The FIRST ORDER reigns Having decimated the peaceful Republic Supreme Leader Snoke now deploys his merciless legions to seize military control of the galaxy Only General Leia Organa's small band of RESISTANCE fighters stand against the rising tyranny certain that Jedi Master Luke Skywalker will return and restore a spark of hope to the fight But the Resistance has been exposed As the First Order speeds toward the rebel base the brave heroes mount a desperate escape
PROLOGUE ONCE there was a boy who grew up to become a Jedi Knight Not just any Jedi but one of the greatest in their history history a valiant hero who toppled an evil empire He was also the last of their kind For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights had been the guardians of peace and justice throughout the galaxy galaxy With their connection to the Force they could perform astonishing feats influence minds and perceive glimpses of what was and what might be Yet for all their foresight the Jedi failed to foresee their own future One of their order turned against them hunting down the other Jedi until their numbers were few and their light was all but extinguished The boy knew none of this growing up What he did know was the barren desert of his home where water was more valuable than gold He had a happy childhood His aunt and uncle raised him on their moisture farm and he was their son in all but name His uncle could be cranky but taught him everything from fixing vaporators to flying airspeeders and his aunt was warm spoiling him when she could Like many boys his age he was impatient curious and a bit brash He had a talent talent for tinkering and a passion for speed
