Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse

Apocalypse by Troy Denning is the ninth and final novel in the Fate of the Jedi series and is scheduled for release on March 13, 2012. The title was announced at Celebration V. The paperback is set to be released later in 2012. The novel will contain two excerpts, from X-wing: Mercy Kill and Scourge.

Publisher's summary
There can be no surrender.

There will be no mercy.

It’s not just the future of the galaxy at stake—

It’s the destiny of the Force.

''In the stunning finale of the epic Fate of the Jedi series, Jedi and Sith face off—with Coruscant as their battlefield. For the Sith, it’s the chance to restore their dominance over the galaxy that forgot them for so long. For Abeloth, it’s a giant step in her quest to conquer all life everywhere. For Luke Skywalker, it’s a call to arms to eradicate the Sith and their monstrous new master once and for all.'' ''In a planetwide strike, teams of Jedi Knights take the Sith infiltrators by swift and lethal surprise. But victory against the cunning and savage Abeloth, and the terrifying endgame she has planned, is anything but certain. And as Luke, Ben, Han, Leia, Jaina, Jag, and their allies close in, the devastating truth about the dark side incarnate will be exposed—and send shock waves through the Jedi Order, the galaxy, and the Force itself.''

Plot summary
As revealed by the novel's excerpt, published at the end of the previous book, Ascension, Jedi Knights Raynar Thul, Lowbacca, Tekli, and their accompanying protocol droid C-3PO visit the Celestial Palace, located on an unnamed world within the Maraqoo sector, specifically in the Reo system. There, the Jedi and C-3PO meet with the Killik hive nest of the Thuruht in order to meet with its queen. They ask the queen what they know about Abeloth, as she seems to be connected with the ancient and mythical beings once known as the Celestials, which the Killiks claimed to have worked for eons earlier; the Thuruht nest had even imprisoned Abeloth on the unknown world themselves. When the Thuruht queen asks why the Jedi want to know about Abeloth, Raynar informs her that Abeloth is on the loose in the galaxy and the Jedi Order doesn't know where to find her. The Thuruht nest begin performing their duties in a rush, and C-3PO translates for the Jedi Knights that they are doing this because, according to the queen, the end of times has come.

Continuity
This novel marks the return of the Killiks since their previous appearance in Troy Denning's Dark Nest Trilogy.