Heir to the Empire | Chapter 3 | The Lost Holocron

Chapter 3 of Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (1991) (EU: 9 ABY) by Timothy Zahn. 

The Story So Far

Five years after the Empire’s defeat over Endor in RotJ on the ex-Imperial capital of Coruscant, Luke, Leia, and Han are struggling not only with their evolving identities, but also with the demands on their expertise as the militaristic Rebellion aspires to establish a legitimate and functioning government. 

Meanwhile, the Empire has been continuously losing territory to the blossoming New Republic. However, tactical genius Grand Admiral Thrawn is uniting Imperial Remnants and piecing together his master plan to utterly destroy what he still views as "the Rebellion".

Chapter 3

On the planet of Myrkr, We are introduced to the smuggler Talon Karrde and one of his newest employees, Mara Jade. Talon invites Jade to dinner under the pretence of surprising her with a promotion, but he is covertly attempting to glean more about her mysterious past. 

During their dinner, the Chimaera arrives and sends a landing party to the surrounding forest. Karrde reaches out and is met with a stern Captain Pallaeon. Karrde deduces the Empire intends to collect ysalamiri, though he can only guess as to why.

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• Mara Jade [spoilers] | Wookieepedia
• Heir to the Empire | Wookieepedia
• Star Wars Legends | Wookieepedia
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• Billy Dee Williams in Family Guy: The Cool Side Of The Pillow  
• Billy Dee Williams - Credits (text only) - IMDb 
• Billy Dee Williams Colt 45 Commercial Playlist 
• List of Star Wars books - Wikipedia
• Jedi Order | Wookieepedia
• Grand Master | Wookieepedia
• Toupée fallacy - RationalWiki  

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Hosts’ Thoughts

• Ysalamiri pose a threat to Jedi?
• This chapter has cat and mouse all over it.
• Jade's hot topic list: pre-Endor Empire, the Emperor, Vader's death, Skywalker 
• Does Karrde actually want to promote Jade? 
• Jade "stiffens" when she knows the Imperials are going into the forest
• Toupee fallacy and Karrde's opinions on luck
• Karrde slipping Thrawn’s name 
• What is Jade’s history?
• Jade and Luke are gon

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