Guided by the Ghost Nebula's mysterious priestess, Vader and his troops become embroiled in a disastrous battle on a tar-pit world--putting him in the deadly sights of a traitor!

Still haunted by the events in Revenge of the Sith, Darth Vader has a mission to locate--and if possible, rescue--a missing Imperial expeditionary force; the officer he is being sent to locate is the son of Vader's rising nemesis, Moff Tarkin.

"Will the Empire's rise be forestalled when Emperor apalpatine is left at death's door? Or will Darth Vader find a way to save him in the onimous Ghost Prison? As THE Dark Lord takes a killer under his wing, it could be grave news for a group of Jedi youths--but when Master Dass Jennir reunites with the Uhemele's ragtag crew,Vader himself will be the target! But the Empire's enforcer does not go down easily--just ask the eight assassins who try and...