num_pages: 60
description: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with this exclusive ebook short story set shortly before the events of the film featuring a quick-witted mercenary who takes big risks for bigger rewardsand now faces the challenge that will take her to the edge. There are plenty of mercenaries spies and guns for hire in the galaxy. But probably none as dangerous and determined as Bazine Netal. A master of disguiseand lethal with a blade a blaster or bare handedshe learned from the best. Now its her turn to be the teachereven if schooling an eager but inexperienced recruit in the tricks of her trade is the last thing she wants to do. But its the only way to score the ship she needs to pull off her latest job. An anonymous client has hired Bazine to track down an ex-stormtrooper and recover the mysterious package hes safeguarding. Payment for the mission promises to be astronomical but the obstacles facing Bazine will prove to be formidable. And though her eager new sidekick has cyber skills crucial to the mission only Bazines razor-sharp talents will mean the difference between success or failureand life or death.
language: English
title: The Perfect Weapon
publisher: Random House Worlds