The Unseen Queen

Infobox SW Books
name = The Unseen Queen
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 = 36 ABY
canon = C
subject = Star Wars
genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Del Rey Books
release_date = 27 September 2005
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 368 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-345-46303-X
preceded_by = The Joiner King
followed_by = The Swarm War

"The Unseen Queen" is a novel set in the "Star Wars" galaxy. It is the second book in the "Dark Nest" trilogy by Troy Denning. It is set 35 years after the "Battle of Yavin" (35 ABY). In the chronology of the "Star Wars" novels, it is set after the first book of the "Dark Nest" trilogy, which is "The Joiner King", and before the third and final book of the "Dark Nest" trilogy, which is "The Swarm War".

Plot

Despite being given a new world to populate, the insectoid Killiks have not found peace. An unknown enemy has been attacking the new nests--and the Killiks hold the Jedi responsible. Traveling back to the Unknown Regions to unravel the mystery, the Skywalkers and Solos discover an evil far more familiar than they ever expected...and even more terrifying. Why does the Dark Nest want to kill Mara? Will Jacen's apocalyptic vision trigger another galactic war or prevent one? And perhaps most ominous of all, what deadly secret are the Killiks hiding?

To find out, Luke, Mara, Han, and Leia must embark on a perilous journey into the uncharted void between right and wrong. The ferocious Unknown Terrors are only the beginning of the awesome challenges that lie ahead in their quest to fathom the unfathomable. For an obscure dispute is about to explode into chaos, pitting Jedi against Jedi--and threatening the very galaxy itself.

Characters

Battle of Murgo Choke

The Murgo Choke is a group of four blue-white stars near the Utegetu Nebula. The intense gravity wells exerted by the four stars prevent any sort of hyperspace travel, hence the name "Murgo Choke". The Killiks had built fifteen hive ships, with which they were going to leave Utegetu and attack both the Chiss and the Galactic Alliance. The Fifth Fleet, under the command of the Bothan Admiral Nek Bwau'tu, had blockaded the Choke because of an attempted Jedi mediation mission to the Utegetu Nebula. They wished to capture the Jedi on the mission. Leia Organa Solo and Saba Sebatyne were being held on the "Admiral Ackbar" (Bwau'tu's flagship) at the time because they were trying to rescue the Jedi on the mission, but were captured. Their team of Jedi in StealthX's, Mara Jade and Kyp Durron among them, had no choice but to put themselves in Jedi trances and wait for rescue. Bwau'tu wanted to capture these StealthX pilots. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Jae Juun, and Tarfang were meanwhile trying to find and kill Lomi Plo, the Queen of the Gorog. To achieve this end, they stowed away on the Gorog nest ship. Earlier on, the partnership of Juun and Tarfang had delivered Killik spinglass busts of Bwua'tu to the "Admiral Ackbar". Unbeknownst to them, the busts each contained a number of tiny Gorog assassin bugs, which were released at about the same time as the Killik hive ships made their move on the blockade. The blockade largely consisted of the "Admiral Ackbar", the "Mon Mothma", and the capital ships's starfighter squadrons. With his ship being invaded and the Killiks trying to break his blockade, Bwua'tu ordered the StealthX pilots onto his ship for refueling, then to go out and fight. Although Bwua'tu and his crew, aided by Leia Organa Solo and Saba Sebatyne, fought bravely, they could not hold the "Ackbar", and had to abandon it. The Killiks seized the "Ackbar", and left the Choke with it to go and attack the Chiss. Meanwhile, Luke and his team had to face down Lomi Plo on the surface of the Gorog nest ship. They managed to send Plo into retreat, but Luke was hurt. The battle ended with four Killik nest ships and the "Ackbar" escaping the Choke. Which side gained victory is questionable. The Galactic Alliance managed to hold their blockade (partially) and keep eleven nest ships at the Choke, but the Chiss now thought that the Galactic Alliance had actually given the "Ackbar" to the Killiks to use against them.

Sources

* " by Troy Denning. 2005 Del Rey Publishing.

External links

*" [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/034546303X Amazon.com Listing] "
*" [http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/item-detail/17659 Official CargoBay Listing] "

trilogy-box
title= The Dark Nest trilogy
part1= "The Joiner King"
part2= "The Unseen Queen"
part3= "The Swarm War"