The ruthless warlord Thrawn may have found the firepower needed to take a bite out of the New Republic, leaving Luke, Leia, Hans, and Chewbacca up against more than they bargained for.

The nineteen-year-old apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi is an enigma to the Jedi Council, and a challenge to his Jedi Master. When an attempt on Senator Padme Amidala's life brings them together for the first time in ten years, it is clear that time has not dulled Anakin's intense feelings for the beautiful diplomat.

Based on the screenplay of the movie, Star Wars: Episode III, the novel brings the epic full circle, revealing at last just how the young Jedi, Anakin Skywalker, became the most evil villain in the galaxy, Darth Vader, and father to Luke and Leia.

The first in a trilogy focusing on Han Solo, the most famous rogue in the Star Wars galaxy, as he struggles to survive on a sinister world where the chief export is slavery.

The Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, is meeting with the Neimoidian Viceroy and his seconds-in-command. But where there are three Neimoidians, there should be a fourth. Angry and suspicious that his secrets are being blabbed, Sidious sends out his apprentice, Darth Maul, to find and kill all concerned.

With the New Alliance firmly established, Princess Leia Organa has taken a strong leading role in government, but even now safety and security are not assured. As Luke Skywalker and Han Solo take advantage of the stability of the new order, Leia's and Han's children are kidnapped.