The cover for the highly anticipated Kenobi has been posted online! Link

Written by John Jackson Miller, Kenobi is currently due out on August 27, 2013. You can chat about Kenobi in our forums!
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The Kindle Daily Post has a little treat for Expanded Universe fans: A Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void short story by Tim Lebbon entitled The Adventures of Lanoree Brock, Je’daii Ranger! Link

This piece is a journal entry from the main character of the book, Je’daii Ranger Lanoree Brock, that is set during the opening events of Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Here’s a brief quote:
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Random House has updated their Kenobi listing with a more detailed blurb! Link
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Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void is inching closer to release day! Along with several excerpts that have been posted, Random House has just uploaded an audio clip for your listening pleasure! Click on the play button below to listen.
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We now have cover art for the upcoming Empire and Rebellion: Razor’s Edge by Martha Wells! Link

This hardcover book is currently due out on October 15, 2013.

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‘Rebels’ Series Now Titled: Empire and Rebellion
Star Wars: Rebels Synopsis

The upcoming Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Tim Lebbon is due to be released in hardcover, eBook, and audio formats on May 07, 2013.

This book is packed with extra goodies, including a special, full-color excerpt from the Dark Horse comic Dawn of the Jedi: Prisoner of Bogan (Part One of Five), an original Dawn of the Jedi short story, Eruption by John Ostrander, and an excerpt from the upcoming Crucible by Troy Denning!

Photo credit: Star Wars Books Facebook page.

To help celebrate this new release, Del Rey has provided us 3 copies of the book for a giveaway! That’s right, you have three chances to win a copy of Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void! Here’s how it will go down:

• Two of the copies will be given away via Twitter. Starting today, we will post a designated giveaway tweet. You must follow us on Twitter and retweet the designated tweet. The giveaway will last one week. On April 26, 2013, we will randomly select two winners!

• The third copy will be given away via our brand new Star Wars forum! Become a registered member by April 26, 2013 (Membership is free). We’ll randomly select one winner from all of our confirmed forum members (Staff not eligible).

That’s it! We’ll post a designated tweet on each day of the contest. And we hope you’ll join our new forum! We’ve got lots of great things and discussions in store there for the future!

Thank you Del Rey for making this giveaway possible. May the Force be with all of you!

TERMS:
This giveaway is valid to US residents only. Once the winners are chosen, they will be notified on Twitter and the email provided in the forum registration. Account verification via email will precede shipment of prizes. The three copies of Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void will be supplied and shipped directly from the publisher. Void where prohibited.

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27-Page Preview of Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Now Online!
Read Chapter 1 of Dawn of the Jedi: Into The Void Now!
Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Cover Art
Dawn Of The Jedi: Into The Void Synopsis
Dawn Of The Jedi: Into The Void Summary
Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi: Into The Void

The upcoming ‘Rebels’ series of books now has an official title: Empire and Rebellion! Link

The first book in the series is RAZOR’S EDGE. It is written by Martha Wells and is currently due out October 15, 2013. Here’s some previously released information about the book:

Nebula Award finalist Martha Wells makes her Star Wars debut with a brand-new classic Star Wars: Rebels adventure starring Princess Leia and her new friends, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, in the time just after the destruction of the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode VI A New Hope!

Princess Leia Organa is on a mission for the Rebel Alliance when Imperial forces attack. Now she, Han, and Luke are on their own, working with pirates and dealing with traitors as they race the clock to protect the secrecy of a crucial meeting of Rebel conspirators!

The second book in the series is being written by James S. A. Corey and is currently due out March 2014. The third, by Kevin Hearne, has a current January 2015 release date.

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Star Wars: Rebels Synopsis

Random House has updated the Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void website listing with the cool Insight Book Preview! Link

Click on the image above to check out the preview, which includes book front matter. Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void is written by Tim Lebbon and due out May 07, 2013 in hardcover. The book will also include a special, full-color excerpt from the Dark Horse comic Dawn of the Jedi: Prisoner of Bogan (Part One of Five), an original Dawn of the Jedi short story, Eruption by John Ostrander, and an excerpt from the upcoming Crucible by Troy Denning!

