
It was pieced together from several articles by several journalists. ( This article first appeared in the New Republic magazine, The Lightsaber, on, 25 A.Y. Why Pacifists Within the Galactic Senate are Attempting to Block a New Jedi Council and What that Could Mean in the Face of Potential War with the Yuuzhan Vong The Dangers of Neutrality: Political Strife in the New Republic As Leia and Gavin Darklighter lead desperate refugees in a fighting retreat from Yuuzhan Vong forces, Mara Jade, Anakin, Jacen, and Corran Horn find themselves tested as never before by a faceless, implacable foe determined to smother the light of the New Republic forever beneath a shroud of darkest evil. Now Luke must wield all the awesome powers of a Jedi Master to defeat the gravest threat since Darth Vader. Most ominous of all, they are impervious to the Force. Their technology is as strange as it is deadly. Merciless warriors, the Yuuzhan Vong glory in torture. When alien invaders known as the Yuuzhan Vong strike without warning, the New Republic is thrown on the defensive. Even the Jedi feel the strain, as rogue elements rebel against Luke's leadership. Just when unity is needed most, mistrust is on the rise. It is a perilous time for the New Republic. ONSLAUGHT pits the battle-tested heroes of the past-Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa Solo-along with the next generation of Jedi and droids, against fearsome never-before-encountered enemies from beyond the galactic rim. In this epic of unsurpassed action and imagination, Michael Stackpole helps to launch an exciting new era in Star Wars® history.
