Allegiance (novel)

Allegiance

Author	Timothy Zahn
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Canon C
Subject	Star Wars
Genre	Military science fiction
Publisher	Del Rey
Publication date	January 2007
Media type	Hardcover
Preceded by	Star Wars: A New Hope
Followed by	Star Wars: Choices Of One

Allegiance is a novel set in the Star Wars galaxy released in January 2007 by Del Rey. The book was written by Timothy Zahn.

Story

The story is set just after Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The book's subject is, according to Zahn, "...three different people and groups with allegiance issues."

Synopsis

The story was told in three parallel threads which eventually intertwined in the later part of the book.

Five members of the Imperial Stormtroopers attached to the Imperial Star Destroyer Reprisal began to have doubt about their work after being made to participate in massacre of innocents on planet Teardrop. The planet had a rebel base, but evacuated just moments before the Reprisal arrived. The Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) officers in charge of the operations had the innocent people killed anyway. Back on board the Star Destroyer, the ISB Major Dreflin made a mistake of pushing the stormtrooper too far and ended up killed by his own weapon. The five stormtroopers aboard realized official channels would get them nowhere, and managed to escape on board the ship Suwantek. While on the run, their sense of honor and duty led them to seemingly unrelated incidents where they rescued local populace, and subsequently pursued a link to a pirate group named the Bloodscars operating in the Shelsha Sector.

Leia was dispatched to the Shelsha Sector to meet three local representatives of the Rebellion. Luke, Han and Chewbacca went along as her escorts. They separated to pursue different leads, the men to investigate pirate attacks on the Rebel supply line, and Leia to a negotiation that the governor of Shelsha sector was going to declare independence and join the Rebellion.

Mara Jade was investigating corrupt Imperial moffs, and clues from stolen valuable artworks led her to the Shelsha Sector.

It was indicated in the original Thrawn Trilogy novels that Rebels (Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Leia Organa) met Mara Jade for the first time during the events of that same trilogy. As such, despite being in the same place at the same time on more than one occasion, the Rebels and Mara Jade did not actually see each other.

Continuity

The book includes a cameo appearance of a character based on Stacey, the heroine of the Pink Five series of fanfilms,^[1] marking the first time a fan-created Star Wars character has ever crossed into the official canon.
The first hardcover printing has the time period mislabeled as taking place during the Rise of the Empire/Prequel Trilogy period instead of the correct time period, Rebellion Era/Classic Trilogy.

References

↑ Maddox, David. "Star Wars: Allegiance". SF Site. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

External links

Timothy Zahn's Star Wars novels

Thrawn trilogy	Heir to the Empire Dark Force Rising The Last Command

The Hand of Thrawn	Specter of the Past Vision of the Future

Other novels	Outbound Flight Allegiance Choices of One Survivor's Quest Scoundrels

Star Wars Legends novels

The Adventures of Lando Calrissian	Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (1983) Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (1983) Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (1983)

Thrawn trilogy	Heir to the Empire (1991) Dark Force Rising (1992) The Last Command (1993)

Jedi Prince series	The Glove of Darth Vader (1992) The Lost City of the Jedi (1992) Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (1992) Mission from Mount Yoda (1993) Queen of the Empire (1993) Prophets of the Dark Side (1993)

Jedi Academy trilogy	Jedi Search (1994) Dark Apprentice (1994) Champions of the Force (1994)

Callista trilogy	Children of the Jedi (1995) Darksaber (1995) Planet of Twilight (1997)

X-wing	Rogue Squadron (1996) Wedge's Gamble (1996) The Krytos Trap (1996) The Bacta War (1997) Wraith Squadron (1998) Iron Fist (1998) Solo Command (1999) Isard's Revenge (1999) Starfighters of Adumar (1999) Mercy Kill (2012)

The Hand of Thrawn	Specter of the Past (1997) Vision of the Future (1998)

Galaxy of Fear	Eaten Alive (1997) City of the Dead (1997) Planet Plague (1997) The Nightmare Machine (1997) Ghost of the Jedi (1997) Army of Terror (1997) The Brain Spiders (1997) The Swarm (1998) Spore (1998) The Doomsday Ship (1998) Clones (1998) The Hunger (1998)

The Bounty Hunter Wars	The Mandalorian Armor (1998) Slave Ship (1998) Hard Merchandise (1999)

