First published 2009
Luke Skywalker ventures into the dangerous Kathol Rift, driven from his home by criminal charges and desperate to understand why his nephew Jacen Solo became the Sith Lord Darth Caedus. Two Jedi Knights have already succumbed to violent psychosis, and now Jysella Horn suffers the same fate as her brother Valin, captured by Chief of State Natasi Daala's forces. The Jedi Order crumbles under political pressure and public hatred while more Knights lose their minds to an unknown affliction. Han and Leia barely stop another deranged Jedi from causing destruction as even Grand Master Kenth Hamner considers surrender to Daala's demands. Unknown to the galaxy, a far deadlier threat awakens on a remote planet where Sith survivors have built their strength over millennia. This lost tribe prepares to reclaim the stars and restore Sith dominance, guided by a single name whispered through the Force: Skywalker.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Kathol Rift
Period: Star Wars
276 pages · Hardcover · LucasBooks
Content warnings: violence