Legacy of the Force: Invincible

Invincible is the ninth and final novel in the Legacy of the Force series. It is a hardcover by Troy Denning and was released May 13, 2008. Its title was announced at Celebration IV. The audio version is narrated by Marc Thompson.

Back cover
"I name you the Sword of the Jedi. Always you shall be in the front rank, a burning brand to your enemies, a brilliant fire to your friends...."

'''Once mysterious prophecy, Luke Skywalker's words have become truth. But can even th Sword of the Jedi bring down one of the most powerful Sith Lords of all time?'''

Internal flap
''No war can last forever. Now, in the long and punishing battle between the defiant champions of the New Jedi Order and the juggernaut that is the Galactic Alliance, the endgame is finally at hand. With so much lost–and nothing less than the course of the future still at stake–there can be no turning back. No matter the consequences.''

''The rebel cause is losing ground under the twin blows of Admiral Gilad Pellaeon’s assassination and the death of Mara Jade Skywalker. At the same time, having gained the support of the Imperial Remnant and its ruthlessly efficient forces, the Galactic Alliance, with the extraordinary power and dark brilliance of newly ascendant Sith Lord Darth Caedus at its helm, may be unstoppable. Tormented and torn between the call of duty and the thirst for vengeance, Luke has searched the Force and beheld an unspeakable vision of the galaxy enslaved under tyranny more monstrous than even Palpatine’s. Now it seems that the last, best hope lies in mobilizing the scattered Jedi for one decisive search-and-destroy mission. The objective: eliminate Darth Caedus.''

''It’s a plan that will be as difficult and dangerous to execute as it is daring. For Caedus is a scion of both the Skywalker and Solo bloodlines whose command of the Force surpasses even that of his grandfather Darth Vader. There is only one who is bound by destiny to stand against him in what will surely be a duel to the death, only one with an outside chance of bringing down the dark lord who was once Jacen Solo.''

''Failure is not an option. The furious final moments between power and peace are here, and whoever confronts Darth Caedus will decide the outcome–and the fate of those left standing.''

Dramatis personae

 * Ben Skywalker; Jedi Knight (human male)
 * Boba Fett; Mandalorian bounty hunter, Mand'alor (human male)
 * Darth Caedus (formerly Jacen Solo); Sith Lord (human male)
 * Han Solo; captain, Millenium Falcon (human male)
 * Jagged Fel; Jedi support pilot (human male)
 * Jaina Solo; Jedi Knight (human female)
 * Leia Organa Solo; Jedi Knight (human female)
 * Lon Shevu; captain, Galactic Alliance Guard (human male)
 * Luke Skywalker; Jedi Grand Master (human male)
 * Mirta Gev; Mandalorian bounty hunter (human female)
 * Prince Isolder; father to the Hapan Queen Mother (human male)
 * Saba Sebatyne; Jedi Master (Barabel female)
 * Tahiri Veila; Sith apprentice (human female)
 * Taryn Zel; Hapan Security operative (human female)
 * Tenel Ka; Hapan Queen Mother (human female)
 * Trista Zel; Hapan Security operative (human female)
 * Zekk; Jedi Knight (human male)

Other Individuals

 * Allana
 * Goran Beviin
 * Voryam Bhao
 * Nek Bwua'tu
 * C-3PO
 * CeeCee
 * Chewbacca
 * Ta'a Chume
 * Cilghal
 * Natasi Daala
 * Kyp Durron
 * Soontir Fel
 * Kenth Hamner
 * Corran Horn
 * Qui-Gon Jinn
 * Kyle Katarn
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Exar Kun
 * Lecersen
 * Lowbacca
 * Lumiya
 * Freedon Nadd
 * Cha Niathal
 * Ss'es Niskooen
 * Onimi
 * Orlopp
 * Darth Sidious
 * Gilad Pellaeon
 * R2-D2
 * Naga Sadow
 * SD-XX
 * Tesar Sebatyne
 * Sass Sikili
 * Darth Vader
 * Mara Jade Skywalker
 * Anakin Solo
 * Patra Tebut
 * Tekli
 * Sintas Vel
 * Vergere
 * Mace Windu
 * Yoda

Events

 * Second Galactic Civil War
 * Duel on Kavan
 * Duel on Terephon
 * Battle of Kashyyyk
 * First Duel on the Anakin Solo
 * Second Battle of Fondor
 * Battle of Roche
 * Battle of Nickel One
 * Battle of Shedu Maad
 * Second Duel on the Anakin Solo
 * Yuuzhan Vong War
 * Mission to Myrkr

Locations

 * Coruscant
 * Dagobah
 * Fondor
 * Hapes Cluster
 * Terephon
 * Transitory Mists
 * Shedu Maad
 * Kavan
 * Kashyyyk
 * Mandalore
 * Keldabe
 * Mon Calamari
 * Nickel One
 * Roche asteroids
 * Vaklin
 * Woteba
 * Yavin 4

Organizations

 * Alliance-in-exile
 * Confederation
 * Galactic Empire
 * Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
 * Galactic Alliance Guard
 * Galactic Republic
 * Imperial Remnant
 * Moff Council
 * Stormtrooper Corps
 * Jedi Coalition
 * Lumiya's Sith
 * Mandalorians
 * New Jedi Order

Sentient Species

 * Barabel
 * Bothan
 * Human
 * Corellian
 * Hapan
 * Mandalorian
 * Falleen
 * Hutt
 * Kaminoan
 * Kiffar
 * Killik
 * Mon Calamari
 * Rodian
 * Squib
 * Verpine
 * Wookiee
 * Yuuzhan Vong

Vehicles and vessels

 * Anakin Solo
 * Bes'uliik
 * Bloodfin
 * Chimaera
 * Dragon Queen
 * Dominion
 * Harbinger
 * Megador
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Ocean
 * StealthX
 * TIE Starhunter

Weapons and technology

 * Blaster
 * T-21 light repeating blaster
 * BlasTech S330
 * G-8 power blaster
 * E-18 blaster rifle
 * Dropsuit
 * Lightsaber
 * Nanovirus

Miscellanea

 * The Force
 * Light side of the Force
 * Dark side of the Force
 * Flow-walking

Behind the scenes
Sue Rostoni moved the initial release date of May 20 to May 13, a week earlier than intended.

The cover depicts Jaina Solo fighting her fallen twin brother, Darth Caedus.

Oddly, not once in the course of the novel is the word "Invincible" used, either in dialogue or in prose. Each chapter begins with a joke told by Jacen Solo when he was a teenager training at the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4, taken from the Young Jedi Knights series of young reader novels.

On page 85, Leia Solo suggests distracting Darth Caedus during a battle by sending him an episode of BattleSun Oddysey, a possible reference to popular Sci-Fi channel series Battlestar Galactica.

In the Audiobook version the name of Onimi (mentioned once) is pronounced differently than in the New Jedi Order Audiobooks