New "Star wars" book

There's a new series out following the further adventures of the "Star Wars" characters, entitled "Fate of the Jedi." The first one is called "Outcast," by veteran SW writer Aaron Allston. I will try to be as delicate as possible and not include any spoilers.

When the last series ended, Jacen Solo, the son of Princess Leia and Han Solo, had risen to power and gone over to the dark side, becoming Darth Caedus. After killing Luke Skywalker's wife, he was ultimately defeated by another family member. The series, as all SW books seem to, had many subplots, e.g. Boba Fett was dying and needed a cure, Corellia rebelling against the Galactic Alliance, Luke Skywalker's nemesis Lumiya was stalking him, other characters were also after the Solo and Skywalker clans, Jaina Solo was training as a fighter pilot and having to decide between two suitors. There was also a neat subplot involving a Sith meditation sphere, which sounds just like what I need. In addition, Lumiya had was possibly the coolest weapon ever, a lightwhip, which sounded like a whip combined with a light sabre and with tips of Mandalorian steel.

This series begins not too long after Jacen is killed. I was actually a bit taken aback to realize that there was actually, possibly some merit to the new reason Luke is being persecuted: as Grand Master of the Jedi Order, he is being held liable for not realizing Jacen was going to the dark side and then failing to do much about it. It kind of makes sense. Shouldn't he have sensed something? And been a little more proactive about it?

Luke is exiled for ten years from Coruscant and prohibited from being in charge of the Jedi, so he decides to try and track down what made Jacen end up as he did. Which seems rather like a closing the barn door situation to me. His son Ben goes along and they end up on this world debating with some Jedi-like beings about what "living" really means. Zzzzzzz. In the meantime Han and Leia go to Kessel, Han's least favorite place, to help Lando try and figure out why the planet is having so many earthquakes. Han and Chewbacca had been enslaved in the spice mines, which were also home to the dreaded energy spiders. Jaina is running around with her boyfriend while evading the state-ordered Jedi watcher. There is also a lot involving Jedi who hallucinate that those close to them have been taken over by others. It is one of the less interesting subplots I have read.

I was pleased with it while I was reading it but I really don't know if I can make through several books in which they try to figure out the disorder causing Jedi to think everyone is an imposter. I guess for me, More Sith! more of the Solos! Less with the existential debate, unless it is more interesting.