Produto novo heir to the empire was a number-one new york times bestseller and the science-fiction publishing event of the year
Dark force rising continued the gripping new adventures of luke skywalker, princess leia, han solo, and the other heroes of the most popular trilogy in movie history
Now the saga concludes with the last command, the climactic volume of a three-book cycle authorized by lucasfilm ltd
And written by hugo award-winning author timothy zahn
It is five years after the events of return of the jedi
The fragile new republic reels from the attacks of grand admiral thrawn, who has not only rallied the remaining imperial forces but has driven the rebels back with an abominable new technology: clone soldiers
Hopes are dim as thrawn mounts a final siege against the republic
While han and chewbacca struggle to form a wary alliance of smugglers in a last-ditch attack against the empire, leia keeps the alliance together and prepares for the birth of her jedi twins
But the empire has too many ships and too many clones to combat
The republic's only hope lies in sending a small force, led by luke, into the very stronghold that houses thrown's terrible cloning machines
There a final danger awaits
The dark jedi c'baoth schemes in his secret fortress, directing the battle against the rebels, nursing his insanity and building his strength to finish what he had already started - the destruction of luke skywalker
An odyssey of fast-paced action, stunning revelation, and final confrontation, the last command spans a galaxy in flames - a tale that will conclude in this third and last installment as good and evil battle "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...."
The Last Command - Star Wars - Spectra
