The New Jedi Order : Enemy Lines II : Rebel Stand The New Jedi Order : Enemy Lines II : Rebel Stand , part of the and second book of the Enemy Lines Duology , is a novel by Aaron Allston , published on May 28 , 2002 . 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 … " Plot summary . Luke Skywalker , Mara Jade Skywalker , and Tahiri Veila have arrived on the recently - captured Coruscant , and on the planet they find a genetically - engineered monstrous Irek Ismaren , who had killed his mother Roganda , 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 discovers the traitors involved , which include Ghithra Dal and Takhaff Uul , and executes them by use of a rancor . Han and Leia Organa Solo are traveling to sectors of the galaxy that are most likely to join the Yuuzhan Vong in order for leniency for their own planets , people , and especially governments . Han and Leia ' s goal is to make contact with secret resistance cells on each planet in order to support them in making sure that their governments won ' t align with the Vong , and that they ' ll also be able to fight the invaders . One particular journey to Aphran IV gets them locked away in a prison cell , which forces C - 3PO and R2 - D2 to help them escape . Han and Leia fight past the forces holding them and they escape , with the government of Aphran IV unlikely to join the Vong . Back on Borleias , Wedge Antilles continues to operate the defenses there , holding Czulkang Lah ' s forces off for the majority of the events and increasing Yuuzhan Vong sentiment that both Jaina Solo was the physical manifestation of one of their Trickster goddess Yun - Harla , and that the pipefighter s 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 in the war against the Yuuzhan Vong . The final battle of the New Republic campaign at Borleias also sees to the death of Yuuzhan Vong veteran coralskipper pilot Charat Kraal , who had been part of the Vong occupation of the planet since before the New Republic invaded . 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 . Behind the scenes . " Rebel Stand " lists Jaina as Jedi Knight in its " Dramatis Personae " . However , she is not Knighted until later in the series with " " . It could have simply been referring to all Jedi as Jedi Knights , however , she was promoted to apprentice Jedi Knight at the end of Young Jedi Knights . During Operation Emperor ' s Spear the narration states the length of " Lusankya " as being eight kilometers , whereas the vessel should be nineteen as is standard for the " Executor " - class . Zindra Daine is listed in the Dramatis personae at the beginning of the novel , but 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 . This novel resolves the character arc of Roganda Ismaren from Barbara Hambly ' s " Children of the Jedi " by killing her off . Her son and killer , Irek , is made to be the primary antagonist in the Coruscant mission plot of the novel and is also subsequently killed off . On page 260 ( of the paperback version ) , when Denua Ku and his warriors are fighting Irek Ismaren , it says " He threw his last razorbug . " However , later on page 268 , when Viqi Shesh angers him , it says " He reached for his pouch , for his last remaining razorbugs . " Again , on page 297 , when Denua Ku confronted Viqi Shesh and the latter committed suicide , it says " The Yuuzhan Vong warrior who had confronted Viqi raised a handful of razorbugs to hurl at the " Ugly Truth " , " . Cover gallery . This is a gallery of the different cover variations of " Enemy Lines II : Rebel Stand " .