Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand

Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand]] tells the story of Mara Jade, foremost of the Emperor's Hands, through the space of several years. It details her training at the hands of Palpatine; her missions on his behalf; her failed assassination of Luke Skywalker on Tatooine; her arrest at the hands of Ysanne Isard following Palpatine's death, and her subsequent escape from Imperial Center; and her falling in with Talon Karrde - all while attempting to carry out the last command of Palpatine.