Sacrifice (novel)

Infobox SW Books
name = Sacrifice
orig title =
translator =


author = Karen Traviss
cover_artist = Jason Felix, David Stevenson
editor =
country = USA
language = English
era = Legacy of the Force
series = Legacy of the Force
galactic_year = 40 ABY
canon = C
subject = Star Wars
genre = Science Fiction
publisher = Del Rey
release_date = May 29, 2007 (hardcover), 29 April 2008 (paperback)
media_type = Hardcover, Paperback
pages = 367 (hardcover), 512 (paperback)
size_weight =
isbn = ISBN 0-3454-77405 (hardcover), ISBN 0-345-47741-3 (paperback)
preceded_by = Exile
followed_by = Inferno

"Sacrifice" is the fifth book in the Legacy of the Force series. The book is written by Karen Traviss and was released on May 29, 2007.

Description

To bring peace and order to a galaxy at war, Jacen Solo will sacrifice anything—or anyone. Now the moment of choice is at hand. Civil War rages as the Galactic Alliance—led by Cal Omas and the Jedi forces of Luke Skywalker—battles a confederation of breakaway planets that rally to the side of rebellious Corellia. Suspected of involvement in an assassination plot against Queen Mother Tenel Ka of the Hapes Consortium, Han and Leia Solo are on the run, hunted by their own son, Jacen, whose increasingly authoritarian tactics as head of GA security have led Luke and Mara Skywalker to fear that their nephew may be treading perilously close to the dark side. But all Jacen wants is safety and stability for all—and he's prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal.

As the strands of destiny draw ever more tightly together in a galaxy-spanning web, the shocking conclusion will shatter two families...and cast a grim shadow over the future.

ynopsis

The book starts where "Exile" left off, with Ben returning to Jacen aboard the Sith battle sphere he found on Ziost. It follows Jacen as he manipulates politics, introducing a new law that allows him to rewrite other laws. Using this and Cal Omas' betrayal as leverage, he and Admiral Niathal stage a bloodless coup, arresting Omas and installing themselves as joint Chiefs of State. At the same time, Jacen sends Ben to assassinate Dur Gejjen, throwing the Corellian-led Confederation into chaos. Meanwhile, Boba and Mirta are still in search of a cure. After finding Skirata, a clone that survived by stopping the advanced aging process. In exchange for the promise of making the Mandalorians a united people, he cures Boba, giving him another thirty or so years to live. Ben overhears a conversation between Lumiya and Jacen and horrified, confesses all to his mother, Mara Jade Skywalker. Mara, livid with Jacen for attempting to turn Ben to the dark side sets out to kill him. This backfires however as Jacen kills Mara as his final sacrifice. This sacrifice kills Ben's love for Jacen, making the prophecy complete. Thinking that Lumiya killed Mara, Luke hunts her down and kills her. Ben then reveals that Mara's killer could not have been Lumiya since Ben was with her at the time. At the end of the book, Jacen Solo assumes his Sith name: Darth Caedus.

Dramatis Personae

References

*cite journal|title=Sacrifice|last=Moffett|first= Matthew L.|date=Nov 2007|journal=School Library Journal|volume=Vol. 53|issue=Issue 11|pages=p161|issn=03628930

External links

*" [http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/browse/940 Star Wars Cargo Bay] "
*" [http://blogs.starwars.com/suzanne/57 Sacrifice Blog] "
*" [http://www.karentraviss.com Karen Traviss homepage] "
*" [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sacrifice Wookieepedia] "