CenturiesbeforetheeventsofStarWars:ThePhantomMenace,intheeraofthegloriousHighRepublic,theJediaretheguardiansofpeaceandjusticeinthegalaxy!Afteraseriesofstaggeringlosses,theRepublicseemstofinallyhavethevillainousNihilmaraudersontherun,anditlookslikethere’slightattheendofthetunnel.UntilwordcomesofasuspectedNihilattackontheindustrialcosmopolitanworldofCorellia,rightintheGalacticCore.SenttoinvestigateareJediMastersCohmacVitusandKantamSy,alongwithPadawansReathSilasandRamJomaram,allfightingtheirownprivatebattlesaftermonthsofunrelentingdanger.OnCorellia,ReathandRamencounterabrazenyoungsecurityspecialistnamedCrash,whosefriendwasoneofthevictimsoftheNihilattack,andtheyteamupwithhertoinfiltrateCorellia’selitewhiletheMasterspursuemorediplomaticavenues.ButgoingundercoverwithCrashismoredangerousthananyoneexpected,evenasRampullsinhisfriendZeentohelpwithanelaborateruseinvolvingagalacticpopstar.ButwhattheyuncoveronCorelliaturnsouttobejustonepartofagreaterplan,onethatcouldleadtheJeditotheirmoststunningdefeatyet....TheNewYorkTimesbest-sellingseriescontinues....Forlightandlife!