

In order to hide her, Chewbacca agrees to bring her to Kashyyyk, the wookie planet. They quickly discover that someone is pursuing Leia.

Gathering together for a diplomatic mission to the planet Bimmsaari, Leia, Han, the wookie Chewbacca and Luke Skywalker leave the New Republic's capital of Coruscant. Expecting twins, she is run ragged with the tasks set before her. In the meantime, Leia Organa Solo, Han Solo's wife, is busy with the diplomatic mission of building a new government for the New Republic. Han Solo, on a contact mission representing the New Republic, seeks out smugglers to aid them with cargo ships that the New Republic sorely needs. As a bribe to convince C'boath to work with the Empire, Thrawn promises to hand over Luke Skywalker and his sister Leia Organa Solo. In his quest to take down the Rebellion, he finds a long-forgotten Dark Jedi Master, Joruus C'boath on a far away planet. He launches an attack in the Obra-skai system, alerting the New Republic to trouble. Grand Admiral Thrawn emerges as a threat to the peace the New Republic is struggling to make with many of the star systems within the galaxy. It is five years after the defeat of the Empire at the Battle of Endor and while the New Republic has pushed the Empire back from its previous glory days, there are still evil forces to content with. A grand admiral emerges from the recesses of the galaxy to stir up trouble and is bent on the utter destruction of the Rebellion. With the heroes of the Rebellion heading up the new government, the new government still battles remnants of Empire. The story portrays the New Republic still in its infancy, five years after the defeat of the evil Empire at the Battle of Endor. Heir to the Empire is ultimately a story of good versus evil in the galaxy.
