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Vielleicht nicht unbedingt 50 Seiten wie bisweilen, aber immerhin hat Her Universe Official Fanpage via Facebook einen etwas längeren Auszug zu Razor's Edge online gestellt:

The inner bay doors opened and five humans strode in, a woman in the lead. They weren’t wearing Alderaanian uniforms, which was something of a relief to Leia. They wore the utilitarian clothing spacers usually favored: pants, shirts, and vests or jackets in grays or dark colors. If Leia had been planning a pirate career, she would have approved; their outfits wouldn’t get them a second look at any commercial port or station. They were also all wearing sidearms, and they all looked a little nervous.

The woman in the lead was slim and elegant, with pale skin and short dark hair, and only a little taller than Leia. She stopped a few paces away and said, “Your Highness. I’m Captain Caline Metara.”
“I’m sorry we have to meet under these circumstances, Captain Metara.” Leia was aware her voice was dry. She was finding it hard to maintain a calm, neutral demeanor in the face of Metara’s confident, professional appearance. Piracy apparently agreed with her. “Now that I’m aboard, I’d like you to allow the station’s rescue ship to tow the damaged merchant vessel into dock.”

Metara answered so quickly that Leia knew she had anticipated the request. “I’m afraid I can’t do that. We haven’t had time to remove the merchant’s cargo yet. And while you can vouch for your own ship’s conduct, you can’t control the station’s picket ship. If I let it come close enough to take the merchant in tow, it will fire on us.”

She was probably right about that, and Leia hadn’t really expected a different answer, but it was a further test of her already stretched-to-the-limit temper. “Very well, then.” She wanted to add, And I hope not too many more of the people aboard the merchant ship die while we’re having our lovely little chat, but just managed to suppress it.

Metara seemed to realize she was perhaps not Leia’s favorite person at the moment. She gave her a grave nod and said, “Please come this way. We can talk more comfortably in the ship’s lounge.”
“Let’s do that,” Leia said. Her jaw was starting to ache from the tension of trying to keep her expression under control. She caught a wary look from Han.

As Metara led them through the bay blast doors and into the corridor, she said, “We had heard rumors that you survived the destruction, but we weren’t sure how much to believe of what was reported on the Imperial-controlled news services.” Her voice trembled a little, the first indication that she was aware of the awkwardness of the situation. “I assume your ship is a rebel vessel.”

“It has an Alliance affiliation,” Leia said, glad to see the hint of vulnerability. Vulnerability meant doubt, and if Leia was going to talk Metara out of this, she needed a way past that polished demeanor.

Razor's Edge wird voraussichtlich am 24. September erscheinen.

An dieser Stelle noch eine kleine Randbemerkung über ein Sachbuch: Wie man bei Amazon ersichtlich wird, wurde The Essential Characters auf den 1. März 2016 verschoben.
Könnte das vielleicht daran liegen, dass man zumindest die ersten der neuen Charaktere, wie sie in Episode VII auftreten werden, in das Buch inkludieren möchte?