Survivor's Quest
	Timothy Zahn
	2004
	22 Years After The Battle of Yavin
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Luke Skywalker and his wife or three years, Mara Jade Skywalker, have met up with Talon Karrde on board the Errant Venture.  He informs them that a message was stolen from one of his outposts by a man named Dean Jinzler.  The message originated from the Chiss, the race of Grand Admiral Thrawn.  Luke and Mara agree to follow the message back to its source and investigate.

Once they make contact with the Chiss, they learn the intercepted message revealed that the Chiss had discovered the remnants of Outbound Flight, an attempt by the Old Republic to make contact in unknown regions that was destroyed by Thrawn and never heard from again. They meet with Aristocra Formbi of the Chiss who asks them to assist in the retrieval of Outbound Flight.

As Luke and Mara board the Chaf Envoy, they are nearly killed by a supposed malfunctioning cable onboard.  They also meet with General Drask, the military commander of the fleet.  While on the bridge, their ship is contacted by the Geroon Remnant, a species that Outbound Flight saved from captivity by the Vagaari race and whose entire population lives on this one ship.  Their leader is called Bearsh.  They wish to help in the search and pay their respects.  Another ship approaches; Formbi tells Luke and Mara that the diplomat from Coruscant is approaching.  His name is Dean Jinzler.

Mara and Luke learn that Jinzler is just an interested party who has no diplomatic association.  He says he has deeply personal reasons to find Outbound Flight.  They agree to let him stay for now without revealing him to the others.  Commander Chak Fel and several Stormtroopers (from Vader’s personal garrison the 501st) representing the Empire of the Hand also arrive onboard.  They claim they are there as escorts in case there is any trouble on the trip.

The Geroon’s worship Luke and ask him to help them find a new world for their species.  As they search the database, a fire breaks out on the Chaf Envoy.  Luke and Mara fight the fire successfully with the help of a couple Stormtroopers.  During the fire, someone steals Thrawn’s complete manual of Outbound Flight from the Chak Fel’s ship.

Formbi tells them that the path to the wreckage is very treacherous, but all agree to continue on.

After feeling a shutter in the ship, Luke and Mara find Jinzler in the generator room.  He says he saw someone creeping around but not able to learn who it was.  Jinzler reveals he works for Jorj Car’das who gave him the information on intercepting the incoming message to Karrde.  He says the Formbi knows Car’das as well.  He also reveals that his sister, whom he hated, was a Jedi onboard Outbound Flight.

It is learned that conduit worms were eating at the wires of the ships.

One of the Gerron’s, Estosh, is shot by an unknown person causing most of the other Gerron’s to refuse to leave their ship.

They finally reach the wreckage of Outbound Flight.  It is hanging on the edge of a cliff and mostly buried in the ground from its hard landing.  They decide to form a boarding party from the Chiss, the Gerron’s, the Jedi, the Imperials, and Jinzler.