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!