No sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned to ashes on Endor than
the Alliance intercepts a call for help from a far-flung Imperial
outpost. Bakura is on the edge of known space and the first to meet the
Ssi-ruuk, cold-blooded reptilian invaders who, once allied with the now
dead Emperor, are approaching Imperial space with only one goal: total
domination. Princess Leia sees the mission as an opportunity to achieve
a diplomatic victory for the Alliance. But it assumes even greater
importance when a vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi appears to Luke Skywalker
with the message that he must go to Bakura - or risk losing everything
the Rebels have fought so desperately to achieve. Even as the Alliance
arrives, the aliens have almost overcome the Bakura Imperial garrison,
whose desperate commander will accept help from any quarter - even
Rebel - against an insidious foe that enslaves human minds to pilot
their invincible machines of war and destruction. While marshalling the
tattered Imperial forces, Luke, Han Solo, and Princess Leia must win the
trust and cooperation of the Bakurans. For although Imperial Governor
Nereus has granted the Rebels temporary amnesty there is the possibility
of treachery among those whose first allegiance lies with the Empire. On
the eve of the final explosive onslaught, Rebel and Imperial forces must
finally come to terms with each other ... or lose the entire galaxy to
the hideous servitude promised by a victorious alien enemy. Capturing
the sweep and excitement of the original Star Wars saga, The Truce at
Bakura plants a seed of hope for peace, sees the formation of a timeless
love, and stands witness to a Jedi's undying sacrifice to defend
humanity against analien nemesis.
