Legacy of the Force: Betrayal

Betrayal, by Aaron Allston, is the first of nine novels in the Legacy of the Force series. Released on May 30, 2006, it was the first novel to take place in the Legacy era. The audio version was narrated by Marc Thompson.

The paperback version came out May 2007, and included two short stories by Karen Traviss, "In His Image" and "A Two-Edged Sword", as extras.

Del Rey Books made it available for free online for a limited time as a PDF download, an audiobook, an Amazon Kindle book, and a Sony e-Reader book on April 29th, 2008.

Editions

 * ISBN 9780345477340; May 30, 2006, Del Rey, 387-page hardcover
 * ISBN 0739323954; Random House Audio, Abridged CD (Jonathan Davis - Narrator)
 * ISBN 0345477359; May 2007, Del Rey, 480-page paperback
 * ISBN 9788324128365; Amber, 456-page Polish paperback

Back cover
A dark enemy stalks Luke Skywalker and the Jedi.

A devastating war threatens the galaxy.

A dangerous destiny summons Jacen Solo.

Internal flap
This is the era of Luke Skywalker's legacy; the Jedi Master has unified the order into a cohesive group of powerful Jedi Knights. But as the new era begins, planetary interests threaten to disrupt this time of relative peace, and Luke is plagued with visions of an approaching darkness. Evil is rising again—out of the best intentions—and it looks as if the legacy of the Skywalkers may come full circle. Honor and duty will collide with friendship and blood ties as the Skywalker and Solo clans find themselves on opposing sides of an explosive conflict with potentially devastating repercussions for both families, for the Jedi order and for the entire galaxy.

When a mission to uncover an illegal missile factory on the planet Adumar ends in a violent ambush—from which Jedi Knight Jacen Solo and his protégé and cousin, Ben Skywalker, narrowly escape with their lives—it's the most alarming evidence yet that sparks of political unrest are threatening to ignite into total rebellion. The governments of numerous worlds are chafing under the strict regulations of the Galactic Alliance, and diplomatic efforts to enforce compliance are failing. Fearing the worst, the Alliance readies a preemptive display of military might in a bid to bring the rogue worlds to heel before an uprising erupts. The designated target of this exercise: planet Corellia—renowned for the brash independence and renegade spirit that have made its favorite son, Han Solo, a legend.

Something of a rogue himself, Jacen is nevertheless duty bound as a Jedi to stand with his uncle, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, on the side of the Galactic Alliance. But when the wary Corellians launch a counterstrike, the Alliance's show of force—and a secret mission to disable Corellia's crucial Centerpoint Station—give way to an armed skirmish. Once the smoke clears, the battle lines are drawn. Now the specter of full scale war looms between a growing cadre of defiant planets and the Galactic Alliance that some fear is becoming a new Empire. And even as both sides struggle to find a diplomatic solution mysterious acts of treachery and sabotage threaten peace efforts at every turn.

Determined to root out those behind the mayhem, Jacen follows a trail of cryptic clues to a dark rendezvous with the most shocking of revelations&mdash;while Luke grapples with something even more troubling: dream visions of a shadowy figure whose Force power and ruthlessness remind him of Darth Vader—a lethal enemy who strikes like a dark spirit on a mission of doom. An agent of evil who, if Luke's visions come to pass, will bring untold pain to the Jedi Master&mdash;and to the entire galaxy.

Paperback
"[Betrayal] blasts off a new string of adventures starring beloved Star Wars familiars. . . .this new installment should please Star Wars fans."

- Publishers Weekly

Honor and duty collide with friendship and blood ties as the Skywalker and Solo clans find themselves on opposing sides of an explosive conflict.

When a mission to uncover an illegal missile factory on the planet Adumar ends in a violent ambush—from which Jedi Knight Jacen Solo and his protégé and cousin, Ben Skywalker, narrowly escape with their lives—it's the most alarming evidence yet that political unrest is threatening to ignite into total rebellion. The specter of full-scale war looms between a growing cadre of defiant planets and the Galactic Alliance that some fear is becoming a new Empire.

