The New Jedi Order : Balance Point The New Jedi Order : Balance Point , part of the , is a novel written by Kathy Tyers . It was published by Del Rey on October 31 , 2000 . Narration for the audio version was performed by Michael Cumpsty . Publisher ' s summary . Hardcover . Back cover . In the aftermath of one tragedy , will a young Jedi ' s search for redemption lead to yet another ? Inside flap . " There is no place to channel the flood of refugees fleeing the murderous Yuuzhan Vong but the overcrowded planet Duro , poisoned by centuries of technological excess . Fortunately a deal is struck : In exchange for a new home , the refugees will work to restore the planet to health , under the watchful eye of Leia Organa Solo . " " While tempers flare between the Duros and the New Republic , Han Solo , his son , Jacen and the Ryn called Droma arrive to keep the peace . They are unaware that Leia is on Duro … and that Luke , Mara and Anakin are on their way , searching for a missing Jedi apprentice . And none realize that the Yuuzhan Vong have chosen this embattled planet as the next target in their brutal coreward thrust . " " Now , as the fragile stability on Duro threatens to collapse into violence , Jacen Solo must face his greatest dilemma : At what point does the use of power become aggression ? Whatever he decides , his next step could tip the galaxy destiny toward the light or toward darkness — with the life of someone he loves hanging in the balance … " Audiobook . " The epic , multi - part , " Star Wars " series , " The New Jedi Order " , continues with this second original hardcover adventure ! " " , the launch book of " The New Jedi Order " , was a " New York Times " hardcover bestseller for four weeks , with nearly 200 , 000 copies in print and 25 , 000 copies in audio . " " Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo work to help refugees flooding in to the planet Duro from the Rim worlds . However the dreaded Yuuzhan Vong have chosen Duro as their next target . Jacen Solo , working at his father ' s side , finds himself on the horns of a dilemma : how to reconcile using the Force as a tool for good , yet still fight the evil invaders . He must make the right choice , for the future of his family — and possibly of the New Republic itself — hangs in the balance … " Paperback . In the aftermath of one tragedy , will a young Jedi ' s search for redemption lead to yet another ? " There is no place to channel the flood of refugees fleeing the murderous Yuuzhan Vong but the overcrowded planet Duro , poisoned by centuries of technological excess . Fortunately a deal is struck : In exchange for a new home , the refugees will work to restore the planet to health , under the watchful eye of Leia Organa Solo . " " While tempers flare between the Duros and the New Republic , Han Solo , his son , Jacen and the Ryn called Droma arrive to keep the peace . They are unaware that Leia is on Duro … and that Luke , Mara and Anakin are on their way , searching for a missing Jedi apprentice . And none realize that the Yuuzhan Vong have chosen this embattled planet as the next target in their brutal coreward thrust . " " Now , as the fragile stability on Duro threatens to collapse into violence , Jacen Solo must face his greatest dilemma : At what point does the use of power become aggression ? Whatever he decides , his next step could tip the galaxy ' s destiny toward the light or toward darkness — with the life of someone he loves hanging in the balance … " Plot summary . Taking place two months after " " , Jaina Solo , who was on a mission with Rogue Squadron in a battle against the Yuuzhan Vong at the planet Kalarba , loses her astromech droid Sparky in the conflict and is forced to go EV ; as a result , her vision is slightly impaired for a short time . Therefore , she is sent to the refugee planet of Duro on sick leave to meet up with her family , consisiting of her father , Han , and her oldest brother , Jacen , along with the resident Hutt , Randa Besadii Diori , who was a survivor of the Battle of Fondor . While residing on Coruscant , Anakin Solo is still in guilt over his responsibility for the destruction of the Hapan Fleet at the Battle of Fondor , and Jacen has a Force vision of missing a lightsaber tossed to him by his uncle Luke and letting the galaxy fall to the Vong ' s clutches , and followed by a voice telling him to " stand firm . " This leads him to believe that by using the Force any further , he will ultimately tip the galaxy to the Yuuzhan Vong ' s favor . So Jacen vows to suppress his Force abilities for the rest of his life . But as the novel progresses with his story , he finds that the galactic tipping point in his vision is still falling to the Yuuzhan Vong ' s side . Meanwhile , it is revealed that , thanks to the healing tears of Vergere and regular relations with her husband Luke , Mara Jade Skywalker realizes that she is pregnant . After the capture of a Vong agent on Coruscant by Mara and Anakin , which ended with the agent killing herself when she found herself " tainted " by the infidelities of the galaxy ' s natives , Mara , Luke and Anakin go to Duro to investigate if CorDuro Shipping has any affiliation with the Yuuzhan Vong , and even Leia Organa Solo is head of Settlement Thirty - two ' s partner , the Gateway Dome . Executor Nom Anor of the Yuuzhan Vong , who survived the events of " Vector Prime " and is posing as a New Republic scientist at Gateway Dome , unleashes a group of moths that chew on synthplas on Settlement Thirty - two , threatening to expose the refugees there to Duros ' caustic atmosphere , leading to an evacuation of Settlement Thirty - two headed by Jacen and Han . The refugees of Settlement Thirty - two are placed in quarantine in Gateway to ensure that the moths do not infest Gateway too . Later , Mara and Jaina figure out that Nom Anor is impersonating a Duro scientist and confront him , only to be trapped under a cave - in while Nom Anor makes his escape . During this time , Jacen goes to Duro ' s capital orbital city of Bburru to discuss to Vice - Director Durgard Brarun about undelivered supplies to those of the refugees of both Gateway and the destroyed Settlement Thirty - two . Brarun holds Jacen as a hostage , lying to him about being his guest in Brarun ' s guest quarters , in order to exchange a Jedi to the Yuuzhan Vong to appease them . In the end , the Vong attack Duro . During the battle , though , Leia is captured and meets up with the Vong ' s leader , Warmaster Tsavong Lah , and Randa is killed by Lah ' s subordinate , Priestess Vaecta , while trying to protect Leia . Before she can be executed , however , Jacen breaks his vow of never using the Force anymore and saves his mother from the warmaster . Jacen and Tsavong Lah fight , and Jacen defeats him when he once again hears the voice telling him to " stand firm " and he uses a Force wind to knock the Vong out of a window using the objects of Leia ' s office that they are fighting in . When the Battle of Duro comes to its conclusion , the Vong have won again , as usual , and the New Republic saves what refugees it could , including Luke , Han , Leia , C - 3PO , R2 - D2 , Droma and his family , and the Solo kids . The remaining survivors are captured , some are sacrificed by the Vong while others are made slaves , and it is revealed that Tsavong Lah survived his fall , but permanently broke his foot and plans to replace it with a living prosthetic . After the Vong find a way to broadcast their living technology to all New Republic tech , Tsavong Lah announces to the galaxy , that if they surrender all the Jedi , or kill them , especially bringing him Jacen Solo , the one who crippled him , alive , the Vong invasion will halt , and they will not attack Coruscant . Behind the scenes . This was Kathy Tyers ' s final " Star Wars " novel . As such , as of this book , the only characters to appear in both of Tyers ' s " Star Wars " novels are Luke Skywalker , Han Solo , Princess Leia , C - 3PO , and R2 - D2 . Cover gallery . This is a gallery of the different cover variations of " Balance Point " .