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Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Ylesia

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Most of the New Jedi Order books focus on the Solo kids, to the extent that some are viewed as "Jacen books" or "Jania books." The novella Ylesia is if anything a book starring Thrackan Sal-Solo. Thrackan is forcibly recruited by the Yuuzhan Vong to become president of the Peace Brigade Republic. However, the New Republic forces also choose to attack Ylesia. There's nothing new or terribly exciting in the novel, but it's a nice side story. It's written in a similar style as Destiny's Way (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 14), which isn't surprising as they're both by the same author. This short story actually takes place during the novel, so I'd recommend reading the novel first so Ylesia doesn't spoil any surprises.

Ylesia is a good short story for any fan of the NJO series to read, especially since they refer back to events in it later. However, if you buy the paperback version of Star by Star, you get it for free (as well as the short story Recovery). Why pay twice (or 3x if you want Recovery as well) when you can just pay once?

This book was more a filler piece tying in the other main novels of the New Jedi Order.
I found it enjoyable as it told a bit of a side story giving the reader a better understanding of other machinations of the Yuzhan Vong war without relying heavily on the main characters.