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Setkání v mlze is a Czech-language anthology collecting twelve short stories from the Star Wars Legends continuity. The contents of the anthology were curated by editor Milan Pohl, who also worked on translating the short stories, alongside Jana Jirásková, Peter Kadlec, and Marta Kadlecová.^[1] It was published on July 15, 2009^[2] by Egmont ČR in the form of a 360-page paperback. The anthology has an exclusive cover created by the artist Jan Patrik Krásný, depicting the Chiss Mitth'raw'nuruodo wearing Phase II clone trooper armor.^[1]

Contents

1. "Darth Maul: Saboteur"
2. "Elusion Illusion"
3. "The Pengalan Tradeoff"
4. "The League of Spies"
5. "Equipment"
6. "Hero of Cartao"
7. "Changing Seasons"
8. "Mist Encounter"
9. "In His Image"
10. "A Two-Edged Sword"
11. "The Final Exit"
12. "Interlude at Darkknell"

Development

The twelve short stories from the Star Wars Legends continuity featured in Setkání v mlze were selected by editor Milan Pohl for an exclusive Czech-language publication of "the best official short stories and novellas" set before Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope,^[1] which begins in 0 BBY.^[3] The stories chosen included "Darth Maul: Saboteur", written by James Luceno^[1] and originally published in an eBook format in 2001,^[4] Michael A. Stackpole's "Elusion Illusion"^[1] originally printed in the sixty-sixth issue of Star Wars Insider on March 4, 2003,^[5] and two stories by Aaron Allston, "The Pengalan Tradeoff" and "The League of Spies."^[1] "The Pengalan Tradeoff" was originally published in the sixty-fifth issue of Insider on January 21, 2003^[6] and "The League of Spies" in the seventy-third issue on January 13, 2004.^[7]

"Equipment" by Matthew Stover is another included short story,^[1] first released as a part of the Star Wars: Short Story Collection in 2003.^[8] The anthology also includes three short stories by Timothy Zahn, those being "Hero of Cartao," "Changing Seasons," and the anthology's eponymous "Mist Encounter."^[1] "Hero of Cartao" was originally published in three parts, split into the sixty-eighth, sixty-ninth, and seventieth issues of Insider, published on June 3, 2003,^[9] in July, 2003,^[10] and in early September, 2003 respectively^[11] "Changing Seasons" was originally divided into two parts, printed in the seventy-sixth and seventy-seventh issues of Insider on May 18, 2004^[12] and August 3, 2004 respectively.^[13] "Mist Encounter" originated from the seventh issue of Star Wars Adventure Journal, published on August 1995.^[14]

Setkání v mlze further includes the short story "In His Image" by Karen Traviss,^[1] first printed in Vader: The Ultimate Guide on July 14, 2005,^[15] and "A Two-Edged Sword", also written by Traviss^[1] and first published in the eighty-fifth issue of Insider on November 28, 2005.^[16] "The Final Exit" by Patricia A. Jackson, first printed in the fourth issue of the Adventure Journal on November 1994,^[17] is also included in the anthology, as is the short story "Interlude at Darkknell", written by Zahn and Stackpole^[1] and previously printed in Tales from the New Republic in December 1999.^[18] The twelve selected short stories were translated into the Czech language, by Pohl, Jana Jirásková, Peter Kadlec, and Marta Kadlecová. A new cover was created for the anthology by artist Jan Patrik Krásný^[1] and the anthology was ultimately published on July 15, 2009^[2] by Egmont ČR in the form of a 360-page paperback, becoming the first book printing for some of the short stories included.^[1]

Continuity

The cover by Krásný depicts the Chiss Mitth'raw'nuruodo wearing a Phase II clone trooper armor, while in "Mist Encounter" itself he wears the armor of Stormtroopers.^[1]

Media

Editions

• ISBN 9788025212424;^[1] July 15, 2009;^[2] Egmont ČR; Paperback^[1]

Cover gallery

Notes and references

External links

• Star Wars... In Czech! on TheForce.net (backup link archived on January 21, 2016)

[[Category:Legends short story anthologies