**Michael A. Stackpole *is the New York Times bestselling author of many titles in the Star Wars universe, including many of the Star Wars * X-Wing novels and the New Jedi Order: Dark Tide novels Onslaught and Ruin. When not chained to a desk madly fighting deadlines, he plays indoor soccer, rides a...

**Michael A. Stackpole *is the New York Times bestselling author of many titles in the Star Wars universe, including many of the Star Wars * X-Wing novels and the New Jedi Order: Dark Tide novels Onslaught and Ruin. When not chained to a desk madly fighting deadlines, he plays indoor soccer, rides a mountain bike, and reads, but not all at the same time. Stackpole lives in Arizona with Liz Danforth and a small pack of Cardigan Welsh corgis.