The seventh entry in the The New Jedi Order series, and the initial eBook, titled The New Jedi Order: Recovery, is a short story by Troy Denning that takes place in the Star Wars galaxy. This story provides the groundwork for a significant portion of the novel The New Jedi Order: Star by Star, and depicts the gradual mending of the relationship between Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo, his spouse. It appears as an introductory section in the paperback edition of Star by Star.
While the galaxy faces the looming threat of encroaching darkness, a single beacon of resistance endures…. The Yuuzhan Vong achieved victory in their brutal takeover of Duro, but their attempts to force vital secrets from Leia Organa Solo proved unsuccessful. Now, she struggles to survive after suffering torture at the hands of the enemy. Unless prompt medical assistance is provided, the severely injured Princess, formerly the leader of the New Republic, faces certain death. Han Solo, pursued by bounty hunters, embarks on a desperate race against the clock, only to have his urgent requests for aid turned down by numerous planets, as the Jedi are held accountable for the ongoing conflict against the seemingly unstoppable aliens. Driven to desperation, the Solos opt for a perilous undertaking. They must make their way to Coruscant, the New Republic's troubled capital, where betrayers, appeasers, and assassins now share the same objective as the relentless Yuuzhan Vong: the extermination of all Jedi….