Star Wars Darksaber by Kevin J Anderson

This extensive text is comprised of excerpts from the science fiction novel Star Wars: Darksaber by Kevin J. Anderson, detailing multiple simultaneous narratives within the Star Wars universe eight years after the Battle of Endor. One primary plotline follows Luke Skywalker and Han Solo investigating the ruins of Jabba the Hutt's palace and uncovering the Hutts' plan to build a superweapon called the Darksaber. A parallel storyline involves Admiral Daala attempting to unite the scattered Imperial warlords, culminating in her devastating attack on the Jedi academy on Yavin 4 and the clone world of Khomm. The text features the final confrontation and destruction of both the Darksaber weapon, through the efforts of Wedge Antilles and Crix Madine, and Daala's flagship, due to the sacrifice of the Force-impaired Jedi Callista and the cloned Jedi Dorsk 81. The excerpts also highlight the political maneuvering of Leia Organa Solo as Chief of State of the New Republic and the re-cloning process of the Imperial weapons designer Bevel Lemelisk.