Vector Prime (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 1)

For the first time Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime by R. A. Salvatore is available in eBook format!This special eBook edition of Vector Prime includes: The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime by R. A. Salvatore Origins of the New Jedi Order - An interview with some of the key players from the New Jedi Order series creative team The New Jedi Order Bible - The Yuuzhan Vong passage Illustrations from Star Wars Essential Guide to Vehicles & Vessels (On sale: September 30, 2003)-Yuuzhan Vong Warship (Miid Ro'ik)-Yuuzhan Vong Worldship-Millennium Falcon-Jade Fire An exciting new era of Star Wars history is about to begin--as fantasy andscience fiction's most acclaimed authors propel the legendary epic into thenext millennium, introducing us to a rich cast of characters that featuresold favorites--Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa Solo--along with thenext generation of Jedi and never-before seen creatures, droids, and deadlyagents of darkness. In Vector Prime, the launch novel for this thrilling newsaga, New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore takes the Star Warsuniverse to previously unscaled heights of action and imagination, expandingthe beloved story of a galaxy far, far away . . .Twenty-one years have passed since the heroes of the Rebel Alliance destroyedthe Death Star, breaking the power of the Emperor. Since then, the NewRepublic has valiantly struggled to maintain peace and prosperity among thepeoples of the galaxy. But unrest has begun to spread; tensions erupt inoutbreaks of rebellion that, if unchecked, threaten to destroy the Republic'stenuous reign.Into this volatile atmosphere comes Nom Anor, a charismatic firebrand whoheats passions to the boiling point, sowing seeds of dissent for his own darkmotives. In an effort to avert a catastrophic civil war, Leia travels withher daughter Jaina, her sister-in-law Mara Jade Skywalker, and the loyal protocol droidC-3PO, to conduct face-to-face diplomatic negotiations with Nom Anor. But heproves resistant to Leia's entreaties--and, far more inexplicably, within theForce, where a being should be, was . . . blank space.Meanwhile, Luke is plagued by reports of rogue Jedi Knights who are taking thelaw into their own hands. And so he wrestles with a dilemma: Should heattempt, in this climate of mistrust, to reestablish the legendary JediCouncil?As the Jedi and the Republic focus on internal struggles, a new threatsurfaces, unnoticed, beyond the farthest reaches of the Outer Rim. An enemyappears from outside known space, bearing weapons and technology unlikeanything New Republic scientists have ever seen. Suddenly Luke, Mara, Leia,Han Solo, and Chewbacca--along with the Solo children--are thrust again intobattle, to defend the freedom so many have fought and died for. But thistime, all their courage, sacrifice, and even the power of the Force itselfmay not be enough. . . .

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