Dark Empire's Mediation on Star Wars' Cycles Helped Shape the Expanded Universe Forever

At the dawn of the 90s, Star Wars' dark ages"-with the end of Marvel's Star Wars comics, new toys on the decline, and the movies long over in the eyes of fans and perhaps even its creator-suddenly ended in a brilliant flash. Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire heralded a new, post-Return of the Jedi saga that would be...