More often than fighting, he debates with his nephew Jacen about whether or not to use the Force to fight. Luke Skywalker himself is a critical character in the series, but not an incredibly active one. The novel Rogue Planet tells of Obi-Wan and Anakin encountering Zonama Sekot, the key to saving the galaxy in NJO. Centerpoint Station, originally portrayed in the Corellian Trilogy, is a key part of both the war effort and Anakin and Jacen Solo’s development as people. The series also ties back to the Prequel Era. Malinza Thanas, the daughter of Gaeriel Captison from The Truce at Bakura, becomes tangled up in Jaina Solo’s adventures. Sometimes NJO even seems like a fond nod at the earlier Legends books, giving more gravitas to characters that were part of previous stories, particularly Kyp Durron, Ganner Rhysode, and Corran Horn. Along the way, Luke’s Jedi Order, including Han and Leia’s children Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin, is stretched thin and characters from a lot of other Star Wars books recur, although they’re established well enough that newcomers should be able to acclimate to them quite quickly. If you’re completely unfamiliar with the story, the basic premise is that the Yuuzhan Vong, pain-worshipping aliens from outside the galaxy, attack the New Republic. It worked for me when I was a teenager, though, and, with some exceptions, it works just as well now.īuy all your Star Wars movies, books, games, comics, and merch here! Old Faces Some people criticize the series for being too odd or too big, for giving so many different authors different parts of one big story.
I encountered The New Jedi Order soon after I saw the Star Wars films for the first time, meaning that the two were always strongly connected in my mind. As it happened, I finished about the same time that Star Wars: Aftermathhit shelves, starting the story that would effectively replace the Legends universe. If I timed it right, I would finish well before The Force Awakens turned the Star Wars universe upside down. Especially with the Sequel Trilogy on the horizon, I wanted to take another deep dive into what was one of my favorite series as a teenager and re-read the books, finishing roughly one per month and blogging along the way. Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order series of novels.Īliens invisible to the Force invade the galaxy with living weapons in The New Jedi Order, a colorful 19-book series that pushed the Star Warsuniverse out even further past the Original Trilogy in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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