

As the visions pierce his mind, Luke pounds his control deck, only for the TIE fighters to all blow up.

Luke is breaking down mentally and, with his dad's lightsaber lost too, he feels rudderless. Memories of Vader telling him he's his dad coincide with Obi-Wan Kenobi's talk about Vader killing Anakin, as well as the flashback of his father amputating his hand. It's not because he's a bad shot or has one hand, but because he keeps getting flashbacks of what Vader revealed. With several Imperial fighters surrounding the Falcon, Luke's struggling to shoot them down. With the Falcon trying to cut a path for Rebel ships to escape, Luke, recovering after his droid stump has been put on, decides to man the gun below deck and it's here he has his trip with the Dark Side. But as they light-speed jump, they're intercepted by TIE Fighters, getting caught in a blockade with Rebel cruisers and Vader's fleet. Princess Leia Organa, Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca rescue him in the Millennium Falcon, and as they plot a way to get back Han Solo from Boba Fett, they realize they need to regroup with the Rebels and plan a reprisal strike.

But even as he uncovers the secrets of Luke’s origins, Vader must face shocking new challenges from his own dark past.The book deals with Luke's experiences following losing his hand to Vader.

But what about Vader? In this new epic chapter in the Darth Vader saga, the dark lord grapples with Luke’s unthinkable refusal and embarks on a bloody mission of rage-filled revenge against everything and everyone who had a hand in hiding and corrupting his only son. We all remember Luke’s utter horror in this life-altering moment. But Luke refuses - plunging into the abyss beneath Cloud City rather than turn to the Dark Side. “JOIN ME, AND TOGETHER, WE CAN RULE THE GALAXY AS FATHER AND SON!” In the shattering climax of The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader infamously reveals his true relationship to Luke Skywalker and invites his son to rule the galaxy at his side.
