Dark Journey: Star Wars Legends

Elaine Cunningham

Jun 2011 · Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Legends Book 10 · Sold by Random House Worlds

About this ebook

The New Jedi Order continues as Jaina Solo struggles with anger and despair after the Jedi Knights' harrowing adventure behind enemy lines.

Though the Jedi strike force completed its deadly mission into Yuuzhan Vong territory, the price of success was tragedy: not everyone made it out alive. In a daring getaway, hotshop pilot Jaina Solo stole an enemy ship, taking along her fellow survivors--and leaving behind a huge piece of her heart.

With the enemy in hot pursuit, Jaina is forced to seek haven in the unprotected, unfriendly Hapes Cluster, where the Jedi are held responsible for a past tragedy--and where the royal family has grim plans for their famous Jedi guest. Even more sinister are the intentions of the Yuuvhan Vong, desperate to capture Jaina for a hideous sacrifice.

Grief-stricken and obsessed with revenge, Jaina is blind to these threats--and to the overpowering evil dangerously close to consuming her. In the coming conflagration, Jaina will be fighting not for victory or vengeance, but fore her very being . . .

Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Ratings and reviews

Not trying to give away events in the book here, but this novel is chop full of things that just don't make sense. Such as this line from the book, `They found Tenel Ka in her mother’s room, sitting beside the window. She held her mother’s hand in both of hers.` Tenel Ka has only one arm! Therefore only one hand. Who edited this book? The story skips detail a lot in favor of moving things along quickly. Dialog is not clearly identified, sometimes characters lack voice and it's hard to follow who said what.

Good

About the author

A former music and history teacher, Elaine Cunningham has written more than a dozen fantasy novels and many short stories. She is best known for the Songs & Swords books, particularly Elfshadow, a mystery in a fantasy setting. She lives with her family in a coastal New England town.