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Synopsis:
Even as Rebel forces make their first tentative attacks
against the Empire, a plot is brewing within the ranks
of those the Emperor and Darth Vader count as loyal to
their cause. A small cabal of disaffected Imperial
officers have targeted their masters for death, with the
goal of taking over the Empire themselves. But in the
midst of a conspiracy that includes hired assassins and
a private army, there are those who have no intention of
sharing power with their co-conspirators.
The plot against the Emperor and Darth Vader proceeds,
but as the conspirators worry about whether either of
their targets suspect and how much they might suspect,
they also begin to wonder about each other. Can the
cold-blooded killer Gauer be trusted? What about the
ambitious Imperial Officer Dezsetes? And who can tell
what goes on behind the blank eyes of the cybernetically
enhanced Grand Moff Trachta? In the midst of the plots
and counter plots, word comes of a new threat: a new,
unknown Jedi has emerged to challenge Vader.
Darth Vader is sent to a distant world to track down
this mysterious Jedi. But, instead of a Jedi Knight, he
is confronted by a cadre of bounty hunters who have come
to the conclusion that ganging up on and defeating the
Sith Lord will bring them fame and fortune. Boy, are
they in for a wake-up call! Meanwhile, on Coruscant, the
ranks of those plotting to kill Emperor Palpatine are
thinned as the co-conspirators begin targeting each
other.
A proposition is made for Lord Vader and a powerful
young Jedi to join forces and overthrow the Emperor. But
this offer comes from the young Jedi to the Dark Lord of
the Sith! Meanwhile, the Emperor and his elite Royal
Guards are facing other would-be usurpers: the secret,
traitorous cadre of Imperial officers and their loyal
Stormtroopers!
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