Star Wars Edge of Victory by J Gregory Keyes

The provided text is an excerpt from a Star Wars novel titled Edge of Victory I: Conquest by James Luceno, detailing events during the New Jedi Order era. The primary narrative focuses on the conflict between the Jedi Knights and the invading Yuuzhan Vong, highlighting the treachery of the Peace Brigade which is actively attempting to capture Jedi to appease the invaders. Key plotlines involve Jedi Master Dorsk 82 being captured after his efforts to protect droids fail, a debate among Jedi—including Luke Skywalker and the Solo siblings—over fighting methods, and a desperate rescue mission led by Anakin Solo to evacuate Jedi students from the academy on Yavin 4. This mission culminates in Anakin forming an uneasy alliance with a disillusioned Yuuzhan Vong warrior, Vua Rapuung, to save his friend Tahiri, who has been captured and subjected to shaping experiments by the Yuuzhan Vong.