About the book: 2017 / Famed author of Star Wars novels James Luceno once again takes up his pen to unfold a gripping tale of ambition and betrayal that became the backstory of the events of the film "Cast Away" -one: Star Wars. Stories.” War is tearing the Galaxy apart. For several years now, the Republic and the Separatists have been engaged in interstellar battles, with each side attempting to create the deadliest weapons that will ensure victory in the war. Orson Krennic, a member of Chancellor Pappatine's top-secret project, is determined to complete the development of a superweapon, codenamed the Death Star, before the enemies of the Republic do so. And the key figure in this matter may be Krennic’s longtime friend, the brilliant scientist Galen Erso. Krennic once saved the scientist, his wife and daughter from separatist captivity, and now the Erso family owes him a great debt. The Savior offers Galen unlimited resources and the opportunity to continue his scientific work. The scientist is confident that his research has an exclusively good purpose, but Krennic has other plans: by implementing them, he will make the Death Star a reality. And now the Erso family must unravel the web of lies that their benefactor has woven in order to save not only themselves, but the entire Galaxy.