Dark Apprentice: Star Wars (The Jedi Academy) - v. 2

As the New Republic takes devastating losses inthe ongoingwar with the scattered remnants of theEmpire, the galaxy's future depends on three smallchildren -- among them the Jedi twins -- born toincredible powers and perils, as an extraordinarynew saga unfolds...While the NewRepublic struggles to decide what to do with the deadlySun Crusher -- a new doomsday weapon stolen fromthe Empire by Han Solo -- the renegade ImperialAdmiral Daala uses her fleet of Star Destroyers toconduct guerrilla warfare on peaceful planets.And now she threatens the watery homeworld ofAdmiral Ackbar.

But as the battle for a planet rages,an even greater danger emerges at LukeSkywalker's Jedi academy.

A brilliant student delvesdangerously into the dark side of the Force andunleashes the spirit of an ancient master of the evilorder that warped Darth Vader himself.

Workingtogether, they may become an enemy greater than theNew Republic has ever fought... more powerful thaneven a Jedi Master can face. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!