As a beleaguered galaxy fights its way back from the brink of
destruction, the Jedi's most fearsome enemy plots to end the war-and
claim victory-with a final act of domination. . . .
The troubles for the embattled living planet Zonama Sekot have just
begun. As Luke Skywalker and Jacen Solo negotiate its place in the
galactic struggle against the Yuuzhan Vong, one of its organic ships is
taken by the alien invaders. Scientist Nen Yim is ordered to use the
captive to find weak spots in Zonama Sekot's technology. But what Nen
Yim discovers about the planet and its mysteries shocks her to the core.
Clearly her people have gone terribly astray. For the peace-loving
planet harbors not only the key to its own destruction, but the
long-forgotten secrets of the Yuuzhan Vong themselves.
Meanwhile, General Wedge Antilles, commanding one fleet in a
three-pronged campaign to retake the Bilbringi system, is suddenly
stranded deep in Yuuzhan Vong space, cut off from all contact. Wedge and
his ships must rely on trickery and brilliant battle tactics if they are
to survive long enough to ensure the success of one of the deadliest and
most crucial missions the Galactic Alliance forces
have ever seen. . . .