Twenty-one years after the defeat of the Empire, the New Republic is facing threats to its peace: a charismatic firebrand is inciting war, rogue Jedi Knights are practising vigilante law, and a mysterious alien race is mounting an invasion. Can the heroes who overthrew the Empire triumph again?

It is a dark time for the New Republic. The Yuukhan Vong, despite some recent losses, continue to advance into the Core, and continue their relentless hunt for the Jedi. Now, in a desperate act of courage, Anakin Solo leads a Jedi strike force into the heart of Yuukhan Vong territory, where he hopes to destroy a major Vong anti-jedi weapon.

The Confederacy is trying to get its hands on some very special battle droids, and the Republic is determined to stop them, so Obi- Wan Kenobi is sent to the planet Ord Cestus, manufacturer of the droids. His mission: diplomacy.

Seven years after their daring assault deep inside enemy territory (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Star by Star), Jaina Solo and her fellow survivors answer a mysterious call for help and vanish into the Unknown Regions. Soon, the Jedi Council learns that the group has undertaken a mission that will drive a wedge between the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances and its skittish ally, the Chiss ..

Poisoned by centuries of technological excess, the planet Duro is an unlivable hell, long abandoned by its own inhabitants. But there is no other place to channel the flood of refugees fleeing the murderous Yuuzhan Vong. Jacen Solo, working at his father's side, finds himself torn.