New Jedi Order 15: Force Heretic 1: Remnant
	Sean Williams & Shane Dix
	2003
	28 Years After The Battle of Yavin
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Jedi Saba Sebatyne returns to her home planet to find it in ruins from the Yuuzhan Vong.  She encounters a balloon like ship supported by several coralskippers.  She is able to destroy all the subjects, and then she moves in on the slow transport and destroys it.  To her horror she realizes that it was carrying the remnants of her people and they are spilling out into the vacuum of space.

Three months later, on Mon Calamari in a meeting of the newly renamed Galactic Alliance, there is still the hotly debated issue as to whether or not to exterminate the Yuuzhan Vong.  At the same time, not far from where the Galactic Alliance leaders are meeting, the same discussion is going on amongst the Jedi.

Cal Omas gathers many of his closest allies including Luke, Leia, and Mara together and they discuss the current situation and what steps to take to go forward.  Cal wants a group to venture out and start reconnecting the Galactic Alliance worlds, particularly those that they haven't heard from in months.  Luke suggests that they begin diplomatic talks with the Imperial Remnant and the Chiss to bring them into the fold.  While both had declined in the past now that the tide was beginning to turn in their favor perhaps they would be more inclined to join up.  Luke admits that he also has ulterior motives to going to see these groups and while he didn't give specifics he explains to the group that it will hopefully bring a morally sound end to the war as opposed to extermination.  Leia and Han will be heading off to reestablish contact with many New Republic worlds.

Many Jedi begin to fear that Tahiri’s time with the Yuuzhan Vong is catching up to her.  She reaches out to Jaina who finds her in bad shape physically and emotionally.  She is covered in wounds and ranting about Anakin.  Her Vong alter ego, Riina Kwaad, is haunting her dreams.

A now disgraced Nom Anor, out of favor with Shimrra for his many failures, is doing his best to avoid capture.  While doing this, he is able to meet with many Shamed Ones and learns that they are indeed heretics that are worshipping the Jedi as he had once heard about.  It seems the relationship between Anakin Solo and Vua Rapuung on Yavin 4 has struck a chord with the Shamed Ones.  Nom adds fuel to the fire by telling them of his encounters with Jedi, and he realizes that this movement may be his key to returning to power.
 
Luke gathers a small group together and reveals that he is going to search for a mythical living planet call Zonama Sekot.  The group he takes with him includes Jacen, Mara, Saba, Tekli (a Jedi Healer), and Danni Quee.  As they prepare to depart, Jacen ponders that the information they received on Zonama Sekot was received from Vergere when she was sent there by the Old Republic.  She found the planet that preserved its own balance in the Force as well as their amazing starships that lived and died like any other creature.

Thinking it will do her some good, Leia asks Tahiri to accompany them on their trip to other New Republic systems.  Jaina and Jag Fel are making the trip as well.  Their first stop will be Galantos, but only because someone secretly planted the system in the Falcon’s computer.  The specter of the Yevetha and the Black Fleet Crisis looms, but Leia isn’t worried.

When the Jade Shadow comes out hyperspace they find themselves in the middle of a Yuuzhan Vong attack on Bastion and the Imperials are not faring very well.  They make contact with Grand Admiral Pellaeon and give him information about which ship is housing the yammosk controlling the attack against them.  Luke offers a request of unity and Pellaeon directs them to Yaga Minor where discussions can take place when and if they survive.

After being hassled by Imperial commanders upon arriving at Yaga Minor, Captain Yage decides to board the Jade Shadow.  They offer her further information to defeat the Yuuzhan Vong in exchange for help in defeating them.  The news on Pellaeon isn't good as he has returned in a coma and is not expected to live.  The pilot who delivered him there told Luke that Pellaeon wanted to be brought there so he could thank them for the information.  Once inside of a bacta tank, Tekli begins the process of nursing Pellaeon back to health.  Yage is relieved to hear that the Admiral’s chances were getting better, but she knew that a power grab for his authority would be coming.  She is recalled to speak to her superiors and Jacen suggests that he do the talking.

During the discussion, Jacen tells the general that the Vong attack was in retaliation for them providing Deep Core hyperspace routes that helped defeat the Vong.  Since the information was only known at the highest ranks of the Empire, they must have a spy in their ranks.  Jacen offers his assistance as well as the other Jedi in detecting these spies amongst the ranks as well as offering information about how to better fight the coralskippers.  He only asks that they consider their offer of peace and unity and with the Galactic Alliance in return.