#48 Star Wars: Dark Forces - Soldier For The Empire

The first story in a three story arc of Dark Forces stories (Soldier for the Empire, Rebel Agent, Jedi Knight) spans roughly the same time period as A New Hope-The Empire Strikes Back-Return of theJedi, following Kyle Katarn, a young Imperial officer turned Rebel operative turned (nearly) Jedi Knight. Old favorites like Han, Lando, Luke, and even Chewie pass in and out of the story, a classic Star Wars tale of honor, love, loyalty, and revenge, which sets Kyle against the evil Imperial's dark jedi Lord Jerec.

From Star Wars: Dark Force - Soldier for the Empire:

It was a time of rebellion. Across the galaxy, small bands of freedom fighters have come together to form an Alliance to resist the tyranny of the Galactic Empire. On a thousand worlds the struggle for freedom has begun. Dividing star systems, dividing planets, sometimes dividing father and son.
On a moon call Sulon, orbiting Sullust, a man called Morgan Katarn feels himself torn apart as the spectre of Civil War looms across the galaxy. While his son Kyle is receiving his education at the Imperial Academy, Morgan had secretly joined the Rebellion in hope of leading his people to a more prosperous future. But Morgan Katan soon learns the bitter truth that the Emperor's minions tolerate no resistance.…

In the early days of the Rebellion, a tentative alliance is formed. Lieutenant Kyle Katarn who had devoted the last four years of his life to the Imperial Academy had just returned from his first successful mission as an Imperial Officer. Hailed as a hero by his teachers and friends, awarded a Medal of Valour, Kyle himself was deeply troubled. At the moment of victory, he had allowed a group of Rebels, including a beautiful young woman to escape. As thoughts of the young Rebel troubled him, Kyle learned that his father has been killed. At first, Kyle blamed the Rebels for his father's death. But a fateful meeting with the same beautiful Rebel revealed to Kyle that the Emperor's servants were responsible for the murder. In a swift act of defiance, Kyle tore the Medal of Valor off his uniform, utterly rejecting the Empire. Now, the young soldier hovers between light and shadow, caught between the evil Empire,and the fledgling Rebellion.
And no one knows which side will claim him.…

http://www.amazon.com/Forces-Collectors-Trilogy-Soldier-Empire/dp/1565112784

For more Star Wars see:

Star Wars: The Original Radio Drama (aka Star Wars: A New Hope)
http://radiodramaspotlight.blogspot.com/2011/07/1-star-wars-original-radio-drama.html

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
http://radiodramaspotlight.blogspot.com/2011/07/2-empire-strikes-back-radio-drama.html

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
http://radiodramaspotlight.blogspot.com/2011/07/3-return-of-jedi.html

Star Wars: Dark Forces - Rebel Agent
http://radiodramaspotlight.blogspot.com/2011/12/117-star-wars-dark-forces-rebel-agent.html

Star Wars: Dark Forces - Jedi Knight
http://radiodramaspotlight.blogspot.com/2011/12/118-star-wars-dark-forces-jedi-knight.html

Star Wars: Crimson Empire
http://radiodramaspotlight.blogspot.com/2011/08/97-star-wars-crimson-empire.html

Star Wars: Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell
http://radiodramaspotlight.blogspot.com/2011/08/99-star-wars.html