The Jedi Order is in crisis. The late Jacen Solo's shocking transformation into murderous Sith Lord Darth Caedus has cast a damning pall over those who wield the Force for good. Two Jedi Knights have succumbed to an inexplicable and dangerous psychosis. Criminal charges have driven Luke Skywalker into self-imposed exile. And power-hungry Chief of State Natasi Daala is exploiting anti-Jedi sentiment to undermine the Order's influence within the Galactic Alliance. Forbidden to intervene in Jedi affairs, Luke is on a desperate mission to uncover the truth behind Jacen's fall to the dark side -- and to learn what's turning peaceful Jedi into raving lunatics. But finding answers will mean venturing into the mind-bending space of the Kathol Rift, and bargaining with an alien species as likely to destroy outsiders as deal with them. Still, there is no other choice and no time to lose, as the catastrophic events on Coruscant continue to escalate. Stricken by the same violent dementia that infected her brother, Valin, Jedi Knight Jysella Horn faces an equally grim fate after her capture by Daala's police. And when Han and Leia Solo narrowly foil another deranged Jedi bent on deadly destruction, even acting Grand Master Kenth Hamner appears willing to bow to Daala's iron will -- at the expense of the Jedi Order. But an even greater threat is looming. Millennia in the past, a Sith starship crashed on an unknown, low-tech planet, leaving the survivors stranded. Over the generations, their numbers have grown anew, the ways of the dark side have been nurtured, and the time is fast approaching when this lost tribe of Sith will once more take to the stars to reclaim their legendary destiny as rulers of the galaxy. Only one thing stands in their way to dominance, a name whispered to them through the Force: Skywalker.
Liliedhe posted:A Falleen Jedi? Ever since the little teaser in Tatooine Ghost I was looking for one... Cool. Also, can you tell which chapter the Omen preview in Outcast was? First`?
AdmiralNick22 posted:Any more info on the progress of the Unification Summit? How goes the efforts to reunify the GA? Do we get any new GA officials introduced, like a new Supreme Commander? Also- dead Bothans? Elaborate please! --Adm. Nick
Master_Ikari posted:AdmiralNick22 posted:Any more info on the progress of the Unification Summit? How goes the efforts to reunify the GA? Do we get any new GA officials introduced, like a new Supreme Commander? Also- dead Bothans? Elaborate please! --Adm. Nick I think you and I are getting our signals mixed concerning the Bothans. That was a joke concerning how I got a hold of the novel. Unless you do want dead Bothans. Far be it for me to get between a man and his vendetta with those hairy kriffers! But I'll answer your first question as best as possible! I don't recall anything concerning the Unification Summit, so far. There's really been a focus on the Jedi mystery as of the moment. I know Daala has a little lackey that I don't recall seeing prior.
Zorrixor posted:Well from the teasers you've posted so far I'm rather surprised. The use of relatively underrated species by a brand new author is very impressive (particularly a Brubb, which I had to look up on the Wookiee just to know what it was!). The teasers about the Aing-Tii stuff sound intriguing too. By the sounds of it, if the story keeps up the way you've described so far Golden might have done a bit of a Stover in making her first story pretty original, as opposed to purely derivative like most first timers. And WEG references? Good times. Now whether to resist temptation of major spoilers as you get further or not...
CeiranHarmony posted:any hints at Zekks whereabouts? Tenel Ka? I want to know more about Jysella!
Liliedhe posted:Did little Allana get anything to do? I loved the "little family" dynamic in Millennium Falcon and Outcast. And is Jysella the only Jedi to go off the deep end or is it getting epidemic?
Master_Ikari posted: I'm not to the part where Luke and Ben meets the Aing-Tii monks but there was a sequence where it made quite a few references to the Darkstryder Campaign. References that I never figured would be seen. The whole situation with the Codex. The effects of the Kathol Rift upon Force-sensitives. The hallucinations with the spiders.
Bly posted: DARKSTRYDER?? Well, Ms. Golden certainly gets props from me for doing that.
G__Anakin posted:Is there a Jaina/Jag/Tahiri plot line in this novel, or something similar to it? That was my favorite part of Outcast. Does Tahiri have a decent role/or at least exist?