Series: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order
by Author R.A. Salvatore
Vector Prime (2004)
"I had built this bubble around us...Nothing could hurt us—could really hurt us."Twenty-five years have past since Luke Skywalker went from a farm boy on Tatooine to destroyer of the Death Star. Han and Leia are married with three teenagers, Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin. Luke has married once-enemy...
Reunion (Force Heretic, #3) (2003)
This "story" took three books to tell?!Luke and gang find Zonoma Sekot and try to convince it to join the cause. Leia and Han and gang get a warning that the communication stations with the Unknown regions are under attack. Tahiri still fights against her inner battle.NOTE: Based on audiobook a...
Dark Journey (2002)
A quick visit to the Dark Side and back in time for dinner!The team of Young Jedi Knights return from Myrkyr, torn over their losses. Jaina quickly takes control of the situation and directs them to the Hapan Cluster to recoup. There, she meets up with her parents, fleeing Coruscant's destructi...
Remnant (Force Heretic, #1) (2003)
After a very long pause in the publication of new material in the New Jedi Order series, Sean Williams and Shane Dix bring us the first chapter of the Force Heretic trilogy, Remnant.Aptly titled, most of this novel takes place in the Imperial Remnant, who has fallen under attack by the Yuuzha...
Destiny's Way (2003)
If I could choose a term that described my overall impression of this book, it would most likely be: pleasantly dissatisfied.Yes, an oxymoron.Simply put, I expected more from this book. The pleasant part comes from the way certain events played out, covering major ground without treading too heav...
Jedi Eclipse (Agents of Chaos, #2) (2000)
Is this what being ADHD means?Han Solo and Droma continue their quest to find his family amidst a billion other plots including, but not limited to: Droma's refugee family, the Yuuzhan Vong politicking with the Hutts, Viqi Shesh being a duplicitous politican (but what politician not with the last...
Ruin (Dark Tide, #2) (2000)
"Well, it is only Star Wars," I tell myself as I review my complaints with Dark Tide 1 & 2. Half of me views Star Wars as something extra-literary, a thing of high mythology, but also trivial as bubble gum. To that half, it makes no more sense to critique Star Wars than it does to critique Homer'...
Conquest (Edge of Victory, #1) (2001)
"You two are better than the sum of your parts"Jedi are being hunted across the galaxy, by Yuuzhan Vong, by Peace Brigaders, and by those believing the Yuuzhan Vong when they say they will stop the invasion if they have the Jedi. Those most at risk are the young Jedi students on Yavin 4.When Luk...
Balance Point (2001)
"If one pivotal person fell to the dark side...then this time, everything they knew might slide into stifling darkness"Balance Point takes us about 10 months after Vector Prime. Han is on Duro, acting as an emissary of sorts for the Ryn. His son, Jacen, is with him, attempting to figure out his...
Onslaught (Dark Tide, #1) (2000)
Although Michael Stackpole is to blame for many of the problems that weigh down Dark Tide I: Onslaught (which I'll get to in a moment), I'm pointing my finger at the entire New Jedi Order editorial team. The decision to publish Onslaught directly after the cataclysmic Vector Prime is the novel's ...
Star by Star (2002)
Action, Characters, and Higher Stakes - This has it allThe Yuuzhan Vong have developed a newer, more fierce weapon against the Jedi: the voxyn, made from vornskyrs and able to "sniff" out and kill Jedi. Luke Skywalker approves Anakin, Jaina, Jacen, and their friends to hunt out the Queen, from w...
Hero's Trial (Agents of Chaos, #1) (2000)
Welcome back, Han Solo! We missed you!The Yuuzhan Vong have a new plan to kill the Jedi: send Elan, a priestess of the Deception sect, into their midst as a defector and poison them. Meanwhile, Han Solo finally comes around and starts to come to terms with his grief.NOTE: Based on audiobook and...
The Unifying Force (2004)
If you're reading the NJO, you're probably no stranger to the EU. I'm going to sum up my thoughts on the entire series, leading up to this book. While I can't remember specifics about each book, that's not really the point of this review. The question is, should you read the NJO?First off, if you...
Rebel Stand (Enemy Lines, #2) (2002)
"I don't want to discourage your curiosity, but I have to remind you, if something goes wrong, this is an exceptionally embarassing way to die."When we last checked into our favorite galaxy far, far away under fire from an alien invasion force, Luke and Mara were on Coruscant for a recon mission ...