Canto Bight (Star Wars): Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Author: Ahmed, Saladin

Brand: Del Rey

Color: Black

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 320

Release Date: 05-12-2017

Part Number: YES44174324

Details: Product Description As seen in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, welcome to the casino city of Canto Bight. A place where exotic aliens, captivating creatures, and other would-be high rollers are willing to risk everything to make their fortunes. Set across one fateful evening, these four interconnected stories explore the deception and danger of the lavish casino city. • An honest salesman meets a career criminal as a dream vacation turns into the worst nightmare imaginable, in a story by Saladin Ahmed. • Dreams and schemes collide when a deal over a priceless bottle of wine becomes a struggle for survival, as told by Mira Grant. • Old habits die hard when a servant is forced into a mad struggle for power among Canto Bight’s elite, in a tale by Rae Carson • A deadbeat gambler has one last chance to turn his luck around; all he has to do is survive one wild night, as told by John Jackson Miller. In Canto Bight, one is free to revel in excess, untouched from the problems of a galaxy once again descending into chaos and war. Dreams can become reality, but the stakes have never been higher—for there is a darkness obscured by all the glamour and luxury. About the Author Saladin Ahmed's fantasy novel THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. His essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, BuzzFeed, and Salon. He currently writes BLACK BOLT for Marvel Comics. Rae Carson is the author of the bestselling and award-winning Girl of Fire and Thorns series. Her books tend to contain adventure, magic, and smart girls who make (mostly) smart choices. Originally from California, she now lives in Arizona with her husband. Mira Grant is the pseudonym of Seanan McGuire, winner of the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for best new writer. John Jackson Miller is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Kenobi, Star Wars: A New Dawn, Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith, and the Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic graphic novel collections from Marvel, among many other novels and comics. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. THE RIDE John Jackson Miller Vestry clasped both her pairs of hands. “Master Sonmi, you work for the casino. We work for the casino. Exactly who profits from you sitting here alone for another ten hours?” She pointed. “Go home.” “I don’t have a—”
 “Then eat something. But go.”
 Kal’s throat went dry as he saw Minn’s hands move toward the undealt cards, ready to dispose of the decks. Please, don’t— “Oooh, it’s zinbiddle!” Kal turned to see a diminutive reptilian in a formal black coat, accentuated with a dazzling stellabora lapel bloom. The green-skinned creature flashed a smile so broad it nearly bisected his face as he dropped a fat tray of coins onto the tabletop to Kal’s right. “Deal me in,” he said, hopping up into the chair beside Kal. Kal stared at the ebullient arrival, mystified, before looking to the dealer, who suspended her cleanup. He told Vestry, “I guess I’m in luck.” The pit boss stared silently at the players. Kal could swear he saw her mouth form the words, That’s what you think. “I was at the yacht races,” the newcomer said. “Were you at the yacht races?” “No.” “You should have been at the yacht races.” He offered a chubby green hand. “Dodibin. Dodi for short—but don’t call me that.” “Don’t call you Dodi?” “Don’t call me short.” He looked stern for a moment—and then laughed. “And you are Kaljach.” Lucky guess, he began to say, before remembering his badge. “Kal is fine.” He watched as the Suerton—the species he thought Dodi was—unloaded his chips. Then Dodi pushed a large stack onto the instant-win marker, a side bet the casino covered from its rake. “That’s a long shot,” Kal said. “Excellent.” Chipper, Dodi rocked back and forth in his chair as Minn started dealing. It was no skin off Kal’s nonexistent nose; the side bet was against the house, not him. Though he would have

EAN: 9781524799533

Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English