In the Stars Wars galaxy, evil is on the move as the Galactic Alliance andJedi order battle forces seen and unseen, from rampant internal treacheryto the nightmare of all-out war. With each victory against the Corellian rebels, Jacen Solo becomes moreadmired, more powerful, and more certain of achieving galactic peace. Butthat peace may come with a price. Despite strained relationships caused byopposing sympathies in the war, Han and Leia Solo and Luke and MaraSkywalker remain united by one frightening suspicion: Someone insidious ismanipulating this war, and if he or she isn't stopped, all efforts atreconciliation may be for naught. And as sinister visions lead Luke tobelieve that the source of the evil is none other than Lumiya, Dark Ladyof the Sith, the greatest peril revolves around Jacen himself. . .