When the Sith Wars were over the Jedi thought the Sith had been destroyed. But one remained: Darth Bane the most powerful Sith Lord ever. & now in secret he is setting out to build his new Sith Order with which he intends to rule the galaxy with his new apprentice by his side. ...

Darth Plagueis: one of the most brilliant Sith Lords who ever lived. Possessing power is all he desires. Losing it is the only thing he fears. As an apprentice he embraces the ruthless ways of the Sith. & when the time is right he destroys his Master
- but vows never to suffer the same fate. For like no other disciple of the dark side Darth Plagueis learns to command the ultimate power.. .over life & death. Darth Sidious: Plagueis's chosen apprentice. Under the guidance of his Master he secretly studies the ways of the Sith while publicly rising to power in the galactic government first as Senator then as Chancellor & eventually as Emperor. Darth Plagueis & Darth Sidious Master & acolyte target the galaxy for domination
- & the Jedi Order for annihilation. But can they defy the merciless Sith tradition? Or will the desire of one to rule supreme & the dream of another to live forever sow the seeds of their destruction?

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When the Imperial prison barge Purge-temporary home to five hundred of the galaxys most ruthless killers rebels scoundrels & thieves-breaks down in a distant uninhabited part of space its only hope appears to lie with a Star Destroyer found drifting derelict & seemingly abandoned. But when a boarding party from the Purge is sent to scavenge for parts only half of them come back-bringing with them a horrific disease so lethal that within hours nearly all aboard the Purge die in ways too hideous to imagine. & death is only the beginning. The Purges half-dozen survivors-two teenage brothers a sadistic captain of the guards a couple of rogue smugglers & the chief medical officer the lone woman on board-will do whatever it takes to stay alive. But nothing can prepare them for what lies waiting aboard the Star Destroyer amid its vast creaking emptiness that isnt really empty at all. For the dead are rising: soulless unstoppable & unspeakably hungry. ...

There is a great disturbance in the Force... From the sleek ships of the glimmering Coruscant skyscape to the lush gardens of pastoral Naboo dissent is roiling. The Republic is failing even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine elected ten years earlier to save the crumbling government. Separatists threaten war & the Senate is hopelessly divided unable to determine whether to raise an army for battle or keep the fragile peace. Anakin Skywalker has come of age in a time of great upheaval. The nineteen-year-old apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi is an enigma to the Jedi Council & a challenge to his Jedi Master. Time has not dulled Anakins ambition nor has his Jedi training tamed his independent streak. When an attempt on Senator Padm- Amidalas life brings them together for the first time in ten years it is clear that time also has not dulled Anakins intense feelings for the beautiful diplomat. The attack on Senator Amidala just before a crucial vote thrusts the Republic even closer to the edge of disaster. Masters Yoda & Mace Windu sense enormous unease. The dark side is growing clouding the Jedis perception of the events. But even as the Republic falters around them Anakin & Padm- find a connection so intense that all else begins to fall away. Anakin will lose himself-and his way-in emotions a Jedi sworn to hold allegiance only to the Order is forbidden to have. ...

Luke & Ben Skywalker arrive in the mysterious part of space called The Maw in search of more clues as to what caused Jacen Solo's downfall into the dark side. But they are not the only ones exploring The Maw: a Sith Master & her apprentice arrive there too having followed the delinquent ancient Sith ship found by Ben in The Legacy of the Force
- & they're thrilled to find Luke there because they are determined to kill him. But there's another powerful being hiding in The Maw. It's enormously strong purely evil & it has its own plans for Luke Skywalker...
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Luke & Ben Skywalker continue on their quest to learn the ways of non-Jedi Force-users & to try to understand just what went wrong with Jacen Solo that caused him to become a Sith. In the meantime Han Leia & Jaina Solo
- along with Jag Fel & the other Jedi
- try to deal with the escalating problem of Jedi Knights seemingly going insane...

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In Book Six of the bestselling nine-book Star Wars Fate" of the " Jedi" series the suspense crescendoes as the Skywalkers & their treacherous Sith allies race against time to discover the origins of the mysterious Force-entity known as Abeloth. When they begin to uncover secrets better kept hidden from mortal minds no one is surprised to see the uneasy partnership erupt into violence. But they are surprised at where the investigation leads: to the home of the reclusive Fallanassi who may hold in their hands the future of the Jedi Order itself." ...

In the stunning finale of the epic Fate of the Jedi" series Jedi & Sith face off
- with Coruscant as their battlefield.
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In the stunning finale of the epic Fate of the Jedi" series Jedi & Sith face off
- with Coruscant as their battlefield.
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How long can the Jedi remain in power?"" How far will the Sith go to rule supreme?"" What chance do both stand against Abeloth?" As Luke & Ben Skywalker pursue the formidable dark-side being Abeloth the Lost Tribe of the Sith is about to be sundered by an even greater power--which will thrust one Dark Lord into mortal conflict with his own flesh-&-blood. On Coruscant a political vacuum has left tensions at the boiling point with factions racing to claim control of the Galactic Alliance. Suddenly surrounded by hidden agendas treacherous conspiracies & covert Sith agents the Jedi Order must struggle to keep the GA government from collapsing into anarchy. The Jedi are committed to maintaining peace & ensuring just rule but even they are not prepared to take on the combined threats of Sith power a deposed dictator bent on galaxywide vengeance & an entity of pure cunning & profound evil hungry to become a god." ...