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 if finally
over for Luke Skywalker,
Jacen Solo, and others aboard the Jade Shado. But joy
turns to alarm when the living planet
sends 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 communicating 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….


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 New Republic, torn apart by the Yuuzhan Vong forces, the newly formed Galactic Alliance has risen, determined to bring peace to the entire galaxy. But first the Yuuzhan Vong must be contained once and for all. And so Luke Skywalker seeks a world long lost to legend: Zonama Sekot, a sentient planet believed to have repelled an invasion by the Yuuzhan Vong decades before. Deciphering the enigmatic secrets of Zonama Sekot just might turn the relentless tides of war-

The second of a mass-market original trilogy charting the beginning of the galaxy's victory over the dreaded Yuuzhan Vong alien invaders. Under the leadership of Luke Skywalker and a combined Jedi-government council, the newly formed Galatic Federation of Free Alliances is doggedly fighting back--and winning. Luke is on a quest for a legend, in hope of bringing back the ultimate answer to the war. And a mysterious prophet has risen among the Yuuzhan Vong lower castes to turn Yuuzhan Vong culture on its ear. This adventure includes major storylines for favorite characters, both old and new.

The Force Unleashed

by Sean Williams

Published 1 January 2011