The Jedi move one step closerto saving the embattled galaxy-only to confronta formidable wallof resistance….The harrowing search forZonama Sekot if finallyover for Luke Skywalker, Jacen Solo, and others aboard the Jade Shado. But joy turns to alarm when the living planetsends a defiant message: it refuses to follow them back to a galaxy full of war, exploitation, and misery.While Luke works feverishly to persuade the elusiveplanet to reconsider, the Yuuzhan Vong launch a full-scale attack aimed at the heart of the new alliance. Sent to defend a major communicating base, Han and Leia find themselves hopelessly outnumbered.Reinforcements are just too far away to help before everything is destroyed. So the courageous pair mustnow fight an unrelenting battle against staggering odds.Whether they actually survive is another matter….