As the New Republic takes devastating losses in**the ongoingwar with the scattered remnants of the**Empire, the galaxy's future depends on three small**children -- among them the Jedi twins -- born to**incredible powers and perils, as an extraordinary**new saga unfolds...
While the New**Republic struggles to decide what to do with the deadly**Sun Crusher -- a new doomsday weapon stolen from**the Empire by Han Solo -- the renegade Imperial**Admiral Daala uses her fleet of Star Destroyers to**conduct guerrilla warfare on peaceful planets.**And now she threatens the watery homeworld of**Admiral Ackbar. But as the battle for a planet rages,**an even greater danger emerges at Luke**Skywalker's Jedi academy. A brilliant student delves**dangerously into the dark side of the Force and**unleashes the spirit of an ancient master of the evil**order that warped Darth Vader himself. Working**together, they may become an enemy greater than the**New Republic has ever fought... more powerful than**even a Jedi Master can face.