Star Wars is one of the specialities of the author Barbara Hambly, she has decided to touch the new generation of the Jedi world in this new instalment. Callista is the one we have not heard about in the past and this story tells us how this strong Jedi once fought against the Empire to stop an invasion and saved hundreds of lives. She gave her own life but stopped the advancement of the Empire that’s why she is considered as a legend till the present day.
Dark Hand of Magic and Fever Season were not about origin and that is the main difference between those books and this new creation of the author. The old legend linked to Callista comes to life again when Luke Skywalker feels the presence of same evil in the outer space once again. Everyone thought that the invention of the Empire that was destined to destroy the Jedi world got destroyed long ago but the assumptions were wrong.
The artificial intelligence that was designed to protect the invention was so strong that it secured everything and it has been secretly rebuilding the destroyed object. Now the device has been reactivated and it is coming to destroy the next generation of the Jedi world. Anthony Heald i.e the master narrator for the novel has kept the narration simple and clear for the ear of a common listener. Good narration and strong story can make any book magnetic for the listener of any age group. The Star Wars is not limited to a specific age group rather the series is for everyone whether he is an old man or a kid.