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.
