<p><i><b>The Jedi move one step closer<br>to saving the embattled galaxy-only to confront<br>a formidable wall<br>of resistance¿.<br></b></i><br>The harrowing search for<br>Zonama Sekot if finally<br>over for Luke Skywalker, <br>Jacen Solo, and others aboard the <i>Jade Shado. </i>But joy <br>turns to alarm when the living planet<br>sends a defiant message: it refuses to follow them back <br>to a galaxy full of war, exploitation, and misery.<br><br>While Luke works feverishly to persuade the elusive<br>planet to reconsider, the Yuuzhan Vong launch a full-<br>scale attack aimed at the heart of the new alliance. Sent <br>to defend a major communicating base, Han and Leia <br>find themselves hopelessly outnumbered.<br>Reinforcements are just too far away to help before <br>everything is destroyed. So the courageous pair must<br>now fight an unrelenting battle against staggering odds.<br>Whether they actually survive is another matter¿.</p>