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Force Heretic I: Remnant (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 15)
by Sean Williams, Shane Dix
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Del Rey (2003-02)
ISBN: 0345428706
EAN: 9780345428707
Dewy Decimal #: 813
Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
Release Date: 2003-02-04
SKU: MM2600
Condition: Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
As the bloodied and weary galaxy faces battle once more, the Jedi take on the formidable task of bringing the last of the Empire into the light. . . .
From the ashes of the New Republic—torn to shreds by the savage Yuuzhan Vong forces—the newly formed Galactic Alliance has risen, determined to bring peace to the entire galaxy. But first the Yuuzhan Vong must be contained once and for all. And so Luke Skywalker seeks a world long lost to legend: Zonama Sekot, a sentient planet believed to have repelled an invasion by the Yuuzhan Vong decades ago. Deciphering the enigmatic secrets of Zonama Sekot just might turn the tides of a relentless war.
Aboard the Jade Shadow, Luke, his wife Mara, Jacen Solo, and other Jedi head off into the Unknown Regions, where rumors and clues suggest Zonama Sekot might be found. Yet the mission has barely begun when the searchers stumble into a horrific battle. The Imperial Remnant, in retreat from the mighty Yuuzhan Vong, is about to be destroyed. It would seem those aboard the Jade Shadow have little choice but to leave the Empire to its fate. But these are no ordinary space travelers, they are Jedi. . . .
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Customer Reviews
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Holding pattern
Rating  (3)
Date: 2007-10-26
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
At this point the long-running New Jedi Order series had reached a familiar pattern. Every book of major importance would be followed by a book of equal unimportance. Star by Star (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 9) was followed by Dark Journey (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 10), and now Destiny's Way (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 14) is followed by Remnant, the first book in Sean Williams and Shane Dix's Force Heretic trilogy (and 15th book overall in the NJO series).
After winning a resounding victory against the Yuuzhan Vong and finally putting the invaders on the defensive, the heroes of that conflict are sent to...check on some communications outages. Seriously, this is the best they could do with characters like Han, Leia, and Jaina Solo? At least Luke, Mara, and Jacen have a somewhat more important task - heading to the Unknown Regions to locate the living planet of Zonama Sekot (of Rogue Planet (Star Wars) fame), which may hold the key to defeating the Yuuzhan Vong forever.
The Solo storyline seems totally unimportant, other than to establish a conflict with Tahiri, who had previously undergone physical and psychological torture at the hands of the Vong shapers. I always thought the consequences of that action were underdeveloped, and it looks like Williams and Dix are correcting that oversight. The Skywalker storyline is slightly more important in that it finally draws the Imperial Remnant into the fight against the Vong. There is also a sub-plot involving Nom Anor's fall from grace on the planet formerly known as Coruscant.
Perhaps the Force Heretic series just takes some warming up, but I wasn't terribly impressed with Remnant. Aside from a few skirmishes with Yuuzhan Vong forces, the greater conflict is largely neglected in favor of these two smaller quests. Hopefully the series will get back on track soon.
PS - And whatever happened to the so-called Rebellion from the Enemy Lines series anyway? Are we supposed to forget about that?
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the lowest rating ive given one yet book 15
Rating (3)
Date: 2006-10-13
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
ok,first of all,im still po/d that the most dangerous sith ever was introduced 3 books ago and still hasnt been used by book 15.so i guess either the new writers have no respect for the previous books in the series or for some reason they chose not to use a god-like sith .this goes back to my points from before.everybody loved anakan solo and chewbacca.both get offed.and both of the solo twins went down the dark side earlier but the dark side was gone by the next book.not worked out just simply dismisssed.thats why i gave this book a lower rating than the previous 14 books in the series.the republic and empire are working together in this one.but theres a ton of poliyical bs they have to bore the reader with 1st to get to that point.jacin solo and a much older danni start a romance.the vong are out being vongs and blowing up planets and sacrificing prisoners.tahiri is still very much depressed over anakan solo even to the point of having schizophrennic-like episodes.nom anor is realizing some mind blowing truths about the vongs spiriyual beliefs the hard way.a lot of interesting stuff happens with him in this book.there is a search going out for a living planet.a new characheter is introduced.hes chewbaccas son,lumpawarrump.not that that makes them killing chewbacca in book 1 ok.an air battle pitting the republic and empire vs the vong goes down along with 3 battles for planets.the vongs lowest caste "the shamed ones" began questioning the truths about the vong gods,threatening to destroy thier most fundamental beliefs.so the vong began slaughtering them.thats about it.of course.I LEFT YOU MANY SUPRISES.anyhow,this book is really hust a jumbled mess.its somewhat interesting but not all that exiting.its a 400 plus page story that couldve been told in 250.and its slow to read,as was book 14.i hope this isnt a trend developing.with only 4 books left,somebody better start picking up the slack or i will be very disappointed.
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A new front for the war against the Yuuzhan Vong
Rating  (4)
Date: 2005-11-29
I really enjoyed this book. Sure, there is some review in the beginning of the book, but not as much as some reviewers would have you think. There is plenty of new material as the main protoganists go off in two different directions on two very different missions, but both designed to ensure the survival of the newly formed Galactic Alliance.
Leia is leading one expedition to reconnect severed links to the Galactic Alliance. They will find surprises on the way. The suspense is evident in several instances through the first stage of this mission and a familar enemy along with a stange alien will make their presence felt.
On the other side of the (not the MLS champion L.A.) Galaxy, Luke is leading another expedition to the Unknown Regions with a stop at the Imperial Remnant. Surprise, surprise, they too will meet with a familar enemy. Political intrigue and a very Latin Americanesque approach by the Grand Admiral typify the reaction of the Empire to the unwanted visitors.
Along the way, we see the continued struggles of Tahiri as well as the development of the young Jedi. There is some repetition of information worked into the story in the form of informing new protoganists of what is happening. However, if you haven't read previous books, you will really miss out on much of the storyline.
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sort of dull, but still entertaining
Rating (3)
Date: 2005-09-03
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
this is the first adult star wars book i have read. it took halfway through the book just to get to the first lightsaber duel, which wasn't really a duel at all! had good cover art, though.
there were good things about this book and bad things. entertaining, but if you want a better read, i recommend destiny's way.
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Eh...it was all right
Rating (3)
Date: 2004-12-17
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
What was going on in this book? Some character development and then none at all. Complete luck that Luke's party stumbled onto the Battle of Bastion. This whole book was very up and down. First 60 pages it took me three months. Then I started to ease my way through it. It was a rough read. Definitely could have been better. And it's way to long for so much nothing. It was very average and my lord what do the Ryn have to do with anything? Plus these two authors need to quit it with calling Han and Leia "Anakin's Parents" nonstop. Plus this whole thing with Tahiri is quite annoying. And don't Han and Leia and the military Twin Suns Squadron have more important things to do than go to small insignificant planets and stop them from falling to the Vong? Shouldn't they be fighting the true war? What is going on? The next two better explain what's going on...
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