The Emperor did not just rule through fear. But also through information. In StarWars.com’s exclusive excerpt of “The Voice of the Empire,” an original story written by Mur Lafferty with art by Jason Chan, and featured in the new Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 2, HoloNet News’ ace reporter Calliope Drouth meets with her editor. What […]
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