Star Wars Fate of the Jedi Allies by Christie Golden

This excerpt from Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Allies by Christie Golden follows multiple narrative threads centered on shifting political tensions and an ancient threat. Luke Skywalker and his son Ben engage in an uneasy cooperation with Sith warriors to hunt the malevolent entity Abeloth within the Maw. On Coruscant, Chief of State Natasi Daala intensifies her siege of the Jedi Temple, while Tahiri Veila faces a high-stakes legal trial defended by an eccentric Bothan lawyer. Simultaneously, journalist Madhi Vaandt exposes the brutal reality of slavery on Vinsoth, sparking a revolutionary spirit that threatens the stability of the Galactic Alliance. The story further explores a crisis on Klatooine involving the desecration of the sacred Fountain of the Ancients, leading to the collapse of a millennia-old treaty. Ultimately, the characters must navigate a landscape of fragile alliances where the line between traditional heroes and villains becomes increasingly blurred.