No war can last forever. Now, in the long and punishing battle between
the defiant champions of the New Jedi Order and the juggernaut that is
the Galactic Alliance, the endgame is finally at hand. With so much
lost – and nothing less than the course of the future still at
stake – there can be no turning back. No matter the consequences.
The
rebel cause is losing ground under the twin blows of Admiral Gilad
Pellaeon’s assassination and the death of Mara Jade Skywalker. At the
same time, having gained the support of the Imperial Remnant and its
ruthlessly efficient forces, the Galactic Alliance, with the
extraordinary power and dark brilliance of newly ascendant Sith Lord
Darth Caedus at its helm, may be unstoppable. Tormented and torn
between the call of duty and the thirst for vengeance, Luke has
searched the Force and beheld an unspeakable vision of the galaxy
enslaved under tyranny more monstrous than even Palpatine’s. Now it
seems that the last, best hope lies in mobilizing the scattered Jedi
for one decisive search-and-destroy mission. The objective: eliminate
Darth Caedus.
It’s a plan that will be as difficult and
dangerous to execute as it is daring. For Caedus is a scion of both the
Skywalker and Solo bloodlines whose command of the Force surpasses even
that of his grandfather Darth Vader. There is only one who is
bound by destiny to stand against him in what will surely be a duel to
the death, only one with an outside chance of bringing down the dark
lord who was once Jacen Solo.
Failure is not an option. The
furious final moments between power and peace are here, and whoever
confronts Darth Caedus will decide the outcome – and the fate of those
left standing.