Five years have passed since the events of Return of the Jedi. The fragile New Republic suffers from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who not only rallied the remnants of the Imperial forces, but also mastered a terrible new technology for cloning soldiers. The Rebels' hopes dim when Thrawn organizes a blockade of the Republic. Meanwhile, Han and Chewbacca try to enlist the smugglers' alliance in a last-ditch attack against the Empire, while Leia keeps the Alliance from falling apart and prepares for the birth of her Jedi twins. The Empire has too many ships and too many clone stormtroopers. The Republic's only hope rests on a small squad led by Luke, who goes in search of the very citadel where the nightmare cloning machine operates. But a new danger awaits there - the dark Jedi C'baoth, who is gathering forces to finish what he started - the destruction of Luke Skywalker. ..