And none realize that the Yuuzhan Vong have chosen this embattled planet as the next target in their brutal coreward thrust. They are unaware that Leia is on Duro…and that Luke, Mara and Anakin are on their way, searching for a missing Jedi apprentice. While tempers flare between the Duros and the New Republic, Han Solo, his son, Jacen and the Ryn called Droma arrive to keep the peace. Fortunately a deal is struck: In exchange for a new home, the refugees will work to restore the planet to health, under the watchful eye of Leia Organa Solo.
There is no place to channel the flood of refugees fleeing the murderous Yuuzhan Vong but the overcrowded planet Duro, poisoned by centuries of technological excess.
Now Han must face down his inner demons and, with the help of a new and unexpected ally, honor Chewbacca's sacrifice in the only way that matters-by being worthy of it. But Han's investigation uncovers an even greater evil: a sinister conspiracy aimed at the very heart of the New Republic's will and ability to fight-the Jedi. When he learns that an old friend from his smuggling days is operating as a mercenary for the enemy, he sets out to expose the traitor. Refusing help from Leia or Luke, Han becomes the loner he once was, seeking to escape the pain of his partner's death in adventure…and revenge. In these darkest of times, the noble Chewbacca is laid to rest, having died as heroically as he lived-and a grief-stricken Han Solo is left to fit the pieces of his shattered life back together before he loses everything: friends, family, and faith. Dozens of worlds have succumbed to occupation or annihilation, and even the Jedi Knights have tasted defeat.
Merciless attacks by an invincible alien force have left the New Republic reeling.
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