The Secret Order, led by Grand Admiral Alderson, defends the Empire. Alderson has dispatched his best operative to Kothlis, where Bothan spies have stolen a data core that contains plans for the newest symbol of Imperial justice.
Bothan Spies have captured a data core containing plans for a second Death Star. With the Empire's agents closing in, they race to decode the data and get it into Rebel hands. Little do they know this is all an elaborate scheme by Emperor Palpatine and his Secret Order to lure the Rebellion into a trap at Endor. And while this is happening, ambitious officers plot to seize control of the Empire for themselves. Only two Dark Jedi can stop them.—Damien Valentine