, no job is too dirty or too dangerous. Now they must rise to meet an impossible challenge: stop a powerful warlord by pretending to be his ally. 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?

Chief of State Natasi Daala has been overthrown, and the Jedi Order has taken control of the Galactic Alliance. But while the new governors dismantle Daala’s draconian regime, forces still loyal to the deposed official are mobilizing a counterstrike. And even the Jedi’s new authority may not be enough to save Tahiri Veila, the former Jedi Knight and onetime Sith apprentice convicted of treason for the killing of Galactic Alliance officer Gilad Pellaeon.

Meanwhile, Luke and Ben Skywalker are relentlessly pursuing Abeloth, the powerful dark-side entity bent on ruling the galaxy. But as they corner their monstrous quarry on the planet Nam Chorios, the two lone Jedi must also face the fury of the Sith death squadron bearing down on them. And when Abeloth turns the tables with an insidious ambush, the Skywalkers’ quest threatens to become a suicide mission.

Betrayal: Star Wars (Legacy of the Force)

Does a new start for the Galactic Alliance mark the beginning of the fall of the Jedi Order?
After a violent civil war and the devastation wrought by the now fallen Darth Caedus, the Galactic Alliance is in crisis. From all corners, politicians, power brokers, and military leaders converge on Coruscant for a crucial summit to restore order and determine the future of their unified worlds. But even more critical, and far more uncertain, is the future of the Jedi.
In a shocking move, Chief of State Natasi Daala orders the arrest of Luke Skywalker for failing to prevent Jacen Solo’s turn to the dark side and his subsequent reign of terror as a Sith Lord. But it’s only the first blow in an anti-Jedi backlash fueled by a hostile government and suspicious public. Negotiating his freedom in exchange for his exile from the Jedi Order, Luke, with his son, Ben, at his side, sets out to unravel the shocking truth behind Jacen Solo’s corruption and downfall. But the secrets Luke uncovers may bring his quest—and life as he knows it—to a sudden end. And all the while, another Jedi Knight, consumed by madness, is headed to Coruscant on a fearsome mission that could devastate the entire galaxy.

In the Stars Wars galaxy, evil is on the move as the Galactic Alliance and Jedi order battle forces seen and unseen, from rampant internal treachery to the nightmare of all-out war.

With each victory against the Corellian rebels, Jacen Solo becomes more admired, more powerful, and more certain of achieving galactic peace. But that peace may come with a price. Despite strained relationships caused by opposing sympathies in the war, Han and Leia Solo and Luke and Mara Skywalker remain united by one frightening suspicion: Someone insidious is manipulating this war, and if he or she isn’t stopped, all efforts at reconciliation may be for naught. And as sinister visions lead Luke to believe that the source of the evil is none other than Lumiya, Dark Lady of the Sith, the greatest peril revolves around Jacen himself. . . .

Conviction: Star Wars (Fate of the Jedi)

Three major storylines run through the Fate of the Jedi series. One is the odyssey of Jedi Grand-Master-in-Exile Luke Skywalker and his son Ben, as they travel from one world of non-Jedi Force-users to the next in search of clues as to what might have turned Jacen Solo to embrace the evil ways of the Sith Lords. The second is the attempts of Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala to break the power of the Jedi Order, while young Jedi Knights on a variety of worlds are inexplicably going
insane. And the third is the tale of a previously unknown lost tribe of Sith as they rejoin the known galaxy determined to kill Luke Skywalker, destroy all the Jedi, and reinstate the Sith as supreme rulers. In Backlash, Luke and Ben will visit the deadly world of Dathomir, home to the Night Sisters, otherwise known as the Dathomiri Witches, as an ancient evil, released from its prison, stretches its hungry tendrils ever farther through the galaxy...

Outcasts and misfits, spies and warriors, pilots and troublemakers — they’re Wraith Squadron. Founded decades ago by ace pilot Wedge Antilles, this elite intelligence unit, disbanded at the end of a catastrophic civil war, is reunited by former leader Face Loran to find out whether one of the galaxy’s most powerful military officers is a traitor… and whether anyone can stop him if he is. To succeed in their mission, the Wraiths must become thieves, pirates, imposters, forgers, and liars, staying just one step ahead of their enemies and the law!