Castellucci, Cecil and Jason Fry. Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure. Part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens series. 2015. 231p. ISBN 978-1-4847-2497-2. Available at FIC CAS on the library shelves.
The Empire destroyed the rebel base on the ice planet of Hoth and the Alliance fleet has scattered across the galaxy, trying to avoid the relentless hunt pursued by Imperial agents. As one of the Alliance leaders, Princess Leia is a special target worthy of every effort on the part of the Empire.
When the rebels discover that a second death star is being built, a desperate strategy is hatched to gather the fleet and attack before it becomes operational. But to accomplish this in secret, the Empire must be thrown off the scent. Princess Leia proposes a plan that will put her in danger by being bait for the Empire and taking their focus clear across the galaxy.
She embarks on a this mission in the guise of gathering more forces for the Alliance. Using rebe codes that are known to have been breached by the Empire, she and a small crew travel by space yacht to three planets, planting transmitters indicating where ships hoping to join the rebellion should meet. But the Empire is also listening, and a Star Destroyer is soon on their tracks, hoping to capture the elusive Princess. With the failure to complete her mission likely to lead to the Alliance fleet’s discovery and destruction, Leia and her crew must complete their objective at all costs … even if this means that innocent people will get hurt.
A short but satisfying read, this book fills in some of the questions left in suspense between the movies The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi. If you ever wondered how the Alliance discovered that another Death Star was being built by the Empire and how they gathered their fleet without the Empire knowing, this book will answer that question.
Other books in this series include The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure and Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure.
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