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Vader is still haunted by recurring visions of what his life with Padmé might have been like if he had not succumbed to the dark side. Now that they are being guided by the Ghost Nebula's mysterious priestess, Vader and his troops become embroiled in a disastrous battle on a tar-pit world. Worse, the hard-fought battle brings Vader no closer to locating Moff Tarkin's missing son--but it does put him in the deadly sights of a traitor!
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An attempt on his life leaves Vader and a handful of loyal troops trapped on a desolate world. Despite the dangers posed by the environment and attacks from his mysterious enemy, Vader will not turn away from his duty. But what if the reason for his mission is no more? And what do these visions of Padmé mean to Vader's future?
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"These are grim times for the Rebel Alliance. Han Solo is in the hands of the vile Jabba the Hutt. The Jedi Master Yoda grows weak. Emperor Palpatine is determined to turn Luke to the dark side. And Darth Vader nears completion of a new dreaded Death Star even more powerful than the first. To avert certain doom, the rebels head to the forest moon of Endor-- but will the native Ewoks be friends or foes? Before the Battle of Endor begins, Princess Leia...
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After the end of the Clone Wars, the Republic has fallen and Palpatine exerts his ruthless grip on his new Galactic empire. Now, the few Jedi that remain must decide whether to hold true to their faith or abandon it completely in the face of a brutal purge -- one carried out by the new Dark Lord of the Sith, Rise, Darth Vader!
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While infiltrating the slave civilization of Zygerria to find an abducted Togruta colony, Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan attend an "auction of a million souls, " where the fates of the innocents will be decided. Before learning the location of the kidnapped people, the Jedi are exposed as agents of the Republic and enemies to the Zygerrian queen, Miraj Scintel.
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The Battle of Yavin may have destroyed the Death Star, but it hardly removed the Empire threat, and the Rebel Alliance needs supplies and allies in order to solidify its efforts. Three of the Rebellion's greatest heroes journey to the Outer Rim to help in any way possible.
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In the middle of their search for a new home base, Luke and Prithi blow off training and force Princess Leia to ground them even though she needs them in a battle against Colonel Bircher. Han and Chewy are facing trouble of their own on Coruscant while on a secret mission for Mon Mothma.
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Jedi Knights Anakin and Obi-Wan, along with Padawan Ahsoka and Captain Rex, locate the missing Togruta people of the Kiros colony, infiltrating the Zygerrian homeworld to attend an auction where the Togruta are being sold. At the auction, the Jedi are discovered, and Obi-Wan is sent with the rest of the slaves to the planet Kadavo, the Zygerrians' main slave-processing hub, while Anakin is forced to serve as the Zygerrian queen's bodyguard.
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"As the Imperial forces regroup from the Death Star's destruction, they target the new Rebel base on the ice planet Hoth. Will Darth Vader's troops find Luke Skywalker, or will a wampa get Luke first? Meanwhile, feelings run high in the galaxy's greatest love triangle as bounty hunters target Han Solo. Luke seeks out the great Jedi Master Yoda on swampy Dagobah, but the Emperor has designs on turning the young Rebel hero. As the battle begins for...