The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord -- Grand Admiral
Thrawn -- has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and
launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic's destruction.
With the aid of unimaginable weapons long hidden away by the Emperor on
a backwater planet, Thrawn plans to turn the tide of battle, overwhelm
the New Republic, and impose his iron rule throughout the galaxy.
Meanwhile, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of
treason inside the highest Republican Council -- only to discover
instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their
friends and victory to their enemies. Yet most dangerous of all is a new
Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by
bitterness... and scheming to corrupt Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side.