Even as Williams & Dix wrestled with hard science
and "serious" SF in Orphans, they hadn't forgotten their roots. Both Star Wars fans from childhood, they
leapt at the chance to work on the New Jedi Order sequence of the Extended
Universe. Their three novels in that
series were larger or and more complex than their neighbours,
earning them praise from older readers who yearned for the more mature stories
of the EU's early days.
(Sean
Williams and Shane Dix)
As the bloodied and weary galaxy
faces battle once more, the Jedi take on the formidable task of bringing the
last of the Empire into the light...
From the ashes of
the
Aboard the Jade
Shadow, Luke, his wife Mara, Jacen Solo, and
other Jedi head off into the unknown regions, where rumors
and clues suggest Zonama Sekot
might be found. Yet the mission has
barely begun when the searchers stumble into a horrific battle. The Imperial Remnant, in retreat from the
mighty Yuuzhan Vong, is
about to be destroyed. It would seem
those aboard the Jade Shadow have little choice but to leave the Empire
to its fate. But these are no ordinary
space travellers; they are Jedi...
(Sean
Williams and Shane Dix)
Swift and deadly, the Yuuzhan
Vong have blasted their way across the galaxy--and
now stand on the threshold of total victory.
Yet a courageous few still dare to oppose them....
Rife with hostile cultures and outright
enemies, the Unknown Regions hold many perils for Luke Skywalker and the Jedi
searching for Zonama Sekot,
the living planet that may hold the key to dealing with the Yuuzhan
Vong once and for all.
Meanwhile, on the edge of the galaxy and
in the heart of a trusted ally, old enemies are stirring. The Yuuzhan Vong have inflamed long-forgotten
vendettas that are even now building up to a crisis point. And as Han and Leia
journey on their quest to knit the unraveling galaxy back together, betrayal
and deception await them....
(Sean
Williams and Shane Dix)
The Jedi move one step closer to saving
the embattled galaxy--only to confront a formidable wall of resistance....
The harrowing search for Zonama Sekot is finally over for
Luke Skywalker, Jacen Solo and the other aboard the Jade
Shadow. But joy turns to alarm when
the living planet sends them a defiant message: it refuses to follow them back
to a galaxy full of war, exploitation, and misery.
While Luke works feverishly to persuade
the elusive planet to reconsider, the Yuuzhan Vong launch a full-scale attack aimed at the heart of the
new alliance. Sent to defend a major
communications base, Han and Leia find themselves
hopelessly outnumbered. Reinforcements
are just too far away to help before everything is destroyed. So the courageous
pair must now fight an unrelenting battle against staggering odds. Whether they
actually survive is another matter....