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Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand

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The New Jedi Order:
Enemy Lines II - Rebel Stand
Attribution
Author(s)

Aaron Allston

Cover artist

Dave Seeley

Publication information
Publisher

Del Rey

Release date

May 28, 2002

Media type

Paperback

Pages

366

ISBN

0553713027

Chronology
Era

New Jedi Order era

Timeline

27 ABY

Series

The New Jedi Order; Enemy Lines Duology

Preceded by

Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream

Followed by

Traitor

[Source]

Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand, part of the New Jedi Order series and second book of the Enemy Lines Duology, is a novel by Aaron Allston, published on May 28, 2002.

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Contents

[edit] Publisher's summary

Not since Emperor Palpatine have the Jedi battled such monstrous evil. Unless they succeed against staggering odds, the galaxy is doomed.

Luke Skywalker's daring mission to halt the Yuuzhan Vong's nefarious plot to overthrow the New Republic is struggling on all fronts. And time is slipping away for Han and Leia Organa Solo, trapped on a small planet whose rulers are about to yield to Yuuzhan Vong pressure to give up the Jedi rebels.

On Coruscant, Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker have made a shocking discovery that is preventing the Yuuzhan Vong from exerting complete control. But when the enemy tracks them down, Luke and Mara are thrust into a firece battle for their lives. Suddenly, the chances of escaping appear nearly impossible. And in space, another battle rages, one that holds ominous consequences for the New Republic—and for the Jedi themselves…

[edit] Editions

[edit] American

[edit] Plot Summary

Luke, Mara, and Tahiri have arrived on the recently-captured Coruscant, and on the planet they find Irek Ismaren masquerading as Lord Nyax. Nyax, his mind having been replaced almost entirely with electronic parts, is bent on opening a Force nexus located beneath the old Jedi Temple. Meanwhile Tsavong Lah, taking Viqi Shesh's advice to heart, discovers a conspiracy amongst members of the shaper caste and of the priest caste who plan to control him through manipulation of his implant. With the help of shaper Nen Yim, Tsavong Lah discovered the traitors involved, and executed them.

Back on Borleias, Wedge Antilles continued to operate the defenses there, holding Czulkang Lah's forces off for the majority of the events and increasing Yuuzhan Vong sentiment both that Jaina Solo was the physical manifestation of one of their gods, and that the pipefighters were capable of being utilized as a superweapon to attack Coruscant's defense fleet.

Luke, Mara, and Tahiri were able to kill Nyax with the help of Wraith Squadron, but not before he was able to open the Force nexus he'd been after. Following Nyax's death and during the strike team's escape from Coruscant they confronted Viqi Shesh, who had been sent to the planet to help capture them. At the same time Denua Ku, the dying Yuuzhan Vong warrior who'd led the Yuuzhan Vong warriors to find the Jedi on Coruscant, caught up with her. Shesh committed suicide to avoid being captured and, most likely, killed by either side.

Upon returning to Borleias the strike team found the Lusankya in a state of horrible disrepair, though this was ultimately part of General Antilles's plan. Using the pipefighters to distract Czulkang Lah's forces from the true weapon, Lusankya was smashed into the Domain Hul worldship, executing Operation Emperor's Spear and fulfilling the objectives Antilles had set for himself and the Borleias defense crew.

The New Republic abandoned Borleias following their defensive victory, though they had ultimately gained the government a great deal of time with which to plan their next moves and alliances, exactly what then-Chief of State Pwoe had instructed the fleet to do.

[edit] Dramatis personae

[edit] The Jedi

[edit] With the New Republic military

[edit] Civilians

[edit] With the Yuuzhan Vong

[edit] Other characters

[edit] Locations

[edit] Behind the scenes

Though Zindra Daine is listed in the Dramatis personae at the beginning of the novel, she does not appear in it at any point. Allston stated on his website that he included her in the beginning, not knowing where he would take the story, and in the end even though she was with the Twin Suns Squadron throughout the events of the novel, no scene mentioned her specifically.[1]

Also, the Insiders—who are one of the main themes of the Enemy Lines novels—are conspicuously absent from later media, only mentioned in two subsequent New Jedi Order books and not even acknowledged in post-New Jedi Order media which portrays an equally callous and authoritarian Galactic Alliance, making it unlikely that the organization had disbanded.

[edit] Cover gallery

This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand.

Cover art

German - Aufstand der Rebellen

Polish - Linie Wroga II: Twierdza Rebelii

Japanese cover

Japanese cover art

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ↑ Aaron Allson's FAQ

[edit] External links

Enemy Lines Duology
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream | Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand


The New Jedi Order
Vector Prime · Dark Tide I: Onslaught · Dark Tide II: Ruin · Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial · Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
Balance Point · Edge of Victory I: Conquest · Edge of Victory II: Rebirth · Star by Star · Dark Journey
Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream · Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand · Traitor · Destiny's Way · Ylesia
Force Heretic I: Remnant · Force Heretic II: Refugee · Force Heretic III: Reunion · The Final Prophecy · The Unifying Force
Short stories
Recovery · Emissary of the Void · The Apprentice · Or Die Trying
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