The Sith Empire is in flux. The Emperor is missing, presumed dead, and an ambitious Sith Lord's attempt to seize the throne has ended fatally. Still, Darth Karrid, commander of the fearsome Imperial battle cruiser Ascendant Spear, continues her relentless efforts to achieve total Sith domination of the galaxy. 
 But Karrid's ruthless determination is more than matched in the steely resolve of Theron Shan, whose unfinished business with the Empire could change the course of the war for good. Though the son of a Jedi Master, Theron does not wield the Force--but like his renowned mother, the spirit of rebellion is in his blood. As a top covert agent for the Republic, he struck a crucial blow against the Empire by exposing and destroying a Sith superweapon arsenal--which makes him the ideal operative for a daring and dangerous mission to end Ascendant Spear's reign of terror. 
 Joined by hot-headed smuggler Teff'ith, with whom he has an inexplicable bond, and wise Jedi warrior Gnost-Dural, Darth Karrid's former master, Theron must match wits and weapons with a battle-tested crew of the most cold-blooded dark side disciples. But time is brutally short. And if they don't seize their one chance to succeed, they will surely have countless opportunities to die... 
 Publisher's Summary on Wookiepedia 
 I was actually very impressed with this installment of the Old Republic and enjoyed it immensely. While it does start of slow and doesn't really pick up until around the 4th chapter, once you get there it goes to you can't stop. This isn't very much following the Jedi as much as it is following the SIS and their movement to ending the Galactic War with the Empire. The humor is fantastic and I just loved it and Teff'ith was defiantly one of my favorite characters of the book. Her sass was a lot of fun to read as well as some of the insults she provided. 
 I strongly recommend this to any Star Wars fan, it's defiantly a good one and follows a storyline that is much more different than the previous books which followed Jedi. This follows the military, smugglers, Jedi, and Sith all in battle.