[UPDATE]: Heir To The Empire Contest Winners Announced

[Update]: The winners of our Star Wars: Heir to the Empire giveaway have been chosen. Read on to find out whose Jedi mind tricks were successful.

The winners are: xG4Lx, mattpandaman, and ips. If you're one of the lucky trio, be sure to check your email for more information. If not, better luck next time!

[Original Story]:On September 6, Del Rey and LucasBooks will release a special 20th anniversary edition of Timothy Zahn's incredible Star Wars: Heir to the Empire. This new edition features annotations from Zahn and a new novella focusing on Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Almost every editor in the Game Informer office has read this book, and all conversations about it beginning with the phrase: "This is the trilogy George Lucas should have filmed instead of Episodes I-III."

To see what all the praise is about, you can read the second chapter for yourself below. Leave a comment with your impressions, and on Friday (August 26), we'll pick three lucky winners to receive a free copy of the book.