The Clone Wars are over, but for those with reason to run from the new galactic Empire, the battle to survive has only just begun. . . .The Jedi have been decimated in the Great Purge, and the Republic has fallen. Now the former Republic Commandosโthe galaxyโs finest special forces troops, cloned from Jango Fettโfind themselves on opposing sides and in very different armor. Some have deserted and fled to Mandalore with the mercenaries, renegade clone troopers, and rogue Jedi who make up Kal Skirataโs ragtag resistance to Imperial occupation. Othersโincluding men from Delta and Omega squadsโnow serve as Imperial Commandos, a black ops unit within Vaderโs own 501st Legion, tasked to hunt down fugitive Jedi and clone deserters. For Darman, grieving for his Jedi wife and separated from his son, itโs an agonizing test of loyalty. But heโs not the only one whoโll be forced to test the ties of brotherhood. On Mandalore, clone deserters and the planetโs own natives, who have no love for the Jedi, will have their most cherished beliefs challenged. In the savage new galactic order, old feuds may have to be set aside to unite against a far bigger threat, and nobody can take old loyalties for granted.