Force Heretic: Refugee
| Author | Sean Williams and Shane Dix |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jon Foster |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The New Jedi Order |
| Subject | Star Wars |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey |
Publication date | April 1, 2003 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 432 |
| ISBN | 0-345-42871-4 |
| Preceded by | Force Heretic: Remnant |
| Followed by | Force Heretic: Reunion |
Force Heretic: Refugee (also released as Force Heretic II: Refugee) is the second novel in a three-part story by Sean Williams and Shane Dix, the other two being Remnant (I), and Reunion (III). Published and released in 2003, it is the sixteenth installment of the New Jedi Order series set in the Star Wars galaxy.
Summary
Luke Skywalker's mission to find the living world of Zonama Sekot takes him and his team to the Chiss capital world of Csilla. There, they look into the planet's library for any information on the living planet, and amidst this, they foil a Chiss conspiracy against the Fel family. As a result of this, Luke and his team are given more time, and Jacen Solo manages to figure out that Zonama Sekot is probably hiding in the Unknown Regions disguised as a moon. The team finds evidence of this as they look into information on a solar system that inhabits the gas giant of Mobus.
Meanwhile, the Solos and their allies foil two conspiracies on the world of Bakura just in time to repel the second Ssi-ruu Imperium's invasion of the planet. However, as a consequence, Tahiri Veila falls victim to her Yuuzhan Vong personality, which had previously been implanted in her by the late Vong shaper Mezhan Kwaad, and which has taken on potency to Tahiri's psyche following her boyfriend Anakin's death. Tahiri falls into a coma as a result, and her normal half and her Yuuzhan Vong half fight over control of her body within Tahiri's mind.
Beneath Yuuzhan'tar, Nom Anor, posing as Yu'shaa, the Prophet of the Shamed Ones, manages to find a turncoat Yuuzhan Vong priestess by the name of Ngaaluh. Ngaaluh agrees to help Nom Anor and the Shamed Ones topple Supreme Overlord Shimrra from the polyp throne, as there are those within the Vong elite who doubt Shimrra's ability to lead the species to salvation.
Trivia
The book contains a blatant reference to the Australian Musical comedy group "Tripod", with a work group on Bakura named "the Tripod" with members who are referred to as "Yon, Gaitsi and Scod".