New Jedi Order 14: Destiny's Way
	Walter Jon Williams
	2002
	28 Years After The Battle of Yavin
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Inside the Millennium Falcon, Leia and Han are just about to make the jump to hyperspace when Leia swears she feels a touch from Jacen.  They are transporting an Imperial Officer back to Imperial Space.

On Mon Calamari, the new home to the Republic, an election of a new chief of state is nearing.  Luke Skywalker meets with Senator Fyor Rodan and they discuss Rodan's position on the Jedi.  While he does not agree that they should be turned over to the Yuuzhan Vong, he does question the need for them in such close proximity and interaction with the government.  He also is opposed to the formation of a new Jedi Council which Luke is pursuing.  Luke returns to the apartment that he and Mara are sharing with the Solos.  He talks to her about the four potential candidates for Chief of State when he is touched by Jacen. He knows this is going to be a turning point.

Acting on a tip, Jaina Solo has been waiting outside of Obroa-skai on a rumor that Shimrra, the Supreme Overlord of the Yuuzhan Vong will be coming that way.  Just as Lowbacca begins complaining about his impatience Jaina realizes several ships are entering the system.  The ships are numerous, and one is clearly a larger in the Yuuzhan Vong fleet and very likely the ship of Shimrra.  Behind Jaina awaits a huge New Republic armada under the command of Keyan Farlander.  The plan about to be executed was designed by Jaina herself and played upon on her knowledge of the Vong war strategies of attack.  Her plan includes the use of decoy dovin basal's that will cause the ships to attack each other and Danni Quee's yammosk jammers, which will cause disruptions in the their communications.  As the jammers are engaged all the New Republic ships break their current track and head directly for Shimrra's ship.  While the jammer was effective for a few moments, it ultimately fails.  As the New Republic tries another maneuver Jaina blasts her decoy dovin basal's that attach to many of the ships that fly by.  The dovin basal's work and the coralskippers begin attacking each other.  Suddenly Jaina realizes that there are two separate yammosks and they were only jamming one of them.  She instructs the fleet to begin jamming the new signal and this time the plan works.  Jaina gives the signal for all ships and began attacking Shimrra's and they open fire.  As the Vong turn back to help their mothership, the Republic signals its backup fleets including the Hapans commanded by Tenel Ka.  The Hapans land the final decisive blows and destroy the flagship.  In the elation that follows, however, they learn that Shimrra was not onboard.

Still in their escape craft from Coruscant, Jacen tells Vergere that he was able to touch Luke, Mara, and Jaina briefly through the Force.  She tells him they are about to enter a New Republic world space that may be prone to shoot them out of the sky as an enemy craft.

Shimrra and his familiar, a shamed one named Onimi, arrive on Yuuzhan’tar greeted by tens of thousands of Yuuzhan Vong including Nom Anor.

Senator Cal Omas reports to Luke and the others that Rodan gave the same speech he gave to Luke to the entire Senate.  They're trying to come up with a way to reestablish the Jedi Council without it being viewed as a threat to the Senate.  Luke recommends that the new Jedi Council have six members from different governing bodies and then six Jedi.  Suddenly he is again touched by Jacen.  Luke also senses Vergere's presence and realizes she has Force abilities.  Luke comes out of his trance and tells the others that Jacen is an escape pod and they must rescue him.

Shimrra holds courts to discuss the conquest of the galaxy.  Tsavong Lah proclaims victory, but Shimrra is less impressed saying that Lah has wasted many of their own kind in the battles.  Because so many of their reserves have been depleted, Shimrra borders Lah to cease offensive actions for the time being.  Shimrra takes an intelligence report on the upcoming Chief of State election and he orders Nom Anor to kill Cal Omas.  Shimrra then asks who is to blame for the catastrophe of the world brain and Nom Anor tries to blame Lah and Vergere.  Much to his happiness, the priest Harrar comes to his defense.  They decide that the true villain in is indeed Vergere, but Shimrra speculates that her work over the last fifty years with the Vong is a masterpiece of deception.  The high priest Jakan gives a report that many shamed ones and workers have been secretly meeting and worshiping Jedi and not the true way.  Jaina and Jacen are thought to be gods and now they are also worshiping someone called The Ganner.  Despite Jakan's request that they hunt down and kill all heretics and keep workers separate from any infidel slaves, Shimrra overrules and says there is no need to disrupt manufacturing during wartime.  The final report comes from the Master Shaper that is working on Yuuzhan'tar.  Shimrra is enraged at the continuous failures that have taken place there and orders the shaper executed.  Nom Anor wonders if Shimrra’s power isn’t similar to that of the Force.