The Jedi Order is in crisis. The past due Jacen Solo’s shocking change into murderous Sith Lord Darth Caedus has cast a damning pall over those who wield the Power for good: Two Jedi Knights have succumbed to an inexplicable and dangerous psychosis, criminal charges have powered Luke Skywalker into self-imposed exile, and power-hungry Chief of State Natasi Daala can be exploiting anti-Jedi sentiment to undermine the Order’s influence within the Galactic Alliance.

Forbidden to intervene in about Celebrity Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Omen Jedi affairs, Luke is certainly on a desperate mission to uncover the truth behind Jacen’s fall towards the dark side-and to learn what’s turning tranquil Jedi into raving lunatics. But locating answers means venturing in to the mind-bending space from the Kathol Rift and bargaining with an alien species as more likely to destroy outsiders as cope with them. Still, there is absolutely no other choice and no time to lose, as the catastrophic events on Coruscant continue steadily to escalate. Stricken by the same violent dementia that infected her brother, Valin, Jedi Knight Jysella Horn faces an similarly grim destiny after her capture by Natasi Daala’s law enforcement. So when Han and Leia Single narrowly foil another deranged Jedi bent on lethal destruction, even acting Jedi Grand Get better at Kenth Hamner appears willing to bow to Daala’s iron will-at the trouble of the Jedi Order.

But an even greater threat is looming. Millennia before, a Sith starship crashed on an unfamiliar low-tech planet, leaving the survivors stranded. Within the years, their numbers have grown, the means of the dark side have already been nurtured, and enough time is approaching fast when this dropped tribe of Sith will once again try the superstars to reclaim their legendary destiny as rulers from the galaxy. Only one thing stands within their way, a name whispered to them through the Push: Skywalker.