Let the dark times begin! In the tumultuous aftermath of Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the Clone Wars have ended, the Republic has fallen…and Palpatine exerts his ruthless grip on his new Galactic Empire. Now, the few Jedi who remain must decide whether to hold true to their faith or abandon it completely in the face of a brutal purge - one carried out by the new Dark Lord of the Sith: Darth Vader! Collecting STAR WARS: REPUBLIC #78-80, STAR WARS: PURGE, STAR WARS: PURGE - SECONDS TO DIE, STAR WARS: PURGE - THE HIDDEN BLADE, STAR WARS: PURGE - THE TYRANT'S FIST #1-2, STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE LOST COMMAND #1-5 and STAR WARS: DARK TIMES #1-5.