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!