Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire (audio drama)

Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire was an audio drama adapted by John Whitman, based on material covered in the book of the same title written by William C. Dietz. It was made to bridge the events in the video games Dark Forces and Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. The performance was directed by Peter Moore and featured music from the original movies' musical score by Star Wars composer John Williams.
==Publisher's summary==
The Star Wars saga continues William Dietz's Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire. The brilliantly told story brings to light the events that ripped apart the life of young Kyle Katarn, turning him into a man without friends or family—a man devoted only to vengeance. The Rebel Alliance employs Katarn, a freelance fighter, to fight their cause in numerous perilous situations. But Katarn is interested in fighting the Empire for his own reasons and has no allegiance to the Rebel cause. He doesn't mind fighting the fight of the Rebel Alliance, because it enables him to fight against the powerful Empire, for which he harbors a bitter hatred that is rooted deep inside him. Katarn's haunting past reveals that he was once in training to become an Imperial soldier, dedicated to the service of the Emperor.
==Opening crawl==
As the story is split into two parts, there are also two opening crawls.
==Plot summary==
After learning what happened to his father, Kyle Katarn tells Jan Ors, the Rebel agent whom he allowed to escape from Imperial captivity, that he has changed his mind about serving the Empire. Before he can put any more thought into his defection, however, he discovers that he's being watched—and so is Jan. Kyle throws his lot in with the Rebels as they make a hasty escape from the cruise ship, Star of Empire, and soon finds himself wanted by the Empire. Jan takes him to meet Mon Mothma, a Rebel leader who assigns him to what may very well be a suicide mission. Kyle is ordered to infiltrate an Imperial research facility and steal the plans to the Empire's next doomsday weapon, a mobile space station called the Death Star. Mon Mothma also assigns Jan Ors to provide Kyle with backup. Unbeknownst to him, Jan has secret orders: in the event that Kyle shows any sign of being an Imperial double agent, she is to execute him before he can betray them.
==Media==
===Editions===
*; March 1, 1997; HighBridge Audio; Cassette tape
*; August 18, 1998; HighBridge Audio; Compact disc 
==Credits==
==Appearances==
==Collections==
*Dark Forces: The Collector's Trilogy
==Notes and references==
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Category:Dark Forces audio dramas