NEW REPUBLIC STAVE OFF AN UNEXPECTED - AND DEADLY - NEW THREAT? A DEFIANT IMPERIAL takes center stage - and goes on the offensive against the NEW REPUBLIC! LEIA makes a startling discovery in the forests of ENDOR! Who are the mysterious and deadly ACOLYTES OF THE BEYOND?! What is the new villain's connection to DARTH VADER? All this as the post-Return of the Jedi storytelling BEGINS!

THE NEW REPUBLIC FACES DEADLY ADVERSARIES! MON MOTHMA and LEIA must make a difficult decision to deal with a defiant Imperial hell-bent on preserving the legacy of PALPATINE and VADER! LUKE hunts for a lost JEDI relic but makes a startling discovery! The UNDERWORLD simmers with intrigue as an unholy alliance is formed! A ragtag group of NEW REPUBLIC heroes sets out on a mission - and their return is not guaranteed!

KES DAMERON FACES DEATH IN THE GRIP OF A FEARSOME IMPERIAL THREAT! Who is the mysterious REYNA OSKUR - and what does her influence over the DEFIANT IMPERIAL mean for the NEW REPUBLIC? Does the DEFIANT IMPERIAL have an INQUISITOR by his side?! Our villain consolidates his power - but at what cost? An iconic, familiar face arrives to save the captured heroes!

CHAOS REIGNS AS THE DEFIANT IMPERIAL COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE HEROES OF THE NEW REPUBLIC! LUKE vs. a new INQUISITOR! The IMPERIAL SURVIVORS consolidate behind the DEFIANT IMPERIAL - putting the just-formed NEW REPUBLIC at risk! KES DAMERON and his team try for a daring escape - but meet an unexpected hurdle! The GALACTIC CIVIL WAR takes a startling twist - and bad omens arise for the future of the NEW REPUBLIC!