Starwars.com has announced a new hardcover due out in 2007, which looks to be the one filling the slot left vacant by the cancellation of Elizabeth Hand's Old Republic book. In its place, we've got an original story detailing the origin of the Death Star, written by the dynamic duo of Michael Reaves and Steve Perry. Given the newly revised construction timeline made necessary by RotS, it's difficult to say what form this story will take, but continuity fans should look forward to lots of sources being threaded together at long last. It's going to be interesting to see how things like the Maw and Despayre are affected by new information, as well as how, if at all, many stray bits of the story are dealt with; I for one would love to see Kyle Katarn and Bria Tharen make appearances toward the end, if (and it's a big if) the book covers that much time.