130 years after the Battle of Yavin saw the destruction of the first Death Star, much has changed. The invasion of the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong saw the fall of the Republic and the rise of a new Galactic Alliance, under a benign Emperor, but the Sith have rebuilt and the Jedi are few.Now Cade Skywalker, a young man with mysterious Jedi abilities, is on the run - but the Sith are catching up with him, and he's becoming a pawn in the battle between the current Emperor and those who would see the the galaxy ruled differently...!Continuing the series by Star Wars stalwarts John Ostrander and Jan Duursema which maps out the future of the entire Star Wars universe!