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Chapters (80)
  1. Cover
  2. The Rising Storm
  3. PROLOGUE
  4. CHAPTER ONE
  5. CHAPTER TWO
  6. CHAPTER THREE
  7. CHAPTER FOUR
  8. CHAPTER FIVE
  9. CHAPTER SIX
  10. CHAPTER SEVEN
  11. CHAPTER EIGHT
  12. CHAPTER NINE
  13. CHAPTER TEN
  14. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  15. CHAPTER TWELVE
  16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  22. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  33. CHAPTER THIRTY
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  43. CHAPTER FORTY
  44. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  49. CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
  50. CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
  51. CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
  52. CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
  53. CHAPTER FIFTY
  54. CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
  55. CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
  56. CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE
  57. CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
  58. CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE
  59. CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
  60. CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN
  61. CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT
  62. CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE
  63. CHAPTER SIXTY
  64. CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE
  65. CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO
  66. CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE
  67. CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR
  68. CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
  69. CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX
  70. CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN
  71. CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT
  72. CHAPTER SIXTY-NINE
  73. CHAPTER SEVENTY
  74. CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
  75. CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO
  76. CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE
  77. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR
  78. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE
  79. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX
  80. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

“Indeed I do, and while I hope you’ll forgive me if I keep some secrets close to my chest, you should probably know what will be required of you when we meet our potential benefactor.” She paused, her eyes falling to Ty’s waist, specifically her holster.

Now Ty’s missing tendril was really starting to itch.

“Would you like something to drink?” Mantessa asked, indicating the door. “I have a number of questions about that lightsaber of yours …”

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

The Unity Arc, Valo

The crowd gasped as a drift of Vectors streaked overhead, flying in perfect formation. Stellan had to admit that it was the perfect end to a perfect afternoon. The regasa’s arrival had gone like Muun clockwork, much to the obvious delight of Lina Soh, and now the chancellor’s entire retinue was standing on a platform in front of literally thousands of people who had gathered in front of the fair gates for the official opening ceremony. Then there were the billions who would be watching on the holonet. It truly was a wonder to behold, although that didn’t stop Stellan from wishing that he was up there with his fellow Jedi, joining the drift as they dropped into a perfect Sunburris cascade, one of Nib Assek’s favorite maneuvers. Nib was leading the Vectors, Burryaga piloting a craft of his own, a recent development after years of flying with his Master. The Ithorian Jedi Mikkel Sutmani had joined them in the air, alongside Master Kunpar of the local temple. Regasa Elarec burst into applause as the Vectors made one last bank and sped off into the horizon, the crowd following the queen’s lead. Stellan scanned the throng waiting to flow through the Unity Arc, picking out just a few of the familiar faces in their number. There was Cherff Maota, Avar’s former Master who now scoured the galaxy as a Seeker, searching for Force-adept youngsters to be trained by the Order, and Nooranbakarakana, a Frozian Jedi whom Stellan knew by reputation alone. Then there was Torban Buck, the hulking Chagrian medic who was famed as much for his bizarre insistence that everyone call him Buckets of Blood as for his medical expertise. Buck saw Stellan looking his way and fired off a jaunty salute, leaving the Council member wondering if he should return the gesture.

Fortunately the decision was taken out of his hands when Soh took a step toward the dais where Matari and Voru had been sitting patiently throughout the display.