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The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime

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The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime is a Star Wars Legends novel written by R. A. Salvatore. It is the first volume in the series Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, and it was first published on October 5, 1999 by Del Rey.

The events of the novel are set in 25 ABY, and the story introduces the villainous Yuuzhan Vong and their plans of domination. Vector Prime was also notable for depicting the death of Chewbacca, which was the first time a major Star Wars original trilogy character was permanently killed in the Expanded Universe.

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Title
The New Jedi Order:
Vector Prime
Author
R. A. Salvatore
Cover artist
David Stevenson (Design)
Min Choi (Design)
Cliff Nielsen (Painting)
Publisher
Del Rey
Released
October 5, 1999
Media type
Hardcover
Paperback
eBook
Pages
400
Isbn
9780345428448
Audiobook
Abridged
Timeline
25 ABY
Series
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order
Followed by
The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught

Who turns up here

Characters: 66
Species: 25
Planets: 35
Places: 6
Galaxy: 10
Starships: 25
Organizations: 15
Events: 14
Technology: 25
Lore: 18
Everything else: 136
Not in the archive: 7
  • Sector L1 (first mentioned)
  • Tow ship (first appearance)
  • Ion generator
  • Junction box
  • Oxygen pack
  • Tractor transmitter
  • Turbo driver

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