Star Wars: Threads of Dissent: Penumbra

by rylancoov

Six years after the defeat of Abeloth, the galaxy finds itself in a period of stability. However, following the bombing of an important Summit on Corellia, the Galactic Alliance and the Confederation find themselves again on the brink of war. While the Jedi Order attempts to mediate the conflict, sinister agents work from the shadows to upend the peace and establish a new Empire.

1. Introduction

This book will serve as the first in a nine book series called Threads of Dissent, that was conceived by my friend and I as a continuation to the legends EU. The goal of the series was to better bridge the gap between the end of FOTJ and the Legacy comics, while still using legacy characters and continuing the stories setup at the end of FOTJ. New chapters will be published as they are completed, and the entire novel will hopefully be up in a timely manner. Enjoy!

Background:

Six years have passed since the death of Abeloth. The galaxy has endured a tentative peace under the three major factions in the galaxy, the Galactic Alliance, Imperial Remnant, and the Confederation. They all have peace agreements with each other, and the leaders of each are all on good terms with one another. The Jedi Order has spent the last six years dealing with the Lost Tribe of the Sith. Luke Skywalker still leads the Order, although he has become less active in terms of missions taken, spending his time deepening his connection to the force and grooming his son to take his place as the Grand Master in the not so far future. Jaina Solo, Sword of the Jedi, has taken on her niece Allana as an apprentice, much in the way that Mara had once trained her. However, in the years since Abeloth's death, a new grassroots neo-imperial movement has been gaining traction, led by younger politicians and activists. They condemn the current leadership of the GA, claiming that they have failed to stop wars and conflicts from happening. They believe that if the Empire had continued, and the Rebel Alliance had failed, the Yuuzhan Vong invasion would have halted much faster, and that war in the galaxy would have mostly ceased. Even though they condemn Emperor Palpatine and his enforcers for some of the acts they committed, they claim that Palpatine's government was strong and his ideas were good. The movement has failed to gain traction until the Central Party, one of the two major factions within the GA, elects Gage Kendall, the leader of the movement, as their party leader. Meanwhile, in the shadows, a rogue element among Darth Krayt's One Sith seeks to gain power, and will use whatever means necessary to achieve it….