First published 2008
The Emperor summons Ferus Olin to his presence. The Sith Lord presents a brutal ultimatum that tears at everything Ferus believes. A planet teeters on the edge of complete disorder. The Empire holds Ferus's captured friends as leverage. Stop the chaos, and his friends live. Fail, and they die. Ferus must choose between his Jedi principles and the lives of those he cares about. The Emperor's offer cannot be refused, yet accepting it means serving the very darkness he has sworn to oppose. As violence spreads across the doomed world, Ferus races against time to find a solution that might save everyone. His loyalty to the Jedi Order crashes against his desperate need to protect his friends. The mission forces him into moral territory where right and wrong blur together, and every decision carries the weight of life and death.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: loyalty-vs-duty, moral-ambiguity
Setting: Planet
Period: The Empire
160 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Scholastic Paperbacks
Content warnings: violence