Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel

Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel is the fourth novel in the Republic Commando series, released in September 2008. It is the first Republic Commando novel to be released in hardcover for general release. However, for its UK release, it was paperback only.

Back cover
''The Clone Wars rage to their bloody climax. Treachery reigns. Treason takes courage. Commandos, Jedi, and the entire Galactic Republic must face the end of life as they know it&hellip;and the dreaded dawn of a new empire.''

Inside flap
After the fierce combat of  Hard Contact,  Triple Zero, and  True Colors comes the spectacular culmination of New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss's gripping Republic Commando series. As a battle-scarred era nears its end, a shattering power play is about to stun the entire galaxy&hellip;and set in motion events that will alter destinies and resound throughout history.

Even as the Clone Wars are about to reach an explosive climax, no one knows if victory will favor the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) or the Separatists. But no matter who wins, the stakes are highest for elite Special Ops clones like the Republic Commandos in Omega and Delta squads&mdash;and the notorious renegade Advance Recon Commando troopers known as Null ARCs.

With Republic forces stretched to the max and casualties mounting, the last thing these beleaguered warriors need to hear is that Chancellor Palpatine is keeping vast armies of secret clone troops in reserve. Sergeant Skirata, a mentor to the clone commandos, has no intention of standing idly by while Palpatine sends them into battle like lambs to the slaughter. Skirata begins to plan the clones' escape from the GAR, but his heroic effort will be in vain unless he can reverse the clones' accelerated aging process.

Caught in the treacherous dealings of their leaders, and locked in the battles of their lives, the disillusioned Null ARCs and Commandos nonetheless fight with everything they've got, determined to wrest victory from the Seps and save the galaxy.

But even the deadliest weapons may not be powerful enough to defeat the real menace. And nothing will stop the apocalyptic horror unleashed when Palpatine utters the chilling words ''The time has come. Execute Order 66''. Translation: Kill all Jedi.

With their faith in the Republic and their loyalty to their Jedi allies put to the ultimate test, how will the men of Omega and Delta squads react to the most infamous command in galactic history? All the breathtaking action, suspense, and intrigue of Karen Traviss's Republic Commando series comes alive in Star Wars: Order 66.

Plot Summary
The book starts off with a narrative from former Jedi, now Mandalorian Bardan Jusik, whom is trying to recruit Mandalorian |mercenaries on Coruscant in the second year of the Clone Wars. Jusik comes in contact with a Jedi who tells him that they need more Jedi commanders in order to command the Jango Fett clones in the Clone Wars, and insists Jusik come back to the Jedi Order. But Jusik refuses, even though he agrees with his former Jedi comrade that something is going to happen - and that the end of the Order will come somehow.

The story shifts back approximately fifty years before the Battle of Geonosis when Kal Skirata was just a kid who was born and grew up on the wealthy and industrious planet of Kuat and recently, his parents had been murdered. And so the soon-to-be Skirata, known as Falin Mattran then, is taken in by Munin Skirata who treats Falin harshly and cruelly in training sessions to make Falin a tough Mandalorian in the future. Falin hates Munin for this, but sees the reason as to why he's training him. And Falin adopts the name of Kal Skirata proudly to make himself stop feeling so hurt by his real parents' deaths.

The story shifts back to 736 days after the Battle of Geonosis just at the second anniversary of the outbreak of the start of the Clone Wars at the Arca Barracks, the Special Operations Brigade Headquarters at a parade ground where Scorch and Sev get in on a conversation between Kal Skirata and Walon Vau and figure out they're rehearsing every clone commandos' names whom have so far fallen in the war. Soon, all the clones at the parade ground, even Scorch and Sev, join in on the chanting of the names until it comes to its unceremonious end, and Scorch and Sev both begin to wonder what Skirata and Vau are now doing with the credits they've received.

The next day, Besany Wennen is saved by Ordo from a spy tailing Besany because the spy is wondering whether or not Besany might have been responsible for the hackings that have occurred in the Republic Treasury. Ordo interrogates the spy with Enacca the Wookiee and kills the spy by shooting him in the head at point blank range. After Ordo and Enacca dispose of the body and go back to Besany's apartment, Ordo and Besany decide to get married. So Ordo introduces to her the custom of Mandalorian marriage culture by uttering Mandalorian vows to each other as simple as that with no fancy or expensive ceremonies, and it can be done on comm, too.

