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When Order 66 shattered the galaxy, Young Padawan Cal Kestis didn't end up on the scrap heaps of Bracca. Instead, his damaged pod drifted into the cold, lethal "Chaos" of the Unknown Regions-only to be intercepted by the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet.
Rescued by the legendary Admiral Ar'alani, Cal is thrust into a society defined by rigid discipline, icy landscapes, and a deep distrust of outsiders. Recognizing the boy's unique "Sky-walker" potential to navigate the shifting hyperspace lanes of the Unknown Regions, Ar'alani does the unthinkable: she adopts the human refugee into her own household.
For five years, Cal navigates a new life of military strategy and Chiss politics, healing from his trauma under the stern but fiercely protective wing of his Chiss mother. But as whispers of the Empire's Inquisitors reach the borders of the Ascendancy, Cal and Ar'alani must embark on a high-stakes mission back into Imperial space.
Their goal: a lost Jedi Holocron that holds the future of the Force.
Caught between his loyalty to the family that saved him and the Jedi legacy he thought was dead, Cal must decide who he is meant to be. With the crew of the Steadfast at his back and a lightsaber powered by Chiss technology in his hand, the galaxy is about to learn that some shadows are impossible to extinguish.