Paul Alden

A loyal Stormtrooper, thwarted by the very bureaucracy which he serves, struggles to track down a Rebel saboteur on board the Death Star in the days and hours before the fateful Rebel attack. Darth Vader, the sole survivor of the explosion of the Death Star, crash lands on a primitive world where savagery is the key to survival. A young Imperial lieutenant learns all service comes at a price when his small company of Stormtroopers is attacked by thousands of angry aliens. Assassins from a planet destroyed by the Empire close on their target-the Dark Lord, Darth Vader. Collecting issues #13-#14 and #16-#19 of the Empire series. All told from the point of view of the major villains of the Star Wars galaxy-the Imperials. But, as these stories show, even the "bad guys" are no strangers to loyalty, honor, and sacrifice!

Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002-2006) #7, 14 and 16-18, Star Wars: Vader's Quest (1999) #1-4, and Star Wars (2012-2014 Dark Horse 2nd Series) #1-12. When the Death Star falls, what will happen next for the galaxy? Find out in this collection of tales set in the immediate aftermath of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope! Stinging from defeat, Darth Vader is consumed with tracking down the Force-strong young pilot who destroyed his battle station. What would it mean for the Empire if Vader and the evil Emperor Palpatine discover Luke Skywalker's identity? With the Rebellion emboldened, Princess Leia leads a stealth squadron, Han Solo and Chewbacca face off against the bounty hunter Boba Fett, and Luke and Wedge Antilles infiltrate an Imperial Destroyer. Witness the continuing adventures of everyone's favorite Star Wars heroes and villains!

Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002-2006) #7, 14 and 16-27; Star Wars: Vader's Quest (1999) #1-4; Star Wars (2013-2014 Dark Horse 2nd Series) #1-20; Star Wars Kids (1998) The Magazine for Young Jedi Knights #1-11, #12 (A STORY) and #13-20 and Star Wars 3-D (1988) #1-3. In the immediate aftermath of A New Hope, the rebels have won a major battle against the Empire - and now they must win the war! Darth Vader is obsessed with discovering the identity of the rebel pilot who destroyed the Death Star, but as Vader and Luke Skywalker's destinies begin to intertwine, neither can predict how their fates are tied together - even as the fallen Obi-Wan Kenobi haunts them both! Meanwhile, Princess Leia works to rebuild the rebel forces - and has plans for a secret X-Wing squadron of her own! And while Luke and Wedge Antilles infiltrate the Imperial fleet, Han Solo and Chewbacca have their hands full against the bounty hunter Boba Fett!

Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002-2006) #7, 14 and 16-27; Star Wars: Vader's Quest (1999) #1-4; Star Wars (2013-2014 Dark Horse 2nd Series) #1-20; Star Wars Kids (1998) The Magazine for Young Jedi Knights #1-11, #12 (A STORY) and #13-20 and Star Wars 3-D (1988) #1-3. In the immediate aftermath of A New Hope, the rebels have won a major battle against the Empire - and now they must win the war! Darth Vader is obsessed with discovering the identity of the rebel pilot who destroyed the Death Star, but as Vader and Luke Skywalker's destinies begin to intertwine, neither can predict how their fates are tied together - even as the fallen Obi-Wan Kenobi haunts them both! Meanwhile, Princess Leia works to rebuild the rebel forces - and has plans for a secret X-Wing squadron of her own! And while Luke and Wedge Antilles infiltrate the Imperial fleet, Han Solo and Chewbacca have their hands full against the bounty hunter Boba Fett!