The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force

The Unifying Force was the final novel of the New Jedi Order series. Its hardcover version was released on November 4, 2003. A CD-ROM was included with the hardcover release, which contained the eBook version of Vector Prime. The paperback included the Star Wars: New Jedi Order Round-Robin Interview.

American

 * ISBN 0345428528; November 4, 2003, Del Rey, 529-page hardcover
 * ISBN 0553713701; November 4, 2003, Random House Audio, Abridged CD
 * ISBN 0345428536; August 3, 2004, Del Rey, 576-page paperback

Foreign

 * ISBN 8324124276; Amber, 596-page Polish paperback
 * ISBN 0099410524; 2004, Arrow Books Ltd., 576-page UK paperback

Publisher's summary
''The Galactic Alliance's hard-won success in combating the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong has proven all too brief – and the tide has turned again to the invader's advantage. The Yuuzhan Vong, having overcome the strategies of the Jedi and their allies, have pushed deeper into the galaxy and conquered more worlds. Coruscant has been remade into the capital of the extragalactic aliens and renamed Yuuzhan'tar. The remaining defenders of the galaxy are struggling to form a united front. Luke, Mara and Jacen are missing in action. Clearly the stage is set for endgame.''

''While Han and Leia receive the horrifying news that hundreds of high-ranking Alliance prisoners face death in a sacrifice to the alien invader's bloodthirsty gods, Luke and his team try to persuade Zonama Sekot to help in the war effort. Yet as they speak, the Alliance capital world Mon Calamari is under attack.''

''At the same time, the Jedi's alliances throughout the galaxy are being tested and the chances of an Alliance victory are being jeopardized by rogue factions determined to deploy the lethal Alpha Red that will exterminate the entire Yuuzhan Vong species. Also among the Yuuzhan Vong, there is a threat of revolt by the oppressed lower classes of their society. Oppressed Shamed Ones and high-ranking officials alike fear that their Supreme Overlord Shimrra's actions will provoke the wrath of their gods. Ultimately, for both opposing forces, too much has been sacrificed and too much is at stake. And now, the final battle between the Yuuzhan Vong and the Galactic Alliance.''

Dramatis personae

 * Nom Anor; executor (male Yuuzhan Vong)
 * Wedge Antilles; general (male Human)
 * Nas Choka; warmaster (male Yuuzhan Vong)
 * Kyp Durron; Jedi Master (male Human)
 * Jagged Fel; pilot (male Human)
 * Harrar; priest (male Yuuzhan Vong)
 * Supreme Overlord Shimrra Jamaane; (male Yuuzhan Vong)
 * Traest Kre'fey; admiral (male Bothan)
 * Cal Omas; Chief of State (male Human)
 * Onimi; Shamed One (male Yuuzhan Vong)
 * Danni Quee; scientist (female Human)
 * Luke Skywalker; Jedi Master (male Human)
 * Mara Jade Skywalker; Jedi Master (female Human)
 * Han Solo; captain, Millennium Falcon (male Human)
 * Jacen Solo; Jedi Knight (male Human)
 * Jaina Solo; Jedi Knight (female Human)
 * Princess Leia Organa Solo; diplomat (female Human)

Other Characters

 * C-3PO
 * Cakhmaim
 * Malik Carr
 * Chaan
 * Airen Cracken
 * Pash Cracken
 * Drathul
 * Bhindi Drayson
 * Bhu Fath
 * Jabitha Hal
 * Kenth Hamner
 * Ijix Harona
 * Hobyo
 * Corran Horn
 * Jakan
 * Wes Janson
 * Qelah Kwaad
 * Lowbacca
 * Maydh
 * Meewalh
 * Melaan Nar
 * Judder Page
 * R2-B3
 * Alema Rar
 * Saz
 * Saba Sebatyne
 * Zonama Sekot
 * Senshi (Ferroan)
 * Von Shul
 * S'yito
 * Thorsh
 * Ummar

Locations

 * Caluula
 * Contruum
 * Coruscant
 * Mon Calamari (planet)
 * Selvaris
 * Zonama Sekot

Behind the scenes

 * Nom Anor was identified as an executor in Dramatis Personae, despite the fact that he was already a prefect at the beginning of the book.
 * Pash Cracken was identified as a Major, while in The Final Prophecy, mere months earlier, he was identified as a General.
 * Harrar was identified as a High Priest, while he always held the rank Priest in previous books. In addition, his name in Dramatis Personae became a spoiler of his survival.
 * Commander Czulkang Lah was retconned as a Supreme Commander.
 * The Jedi Masters were referred to as members of the Galactic Alliance Advisory Council, while they should be the members of the High Council.
 * Boba Fett returned and fought side by side with Han Solo for the first time.
 * Gilad Pellaeon mentioned that the Bastion Accords were signed five years earlier, while in fact the event had been ten years earlier.
 * Leia's Killik Twilight made its first real-world appearance since Tatooine Ghost.
 * There are several references to Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Two notable references are when Shimrra refers to three women as "black midnight hags" and when Onimi asks Nom Anor if he thought "we three would meet again."

Cover gallery
This is a gallery of the different cover variations of The Unifying Force.