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Tassaa Bareesh, a
matriarch in the Hutt crime cartel, is holding an
auction that’s drawing attention from across the
galaxy. Representatives of both the Republic and the
Sith Empire are present, along with a Jedi Padawan sent
to investigate, a disenfranchised trooper drummed out of
the Republic’s elite Blackstar Squad, and a mysterious
Mandalorian with a private agenda. But the Republic’s
envoy is not what he seems, the Empire’s delegate is a
ruthless Sith apprentice, the Jedi Padawan is determined
to do the right thing and terrified that he can’t, the
trooper hopes to redeem her reputation, and the
Mandalorian is somehow managing to keep one step ahead
of everyone.
None of these guests—invited or uninvited—have any
intention of participating in the auction. Instead they
plan to steal the prize, which is locked inside an
impregnable vault: two burned chunks of an exploded star
cruiser, one of which may hold the key to the wealth of
an entire world.
But the truth about the treasure is dangerous and
deadly. And in the end, Sith and Jedi, Republic and
Empire, must do something they’ve never done before,
something that all the agents of good and evil could
never make them do: join together to stop a powerful
threat that could destroy the galaxy. |