Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines

Bloodlines is the second novel in the Legacy of the Force series. Written by Karen Traviss, it was released in the United States by Del Rey on August 29 and in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand by Arrow Publishing on September 7, 2006. Bloodlines contains a 20-page excerpt of the next book in the series, Tempest, by Troy Denning.

Publisher's summary
''As civil war continues to break out in the Galactic Alliance, terrorism begins to drive the Alliance towards ever more repressive laws. Families find themselves divided, and old friendships are torn apart. But the bitterest enemy can be your own flesh and blood&mdash;and your foe can turn out to be your only ally. Old enemies Han Solo and Boba Fett are drawn together as they both learn some harsh truths about their own kin, while Luke and Mara Skywalker fear for their only son, Ben, when his Jedi Master, Jacen Solo, makes a dangerous choice that shocks both families and the Galaxy at large.''

Paperback
A new era of exciting adventures and shocking revelations continues to unfold, as the legendary Star Wars saga sweeps forward into astonishing new territory.

''Civil war looms as the fledgling Galactic Alliance confronts a growing number of rebellious worlds-and the approaching war is tearing the Skywalker and Solo families apart. Han and Leia return to Han's homeworld, Corellia, the heart of the resistance. Their children, Jacen and Jaina, are soldiers in the Galactic Alliance's campaign to crush the insurgents.''

''Jacen, now a complete master of the Force, has his own plans to bring order to the galaxy. Guided by his Sith mentor, Lumiya, and with Luke's young son Ben at his side, Jacen embarks on the same path that his grandfather Darth Vader once did. And while Han and Leia watch their only son become a stranger, a secret assassin entangles the couple with a dreaded name from Han's past: Boba Fett. In the new galactic order, friends and enemies are no longer what they seem.&hellip;''

An Early Look at Bloodlines
'''A new era of exciting adventures and shocking revelations continues to unfold as the legendary Star Wars saga sweeps forward into astonishing new territory with the nine-book series, Legacy of the Force. Here's an early look at book two, Bloodlines by Karen Traviss.'''

''Civil war looms as the fledgling Galactic Alliance confronts a growing number of worlds set on rebellion&mdash;and the approaching war is tearing the Skywalker and Solo families apart. Han's Corellian roots and Luke's dedication to the Jedi order are driving a wedge between the families. Han and Leia's children, Jacen and Jaina, are soldiers in the Galactic Alliance's campaign to crush the insurgents. Luke and Mara are unable to protect their son Ben from war. The quest of an assassin draws out a dreaded name from the past: Boba Fett. And in the new galactic order, friends and enemies are no longer what they seem...''

Excerpt

 * Excerpt from the audio-book, from Random House (mp3)
 * Excerpt from StarWars.com

Dramatis personae

 * Barit Saiy; (Corellian male)
 * Ben Skywalker; (human male)
 * Boba Fett, Mandalore and semi-retired bounty hunter (human male)
 * Cal Omas; Chief of State, Galactic Alliance (human male)
 * Cha Niathal, Admiral, Galactic Alliance (Mon Calamari female)
 * Goran Beviin, Mandalorian soldier (human male)
 * G'vli G'Sil, Coruscanti Senator, head of the Galactic Alliance Security Council (human male)
 * Han Solo, captain, Millennium Falcon (human male)
 * Heol Girdun, captain, Galactic Alliance Guard (human male)
 * Jacen Solo; Jedi Knight (human male)
 * Jaina Solo; Jedi Knight (human female)
 * Leia Organa Solo; Jedi Knight, copilot, Millennium Falcon (human female)
 * Jori Lekauf, corporal, Galactic Alliance Guard (human male)
 * Lon Shevu, captain, Galactic Alliance Guard (human male)
 * Luke Skywalker; Jedi Grand Master (human male)
 * Lumiya, Sith Lady (human female)
 * Mara Jade Skywalker; Jedi Master (human female)
 * Mirta Gev, bounty hunter (human female)
 * Taun We, scientist (Kaminoan female)
 * Thrackan Sal-Solo; Corellian Head of State (human male)

LFL timeline of book
Bloodlines begins the day after Betrayal ends. The days count from the beginning of Betrayal, roughly 122 days into 40 ABY.

