The time of reckoning is close at hand. Events in the New York Times
bestselling Star Wars The New Jedi Order series take a decisive turn,
as the heroes of the New Republic prepare for their most volatile clash
yet with the enemy--from without and within.
In the war against the ruthless Yuuzhan Vong, the fall of Coruscant
leaves the New Republic divided by internal strife, and on the verge of
bowing to conquest. But those who steadfastly refuse to consider
surrender--Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia Organa Solo, and their
children and comrades-in-arms--are determined to seize victory against
overwhelming odds. And now, finally, there are signs that the tide may
be turning in the New Republic's favor.
After capturing crucial Yuuzhan Vong intelligence, Jedi fighter-pilot
Jaina Solo prepares to lead a daring surprise strike against an enemy
flagship. Meanwhile, Jaina's brother Jacen--liberated from the hands of
the enemy and newly schooled in an even greater mastery of the Force by
the Jedi Knight Vergere--is eagerly poised to bring his unique skills to
bear against the invaders. And on Mon Calamari, the New Republic's
provisional capital, the retired, ailing hero Admiral Ackbar has
conceived a major tactical plan that could spell the beginning of a
swift end for the Yuuzhan Vong.
Yet even as opposing squadrons face off in the depths of space, intrigue
runs rampant: in the heated political race for Chief of State . . . in
the shadows where Yuuzhan Vong spies plot assassinations . . . and in
the inscrutable creature Vergere, a Jedi Knight whose allegiance is
impossible to predict. And as Luke Skywalker sets about reestablishing
the Jedi Council, the growing faction opposed to the ways of the Force
unveil a terrifying weapon designed to annihilate the Yuuzhan Vong
species. But in doing so, they may be dooming the New Republic to
becoming the very thing it has sworn to fight against--and unleashing
the power of the dark side.
