Star Wars_ The New Jedi Order 08_ Edge of Victory 01_ Conquest - J. Gregory Keyes [0]
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Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 2001116216
eISBN: 978-0-307-79554-0
v3.1
For Charlie Sheffer
And all of my friends at Salle Auriol Seattle
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many thanks to Shelly Shapiro, Sue Rostoni, Jim Luceno, and Troy Denning for their help during the writing of the manuscript. To Mike Stackpole, for his advice and assurance this would be a fun ride, and Kris Boldis who gave that a strong second. Thanks to Chris Cerasi, Leland Chee, Ben Harper, Enrique Guerrero, and Lisa Collins for meticulous fact-checking and editing.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Dramatis Personae
Prologue
Part One: Praxeum
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Part Two: The Shamed and the Shapers
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-four
Chapter Twenty-five
Chapter Twenty-six
Chapter Twenty-seven
Part Three: Conquest
Chapter Twenty-eight
Chapter Twenty-nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-one
Chapter Thirty-two
Epilogue
About the Author
Also by this Author
Introduction to the Star Wars Expanded Universe
Excerpt from Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
Introduction to the Old Republic Era
Introduction to the Rise of the Empire Era
Introduction to the Rebellion Era
Introduction to the New Republic Era
Introduction to the New Jedi Order Era
Introduction to the Legacy Era
Star Wars Novels Timeline
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Anakin Solo; Jedi Knight (male human)
Ikrit; Jedi Master (male unknown)
Imsatad; Peace Brigade captain (male human)
Jacen Solo; Jedi Knight (male human)
Jaina Solo; Jedi Knight (female human)
Kam Solusar; Jedi Master (male human)
Luke Skywalker; Jedi Master (male human)
Mara Jade Skywalker; Jedi Master (female human)
Mezhan Kwaad; master shaper (female Yuuzhan Vong)
Nen Yim; shaper adept (female Yuuzhan Vong)
Remis Vehn; Peace Brigade pilot (male human)
Sannah; Jedi student (female Melodie)
Shada D’ukal; Talon Karrde’s business associate (female human)
Tahiri Veila; Jedi student (female human)
Talon Karrde; Independent Information Broker (male human)
Tionne; Jedi Knight (female human)
Tsaak Vootuh; commander (male Yuuzhan Vong)
Tsavong Lah; warmaster (male Yuuzhan Vong)
Uunu; Shamed One (female Yuuzhan Vong)
Valin Horn; Jedi student (male human)
Vua Rapuung; warrior (male Yuuzhan Vong)
Yal Phaath; master shaper (male Yuuzhan Vong)
PROLOGUE
Dorsk 82 ducked behind the stone steps of the quay, just in time to dodge a blaster bolt from across the water.
“Hurry on board my ship,” he told his charges. “They’ve found us again.”
That was an understatement. Approaching along the tide embankment was a mob of around fifty Aqualish, jostling each other and shouting hoarsely. Most carried makeshift weapons—clubs, knives, rocks—but a few had force pikes and at least one had a blaster, as the smoking score on the quay testified.
“Join us, Master Dorsk,” The 3D-4 protocol droid close behind him pleaded.
Dorsk nodded his bald yellow-and-green mottled head. “Soon. I have to slow their progress across the causeway, to give everyone time