The New Jedi Order: Star by Star

Star by Star, part of the New Jedi Order series, is a novel by Troy Denning, published in 2001. The paperback version includes the short story Recovery, previously available in eBook format only.

Editions

 * ISBN 034542848X, 2001, Del Rey, 624-page Hardcover
 * ISBN 0375419357, 2001, Random House Audio, Abridged Cassette - Narration by Alexander Adams
 * ISBN 0345428676, 2002, 605-page Paperback

Publisher's summary
''It is a solemn time for the New Republic, as the merciless Yuuzhan Vong continue their campaign of destruction. The brutal enemy has unleashed a savage creature capable of finding&mdash;and killing&mdash;Jedi Knights. Now Leia Organa Solo faces a terrible ultimatum. If the location of the secret Jedi base is not revealed within one week, the Yuuzhan Vong will blast millions of refugee ships into oblivion.''

''As the battered but still unbroken Jedi scramble to deal with the newest onslaught, Leia's son Anakin lays out a daring plan. He will lead a Jedi strike force into the heart of enemy territory in order to sabotage the Yuuzhan Vong's deadliest weapons. There, with his brother and sister at his side, he will come face-to-face with his destiny&mdash;as the New Republic, still fighting the good fight, will come face-to-face with theirs&hellip;''

Dramatis personae

 * Alema Rar; Jedi apprentice (female Twi'lek)
 * Anakin Solo; Jedi apprentice (male human)
 * Bela Hara; Jedi apprentice (male Barabel)
 * Borsk Fey'lya; chief of state, New Republic (male Bothan)
 * C-3PO; protocol droid
 * Cilghal; Jedi Master (female Mon Calamari)
 * Eryl Besa; Jedi apprentice (female human)
 * Ganner Rhysode; Jedi Knight (male human)
 * Han Solo; captain, Millennium Falcon (male human)
 * Jacen Solo; Jedi apprentice (male human)
 * Jaina Solo; Jedi apprentice (female human)
 * Jovan Drark; Jedi apprentice (male Rodian)
 * Krasov Hara; Jedi apprentice (female Barabel)
 * Kyle Katarn; Jedi Master (male human)
 * Kyp Durron; Jedi Master (male human)
 * Lando Calrissian; planetary administrator, Dubrillion (male human)
 * Leia Organa Solo; former New Republic diplomat (female human)
 * Lowbacca; Jedi apprentice (male Wookiee)
 * Luke Skywalker; Jedi Master (male human)
 * Mara Jade Skywalker; Jedi Master (female human)
 * Nom Anor; executor (male Yuuzhan Vong)
 * R2-D2; astromech droid
 * Raynar Thul; Jedi apprentice (male human)
 * Saba Sebatyne; Jedi Knight (female Barabel)
 * Tahiri Veila; Jedi apprentice (female human)
 * Tekli; Jedi apprentice (female Chadra-Fan)
 * Tenel Ka; Jedi apprentice (female human)
 * Tesar Sebatyne; Jedi apprentice (male Barabel)
 * Tsavong Lah; warmaster (male Yuuzhan Vong)
 * Ulaha Kore; Jedi apprentice (female Bith)
 * Vergere; adviser to Tsavong Lah (female Fosh)
 * Viqi Shesh; senator (female human)
 * Zekk; Jedi apprentice (male human)

Behind the scenes

 * Anakin Solo and Borsk Fey'lya become the first major Expanded Universe characters to die in The New Jedi Order. These two deaths caused a great deal of controversy, though not nearly on the scale of Vector Prime.
 * Kyle Katarn was originally slated to be killed off, but this scene was removed at the last minute in order to leave LucasArts free to do what they wanted with him in the next game in the Jedi Knight series they had just announced.
 * In an interview published in The Unifying Force, Shelly Shapiro, the Editorial Director of Del Rey, expressed some regret over the timing of the novel, coming so soon after the September 11 attacks.
 * Borsk Fey'lya's death was marked as part of Star Wars Insider's 20 Most Memorable Moments of the Expanded Universe.