The Lesser Evil

This article is about the 1996 short story published as part of the Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook.
You may be looking for the 2021 novel Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil.

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"The Lesser Evil" was a short narrative by Peter M. Schweighofer published in the Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook.

Plot summary[]

Darth Vader orders a bombardment of Falleen to contain a plague that has been unleashed on the planet by a failed biological experiment released after a lab accident. On the Star Destroyer Devastator, Vader makes the decision after speaking with Captain Bolvan.