Survivor's Quest

Survivor's Quest

Author	Timothy Zahn
Cover artist	Steven D. Anderson
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Canon C
Subject	Star Wars
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Del Rey
Publication date	Hardcover: February 1, 2004 Paperback: December 1, 2004
Media type	Hardcover & Paperback
Pages	Hardcover: 368 Paperback: 480
ISBN	0-345-45918-0
Preceded by	Fool's Bargain
Followed by	The Golden Globe

Survivor's Quest is a 2004 novel set in the Star Wars galaxy. The book was written by Timothy Zahn, and is the fifth, and, chronologically, the final book in his five-book Thrawn series.

Setting

Survivor's Quest is set in 22 ABY, three years after the events of Vision of the Future and three years before those of Vector Prime.

Characters

Luke Skywalker
Mara Jade Skywalker
Aristocra Chaf'orm'bintrano
Dean Jinzler
Evlyn
501st Legion (Star Wars)
Chak Fel
Jorad Pressor
General Prard'ras'kleoni

Plot

Survivor's Quest opens with a meeting between Talon Karrde and Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker. Karrde's people had earlier picked up an urgent transmission, addressed to Luke, coming from Admiral Voss Parck on the planet Nirauan. Before the message could be passed on, however, it had been stolen by a member of Karrde's own organisation, one Dean Jinzler. Fearing that the message might be somehow connected with the unknown menace Parck and Baron Fel had warned them about two years previous, Luke and Mara decide to head out to Nirauan.

There, they learn that the message had in fact come from Chiss Aristocra Chaf'orm'bintrano (or "Formbi"). The Chiss have found the remains of the pioneering Jedi expedition, Outbound Flight, which had been mercilessly destroyed by Grand Admiral Thrawn many years previous. Now, the Chiss wish to hand over their find to the New Republic, and Luke and Mara join the odd group—which includes a squad of stormtroopers from the 501st, a remnant of an alien people, the Geroons, who owe a strange debt to the people of Outbound Flight, and a false New Republic Ambassador—which will visit the site of the tragedy.

As they voyage on the Chaf Envoy deeper into Chiss space, into a treacherous cluster of stars known as the Redoubt, Luke and Mara grow more uneasy. Occurrences of sabotage and theft only serve to deepen their suspicions. On top of that, Mara begins to feel torn between her duty to the New Republic and her troubled respect for the Empire.

The expedition reaches its destination: the remains of the Dreadnaughts that made up the Outbound Flight project. Not only are the ships fairly intact, but Mara can sense life. There are survivors, possibly hundreds of them. Suddenly, everything comes together in a whirlwind of events. The supposedly peaceloving Geroons instead are revealed to be the bloodthirsty Vagaari, who desire revenge against the Chiss and Outbound Flight for their defeat at the hand of Admiral Thrawn years before. Luke, Mara, the Chiss, the Imperials, and the embittered survivors now must work together against the Vagaari if any of them are to come out alive.

They manage to defeat the Vagaari, who in turn sabotage the Chaf Envoy and commandeer one of the Dreadnaughts. The Vagaari then head back through the Redoubt to attack the Chiss command center, leaving Luke, Mara, and the others practically stranded. Following the welcome discovery of a Delta-Twelve Skysprite, however, Luke and Mara are soon pursuing the rogue Dreadnaught. They catch up to it and make their way aboard. They find out that the main Vagaari "colony ship" is actually a starfighter carrier that is beginning to overwhelm Chiss defenses. Using a fake signal, Luke and Mara trick the Vagaari into believing the Dreadnaught to be a friendly ship. However, Luke and Mara use the Dreadnaught under their control after a showdown with a droideka and the fanatical Vagaari Estosh, to aid the Chiss fighters and to defeat the other Vagaari forces.

The survivors are entrusted into the care of the Empire of the Hand, and Luke and Mara finally have time to settle down and enjoy their marriage.

Other

Survivor's Quest is the first of Timothy Zahn's Star Wars novels in which Talon Karrde, Han Solo, and Princess Leia do not play major roles. Most of the action is centered solely on Luke and Mara.

External links

"Timothy Zahn: Survivor's Questions and Answers". Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
Amazon.com Listing
Official CargoBay Listing

Timothy Zahn's Star Wars novels

Thrawn trilogy	Heir to the Empire Dark Force Rising The Last Command

The Hand of Thrawn	Specter of the Past Vision of the Future

Other novels	Outbound Flight Allegiance Choices of One Survivor's Quest Scoundrels

Star Wars Legends novels

The Adventures of Lando Calrissian	Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (1983) Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (1983) Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (1983)

Thrawn trilogy	Heir to the Empire (1991) Dark Force Rising (1992) The Last Command (1993)

Jedi Prince series	The Glove of Darth Vader (1992) The Lost City of the Jedi (1992) Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (1992) Mission from Mount Yoda (1993) Queen of the Empire (1993) Prophets of the Dark Side (1993)

Jedi Academy trilogy	Jedi Search (1994) Dark Apprentice (1994) Champions of the Force (1994)

Callista trilogy	Children of the Jedi (1995) Darksaber (1995) Planet of Twilight (1997)

