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The cover of Outbound Flight.

Outbound Flight is a novel set in the Star Wars galaxy that was released on January 31, 2006. It is written by Timothy Zahn, bestselling author of the popular Thrawn Trilogy, to which this novel is a prequel. The book was released by Del Rey, first in hardcover, later to be released in paperback. The cover art is by Dave Seeley. Image File history File links Outboundflightfrontcover. ... Image File history File links Outboundflightfrontcover. ... The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... Map of the Star Wars galaxy released by Star Wars Insider The fictional galaxy where the setting of the Star Wars saga occurs is known simply as the Star Wars galaxy while in the canon it is referred as the Galaxy or the Known Galaxy. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951) is a science fiction novelist. ... The cover to the first book of the trilogy, Heir to the Empire. ... Instumental Indie Rock group from Chicago. ...

Story

The book, which is set in 27 BBY, tells the story of the mysterious Outbound Flight Project mentioned in Heir to the Empire and Survivor's Quest. Fans of the fictional Star Wars universe keep track of the dates of key events with a dating system (or calendar) centered around the Battle of Yavin featured in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... The Outbound Flight Project was commissioned by the Jedi, most notably Jedi Master Jorus CBaoth in the waning days of the Old Republic, after Palpatine became Chancellor, but prior to the Clone Wars. ... The Thrawn trilogy (also known as The Three Book Cycle and The Heir To The Empire Trilogy) are the three novels, Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last Command, written by Timothy Zahn and set in the Star Wars galaxy about five years after Return of the... The cover of Survivors Quest. ...

Characters

Characters known to be featured in the novel include:

• Palpatine
• Thrawn
• Jorus C'Baoth
• Lorana Jinzler
• Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Anakin Skywalker
• Jorj Car'das

Palpatine (82 BBY – 11 ABY), often simply referred to as the Emperor, is one of the main characters and the foremost villain in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Grand Admiral Thrawn is a fictional character from the Star Wars galaxy. ... Joruus CBaoth (16 BBY-9 ABY) was a fictional character who was the sole known surviving clone of the Old Republic Jedi Master Jorus CBaoth. ... Obi-Wan Ben Kenobi (57 – 0 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... This soft redirect exists to avoid revealing a critical plot twist without warning. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

ISBN Information

• Outbound flight, 1st edition, hardcover, 2005. Timothy Zahn, ISBN 0-345-4568-3

External links

• The official Star Wars site's "First Look"
• Podcast - TFN podcast including Timothy Zahn talking about his upcoming Outbound Flight novel
• Amazon.com

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