The epic story that began with Heir to the Empire reaches its
dramatic conclusion in this essential Star Wars Legends novel.
The embattled Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn,
who has marshaled the remnants of the Imperial forces and driven the
Rebels back with an abominable technology recovered from the Emperor's
secret fortress: clone soldiers. As Thrawn mounts his final siege, Han
Solo and Chewbacca struggle to form a coalition of smugglers for a
last-ditch attack, while Princess Leia holds the Alliance together and
prepares for the birth of her Jedi twins.
The Republic has one last hope--sending a small force into the very
stronghold that houses Thrawn's terrible cloning machines. There a final
danger awaits, as the Dark Jedi C'baoth directs the battle against the
Rebels and builds his strength to finish what he already started: the
destruction of Luke Skywalker.