Choices of One

"The choices of one shape the futures of all."

- Jedi saying

Choices of One is a novel by Timothy Zahn, released on July 19, 2011. It is set shortly after Allegiance, and takes place before the events in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Its first working title was Choices; this was changed to Hand of Judgment and then to the current title. The book also contains a preview of Riptide. The paperback version was released on June 26, 2012. Choices of One took Zahn three months to write.

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The fate of the Rebellion rests on Luke Skywalker's next move. But have the rebels entered a safe harbor or a death trap?

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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.

''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.