When the Emperor and his notorious apprentice, Darth Vader, find themselves stranded in the middle of insurgent action on an inhospitable planet, they must rely on each other, the Force, and their own ruthlessness to prevail.
The Sith attack the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, killing JedAryn Leneer's father and leaving the Republic in shock and despair, and as Aryn sets off on a quest for revenge, her inability to control her emotions may be her downfall.
In the conclusion of a trilogy that began with Shadowbred and Shadowstorm, the fate of all Sembia hangs in the balance as Erevis Cale searches for his destiny as the evils of the Shadowstorm descend on Sembia, and the only way to stop it lies in killing Kesson Rel.