One of the coolest, most badass, best written antagonists, not just in a universe far, far away, but also in the known realm of sci-fi literature. The tale that emerges is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale-in short, a story that is worthy of the name Star Wars.

He has made two vital discoveries that could destroy the fragile new Republic-built with such cost to the Rebel Alliance. And Luke Skywalker is the first in a hoped-for new line of Jedi Knights.īut thousands of light years away, where a few skirmishes are still taking place, the last of the Emperor's warlords has taken command of the remains of the Imperial fleet.

Leia and Han are married, are expecting Jedi twins, and have shouldered heavy burdens in the government of the new Republic. The Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet back into barely a quarter of the territory that they once controlled. And Luke Skywalker hears a voice from his past. New challenges to galactic peace have arisen. It is a time of renewal, five years after the destruction of the Death Star and the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire.īut with the war seemingly won, strains are beginning to show in the Rebel Alliance. Alternate Cover Edition can be found here.

Thrawn heir to the empire