Sleek, swift and deadly, the famed X-Wing fighters have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force the hard way--first in battle, the last line of defense.&#160;&#160;Now they must make a deal with the devil herself--an enemy whose ultimate goal is their total annihilation.<br><br>It's the kind of mission only Wedge Antilles and the Rogue Squadron would dare to undertake.&#160;&#160;Against impossible odds they will stage a daring raid into an enemy stronghold--only to be rescued from certain destruction by an unexpected ally.<br><br>Ysanne Isard, the ruthless Imperial commander, has appeared on the scene seemingly from out of nowhere.&#160;&#160;Now she proposes a most unusual alliance, offering to help Wedge rescue his captured comrades from Imperial Warlord Admiral Krennel's sadistic prison camp.<br><br>But her offer is not without a price.&#160;&#160;Wedge must lead Rogue Squadron in Isard's deadly struggle against an enemy made in her own image.&#160;&#160;It's an offer Wedge would love to refuse, for Isard is certain to betray them.&#160;&#160;But how can they leave their comrades at Krennel's mercy?&#160;&#160;The answer is: they can't--even if it means being caught between Krennel's ruthlessness and Isard's treachery.