Darth Vader may have been redeemed and the Emperor vanquished, but peace can be fleeting, and evil does not easily relent. Yet the simple belief in good can still empower ordinary individuals to rise and meet the greatest challenges. So return to that galaxy far, far away, and prepare yourself for what happens when the Force awakens....

"In this story, set between Star Wars: a New Hope and Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back, Han and Chewie must fly the Millennium Falcon on a top-secret mission for the Rebellion, while evading ruthless bounty hunters and a relentless imperial agent."--Page 4 of cover.

Han, Chewie, and Lando set out for Renat Chorios where Princess Leia is being held hostage by a ruthless warlord and where Luke has become trapped and unable to use the Force to save himself; meanwhile, the planet begins to reveal a strange, malevolent life-form that promises to destroy both the Empire and New Republic.