| The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance | |
| Author: | Sean Williams |
| Cover Artist: | ATTIK |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Canon C |
| Subject: | Star Wars |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Publisher: | Del Rey |
| Release Date: | July 20, 2010 |
| Media Type: | Hardcover |
| Pages: | 429 |
| Isbn: | 0-345-51132-8 |
| Preceded By: | The Old Republic: Revan |
| Followed By: | The Old Republic: Annihilation |
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance is a science fiction novel from the Star Wars franchise written by Australian author Sean Williams. It is a prequel to and the first novel based on the MMORPG by BioWare Corp., and was released on July 20, 2010.[1] The novel was first announced on November 10, 2008, by Sue Rostoni, the executive editor at Lucas Licensing, on the Starwars.com message boards.[2]
This is the fifth of six Star Wars novels by Sean Williams, who also wrote the Force Heretic trilogy from the New Jedi Order series and the novelization of the 2008 video game and its sequel.
Tassaa Bareesh, a matriarch in the Hutt crime cartel, is holding an auction that's drawing attention from across the galaxy. Representatives of both the Republic and the Sith Empire are present, along with a Jedi Padawan sent to investigate, a disenfranchised trooper drummed out of the Republic's elite Blackstar Squad, and a mysterious Mandalorian with a private agenda. But the Republic's envoy is not what he seems, the Empire's delegate is a ruthless Sith apprentice, the Jedi Padawan is determined to do the right thing and terrified that he can’t, the trooper hopes to redeem her reputation, and the Mandalorian is somehow managing to keep one step ahead of everyone.
None of these guests — invited or uninvited — have any intention of participating in the auction. Instead they plan to steal the prize, which is locked inside an impregnable vault: two burned chunks of an exploded star cruiser, one of which may hold the key to the wealth of an entire world.
But the truth about the treasure is dangerous and deadly. And in the end, Sith and Jedi, Republic and Empire, must do something they’ve never done before, something that all the agents of good and evil could never make them do: join together to stop a powerful threat that could destroy the galaxy.[3]
The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance was released on July 20, 2010, in a hardcover edition. It debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.[4]
TheForce.net awarded the book a 3 out of 4, stating that the novel ties in well with the upcoming video game, but criticized the slow pacing and stated that fans not familiar with the story behind the game may find themselves lost.[5]