The first book in the new Dark Nest Trilogy has just been released. It's the first in a series that will serve as the prologue to the upcoming Legacy of the Force series, which will be a 9-book series set 5-10 years after the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, to be released over the next six years or so.

Here's the blurb from the back of the new book:

Luke Skywalker is worried: A handful of Jedi Knights, including his nephew and niece, Jaina and Jacen Solo, have disappeared into the Unknown Regions in response to a strange cry for help that only they could hear. Now the alien Chiss have angrily lodged a formal complaint, accusing the missing Jedi of meddling in a border dispute between the Chiss and an unidentified aggressor.
Luke has no choice but to head to the Unknown Regions for serious damage control. Han and Leia follow, intent on protecting their children from what could be grave danger. But none of them are prepared for what they find when they reach their destination.
A colony of mysterious aliens is expanding toward the edge of Chiss space. The leader of the alien nest is resolute. Adept in the Force, he is drawing old friends to his side, compelling them to join the colony and meld their Force-abilities with his, even if it leads to all-out war...

I'll put out a full review on the message board as soon as I'm done reading. It should be good though.

Chiss (i.e. Thrawn species) + Dark Jedi = Cool

EDIT: The full review (both spoiler free and spoiler versions) can be found here.