
But where did it happen? And how? And why? It is a deed that rivals the terrifying power of the Death Star, the long-destroyed weapon of the defeated Empire.

Somewhere in the galaxy, millions suddenly perish in a blinding instant of pain, anguish, and despair–a disruption of the Force so shocking, it is felt by Luke at his Jedi academy on Yavin 4 and by Leia at home on Coruscant.