Determined to root out those behind the mayhem, Jacen follows a trail of cryptic clues to a rendezvous with the most shocking of revelations. Meanwhile Luke grapples with something even more troubling: dream visions of a shadowy figure whose Force power and ruthlessness remind him of Darth Vader. If Luke's visions come to pass, they will bring untold pain to the Jedi Master&hellip;and to the galaxy.

Basic Outline

 * Ben Skywalker is given a larger role.
 * A war between Corellia and Coruscant seems to be looming.
 * Jacen begins his slow path to the dark side under the guidance of Lumiya whether he thinks so or not.

Excerpt

 * Excerpt from Random House

Dramatis personae

 * Aidel Saxan; Prime Minister, Corellia (Human female)
 * Ben Skywalker (Human male)
 * Brisha Syo (Human female)
 * C-3PO; protocol droid
 * Cal Omas; Chief of State, Galactic Alliance (Human male)
 * Cha Niathal; admiral, Galactic Alliance (Mon Calamari female)
 * Gilad Pellaeon; admiral, Supreme Commander of the Galactic Alliance (Human male)
 * Han Solo; captain, Millennium Falcon (Human male)
 * Heilan Rotham; professor (Human female)
 * Jacen Solo; Jedi Knight (Human male)
 * Jaina Solo; Jedi Knight (Human female)
 * Kolir Hu'lya; Jedi Knight (Bothan female)
 * Leia Organa Solo; Jedi Knight; copilot, Millennium Falcon (Human female)
 * Luke Skywalker; Jedi Grand Master (Human male)
 * Lysa Dunter; ensign, Galactic Alliance (Human female)
 * Mara Jade Skywalker; Jedi Master (Human female)
 * Matric Klauskin; admiral, Galactic Alliance (Human male)
 * Nelani Dinn; Jedi Knight (Human female)
 * R2-D2; astromech droid
 * Syal Antilles; ensign, Galactic Alliance (Human female)
 * Tahiri Veila; Jedi Knight (Human female)
 * Thann Mithric; Jedi Knight (Falleen male)
 * Thrackan Sal-Solo; Chief of State, Corellia (Human male)
 * Tiu Zax; Jedi Knight (Omwati female)
 * Toval Seyah; Galactic Alliance scientist-spy (Human male)
 * Tycho Celchu; general, Galactic Alliance (Human male)
 * Wedge Antilles; General, Corellian Defense Force (Human male)
 * Zekk; Jedi Knight (Human male)

LFL timeline of book
BETRAYAL BEGINS

Day 1: Jacen and Ben inspect the Dammant Killers company on Adumar.

Day 7: Wedge is kidnapped and taken to Coruscant.

Day 9: Han and Leia meet Aidel Saxan on Corellia. Jaina Solo, Zekk, Thann Mitric and Kolir Hu'lya (bothan female) attempt to capture prime minister Aidel Saxan but are ambushed by YVH (Yuuzhan Vong hunter). Jacen is stunned in Centerpoint Station by Corellian elite guards and Thrackan Sal Solo however the Jedi Knight managed to escape and he confronts his cousin. The Corellian WarChief of State is confronted by the son of Leia and Han Solo but he flees just when Ben Skywalker convinces a droid named Anakin Sal-Solo to activate the deactivation of the command center. Ben and Jacen disable Centerpoint.

Day 11: Luke meets with Pellaeon to discuss the mess at Corellia.

Day 17: The attack in Toryaz Station. Saxan is killed.

Day 21: Jacen and Ben meet Nelani.

Day 23: Jacen questions Brie and decides to go to her asteroid home.

Day 24: The ghost battles. Jacen kills Nelani. Han and Wedge's successful mission at Tralus.

Bloodlines begins the next day.

