From the depths of catastrophe a glimmer of hope After the capture of Coruscant the mighty heart of the New Republic a stunned galaxy fears that nothing can stop the Yuuzhan Vong. Still that crushing defeat produces one small miracle Jacen Solo is alive. Yet he can scarcely imagine himself in stranger circumstances. The young Jedi Knight is in the care of Vergere a fascinating creature of mystery and power her intentions hard to fathom her cruelties rarely concealed. But this master of inscrutable arts has much to teach the young Jedi . . . for she holds the key to a new way to experience the Force to take it to another leveldangerous dazzling perhaps deadly. In the wrong hands the tremendous energies of the Force can be devastating. And there are others watching Jacens process closely waiting patiently for the moment when he will be ready for their own dire purposes. Now all is in shadows. Yet whatever happens whether Jacens newfound mastery unleashes light or darkness he will never be the same Jedi again. . . . show more