After the defeat of the Empire, Princess Leia is now a noted diplomat and her brother Luke hopes to reestablish a Jedi Council. The three teenage Solo children are Jedi-in-training. Meanwhile, in an outer sector of the star system, a dark threat is gathering. The Yuuzhan Vong, an extragalactic warrior race that despises technology, have trained living organisms to serve them in highly sophisticated ways.

As attacks by an alien force threaten to devastate the New Republic, Han Solo seeks solace from his grief over the death of Chewbacca and embarks on a quest to avenge his partner's death.

The fledgling New Republic confronts its ultimate challenge as mistrust and treachery threaten to destroy it from within, rogue elements rebel against Luke Skywalker's leadership, and alien invaders called the Yuuzhan Vong strike without warning

Han and Leia Solo try to rally the Jedi against the Yuuzhan Vong who are determined to exterminate the Jedi.

As the forces of darkness threaten to engulf the galaxy, one last defiant spark remains. . . .
Though the Yuuzhan Vong were victorious in their savage conquest of the planet Duro, they failed to extract sensitive information from Leia Organa Solo, who now barely clings to life after enduring the enemies' torture. Unless she receives medical attention soon, the badly wounded Princess and former head of the New Republic will surely die. Pursued...

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, hotshot pilot Jaina Solo stole an enemy ship, taking along her fellow survivors, and leaving behind a huge piece of her heart. With the enemy...