The war between the Galactic Alliance and the Corellian Confederation is building to a boiling point. Now the fate of the galaxy hangs on what is about to happen among a lonely cluster of asteroids. At Nickel One, base of the Verpine munitions industry, Jacen Solo assembles a fleet that can crush the Jedi Coalition. But even with the Imperial Remnant?s troops at his command, he may soon find himself outmatched?

Luke Skywalker knows the Jedi will never leave the hidden base at Shedu Maad alive unless they hunt down and kill Jacen Solo. But Luke, tainted by his killing of Lumiya, Dark Lady of the Sith, could fall to the dark side if he goes after Jacen himself. Having finished her training with Boba Fett, Jaina Solo realizes she?s the only one who can bring her brother down. So she sets off to finish what Mara Jade Skywalker started ? unaware that Luke is using his Force abilities to mask her with his image. As Jacen?s Remnant fleet collides with Confederation and Mandalorian forces at Nickel One, a battle-royale explodes at Shedu Maad. Now, only a fatal clash between the Dark Lord of the Sith and the Sword of the Jedi may turn the tide of war?

Convinced that Darth Caedus, the Sith Lord who began life as Jacen Solo, must be destroyed, Luke Skywalker worries his vision is tainted by his own desire for revenge. It now falls to Jaina Solo to fulfill her destiny and confront the horrific tyrant who was once her twin brother, in the stunning conclusion to the Legacy of the Force series.