It is a time of crisis, Han Solo still frozen in carbonite, is being taken to the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. As Princess Leia mounts a rescue mission including Luke Skywalker, Lando Carissian, and a brilliant young pilot. Darth Vader pits himself against a cunning and ruthless rival. Xizor is the leader of a powerful crime syndicate who seeks to supplant Vader for the favor of their mutual master, the deaded Emperor. Thier target Luke Skywalker, suddenly Luke finds himself the potential prize of the two most evil entities in the galaxy, one who wants him alive and one who wants him dead.