Five years after the'Empire's defeat in'Return of the Jedi, the forces of the Empire have rallied. Even as'Luke Skywalker'searches for'Jedi'to join him in the inevitable battle,'Grand Admiral'Thrawn, the last of the'Emperor's warlords, schemes with'Joruus C'baoth'to end the battle before it can begin. Out-manned, out-numbered, and sorely out-gunned, Luke fears there is no hope. It's up to him to challenge Thrawn, the heir to the Empire.