- The Joiner King
Infobox SW Books
name = The Joiner King
orig title =
translator =
author =Troy Denning
cover_artist =Cliff Nielsen
editor =
country = USA
language = English
era =The New Jedi Order
series =The Dark Nest Trilogy
galactic_year = 35 ABY
canon = C
subject =Star Wars
genre =Science fiction novel
publisher =Del Rey Books
release_date = 26 July2005
media_type =Paperback
pages = 544 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-345-46304-8
preceded_by =The Unifying Force
followed_by =The Unseen Queen "The Joiner King" is a novel set in the "
Star Wars " galaxy. It is the first book in the "Dark Nest" trilogy of novels byTroy Denning . It is set 35 years after the "Battle of Yavin " (35 ABY). In the chronology of the Star Wars novels, "The Joiner King" takes place after the final book of "The New Jedi Order " series, which is "The Unifying Force ", and before the second book of the "Dark Nest" trilogy, which is "The Unseen Queen ".Plot summary
Luke Skywalker is worried: A handful of Jedi Knights, including his nephew and niece, Jaina andJacen Solo , have disappeared into the Unknown Regions in response to a strange cry for help that only they could hear. Now the alien Chiss have angrily lodged a formal complaint, accusing the missing Jedi of meddling in a border dispute between the Chiss and an unidentified aggressor.Luke has no choice but to head to the Unknown Regions for serious damage control. Han and Leia follow, intent on protecting their children from what could be grave danger. But none of them are prepared for what they find when they reach their destination.
A colony of mysterious aliens is expanding toward the edge of Chiss space. The leader of the alien nest is resolute. Adept in the Force, he is drawing old friends to his side, compelling them to join the Colony and meld their Force-abilities with his, even if it leads to all-out war....
ynopsis
Jaina, Jacen, Lowbacca, Alema Rar, Tahiri and Zekk have heard the familiar Force-call of an old friend and comrade coming from the Unknown Regions. After they disappear, Luke, Han and Leia are called by a Chiss emissary to explain the Jedi's presence near Chiss space, aiding an aggressive insectoid species. Luke and the other Jedi Masters agree to handle the situation, and set out for the missing Jedi's last known coordinates.
Characters
Planets
*Qoribu
paceships
*"The Millennium Falcon"
*"XR808g"tarfighters
*ChaseX
*Dartship
*StealthXpecies
*Barabel
*Chiss
*Ewok
*Human
*Ishi Tib
*Killik
*Mon Calamari
*Sullustan
*Twi'lek
*Wookiee
*Yuuzhan Vong External links
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title=The Dark Nest trilogy
part1= "The Joiner King "
part2= "The Unseen Queen "
part3= "The Swarm War "
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