Six months later, 937 days after the Battle of Geonosis on Enceri, Mandalore, Fi Skirata, who is using a map to find his way around to find his girlfriend whom has been treating him well named Parja Bralor, and is encountered by a mysterious man who sits down with Fi to talk to him, giving him the excuse by asking if Fi was lost (considering his physical state and coordination is still banged up after the mission to Gaftikar nearly a year earlier). Parja finds Fi and the man disappears. Fi and Parja go to a cantina and they're immediately encountered by the same man who introduces himself as Fenn Shysa and asks Fi if he will pretend to be Jango Fett's heir to give Mandalore a look of a figurehead ruler, considering that Alpha-02, also known as Spar, refused to take on Shysa's request. Fi also figures out not only is Spar on Mandalore, but so is Sull, who had also been on Gaftikar during the mission.

Dramatis Personae

 * Republic Commandos:
 * Omega Squad:
 * RC-1309 Niner
 * RC-1136 Darman
 * RC-5108/8843 Corr
 * RC-3222 Atin
 * Delta Squad:
 * RC-1138 Boss
 * RC-1262 Scorch
 * RC-1140 Fixer
 * RC-1207 Sev
 * Fi Skirata, former Republic commando
 * Bardan Jusik, former Jedi Knight, now Mandalorian (male Human)
 * Sergeant Kal Skirata, Mandalorian mercenary (male Human)
 * Sergeant Walon Vau, Mandalorian mercenary (male Human)
 * Captain Jaller Obrim, Coruscant Security Force (male Human)
 * General Etain Tur-Mukan, Jedi Knight (female Human)
 * General Arligan Zey, Jedi Master (male Human)
 * Null ARC Troopers:
 * N-7 Mereel
 * N-10 Jaing
 * N-11 Ordo
 * N-12 A'Den
 * N-5 Prudii
 * N-6 Kom'rk
 * ARC Trooper Captain A-26, Maze
 * ARC Trooper Captain A-30, Sull
 * ARC Trooper Captain A-02, Spar
 * Agent Besany Wennen, Republic Treasury Investigator (female Human)
 * Jilka Zan Zentis, Treasury Tax Enforcement Officer (female Human)
 * Laseema, Waitress (female Twi'lek)
 * Dr. Ovolot Qail Uthan, Separatist Genetics Expert (female Human)
 * Nyreen "Ny" Vollen, Commercial Pilot (female Human)

Other characters

 * Djinn Altis
 * Aven
 * Dr. Elliam Baniora
 * Baris
 * Hirib Bassot
 * Rav Bralor
 * Iri Camas
 * CC-1004
 * CC-1138
 * CC-3388/0021
 * Cov
 * Dec
 * Demagol
 * Dev
 * Ellik
 * Enacca
 * Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy
 * Arla Fett
 * Boba Fett
 * Jango Fett
 * Forr
 * Kast Fulier
 * Geith
 * Mij Gilamar
 * Kina Ha
 * Denel Herris
 * Ghez Hokan
 * Jun Hokan
 * Jay-Nine
 * Jind
 * Jolluc
 * Jossie
 * Kef
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Ki-Adi-Mundi
 * K'Kruhk
 * Arbian J. Lemmeloth "Chadus"
 * Lio
 * Luszgoti
 * Callista Masana
 * Falin Mattran
 * Jaster Mereel
 * Lord Mirdalan
 * General Mlaske
 * Reye Nenilin
 * Simi Noor
 * Telti Obrim
 * Canderous Ordo
 * Palpatine
 * Parja
 * S. Pelbion
 * Dred Priest
 * Isabet Reau
 * Red
 * Fenn Shysa
 * Den Skeenah
 * Ijaat Skirata
 * Munin Skirata
 * Ruusaan Skirata
 * Tor Skirata
 * Venku Skirata
 * Soronna
 * Tam
 * Tarfful
 * Wad'e Tay'haai
 * Valaqil
 * Tru Veld
 * Vil
 * Quinlan Vos
 * Besany Wennen's mother
 * Norlin Wennen
 * Mace Windu
 * Yoda
 * Yover

Creatures

 * Akk
 * Borrat
 * Hawk-bat
 * Nerf
 * Roba
 * Soka fly
 * Strill

Events

 * Battle of Cartao
 * Battle of Coruscant
 * Battle of Galidraan
 * Battle of Geonosis
 * Battle of Gaftikar
 * Battle of Haurgab
 * Battle of Kashyyyk
 * Skirmish on Shinarcan Bridge Extension
 * Funeral of Etain Tur-Mukan
 * Mission to Birix
 * Mission to Kashyyyk

