Troy Denning pulls out all the sci-fi stops in his Dark Nest trilogy. The Dark Nest, harboring thieves and pirates and plotting to assassinate Mara Jade, must be stopped. The Unseen Queen makes the war personal. Jaina and Zekk struggle to break free of the Killiks’ influence, the Jedi find themselves at odds with the government they’re sworn to serve, Luke and Leia learn more about the events surrounding the downfall of their parents and the truth of Order 66, and Jacen takes an irrevocable step down the dark path as he gets tangled up in family drama on Hapes and is targeted by the Dark Nest.