The Yuuzhan Vong are eager to sweep away the last redoubts of the New Republic, and its defenders are having trouble on all fronts. Han and Leia Organa Solo find themselves imprisoned on a planet whose authorities are ready to surrender to the mercy of the Yuuzhan Vong and hand over the Jedi rebels into their hands, just to avoid destruction. On Coruscant, Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker make a shocking discovery, thanks to which the Yuuzhan Vong are not can establish their total control over the planet. But the enemy finds them, and Luke and Mara are forced to join the fight, the chances of winning which are negligible. And in space, another battle is raging, one that could decide the fate of the New Republic - and all the Jedi at once...