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The Jedi move one step closer to saving the embattled galaxy-- only to
confront a formidable wall of resistance.
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The harrowing search for Zonama Sekot is finally over for Luke
Skywalker, Jacen Solo, and the others aboard the Jade Shadow. But joy
turns to alarm when the living planet sends a defiant message: it
refuses to follow them back to a galaxy full of war, exploitation, and
misery.
While Luke works feverishly to persuade the elusive planet to
reconsider, the Yuuzhan Vong launches a full-scale attack aimed at the
heart of the new alliance. Sent to defend a major communications base,
Han and Leia find themselves hopelessly outnumbered. Reinforcements are
just too far away to help before everything is destroyed. So the
courageous pair must now fight an unrelenting battle against staggering
odds. Whether they actually survive is another matter. . . .