SEE ALSO:
Dawn of the Next Great Star Wars Author: Tim Lebbon Exclusive Interview
Novel Review: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Bry Dean
Megan’s Review: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void
The Adventures of Lanoree Brock, Je’daii Ranger
Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Audio Clip
Read Chapter 1 of Dawn of the Jedi: Into The Void Now!
Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Cover Art
Dawn Of The Jedi: Into The Void Synopsis
Dawn Of The Jedi: Into The Void Summary
Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi: Into The Void

Bry Dean is the founder and administrator of Knights’ Archive. You can follow him on Twitter at @bry_dean.

According to the Random House website, an unabridged audiobook download for Star Wars: Allegiance will soon be available! Link

This new release entry comes nearly a month after we discovered an upcoming Hand of Thrawn unabridged audiobook release due out October 08, 2013. The Allegiance audiobook is currently due out June 11, 2013. The Hand of Thrawn duology and Allegiance are both written by Timothy Zahn.

Random House has updated their Dawn of the Jedi: Into The Void catalog entry again, this time to include an excerpt: Chapter 1! Link

Click on the link above to be taken to the product page, then click on the “excerpt” link to read it! Dawn of the Jedi: Into The Void is written by Tim Lebbon and is currently due out May 07, 2013.

SEE ALSO:
Dawn of the Next Great Star Wars Author: Tim Lebbon Exclusive Interview
Novel Review: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void by Bry Dean
Megan’s Review: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void
The Adventures of Lanoree Brock, Je’daii Ranger
Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Audio Clip
27-Page Preview of Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Now Online!
Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Cover Art
Dawn Of The Jedi: Into The Void Synopsis
Dawn Of The Jedi: Into The Void Summary
Star Wars: Dawn Of The Jedi: Into The Void

Bry Dean is the founder and administrator of Knights’ Archive. You can follow him on Twitter at @bry_dean.

The upcoming Leia novel tentatively titled Rebels now has an edelweiss listing, and a brief synopsis! Link

Nebula Award finalist Martha Wells makes her Star Wars debut with a brand-new classic Star Wars: Rebels adventure starring Princess Leia and her new friends, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, in the time just after the destruction of the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode VI A New Hope!

Princess Leia Organa is on a mission for the Rebel Alliance when Imperial forces attack. Now she, Han, and Luke are on their own, working with pirates and dealing with traitors as they race the clock to protect the secrecy of a crucial meeting of Rebel conspirators!

Key selling points of note are:

THE FIRST OF THREE NEW CLASSIC STAR WARS: REBELS ADVENTURES! Each will star the “big three”—Han, Luke, and Leia—and each will be written by a popular author new to Star Wars: Martha Wells (November 2013), James S. A. Corey (March 2014), and Kevin Hearne (January 2015)!

PERFECT ENTRY FOR CASUAL FANS: Even if you’ve only seen the very first Star Wars movie, A New Hope, you’ll “get” this book. Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, and Luke Skywalker in a pirate adventure after the destruction of the first Death Star!

Written by Martha Wells, this book is currently due out October 29, 2013.

Star Wars: Kenobi now has an edelweiss listing, which includes a brief synopsis! Link

The greatest hero in the galaxy faces his toughest challenge yet: He must stop being Obi-Wan-and become Crazy Old Ben. For fans of movie-related novels like Darth Plagueis!

In this original novel set between the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi comes to the aid of the residents of Tatooine during his exile. But he struggles with his new mission when he realizes that protecting Luke Skywalker-the last hope of the galaxy-means setting aside his compassion and his Jedi warrior training, for the future of the galaxy lies not with Obi-Wan Kenobi, but with a mystical desert recluse known only by the name of Crazy Old Ben.

Selling points of note are:

FIRST OF A KIND: This is the first adult Star Wars novel focused on Obi-Wan Kenobi during this time period, when he is beginning his “exile” on Tatooine in order to watch over the infant Luke Skywalker.

ENTRY POINT FOR NEW READERS: As we saw with Darth Plagueis, books with very strong links to the Star Wars films attract a combination of core and casual fans. This is a standalone novel, firmly entrenched in the film timelines, and thus will be one of those great entry-point books.

ICONIC CHARACTER: Obi-Wan is a beloved and lynchpin character from both Star Wars film trilogies. In this new character-defining story, an homage to classic westerns like Shane, the Obi-Wan we know from the prequel films and The Clone Wars TV series transitions into Old Ben from the classic trilogy of films.

Written by John Jackson Miller, Kenobi is currently due out August 27, 2013.

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Star Wars: Kenobi Blurb
Star Wars: KENOBI