Sacrifice (novel)

Sacrifice
Author	Karen Traviss
Cover artist	Jason Felix, David Stevenson
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Legacy of the Force; Canon C
Subject	Star Wars
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Del Rey
Publication date	May 29, 2007 (hardcover), April 29, 2008 (paperback)
Media type	Hardcover, Paperback
Pages	367 (hardcover), 512 (paperback)
ISBN	0-345-47740-5 (hardcover), ISBN 0-345-47741-3 (paperback)
Preceded by	Exile
Followed by	Inferno

Sacrifice is a science fiction novel by American writer Karen Traviss, released on May 29, 2007. It is the fifth book in the Legacy of the Force series.

Synopsis

The book starts where Exile left off, with Ben returning to Jacen aboard the Sith Meditation Sphere he found on Ziost. The novel follows Jacen as he manipulates politics, introducing a new law that allows him to rewrite other laws. Using this and Cal Omas' betrayal to the Galactic Alliance as leverage, he and Admiral Niathal stage a bloodless coup, arresting Omas and installing themselves as joint Chiefs of State. At the same time, Jacen sends Ben to assassinate Dur Gejjen, throwing the Corellian-led Confederation into chaos. Meanwhile, Boba Fett and Mirta Gev are still in search of a cure to Fett's illness after finding Kad Skirata, the son of a clone. In exchange for the promise of making the Mandalorians a united people, he cures Boba, giving him another thirty or so years to live. Ben overhears a conversation between Lumiya and Jacen and, horrified, confesses all to his mother, Mara Jade Skywalker. Mara, livid with Jacen for attempting to turn Ben to the dark side, sets out to kill him. This backfires, however, as Jacen kills Mara as his final sacrifice. This sacrifice kills Ben's love for Jacen, making the prophecy complete. Thinking that Lumiya killed Mara, Luke hunts her down and kills her. Ben then reveals that Mara's killer could not have been Lumiya, since Ben was with her at the time. At the end of the book, Jacen Solo assumes his Sith name: Darth Caedus.

Main characters

Ben Skywalker; junior GAG officer (human male)
Boba Fett; Mandalore and semi-retired bounty hunter (human male)
Cal Omas; Chief of State, Galactic Alliance (human male)
Cha Niathal; Supreme Commander, Galactic Alliance (Mon Calamari female)
Dinua Jeban; Mandalorian soldier (human female)
Dur Gejjin; Prime Minister, Corellia (human male)
Ghes Orade; Mandalorian soldier (human male)
Goran Beviin; Mandalorian soldier (human male)
Jacen Solo; Jedi Knight (human male)
Jaina Solo; Jedi Knight (human female)
Jori Lekauf; GAG corporal (human male)
Leia Skywalker Solo; Jedi Knight, copilot, Millennium Falcon (human female)
Lon Shevu; GAG captain (human male)
Luke Skywalker, Jedi Grand Master (human male)
Lumiya; Dark Lady of the Sith (human female)
Mara Jade Skywalker; Jedi Master (human female)
Medrit Beviin; Mandalorian soldier (human male)
Mirta Gev; bounty hunter, Boba Fett's granddaughter (human female)
Novoc Vevut; Mandalorian soldier (human male)

References

Moffett, Matthew L. (November 2007). "Sacrifice". School Library Journal. 53 (11): 161. ISSN 0362-8930.

External links

Sacrifice title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Star Wars Cargo Bay
Sacrifice Blog
Wookieepedia

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