Dark Tide I: Onslaught (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 2)
The Jedi are back and ready to rumble inDark Tide 1: Onslaught,  the second book to appear in Del Rey's five-year New Jedi Order story arc, which  picks up events 25 years afterA  New Hope. Reading R.A. Salvatore'sVector Primefirst--while not  necessary (and some fans even recommend against it)--will help enormously in  understanding the alien threat facing the New Republic, the sinister Yuuzhan  Vong. The Jedi, under the now truly formidable Luke, must rise to beat back the  biotech-wielding invaders, and we really get to see the Solo kids and good ol'  Corran Horn shine. Lando and especially Han get short shrift (that's probably  just as well in this new series), but Luke and Mara still manage to get a whole  lot of lovin' going on. This is excellent work by the ever popular Stackpole  (Rogue Squadron).--Paul Hughes