The Pax Comitus, rulers of Earth, send a spy into the heart of the Empyrean colonies to investigate the mysterious "angels," particles emitted by a nearby black hole, which the Empyreans use to ensure the ethical behavior of their officials.
When Jordan McKell and his partner Ixil are hired by a mysterious gentleman to fly a ship and its cargo to Earth, they find themselves involved in a dangerous interstellar smuggling ring.
The conclusion of the two-volume series "The Hand of Thrawn" finds Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia headed deep into enemy territory to learn the identity of those responsible fora horrific act of genocide.
Princess Leia finds herself plagued with internal disputes among the many races that make up the New Republic at a time when it is vital that the alliance draw together to defeat the threat posed by the return of ruthless Imperial warlord Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Grand Admiral Thrawn has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic's destruction. Han and Lando Calrissian try to find proof of treason in the Republic Council but instead discover a ghostly fleet of secret warships and a Dark Jedi scheming to corrupt Luke Skywalker.
The mission of the Outbound Flight was to contact intelligent life and colonize worlds beyond the known galaxy but once underway the starship crosses paths with the forces of the alien Chiss Ascendency and their mastermind, Thrawn. What began as a peaceful Jedi mission is transformed into an all-out war for survival.
Five years after the events of Return to the Jedi, the fragile New Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn and his army of clone soldiers.
Intelligence operative Frank Compton and his assistant, Bayta, search for an archeological relic in order to protect it from the Modhri, an alien group mind, who want to use it to lead a galactic war.
