Bloodlines (novel)
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| Author | Karen Traviss |
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| Cover Artist | Jason Felix |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Era | Legacy of the Force |
| Series | Legacy of the Force |
| Galactic Year | 40 ABY |
| Canon | C |
| Subject(s) | Star Wars |
| Genre(s) | Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey |
| Released | 29 August 2006 |
| Media Type | Paperback |
| Pages | 416 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-345-47751-0 |
| Preceded by | Betrayal |
| Followed by | Tempest |
Bloodlines is the second book in the Legacy of the Force series. The book is written by Karen Traviss and was released August 29, 2006. The book takes place in the fictional Star Wars universe, about 35 years after the fall of the Galactic Empire in Return of the Jedi. It was followed by Tempest. The book's theme focuses on family.
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"But the bitterest enemy can be your own flesh and blood - and your foe can turn out to be your only ally."
In Bloodlines, a civil war continues to break out in the Galactic Alliance. Meanwhile, acts of terrorism force the Alliance to create even more repressive laws. Many families find themselves divided, including the Solo/Skywalkers as Han Solo's Corellian roots and Luke Skywalker's dedication to the Jedi are creating conflict. Meanwhile, Luke and Mara Skywalker fear for their son, Ben, when his Jedi Master, Jacen Solo, makes a dangerous choice. This choice shocks both families and the galaxy.
Many of his actions in this book are reminiscent of Anakin Skywalker's last days as a Jedi before being corrupted into Darth Vader. Jacen works closely with Cal Omas and other political leaders to establish a martial law environment against the Corellians. He heads up a campaign to capture Corellians on Coruscant and place them in an internment situation; his actions are such that those around him refer to him as a "pale imitation of his grandfather, Darth Vader." He orders a blockade against Corellia and he suspends his sister, Jaina, from combat missions for violating the "rules of engagement". Luke and Jaina are concerned that Jacen is turning to the dark side and that Ben really needs a new master.
After going on numerous raids with Jacen, Ben gets the chance to make a decision about a raid in which he kills two people, and at 13 years of age, it scares him. Jacen also uses his Force powers in an unusual way, Ben starts to question Jacen's intent because this is not the Jacen he admired...this is not the Jacen who has been caring towards him. Ben seems to becoming more and more like his grandmother everyday in trying to answer questions as to "why can't the fighting stop and the diplomacy resume." He boldly questions his parent's past actions in killing and why it was okay then, but not now.
while Han finally kills Thrackan because of hie evilness.
Meanwhile, Jacen, still on his path to Sith perfection, decides that the only thing left for him to do is to 'immortalize his love' according to the Sith tassels. Jacen loves Tenel Ka and their daughter Allana very much but if he is to achieve his full Sith ranking he must kill them. He deeply questions what he is doing and he realizes that this is not who he is but what he is destined to become: the next Sith Lord. With that goal in mind, he believes he must conform himself in the image of his grandfather in order to achieve it. He even 'flow walks' through time with the Force to explore his grandfather's fall and finds that his journey is meant to be different so there may be hope for him. Jacen may yet acquire full Sith knowledge and acknowledgement and not become the beast that Vader was.
As such, his ultimate goal is to bring peace to the galaxy as a Sith while at the same time not committing the same mistakes Vader made.
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