Meanwhile, Ben Skywalker, still haunted by suspicions that Jacen killed his mother, Mara, decides he must know the truth, even if it costs him his life.
Jaina Solo is determined to bring her brother in, but in order to track him down, she must first learn unfamiliar skills from a man she finds ruthless, repellent, and dangerous. Jacen Solo’s shadow of influence has threatened many, especially those closest to him. Now, with Jacen approaching the height of his dark powers, no one–not eventhe Solos and the Skywalkers–knows if anything can stop the Sith Lord before his plan to save the galaxy ends up destroying it. During this savage civil war, all efforts to end Jacen Solo’s tyranny of the Galactic Alliance have failed.
