title: A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
author:  Bill Slavicsek 
description: facts abut the characters, armament, starships, planets, alien species, or battles in the most exciting adventure of them all? You'll find the whole universe of Star Wars covered in this fully revised and expanded second edition, including: the original Star Wars movies, National Public Radio dramatizations, Role-playing games, sourcebooks, storybooks, sketchbooks, and more.
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  Star Wars
  
  
  X-Wing
  
  
  **Book 8**
  
  
  Isard's Revenge
  
  
  by Michael A. Stackpole
  
  
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  To Peet Janes and Peter Schweighofer
  
  
  Thanks for providing me the opportunity to play in this universe in new and
  
  
  wondrous ways.
  
  
  **ACKNOWLEDGMENTS**
  
  
  The author would like to thank the following people for their various
  
  
  contributions to this book:
  
  
  Janna Silverstein, Tom Dupree, Pat LoBrutto, and Ricia Mainhard for
  
  
  getting me into this mess.
  
  
  Sue Rostoni, Allan Kausch, and Lucy Autrey Wilson for continuing to let
  
  
  me work in the Star Wars universe.
  
  
  Peter Schweighofer, Peet Janes, Bill Slavicsek, Patty Jackson, Dan
  
  
  Wallace, and Steve Sansweet for material they created, ideas they
  
  
  encouraged, and advice they offered.
  
  
  Aaron Allston and Timothy Zahn for letting me play with characters they
  
  
  created.
  
  
  Paul Youll for another stunning cover.
  
  
  Lawrence Holland and Edward Kilham for the X-Wing