Synopsis:
Twenty-one years have passed since the heroes of the
Rebel Alliance destroyed the (second) Death Star,
breaking the power of the Emperor. Since then, the New
Republic has valiantly struggled to maintain peace and
prosperity among the peoples of the galaxy. But unrest
has begun to spread; tensions erupt in outbreaks of
rebellion that, if unchecked, threaten to destroy the
Republic's tenuous reign.
Into this volatile atmosphere comes Nom Anor, a
charismatic firebrand who heats passions to the boiling
point, sowing seeds of dissent for his own dark motives.
In an effort to avert a catastrophic civil war, Leia
travels with her daughter Jaina, her sister-in-law Mara
Jade Skywalker, and the loyal protocol droid C-3PO, to
conduct face-to-face diplomatic negotiations with Nom
Anor. But he proves resistant to Leia's entreaties -
and, far more inexplicably, within the Force, where a
being should be, is... a blank space.
Meanwhile, Luke is plagued by reports of rogue Jedi
Knights who are taking the law into their own hands. And
so he wrestles with a dilemma: Should he attempt, in
this climate of mistrust, to reestablish the legendary
Jedi Council? |