X-wing	Rogue Squadron (1996) Wedge's Gamble (1996) The Krytos Trap (1996) The Bacta War (1997) Wraith Squadron (1998) Iron Fist (1998) Solo Command (1999) Isard's Revenge (1999) Starfighters of Adumar (1999) Mercy Kill (2012)

The Hand of Thrawn	Specter of the Past (1997) Vision of the Future (1998)

Galaxy of Fear	Eaten Alive (1997) City of the Dead (1997) Planet Plague (1997) The Nightmare Machine (1997) Ghost of the Jedi (1997) Army of Terror (1997) The Brain Spiders (1997) The Swarm (1998) Spore (1998) The Doomsday Ship (1998) Clones (1998) The Hunger (1998)

The Bounty Hunter Wars	The Mandalorian Armor (1998) Slave Ship (1998) Hard Merchandise (1999)

Jedi Apprentice	The Rising Force (1999) The Dark Rival (1999) The Hidden Past (1999) The Mark of the Crown (1999) The Defenders of the Dead (1999) The Uncertain Path (2000) The Captive Temple (2000) The Day of Reckoning (2000) The Fight for Truth (2000) The Shattered Peace (2000) The Deadly Hunter (2000) The Evil Experiment (2001) The Dangerous Rescue (2001) The Ties That Bind (2001) The Death of Hope (2001) The Call to Vengeance (2001) The Only Witness (2002) The Threat Within (2002) Special Edition #1: Deceptions (2001) Special Edition #2: The Followers (2002)

The New Jedi Order	Vector Prime (1999) Dark Tide I: Onslaught (2000) Dark Tide II: Ruin (2000) Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial (2000) Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (2000) Balance Point (2000) Recovery (2001) Edge of Victory I: Conquest (2001) Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (2001) Star by Star (2001) Dark Journey (2002) Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (2002) Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (2002) Traitor (2002) Destiny's Way (2002) Ylesia (2002) Force Heretic I: Remnant (2003) Force Heretic II: Refugee (2003) Force Heretic III: Reunion (2003) The Final Prophecy (2003) The Unifying Force (2003)

Jedi Quest	Path to Truth (2001) The Way of the Apprentice (2002) The Trail of the Jedi (2002) The Dangerous Games (2002) The Master of Disguise (2002) The School of Fear (2003) The Shadow Trap (2003) The Moment of Truth (2003) The Changing of the Guard (2004) The False Peace (2004) The Final Showdown (2004)

Boba Fett series	The Fight to Survive (2003) Crossfire (2003) Maze of Deception (2003) Hunted (2003) A New Threat (2004) Pursuit (2004)

Clone Wars series	Shatterpoint (2003) The Cestus Deception (2004) The Hive (2004) MedStar I: Battle Surgeons (2004) MedStar II: Jedi Healer (2004) Jedi Trial (2004) Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (2004)

Republic Commando	Hard Contact (2004) Triple Zero (2006) True Colors (2007) Order 66 (2008) 501st (2009)

The Last of the Jedi	The Desperate Mission (2005) Dark Warning (2005) Underworld (2005) Death on Naboo (2006) A Tangled Web (2006) Return of the Dark Side (2006) Secret Weapon (2007) Against The Empire (2007) Master of Deception (2008) Reckoning (2008)

Darth Bane series	Path of Destruction (2006) Rule of Two (2007) Dynasty of Evil (2009)

The Force Unleashed	The Force Unleashed (2008) The Force Unleashed II (2010)

Coruscant Nights	Jedi Twilight (2008) Street of Shadows (2008) Patterns of Force (2009)

The Old Republic series	The Old Republic: Revan (2011) The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (2010) The Old Republic: Annihilation (2012)

The Dark Nest trilogy	The Joiner King (2005) The Unseen Queen (2005) The Swarm War (2005)

Legacy of the Force	Betrayal (2006) Bloodlines (2006) Tempest (2006) Exile (2007) Sacrifice (2007) Inferno (2007) Fury (2007) Revelation (2008) Invincible (2008)

Fate of the Jedi	Outcast (2009) Omen (2009) Abyss (2009) Backlash (2010) Allies (2010) Vortex (2010) Conviction (2011) Ascension (2011) Apocalypse (2012)

Other trilogies and series	The Han Solo Adventures (1979–80) Young Jedi Knights (1995–98) The Black Fleet Crisis (1996–98) The Han Solo trilogy (1997–98)

Standalone	Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978) The Truce at Bakura (1993) The Courtship of Princess Leia (1994) The Crystal Star (1994) The New Rebellion (1996) Shadows of the Empire (1996) I, Jedi (1998) Rogue Planet (2000) Cloak of Deception (2001) Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (2001) "Darth Maul: Saboteur" (2001) The Approaching Storm (2002) Legacy of the Jedi (2003) Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine (2003) A Forest Apart (2003) Tatooine Ghost (2003) Survivor's Quest (2004) Secrets of the Jedi (2005) Labyrinth of Evil (2005) Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (2005) Outbound Flight (2006) Boba Fett: A Practical Man (2006) Allegiance (2007) The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (2007) Death Star (2007) Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (2008) Millennium Falcon (2008) The Clone Wars (2008) Death Troopers (2009) Gambit: Stealth (2010) Crosscurrent (2010) Knight Errant (2011) Darth Plagueis (2012) Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void (2013) Crucible (2013)

Full list of Star Wars books by in-universe timeline

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