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LukeSkywalkerandHanSolo,cloakedbytheForceandridingwiththehostileSandPeople,havereturnedtothedunesofthedesertplanetTatooineinhopesoffindingwhatLukesodesperatelyseeks:contactwithObi-WanKenobi.LukeishopingtheoldJediKnight'sspiritwilltellhimhowtohelphislove,Callista,regainherlostabilitytousetheForce.Tormentedandhaunted,LukecannotrestuntilCallistaisaJediinthefullestsense,foronlythenwillthelinkbetweentheirmindsandsoulsberestored.YetbrewingonTatooineisnewsthatwillshakeLukeandHanandthreateneverythingtheyvalue.ThedisturbingpieceofinformationisthattheevilHutts,criminalwarlordsofthegalaxy,arebuildingasecretsuperweapon:areconstructionoftheoriginalDeathStar,tobenamedDarksaber.Thisplanet-crushingpowerwillbeintheruthlesshandsofDurgatheHutt--acreaturewithoutconscienceormercy.Butthereisworsenewsyet:theEmpirelives.ThebeautifulAdmiralDaala,stillverymuchaliveandmoredriventhanevertodestroytheJedi,hasjoinedforceswiththedefeatedPellaeon,formersecondincommandtoGrandAdmiralThrawn.TogethertheyaremarshalingImperialforcestowipeouttheNewRepublic.Now,asLuke,Han,Leia,Chewbacca,ArtooandThreepioregrouptofacethesethreats,theyarejoinedbynewJediKnightsandCallista.Togethertheymustfightontwofronts,outshootingandoutsmartingthemostformidableenemiesinthegalaxy.In"Darksaber"theJediareheadingfortheultimatetestoftheirpower--atestinwhichallthetemptationsofthedarksidebeckon.AndLukeSkywalkermustdrawuponhisinnermostresourcestofightforaworldinwhichhecannotonlylive,butdaretolove.