In the aftermath of one tragedy, will a young Jedi's search for redemption lead to yet another?

There is no place else to channel the flood of refugees fleeing the murderous Yuuzhan Vong but the overcrowded planet Duro, poisoned by centuries of technological excess.  Fortunately a deal is struck: In exchange for a new home, the refugees will work to restore the planet to health, under the watchful eye of Leia Organa Solo.

While tempers flare between Duros and the New Republic, Han Solo, his son, Jacen, and the Ryn called Droma arrive to keep the peace.  They are unaware that Leia is on Duro... and that Luke, Mara, and Anakin are on their way, searching for a missing Jedi apprentice.  And none realize that the Yuuzhan Vong have chosen this embattled planet as the next target in their brutal coreward thrust.

Now, as the fragile stability on Duro threatens to collapse into violence, Jacen Solo must face his greatest dilemma: At what point does the use of power become aggression?  Whatever he decides, his next step could tip the galaxy's destiny toward the light or toward darkness - with the life of someone he loves hanging in the balance…

The bestselling Star Wars® saga continues in this spellbinding adventure that brings to life George Lucas's dazzling universe and his beloved movie characters.  In The Truce at Bakura, the Rebel Alliance struggles to survive in the fateful days following the events in Return of the Jedi.



No sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned to ashes on Endor than the Alliance faces a new challenge at the far-flung Imperial outpost of Bakura.  The Ssi-ruuk, a race of cold-blooded reptilian invaders, plan to enslave human minds to pilot their invincible machines of war and destruction.  With the hope of turning Bakura's loyalties toward the fledgling New Republic with defensive aid, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia race to the besieged planet.  Yet, as the eve of the final onslaught rapidly approaches, Rebel and Imperial forces still must come to terms with each other.  And there is already evidence of a traitor hidden in their midst....