<b>James Luceno </b>is the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of the <i>Star Wars</i> novels <i>Tarken, Darth Plagueis, Millennium Falcon, Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, Cloak of Deception, </i>and <i>Labyrinth of Evil, </i> as well as the New Jedi Order novels <i>Agents of Chaos I: Hero s Trial </i>and<i> Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse, The Unifying Force, </i>and the ebook Darth Maul: Saboteur. He lives with his wife in Annapolis, Maryland.