After the stunning events of A New Hope, the newly minted heroes of the rebellion - the aspiring Jedi Luke Skywalker, the smuggler Han Solo and the brave Princess Leia Organa, avenging the destroyed home planet - find themselves at the center of a galactic conflict. By blowing up the Death Star, the Rebel Alliance dealt a decisive blow to the Empire, but Palpatine and Darth Vader are still dangerous opponents. Will Skywalker, Solo and the princess stand against them? Luke is talented and brave, but he still does not know how to use the Power he possesses. Han has no illusions about participating in someone else's war, and his stubborn nature becomes another problem for Leia, who is trying to keep the Alliance afloat. At the same time, Mara Jade - she is only eighteen years old, and is still far from her fateful meeting with Luke - Serves his master as the Hand of the Emperor. She unravels the threads of a conspiracy leading to high-ranking persons, and at the same time tries not to catch the eye of Darth Vader once again. The Rebels are not the only problem of the Empire. Imperial stormtrooper Derick LaRon, whose faith in the Empire has been seriously shaken after the brutal destruction of Alderaan, goes on the run with four brothers in arms...