BLOODLINES begins

Day 25: Fett captures H'buk.

Day 26: Leia and Han learn that Thrackan has a contract out on Han. Fett's doctor tells him he is dying.

Day 27: The explosion on Coruscant.

Day 28: On Coronet, Gejjen, Leia, and Han meet in a café and discuss deposing Thrackan. Leia kills an assassin on the Falcon. Jacen visits the rebuilt Jedi Temple and walks back in time exploring Anakin Skywalker's emotions. The Corellian Sanctuary has been desecrated. Fett meets Mirta Gev and hires her to take him to Ailyn.

Day 29: Luke senses that Lumiya has returned. Han and Leia return to Coruscant - the Falcon is in bad shape. The water supply in parts of Coruscant is contaminated.

Day 30: Jacen is appointed Colonel and heads the secret police to intern Corellians.

Day 31: Pellaeon resigns as Supreme Commander of the GA Defense Force - Niathal is appointed as his replacement.

Day 32: Han and Leia buy a shuttle and head back to Corellia. Jacen raids Jabi Town.

Day 33: Fett finds Taun We.

Day 34: Omas puts new emergency measures into effect.

Day 36: Ben finds three Corellian agents and a bounty hunter. Jacen arrests Habuur.

Day 39: Omas announces the blockade of Corellia.

Day 42: Senate Building protest.

Day 43: Jacen kills Habuur. Fett meets with Thrackan.

Day 44: Han and Fett meet. Han agrees to get Jacen to release Habuur; Fett agrees to kill Thrackan. Jacen flow-walks back to Anakin Skywalker's era and believes Anakin's downfall was a result of faulty training.

Day 45: Mirta kills Thrackan. Jacen suspends Jaina from duty.

Day 46: Leia learns that Jacen killed Habuur while under interrogation and tells Jacen that Habuur is Fett's daughter. Ben kills two men harboring missile launchers.

Day 48: Jacen delivers Habuur's body. Fett takes Habuur's body and leaves for Mandalore.

Day 49: Jacen thinks he may have to kill Tenel Ka and Allana.

Tempest begins on day 56.

Characters

 * Abadaner
 * Vol Barad
 * Beluine
 * Bolf
 * Briike
 * Charr
 * Cheb
 * Cotin
 * Dur Gejjen
 * Nov Gejjen
 * Heol Girdun
 * G'vli G'Sil
 * Mirta Gev
 * H'buk
 * Kad'ika
 * Jori Lekauf
 * Makin
 * Forre Musa
 * Koa Ne
 * Orade
 * Puth
 * Barit Saiy
 * Lon Shevu
 * Talgal
 * Vevut
 * Vio
 * Wirut
 * Ram Zerimar

Creatures

 * Coin-crab
 * Well-spider

Events

 * Blockade of Corellia

Locations

 * Cayan Club
 * Card's Tapcaf
 * Chasin
 * Corellian Sanctuary
 * Elite Hotel
 * Halin's
 * Horizon Hotel
 * Jabi Town
 * Katraasii
 * Keben Park
 * Obreedan
 * Zerria

Organizations

 * AruMed
 * ConCare
 * Democratic Alliance
 * Galactic Alliance Guard
 * SteriPac

Plants

 * Assari
 * Misura vine

Sentient species

 * Dabi

Vehicles and vessels

 * Bloodstripe
 * Ocean
 * Resolute
 * Revival

Behind the scenes

 * Similarly to Betrayal, Bloodlines also contains an "inside joke" referring to Han and Greedo. Han is cursing out of being cheated out of a kill, when Boba Fett says "You should learn to shoot first Solo" by comparison to Betrayal, which makes a reference to the idea that Han shot first, this book refers to Solo as being someone who did not shoot first. It is unknown whether this ongoing inside joke will continue into Tempest and beyond or not.


 * On page 276 of the original paperback release, "Fett" is misspelled "Felt".


 * The Science Fiction Book Club released a special hardback version of this novel. At the time, this was the only way to get a hardback version of this novel.

References to the movies

 * In Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines, Jacen Solo flow-walked back to the time Revenge of the Sith takes place to understand his maternal grandfather's (Darth Vader) motives for his actions, in order to ensure that his reasons for joining the Sith were not selfish.