Jedi Apprentice	The Rising Force (1999) The Dark Rival (1999) The Hidden Past (1999) The Mark of the Crown (1999) The Defenders of the Dead (1999) The Uncertain Path (2000) The Captive Temple (2000) The Day of Reckoning (2000) The Fight for Truth (2000) The Shattered Peace (2000) The Deadly Hunter (2000) The Evil Experiment (2001) The Dangerous Rescue (2001) The Ties That Bind (2001) The Death of Hope (2001) The Call to Vengeance (2001) The Only Witness (2002) The Threat Within (2002) Special Edition #1: Deceptions (2001) Special Edition #2: The Followers (2002)

The New Jedi Order	Vector Prime (1999) Dark Tide I: Onslaught (2000) Dark Tide II: Ruin (2000) Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial (2000) Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (2000) Balance Point (2000) Recovery (2001) Edge of Victory I: Conquest (2001) Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (2001) Star by Star (2001) Dark Journey (2002) Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (2002) Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (2002) Traitor (2002) Destiny's Way (2002) Ylesia (2002) Force Heretic I: Remnant (2003) Force Heretic II: Refugee (2003) Force Heretic III: Reunion (2003) The Final Prophecy (2003) The Unifying Force (2003)

Jedi Quest	Path to Truth (2001) The Way of the Apprentice (2002) The Trail of the Jedi (2002) The Dangerous Games (2002) The Master of Disguise (2002) The School of Fear (2003) The Shadow Trap (2003) The Moment of Truth (2003) The Changing of the Guard (2004) The False Peace (2004) The Final Showdown (2004)

Boba Fett series	The Fight to Survive (2003) Crossfire (2003) Maze of Deception (2003) Hunted (2003) A New Threat (2004) Pursuit (2004)

Clone Wars series	Shatterpoint (2003) The Cestus Deception (2004) The Hive (2004) MedStar I: Battle Surgeons (2004) MedStar II: Jedi Healer (2004) Jedi Trial (2004) Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (2004)

Republic Commando	Hard Contact (2004) Triple Zero (2006) True Colors (2007) Order 66 (2008) 501st (2009)

The Last of the Jedi	The Desperate Mission (2005) Dark Warning (2005) Underworld (2005) Death on Naboo (2006) A Tangled Web (2006) Return of the Dark Side (2006) Secret Weapon (2007) Against The Empire (2007) Master of Deception (2008) Reckoning (2008)

Darth Bane series	Path of Destruction (2006) Rule of Two (2007) Dynasty of Evil (2009)

The Force Unleashed	The Force Unleashed (2008) The Force Unleashed II (2010)

Coruscant Nights	Jedi Twilight (2008) Street of Shadows (2008) Patterns of Force (2009)

The Old Republic series	The Old Republic: Revan (2011) The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (2010) The Old Republic: Annihilation (2012)

The Dark Nest trilogy	The Joiner King (2005) The Unseen Queen (2005) The Swarm War (2005)

Legacy of the Force	Betrayal (2006) Bloodlines (2006) Tempest (2006) Exile (2007) Sacrifice (2007) Inferno (2007) Fury (2007) Revelation (2008) Invincible (2008)

Fate of the Jedi	Outcast (2009) Omen (2009) Abyss (2009) Backlash (2010) Allies (2010) Vortex (2010) Conviction (2011) Ascension (2011) Apocalypse (2012)

Other trilogies and series	The Han Solo Adventures (1979–80) Young Jedi Knights (1995–98) The Black Fleet Crisis (1996–98) The Han Solo trilogy (1997–98)

Standalone	Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978) The Truce at Bakura (1993) The Courtship of Princess Leia (1994) The Crystal Star (1994) The New Rebellion (1996) Shadows of the Empire (1996) I, Jedi (1998) Rogue Planet (2000) Cloak of Deception (2001) Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (2001) "Darth Maul: Saboteur" (2001) The Approaching Storm (2002) Legacy of the Jedi (2003) Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine (2003) A Forest Apart (2003) Tatooine Ghost (2003) Survivor's Quest (2004) Secrets of the Jedi (2005) Labyrinth of Evil (2005) Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (2005) Outbound Flight (2006) Boba Fett: A Practical Man (2006) Allegiance (2007) The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (2007) Death Star (2007) Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (2008) Millennium Falcon (2008) The Clone Wars (2008) Death Troopers (2009) Gambit: Stealth (2010) Crosscurrent (2010) Knight Errant (2011) Darth Plagueis (2012) Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void (2013) Crucible (2013)

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