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Star Wars: Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss
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Jedi Master Mace Windu travels to a dangerous, remote planet on a mission that challenges even his deadly prowess—all to fulfill Qui-Gon’s last request.
The Jedi are reeling from Qui-Gon Jinn’s sudden death at the hands of a Sith. Jedi Master Mace Windu’s feelings about Qui-Gon have always been complicated—and have not been made any simpler by death. While they often disagreed, Mace valued Qui-Gon’s unique perspective, and their shared dedication to the Force made them allies. Without Qui-Gon and his unorthodox views, Mace feels out of balance.
While considering his fallen friend’s legacy, Mace is surprised to receive a final message from Qui-Gon, marked to be delivered to Mace in the event of Qui-Gon’s death. The message contains a last request: a plea to help the Outer Rim planet Metagos.
Many years ago, a violent solar flare transformed the surface of the desert planet into a landscape of irradiated glass—as beautiful as it is dangerous. Now most of the surviving inhabitants live underground, where rival clans fight to control the planet’s limited resources. As a young Jedi, Qui-Gon protected the Sa’ad farming clan from the planet’s less-scrupulous factions. The Sa’ad practice the art of dream-weaving, retaining their waking minds upon sleep in order to communicate and coexist with the wild creatures around them. Qui-Gon vowed to return if they ever required his aid, but now it falls to Mace to fulfill that promise. The Sa’ad’s leader, KinShan Nightbird, has begged for the Jedi’s help in freeing Metagos from the crime lords who threaten to eradicate her people’s way of life.
Intent on carrying out Qui-Gon’s final wishes, Mace travels to Metagos and infiltrates the enemies of the Sa’ad. But as the Jedi Master investigates the intricate web of adversaries and allies, Mace finds himself pushed to the boundaries of the Jedi code, with his beliefs and his relationship to the Force itself challenged.
The Jedi are reeling from Qui-Gon Jinn’s sudden death at the hands of a Sith. Jedi Master Mace Windu’s feelings about Qui-Gon have always been complicated—and have not been made any simpler by death. While they often disagreed, Mace valued Qui-Gon’s unique perspective, and their shared dedication to the Force made them allies. Without Qui-Gon and his unorthodox views, Mace feels out of balance.
While considering his fallen friend’s legacy, Mace is surprised to receive a final message from Qui-Gon, marked to be delivered to Mace in the event of Qui-Gon’s death. The message contains a last request: a plea to help the Outer Rim planet Metagos.
Many years ago, a violent solar flare transformed the surface of the desert planet into a landscape of irradiated glass—as beautiful as it is dangerous. Now most of the surviving inhabitants live underground, where rival clans fight to control the planet’s limited resources. As a young Jedi, Qui-Gon protected the Sa’ad farming clan from the planet’s less-scrupulous factions. The Sa’ad practice the art of dream-weaving, retaining their waking minds upon sleep in order to communicate and coexist with the wild creatures around them. Qui-Gon vowed to return if they ever required his aid, but now it falls to Mace to fulfill that promise. The Sa’ad’s leader, KinShan Nightbird, has begged for the Jedi’s help in freeing Metagos from the crime lords who threaten to eradicate her people’s way of life.
Intent on carrying out Qui-Gon’s final wishes, Mace travels to Metagos and infiltrates the enemies of the Sa’ad. But as the Jedi Master investigates the intricate web of adversaries and allies, Mace finds himself pushed to the boundaries of the Jedi code, with his beliefs and his relationship to the Force itself challenged.
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“It's one of those stories that makes you realize some characters probably don't need back stories. Felt like I was going through some obscure side quest, with nothing really sticking.”Kbartolin
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“There we sections of this book that got slow or repetitive but in the end, it was beautiful story. I now see Windu in a completely different light, and in some ways knowing what happens in episode 3 mad me sad all over again. Well worth the read!”Chad Vis
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“I LOVE MACE WINDU.
This was a fun read! It wasn't what I was expecting but not in a bad way. Mace's journey is packed with action on one end and finding himself on the other. We learn more about his struggles as a child and having no memory of his parents or why he became a Jedi. It was a really unexpected sentimental addition to the story that gave him more depth. I loved the relationships he made in this book and the moments remembering Qui-Gon. I recommend reading this with the audiobook as William DeMeritt is an incredible voice actor.”About Steven Barnes
Steven Barnes is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels of science fiction, horror, and suspense. The Image, Endeavour, and CableACE Award–winning author also writes for television, including The Twilight Zone, Stargate SG-1, Andromeda, and an Emmy Award–winning episode of The Outer Limits.
He has also taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Seattle University, and lectured at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. With his wife, British Fantasy Award–winning author Tananarive Due, he has created online courses in afrofuturism, Black horror, and screenwriting. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and has lived in that area all his life, except for a decade in the Northwest and three years in Atlanta, Georgia. Barnes and Due live with their son, Jason.
He has also taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Seattle University, and lectured at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. With his wife, British Fantasy Award–winning author Tananarive Due, he has created online courses in afrofuturism, Black horror, and screenwriting. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and has lived in that area all his life, except for a decade in the Northwest and three years in Atlanta, Georgia. Barnes and Due live with their son, Jason.
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