The first book in a three book
series
taking place 5 years after
Return of the Jedi
Heir To The Empire
by
Timothy Zahn
It's five years after Return of the Jedi :
the Rebel Alliance
has destroyed the Death Star , defeated Darth
Vader and the Emperor and driven the remnants
of
the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant cornor
of
the galaxy . Princess Leia and Han Solo are
married
and expecting Jedi twins . And Luke Skywalker
has
become the first in a long-awaited line of
Jedi knights.
But thousands of light-years away , the last
of the
Emperor's warlords has taken command of the
shatterd Imperial fleet , has readied it for
war , and pointed
it at the fragile heart of the New Republic
. For this
dark warrior has made two vital discoveries
that could
destroy everything the courageous men and women
of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build
. The
explosive confrontation that results is a towering
epic
of action , invention , mystery ,and spectacle
on a galactic scale -- in short , a story worthy
of
the name Star Wars.....
RATING : 4 SEALS