Locations

 * Anaxes
 * Pols Anaxes
 * Republic Detention Center
 * Birsingrial
 * Concord Dawn
 * Corellia
 * Coruscant
 * Centax 2
 * Galactic City
 * Boreali Holotheater
 * Chancellor Palpatine Spaceport
 * Core Plaza
 * Curbaq Plaza
 * Fobosi District
 * Galos Mall
 * Hemli Tower Boulevard
 * Jedi Temple
 * Laseema's apartment
 * Monit Town
 * Shinarcan Bridge Extension
 * Tibanna Storage Depot
 * Valorum Center
 * Hesperidium Wing
 * Vesari fry-house
 * Arca Company Barracks
 * Haunch of Nerf
 * Kragget
 * Quadrant J-12
 * Birix
 * Drall
 * Gaftikar
 * Galactic Institute of Anthropology
 * Haurgab
 * Churt fort
 * Hadde
 * Hadde Base
 * Hadde-Rishun Road
 * Maujas Desert
 * Neska
 * Rishun
 * Kamino
 * Tipoca City
 * Kashyyyk
 * Khemerion
 * Lur
 * Mandalore
 * Enceri
 * Keldabe
 * Oyu'baat
 * Kyrimorut
 * Mes Cavoli
 * Mygeeto
 * Nerrif
 * Qiilura
 * Ruul
 * Thyferra

Organizations and titles

 * Arkanian Micro
 * Colomus Institute of Health
 * Confederacy of Independent Systems
 * Galactic Empire
 * Imperial Army
 * Imperial commando
 * Galactic Republic
 * 14th Infantry Brigade
 * 55th Mechanised Brigade
 * 501st Legion
 * 85th Infantry Brigade
 * Central Republic Audit Office
 * Coruscant Security Force
 * Grand Army of the Republic
 * Aquila Squad
 * Cuy'val Dar
 * Delta Squad
 * Manka Squad
 * Naast Squad
 * Omega Squad
 * Orar Squad
 * Republic Intelligence
 * Veshok Squad
 * Yayax Squad
 * Republic Domestic Security
 * Republic Intelligence
 * Republic Livestock and Agriculture Administration
 * Republic Procurement
 * Republic Treasury Audit Division
 * Rothana Heavy Engineering
 * Senator
 * GeneSculpt
 * Gibadan Academy of Life Sciences
 * Jedi Order
 * Jedi Knight
 * Jedi Master
 * Padawan
 * Agricultural Corps
 * Khomm Central Population Planning
 * MandalMotors
 * Order of the Sith Lords
 * Dark Lord of the Sith
 * Regent of Garis
 * Regent of Mek va Uil
 * TheraGene

Sentient species

 * Biravian
 * Gurlanin
 * Human
 * Hutt
 * Nimbanese
 * Sullustan
 * Trandoshan
 * Weequay
 * Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

 * Aggressor assault fighter
 * DeepWater-class light freighter
 * Aay'han
 * GAR rapid assault vessel
 * Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry
 * Republic Fleet Auxiliary Support Vessel
 * Redeemer
 * Repulsor truck
 * Speeder
 * Speeder bike

Weapons and technology

 * Arakyd Huntmaster missile
 * Blaster
 * DC-17m Interchangeable Weapon System
 * Chronometer
 * Commando recon droid
 * Concussion rifle
 * Datapad
 * DH-17 blaster pistol
 * Fuel cell
 * Garrote
 * Gauntlet vibroblade
 * Holobook
 * Holochart
 * Holodisplay
 * Holoprojector
 * Holovid
 * Kaski throwing blade
 * Katarn-class commando armor
 * Merr-Sonn breaching grenade
 * Phase I clone trooper armor
 * Slidewalk

Food and beverages

 * Bespin port
 * Butter-loaf
 * Caf
 * Candied bofa fruit
 * Candied nuts
 * Chaka noodles
 * Chandrilan wine
 * Cojayav wings
 * Mealbread stick
 * Minced nerf stew
 * Minced robba patty
 * Nerf steak
 * Nut slice
 * Nutrition cube
 * Ruik root
 * Spicy grassgrain‎
 * Tihaar
 * Tiingilar

Miscellanea

 * Bantha-hide jacket
 * Bronzium globe
 * Cyborrean rabies
 * Duraplast
 * Durasteel
 * Keldabe handshake
 * Keldabe kiss
 * Limmie
 * Passkey
 * Permacrete
 * Plastoid
 * Republic Science Acolade
 * Transparisteel
 * Zaloxipine