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Book9intheexcitingseries!TheX-wingfighterpilotshaveearnedtheirreputationastheRebelAlliance'sultimatestrikeforcebyoverwhelmingenemieswiththeirrapid-fireassaults.Butnowtheyareabouttoembarkonadiplomaticmissionthatwillprovetobeevenmorehazardousthanall-outcombat....TheneutralworldofAdumarhasdecidedtopickasideinthewartocontrolthegalaxy.DelegatesfromboththeNewRepublicandtheEmpirehavebeeninvitedtoAdumar,andeachcampwillbegivenachancetopleaditsgovernment'scase.Butthereisonesmallcatch:sincetheAdumariprizemilitaryskillaboveallelse,theyinsistthatbothdelegationsbecomposedexclusivelyoffighterpilots.ForpilotWedgeAntillesandhiscompany,it'sanunfamiliarexerciseindiplomacy--andonethat'sfilledwithunexpectedperil.Foroncetheyarrive,theX-wingpilotsarechallengedbyAdumar'sfiercewarriorsandattackedbyImperialassassinsbentoneliminatingallcompetition.ButthesechallengespaleincomparisontothethreatposedbyarogueRepublicagent...onewhoisdeterminedtowinAdumar'sallegianceonceandforall--evenifitcoststheX-wingpilotstheirlives.