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Luke Skywalker and his wife, Mara, get a strange message from the Chiss: Come and get the remains of the mysterious Outbound Flight Project. But there is more than meets the eye to this unexpected gift, as the newlyweds come face to face with the past! For someone is still alive in the Outbound Flight ships, and they're not interested in visitors. Plus there's at least one imposter along on the mission, and maybe more, and it will be up to Luke and Mara to uncover all the secrets and prevent another war from breaking out.

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30 Sept. 2012
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Fans of classic Star Wars spin-off fiction and especially fans of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade will love this adventure that weaves together past and present in the Star Wars galaxy. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Fans of classic Star Wars spin-off fiction - and especially fans of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade - will love this adventure that weaves together past and present in the Star Wars galaxy. Note:460 pages + 8 pages of Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Luje and Mara get a message to go and get the remains of the Outbound Flight Project. But there is more than meets the eye to this unexpected gift. There is still someone alive on the ship and they are not interested in visitors. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Sometimes it seems a Jedi's work is never done and Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker know this only too well. Despite the bond they share in the Force, after three years of marriage the Jedi Master and his wife are still learning the ropes of being a couple--and struggling to find time together between the constant demands of duty. But all that will change when they're united on an unexpected mission--and must pool their exceptional skills to combat an insidious enemy . . . and salvage a part of Jedi history.It begins with a message from a surprising source: Nirauan, the planet where Thrawn, dangerous disciple of Emperor Palpatine, once held sway . . . and from which Luke and Mara barely escaped with their lives. The message itself is shocking. After fifty years, the remains of Outbound Flight--a pioneering Jedi expedition viciously destroyed by Thrawn--have been found on Nirauan. Now, the fiercely honor-bound aliens who reside there wish to turn over the remnants of the doomed mission to the New Republic. Accepting the gesture will mean a long voyage into the treacherous cluster of stars where the thousands of souls aboard the Outbound Flight vessel met their grim fate. But it may also mean something more . . . something that has stirred an inexplicable sense of foreboding in Mara.Whatever may await, the Skywalkers will not face it alone. Joining them on the strange and solemn journey are an officer of the post-Palpatine Empire, escorted by a detachment of Imperial stormtroopers; a party of diplomats from a gentle alien species that reveres the fallen Jedi for saving them from bloodthirsty conquerors; and a New Republic ambassador who harbors his own mysterious agenda.Soon enough, suspicion, secrecy, and an unknown saboteur run rampant aboard the isolated ship. But it is within the derelict walls of Outbound Flight itself, buried for half a century on a desolate planetoid, where the gravest danger lies. As the marooned hulk yields up stunning revelations and unexpected terrors to its visitors, Luke and Mara find all they stand for--and their very existence--brutally challenged. And the ultimate test will be surviving the deathtrap carefully laid by foes who are legendary for their ruthlessness . . . and determined to complete the job Thrawn began: exterminating the Jedi.

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Timothy Zahn's Star Wars novels have more than 4 million copies in print.Since 1978 he has written nearly seventy short stories and novelettes, nineteen novels, and three short fiction collections, and won the 1984 Hugo Award for best novella. He is best known for his five Star Wars books (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command, Specter of the Past, and Vision of the Future). He lives with his family on the Oregon coast. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Sometimes it seems a Jedi’s work is never done and Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker know this only too well. Despite the bond they share in the Force, after three years of marriage the Jedi Master and his wife are still learning the ropes of being a couple—and struggling to find time together between the constant demands of duty. But all that will change when they’re united on an unexpected mission—and must pool their exceptional skills to combat an insidious enemy . . . and salvage a part of Jedi history. It begins with a message from a surprising source: Nirauan, the planet where Thrawn, dangerous disciple of Emperor Palpatine, once held sway . . . and from which Luke and Mara barely escaped with their lives. The message itself is shocking. After fifty years, the remains of Outbound Flight—a pioneering Jedi expedition viciously destroyed by Thrawn—have been found on Nirauan. Now, the fiercely honor-bound aliens who reside there wish to turn over the remnants of the doomed mission to the New Republic. Accepting the gesture will mean a long voyage into the treacherous cluster of stars where the thousands of souls aboard the Outbound Flight vessel met their grim fate. But it may also mean something more . . . something that has stirred an inexplicable sense of foreboding in Mara. Whatever may await, the Skywalkers will not face it alone. Joining them on the strange and solemn journey are an officer of the post-Palpatine Empire, escorted by a detachment of Imperial stormtroopers; a party of diplomats from a gentle alien species that reveres the fallen Jedi for saving them from bloodthirsty conquerors; and a New Republic ambassador who harbors his own mysterious agenda. Soon enough, suspicion, secrecy, and an unknown saboteur run rampant aboard the isolated ship. But it is within the derelict walls of Outbound Flight itself, buried for half a century on a desolate planetoid, where the gravest danger lies. As the marooned hulk yields up stunning revelations and unexpected terrors to its visitors, Luke and Mara find all they stand for—and their very existence—brutally challenged. And the ultimate test will be surviving the deathtrap carefully laid by foes who are legendary for their ruthlessness . . . and determined to complete the job Thrawn began: exterminating the Jedi. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008YUNEEW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cornerstone Digital (30 Sept. 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 386 pages

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Timothy Zahn is the Hugo Award-winning author of more than forty original science fiction novels and the bestselling Star Wars trilogy Heir to the Empire, among other works. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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Marshall Lord

In which Luke and Mara find out what happened to Outbound Flight

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2007

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Timothy Zahn is one of the most original Science Fiction writers writing today. In particular, his contributions to the "Star Wars" Universe, especially Grand Admiral Thrawn, are some of his best work.

