Star Wars - Aftermath - Life Debt

The Emperor is dead and what remains of his Empire is falling back. The New Republic is trying to build a lasting peace, and Han Solo has one debt left to settle: helping Chewbacca free Kashyyyk, the Wookiee's homeworld.

Norra Wexley leads a band of Imperial hunters through the galaxy, tracking Grand Admiral Rae Sloane and the last of the Empire's leadership. Officers keep falling into custody, but Sloane keeps slipping away. Norra suspects she is looking for a way to pull the Empire back from collapse.

The chase stops when Princess Leia Organa sends an urgent request. The Kashyyyk operation has gone wrong. Han, Chewbacca and a group of smugglers walked into an ambush, which left Chewbacca captured and Han missing.

Norra and her crew drop their official orders and race toward the last known position of the Millennium Falcon. They expect a fight, but not the scale of the danger waiting there, or the ruthlessness of the enemy who has them in his sights.

The novel is the second in a trilogy and takes place between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. It is a space adventure that moves between a rescue mission and a manhunt, with the old Empire still dangerous in defeat.