Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo lead an Alliance delegation to negotiate a deal for much-needed materials for the Rebel Alliance when they fall into the hands of fierce marauders from Leia's homeworld of Alderaan, recently destroyed by the Death Star. Struggling with intense feelings of guilt, loyalty, and betrayal, Leia is determined to help her wayward kinspeople, even as Imperial forces are closing in on her own crippled ship.

A collection of "Star Wars" stories from the early 1980s, in which Imperial officers plot against Darth Vader, Leia defends a planet that has never felt the threat of the Empire, Lando and Lobot try to save Cloud City, and much more.

"The Rebels' covert ops go on the offensive as Princess Leia sends two of her top pilots--Wedge Antilles and Luke Skywalker--to be "captured" by the Empire! While on her own, Leia goes in search of a location for a new Rebel base. But Darth Vader is on the alert and sends his own agent after Luke, while Leia unexpectedly encounters a fellow Alderaanian who forces her to relive the loss of her home planet"--Back cover.