"Survivor's Quest" is set 22 years after the first "Star Wars" Film (Episode IV - A New Hope). Luke Skywalker is now a Jedi Master, and is married to Mara Jade, formerly the Emperor's Hand, now a Jedi Knight.

Luke is sent a message by a race called the Chiss: they have discovered the ships of an exploration mission called "Outbound Flight" which had left the Old Republic on a voyage of exploration some 50 years before.

A Chiss Commander called Mitth'raw'nuruodo - later known as Grand Admiral Thrawn - had intercepted Outbound Flight and apparently destroyed it. The rest of the Chiss were not pleased by his actions, and having found the remains of Outbound Flight, they want to give it back and formally apologise for Thrawn's actions. Luke and Mara are invited to help explore the remains. But what starts out as the investigation of an old tragedy turns into a deadly pattern of intrigue and plots. And it turns out that there were some survivors from Outbound Flight ...

Subsequent to writing this book, Zahn when back fifty years and published "Outbound Flight" which tells the story of the original expedition. If you're minded to read either story, I strongly recommend that you read "Outbound Flight" first. Knowing too much about what is going to happen will somewhat dampen your pleasure at reading "Outbound Flight" if you read "Survivor's Quest" first. I also found a number of details in "Survivor's Quest" more powerful when I re-read them after tackling the book about the earlier events.

For example, two important characters in "Outbound flight" are put in a position where the only way to save the lives of the survivors of the expedition means almost certain death for themselves. Fifty years later, Luke and Mara find their bones, with a personal item which enables one of the bodies to be identified. They correctly conclude that the individual concerned had died to protect others while defending the mission, and convey this information to the family of that person, but with no way of knowing what had really occurred. Nor did Luke and Mara have any way of knowing that the other set of bones belong to someone closely connected to an individual of great interest to them. It's quite poignant if you read both books sufficiently close together to realise what happened.

Other good things about this book: the partnership of Luke and Mara is well described and highly enjoyable to read about. The plot and action setting are first rate.

If you enjoy Zahn's Star Wars fiction but were disappointed in most of the other books set in the Star Wars Universe, there is one other writer whose Star Wars books I can strongly recommend, and that is Roger MacBride Allen. His Corellian trilogy is nearly as good as Zahn's "Heir to the Empire" trilogy, and that is saying a lot.

Overall both "Outbound Flight" and "Survivor's Quest" are worthy additions to the Star Wars canon and I recommend them.

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Grey Lady

Great to see Luke & Mara together this way.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 October 2008

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I liked this book very much. Not only the action, which was quite sufficient and cracking, but also the thinking going on in Mara's head. But then, perhaps that was to be expected as T. Zahn of course is the one who had thought her up originally. And what a lovely character she is. I had already become enthousiastic about her in the Thrawn novels (both the trilogy and the 10-years later occurring Hand duology)but this was even better. I like it especially that she does not fit into the blacks and the whites most of the original SW characters do. Furthermore, I liked the psychological part, about survivor's guilt. Not too heavy - this is SW after all, not a series of the human psyche - but present non the less. Making it even more worthwhile getting to know her better.

Admittedly, the novel did not answer all questions, but I presume we will get the remaining answers once the prequel has been read. So, I don't really worry about that.

I just hope the author will write another novel about them in this particular time frame (just before the NJO novels, a series I am terribly hesitant to start with, due the variable judgements on the different books, and of course the size of the series that really consists of just too many books - three should be the max in any series), perhaps in a nice combination with some other characters like Karrde and Shala, and of course Han & Leia.

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Marc George

A great romp featuring two favourites

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2013

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It's not the best novel out there but I still thought it was a great romp highlighting Luke & Mara Skywalker & their developing relationship. Ok so the plot is a little stretched, there's not enough background to the mysterious Outbound Flight programme or even lightsaber battles...but still - it's OK.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 August 2019

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I like the portrayal of Luke and Mara and the complexities of the Empire’s legacy, and it has some good twists.

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Hugh Janus

Big fan of other Timothy Zahn books both within the ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2016

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Big fan of other Timothy Zahn books both within the Star Wars universe and outside of it. But this was a little simplistic and short for my tastes.

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Alex McGraynor

Not the best but by no means bad

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2018

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I'll start with the worst part. It's not Zahn's strongest novel. This is a shame as it ties up things from both Thrawn sets of books and Outbound Flight, as well as hinting at the Yuuzhaan Vong. However it is still a good novel with him writing the characters he knows best.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2015

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Good read, right in the Star Wars mold.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2014

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Great.

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