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JAYLEN VRAX AND ND-5 DESCEND INTO THE GALAXY’S UNDERWORLD IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS AND OPPORTUNITY, IN THIS ESSENTIAL PREQUEL TO STAR WARS OUTLAWS.
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aylen Barsha, heir to immense power and wealth, had his life char ted out for him neatly and meticulously by his parents. Then the Empire
stripped it all away on trumped-up conspiracy charges. Before he can reach his missing half-brother, Sliro, to
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‘Someday,’ Jaylen said, his tone now shifting to something bright and optimistic, though inside all he heard were his father’s last words and the sound of ND-5’s blaster going off, ‘we’ll find someone who can repair Separatist droids. Until then, best to just listen to me. We work well together.’ He reached over and tapped ND-5 on the
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droid’s good arm. ‘That makes us a team.’
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the family compound with a mission to kill every last member of the clan. Jaylen is the attack’s sole survivor and realises the droid, whom he reprogrammes, is his only chance to stay alive. But he can no longer be Jaylen Barsha – he’ll have to live now as Jaylen Vrax. Former Separatist battle droid ND-5 knows he should be scrap metal, all things considered. He was a proficient
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daughter and many rescue animals.
redeem the Barsha name, a battle droid arrives at
contributor to the Separatist cause, but what is a soldier without a war? A trigger without aim? Loyalty is in his programming, and Jaylen, who treats him as more than just a weapon, has earned it. Perhaps, the droid thinks, with a partner he can be more than just his base directive. ND-5 just has to earn Jaylen’s trust. With the threat against the Barsha clan still shrouded in mystery, the pair has no choice but to disappear in the chaos. They find sanctuary in the anonymity of the underworld, building their reputation among scoundrels, bounty hunters and crime syndicates. But when their latest score brings the first clue in years about who’d sent ND-5 after Jaylen’s family, their biggest opportunity presents a new risk. Do they give up a chance at the wealth and power Jaylen was denied to pursue answers? Or will the conflict between ambition and the weight of
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