By John Ostrander & Jan Duursema (Dark Horse Books)
ISBN 1-84576-461-7
When the shattered Empire’s remnants retreated into uncharted space The New Republic became the administrators of the galaxy. Luke Skywalker re-established the Jedi Knights as a peace-keeping force throughout the now peaceful worlds. And then the extra-galactic invaders known as the Yuuzhan Vong attacked.
Their devastating depredations were only finally countered by a desperate alliance of New Republicans and Imperial Remnants. The marauders were eventually defeated and interned on the planet Zonoma Sekot.
Now a new Sith threat has destroyed the fragile alliance and set the galaxy ablaze again. The deadly Darth Krayt re-forged the age-old connection with the Empire and the hard-pressed Jedi are once again losing…
Set about 125 years after the events of the film Return of the Jedi, this is the tale of Cade, a no-good petty thug and the last member of the Skywalker bloodline. As the Dark Side seems to on the verge of a final victory, is this grim, vicious, charismatic thug truly the last, best hope for peace and justice?
John Ostrander and Jan Duursema are Star Wars veterans and extremely accomplished comic creators in their own right, and their darker, edgier, world-weary anti-hero has put a new and welcome sheen of danger and unpredictability on a franchise that has almost become too shiny and comforting. This is a series with great potential and a rip-roaring space-opera yarn. New readers start here…
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