In this altered Star Wars timeline, Luke Skywalker fails to destroy the Death Star, and the Rebellion is seemingly crushed. Overcoming his raging emotions, Luke escapes to become a Jedi Master after finding Yoda and completing his training. Imperial forces thrive throughout the galaxy, and Leia Organa undergoes a dark transformation while Luke plunges headlong into the heart of the Empire in a final attempt to rekindle the Rebellion. Brother battles...

"It is a period of insurgence. The Empire's ultimate peacekeeping force, the Death Star was destroyed due to an unforeseen design flaw. Without this deterrent, the rule of law is in danger. Chaos looms! Due to his responsibility for the disaster, Darth Vader has fallen in the eyes of Emperor Palpatine. Grand General Tagge is to command the response to the Rebellion. Unknown to the Emperor, Vader is quietly pursuing his own interests: the mysterious...

In an altered Star Wars timeline, the Death Star is never destroyed and the Rebellion is seemingly crushed. The Empire's strong presence throughout the galaxy leads to the formation of a new Senate, filled with Imperial puppets. Han Solo and Chewbacca watch in amazement as the newest Senator from the planet Coruscant, the Imperial throneworld, is announced -- Leia Organa! Hope springs on Dagobah, as Luke Skywalker nears the completion of his training...

"Disorder engulfs the galaxy. After the destruction of the Death Star by a mysterious Force-strong rebel pilot, the Sith Lord Darth Vader was deemed responsible by his master, Emperor Palpatine. Now pursuing his own agenda, Vader enlisted his own assistance--the bounty hunter Boba Fett and archaeologist Doctor Aphra. With a newly acquired droid army, Darth Vader stormed a secluded stronghold in the Outer Rim where a technology specialist named Cylo...

"Crisis strikes the galaxy. After the destruction of the Death Star, the Sith Lord Darth Vader has been deemed responsible by Emperor Palpatine. Dishonored, Vader now seeks his own agenda--the identity of the Force-strong rebel pilot responsible for the Death Star's ruin. Enlisting the assistance of archaeologist Doctor Aphra, Vader has acquired a personal army composed of battle droids from a forgotten factory on the planet Geonosis. And with the...

Han Solo has gotten himself in too deep and Jabba the Hutt has a bounty on his head, but Han Solo along with Princess Leia and Chewbacca plan to pay Jabba back what's owed them from a botched smuggler's run. When a shrewd Devronian learns of Solo's plan, he too decides to go after Solo.

"Jyn, Cassian, and the rest of Rogue One continue their hunt for the Death Star plans, but the Empire isn't going to back down without a fight. Will Rogue One succeed? Or will the Empire destory them?"--Provided by publisher.

All looks lost for the galaxy when the Empire's new super-weapon is discovered. Any insurgency will quickly be thwarted by the devastating new Death Star! But maybe there's hope for the Rebel cause when Jyn Erso and Cassian and or lead a crew of new heroes on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the planet-destroying threat!

Collects new stories from the world of Star Wars featuring such characters as Princess Leia, K-2SO, and Finn.

Rey has to outwit the off-worlders that captured Unkar Plutt, and Lieutenant Evaan Verlaine leads a dangerous mission to infiltrate an Imperial Star Destroyer. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.