INTRODUCTION ALL ACROSS THE GALAXY there are tales waiting to be heard and stories longing to be told Such legends are passed down through generations spanning millennia stretching to the farthest reaches of space as they are carried from planet to planet For stories bind our universe together Whether whispered in quiet corners of cantinas or shared while flying through the funnel of hyperspace or simply told to little ones before they close their eyes at night stories are for every soul who wanders this galaxy Indeed true power resides not in armies and empires or in blasters and ancient weapons of light but in the tales we share with one another From the lowliest homesteads on forgotten planets to the glittering towers of bustling metropolises from the hearts of smuggling dens to the tattered edges of
Wild Space stories regardless of origin or language remain a powerful source of inspiration instruction enjoyment and hope As time cycles ever on and the great wheel of the galaxy turns such tales have proved over and over to be the seeds from which kingdoms and empires have grown and the stuff from which great civilizations are built Indeed stories are the rhythm of all languages the root from which shared understanding might flower told to the youngest whispered amongst the eldest and enjoyed by everyone in between be they pilots or pirates soldiers or spies farmers or senators Even crea- tures and droids pass on what they know to one another in the form of tales woven by time Some legends caution against unspeakable dangers and warn the unwary about straying too far down a dubious path They demonstrate one's place in the order of things and make the vastness of the galaxy a little less uncertain
Yet not all tales are cautionary in nature and some in their telling instead point us toward possibilities and far off lands unimagined peoples and thrilling adventures adventures In this way such grand stories encourage us to test our limits to step into what our futures may hold For all across the teeming galaxy every one of us is living our own story treading our own individual path Sometimes we will stumble and sometimes we will stride but no matter our destination our tales will live on told by those whose lives we touch rippling out across the stars throughout the generations because stories stories are immortal eternal Here then are a few such tales sought out from across time and space and carefully transcribed Whether they are true or simply echoes of things that once came to pass no one can be quite certain Trust instead that before you lies more than a mere collection of words and pictures And may you be emboldened by the held within these pages power
