She moves through the shadows and behind the scenes, a deadly and beautiful tool of the dread Emperor Palpatine . . . Mara Jade.
After she fails to eliminate the young Jedi Luke Skywalker in the dank halls of Jabba's palace, Mara Jade is dispatched to take down a crime lord who seeks to reestablish the criminal organization Black Sun. Little does she know that the Emperor's imminent date with death will change her life forever!
Dark Horse is proud to bring you Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand, written by bestselling Star Wars novelists Timothy Zahn (Heir to the Empire, Specter of the Past) and Michael A. Stackpole (Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron), and illustrated by comics legend Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd, Bloody Mary)
