Roger MacBride Allen is an American science fiction author renowned for his intricate space sagas. His work frequently delves into complex political intrigues and moral dilemmas set against expansive galactic backdrops. Allen's skill in crafting believable worlds and characters has earned him acclaim within the genre. His writing is characterized by gripping plot developments and a deep exploration of the human condition in unfamiliar territories.
In this third and final volume of the Corellian trilogy, Han and Luke lead the Alliance in a mad scramble against the Selonian rebels for control of the planetary technology.
A trade summit on Corellia brings Han Solo back to the home world he left many years before. Arriving on the distant planet with Leia, their children and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun with agents of the New Republic Intelligence and finds himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even he understands. One thing is clear: the five inhabited worlds of the sector are on the brink of civil war and the once peaceful coexistence of the three leading races -- human, Selonian, and Drallan -- has come to an end.