Characters

 * Aayla Secura
 * Ables
 * Anakin Sal-Solo
 * Baradis
 * Barthis
 * Borth Pazz
 * Cakhmaim
 * Corran Horn
 * Darth Vader
 * Darth Vectivus
 * Deevan Plirr
 * Denjax Teppler
 * Edela Klauskin
 * Elsen Barthis
 * Fiav Fenn
 * For'ali
 * Gorvan Peel
 * Harval Tommick
 * Heilan Rotham
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Loreza Plirr
 * Meewalh
 * Movac Arisster
 * Moyan
 * Nine-two-Z
 * Neav Samran
 * Ordith Huarr
 * Pefederan Lloyn
 * Raynar Thul
 * Serom Haxan
 * Siron Tawaler
 * Tarania Lona
 * Tarla Limpan
 * Testan ke Harran
 * Titch
 * Toile Senn
 * Toval Seyah
 * Vara Karathas
 * Wildis Jiklip
 * World Brain
 * Yoda
 * Yorvin
 * Zueb Zan

Locations

 * Adumar
 * Corellia
 * Coronet City
 * Coruscant
 * Kuat system
 * Toryaz Station
 * Lorrd
 * Lorrd City
 * MZX32905 system, Near Bimmiel
 * the Home
 * Tralus
 * Rellidir

Sentient species

 * Bothan
 * Duros
 * Faleen
 * Human
 * Mon Calamari
 * Noghri
 * Omwati
 * Sentient mynock
 * Sullustan
 * Twi'lek
 * Yuuzhan Vong

Events

 * Mission to Adumar
 * Second Galactic Civil War
 * Attack on Toryaz Station
 * Battle of Tralus
 * Duel at The Home
 * Operation Roundabout
 * Swarm War

Droid models

 * Combat probot
 * Legal-analyst droid
 * Sonic generator droid
 * Spotter droid
 * YVH

Organizations and titles

 * Dammant Killers
 * Donoslane Excursions
 * Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
 * Galactic Alliance Defense Fleet
 * Galactic Alliance Third Fleet
 * Ax Squadron
 * Gray Squadron
 * Tralus Ground Occupation Forces
 * VibroSword Squadron
 * New Jedi Order
 * New Sith Order

Vehicles and vessels

 * A-10 interceptor
 * Adumari fighter craft
 * Aleph-class starfighter
 * BTL Y-wing starfighter
 * Blue Diver
 * Centerpoint Station
 * CorSec enclosed airspeeder
 * CorSec landspeeder
 * Dodonna
 * drone duracrete tanker
 * drone speeder
 * Eta-5 interceptor
 * Firethorn
 * Galactic-class battle carrier
 * Mon Calamari heavy carrier
 * railcar
 * repulsor-assisted babystroller
 * self-propelled chair
 * space-capable LAV shuttle
 * Speeder bike
 * XJ6 X-wing
 * YT-5100 Shriek-class bomber

Behind the scenes

 * Betrayal was initially intended to take place in 37 ABY. As such, there are several continuity errors, such as Zekk being described as 29 instead of 32, and Nelani Dinn having learned a lightsaber technique from Jacen Solo seven years earlier, when Jacen was on his journey throughout the Galaxy.


 * At one scene in the novel, the character of Lysa Dunter is incorrectly spelled as "Dunton" for the entire scene.


 * Shortly after the attack on Toryaz Station Tycho Celchu asks Leia if Han is alright. Leia responds "He's fine. Han shot first." This is an inside joke to the controversy caused by George Lucas after he changed Han's famous scene with Greedo in the special edition version of A New Hope. Originally Han shot at Greedo first, but in the newer versions of the film, Greedo shot first.


 * During the release of Betrayal and the 2nd book, Hyperspace members were treated to a contest in which they could send in ideas for Jacen's new Sith name.


 * In May 2006, Del Rey held a contest to promote the release of Betrayal. Contestants could receive an entry in the random drawing by posting one of several provided banner ads on a personal website. 100 contestants were chosen to receive free hardcover copies of the novel.


 * Del Rey handed out free copies of the paperback version of Betrayal to Celebration IV attendees who signed up for the publisher's mailing list.