The New Jedi Order: Star by Star

The New Jedi Order: Star by Star is a novel by Troy Denning, the ninth volume of The New Jedi Order series. It was first published by Del Rey on October 30, 2001. It is one of the longest and most prominent installments of the cycle, falling at its climactic midpoint.

The story belongs to the New Jedi Order era and unfolds at the height of the war with the Yuuzhan Vong. The invaders breed a special creature, the voxyn, capable of hunting down the Force-sensitive, so that the Jedi for the first time find themselves the prey. At the same time, Leia Organa Solo receives an ultimatum from the enemy concerning the fate of millions of refugees. In response, a group of young Jedi proposes a daring sabotage operation.

The novel belongs to the Expanded Universe and is part of Legends. The book features Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia, and their children, and the events described here are considered a turning point of the entire nineteen-volume series and are referred to repeatedly in later books.