From what information that the Sith could gather on the Cinzia was that it was involved in an auction that the Hutts were holding on Hutta whatever was going to be sold at the auction itself remains unknown, especially since the ship's destruction leaves little to gain information from.
The ship's name was based off of Ax's real name, and, as revealed in the prologue of the novel, was destroyed back in Wild Space. Chratis reveals that Lema Xandret is Eldon Ax's mother who tried to hide her from the Sith when it was discovered that Ax, who was then named Cinzia Xandret, had Force-sensitivity. Ax informs Darth Chratis, and Chratis takes her to Dromund Kaas's Imperial data mine to inform her of what Stryver was talking about. This failure was based on Ax's confrontation with Dao Stryver, who caught her, asked her about the Cinzia and Lema Xandret, and then released her and let her live as he left to continue with his business. But the Padawan and former trooper decide to combine forces to find Stryver and figure out what he was talking about regarding two things he mentioned to Moxla the Cinzia and Lema Xandret.Īpproaching the Sith world of Dromund Kaas and heading to Kaas City is Sith apprentice Eldon Ax, who had recently failed a mission for her master Sith Lord Darth Chratis. Konshi and Moxla get into a brief fight with Stryver from which the Mandalorian escapes. Meanwhile, also approaching the warehouse is former Republic trooper Larin Moxla, and she confronts the sole survivor, and instigator, of the conflict, Mandalorian warrior Dao Stryver. He notes a violent confrontation inside a nearby warehouse and decides to investigate. In the lower levels of Coruscant, Jedi Padawan Shigar Konshi, recently disgruntled after being rejected by the Jedi Council from testing himself in the Trials to become a Knight, is on a mission for the Order. During the debris scan, they notice something. The Fire crew scan the debris and hypothesize that whoever blew up the ship thought that the cargo must have been important to sacrifice their ship and their lives. However, Nebula pilots the Auriga Fire away from the Cinzia after detecting an energy surge in the opposite ship that results in its destruction. The crew of the Auriga Fire attempt to board the Cinzia after warning the crew on the other end of the communications net of their intentions. The Auriga Fire 's Captain Jet Nebula is undergoing a mutiny by his Rodian first mate Shinqo, but Nebula quells the mutiny and gets Shinqo and his followers back under his control. In Wild Space, the Auriga Fire has just captured the ship Cinzia. And in the end, Sith and Jedi, Republic and Empire, must do something they've never done before, something that all the agents of good and evil could never make them do: join together to stop a powerful threat that could destroy the galaxy… Plot summary Instead they plan to steal the prize, which is locked inside an impregnable vault: two burned chunks of an exploded star cruiser, one of which may hold the key to the wealth of an entire world.īut the truth about the treasure is dangerous and deadly.
None of these guests-invited or uninvited-have any intention of participating in the auction. But the Republic's envoy is not what he seems, the Empire's delegate is a ruthless Sith apprentice, the Jedi Padawan is determined to do the right thing and terrified that he can't, the trooper hopes to redeem her reputation, and the Mandalorian is somehow managing to keep one step ahead of everyone. Representatives of both the Republic and the Sith Empire are present, along with a Jedi Padawan sent to investigate, a disenfranchised trooper drummed out of the Republic's elite Black Star Squad, and a mysterious Mandalorian (Dao Stryver)with a private agenda.
Tassaa Bareesh, a matriarch in the Hutt crime cartel, is holding an auction that's drawing attention from across the galaxy. "Everything I have seen confirms my worst fears." Internal flap Publisher's summary Hardcover Back cover
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