Jacen and Jaina meet up with an old friend, Zekk, who has never had acare in the world but someone on the dark side of the Force notices him.

The twins and Lowbacca are going to Kashyyyk to help Lowie's sister undergo her rite of passage. Meanwhile, the Dark Jedi student Zekk has been given his own rite of passage, to lead a raid on the great Wookie computer center on Kashyyyk, which pits him against his old friends Jacen and Jaina.

When the Empire died, they were born? A new hope for the New Republic. The young twins of Han Solo and Princess Leia have taken their first steps as Jedi Knights, defeating the evil minions of the Shadow Academy. Now, with their friends Tenel Ka and Lowbacca the Wookiee, the future heroes of an already legendary saga continue their training. Jacen and Jaina set off the for the Alderaan system, determined to salvage a piece of the shattered planet...