THE KILLING GROUNDS
A Star Wars Fan Fiction
THE SECOND NOVEL OF THE CROSSROADS TRILOGY

By Joseph Bergstrom

All rights to the Star Wars intellectual properties and characters are owned by Lucasfilm, and no infringement is intended. This is a work of fan fiction, written by a few passionate fans.

This piece of fiction takes place in a timeline alternate to that of the new Canon, and to that of the old pre-Disney Legends. However, this timeline draws nearly all inspiration from Legends, and attempts to faithfully recreate the spirit of Legends.

Important! Read This!

Okay, I need to explain why I haven't updated in so long. The first reason; life's been busy. For the second; this site seems determined to drive me insane.

A far more well-edited version of Crossroads can be found on AO3, which I discovered a few months ago, and barely managed to save my sanity with. I'll keep updating The Killing Grounds on this site, but it won't be very often. I'm much more active on AO3, since that site is actually intuitively designed. So, go take a look at AO3: It's a better site.

Dedication

This story is dedicated my family and friends, and to two people in particular; my friend, co-conspirator, and all-around goofball, Joshua; and to Timothy, who's my friend, confidant, and stable sounding board for those really strange ideas.

–Joseph

Author's Note

If you haven't read Crossroads, which is a fan fiction published on this website, you're going to be an awfully confused person. Crossroads is fairly short, clocking in at only 50,000-ish words, so just go take an evening and lose yourself in it. Once you've read it, this might make a little more sense...maybe.

Also, The Killing Grounds will not be published all at once. I am considering this my experiment in episodic writing, and as a way to receive feedback on specific chapters. I don't have any release schedule planned, and I'm just going to release a chapter once I'm relatively satisfied with it. If you have any constructive feedback or ideas you'd like to throw out, feel free to in the reviews.

Happy reading.