When a hyperdrive failure strands the flagship of the Rebel fleet deep inside enemy territory, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia realize their misfortune could be an opportunity for the Alliance--if they undertake a mission with no chance of survival!
A riveting new story set in the months after Star Wars: A New Hope, "Small Victories" follows not just the Rebellion's greatest heroes, but volunteers like Deena Shan who never thought the fate of the Alliance could rest in her terrified but determined hands! Courage, sacrifice, and a little bit of madness are the order of the day as a ragtag crew of Rebels make an assault on a key I more
As a reader, what I found most enjoyable about Rebellion are the cracks that it fills in between the movies. Yes, blowing up the Death Star was important, but this is an empire and an interstellar one at that. Blowing up one or two strategic points, regardless of how big, expensive or important they might be, isn't going to bring the Empire down. So what were the other battles fought, the missions run, the lives sacrificed, in order to win the war? Rebellion attempts to answer that question, with "Small Victories" in particular. Read Full Review