Cast aside by Snoke, Kylo Ren seeks sanctuary with his mother. It is not the reunion she had hoped for: Kylo is still one with the darkness. The horror of what her son has become clashes with her hope for his redemption. Poe, Rey, and other Resistance leaders have doubts about the monster in their midst. And nothing compares to the torment, indecision, and pain within Kylo himself.

Lance is shaken to his core when an accident strands him on an uninhabited planetoid with an injured Allura. The Red Paladin soon discovers his own insecurities and self-doubt are just as threatening as the inhospitable landscape, and they only get worse when his best hope for help comes in the form of his supposed rival. A mix of comfort, angst, and humor.

On the fifth anniversary of the Great War, a universe pauses to celebrate and remember. Lance continues his effort to help others embrace who Allura was. But when faced with a devastating revelation from the past, he finds his path forward harder than ever. Yet that turmoil is only a precursor to what happens when Pidge's unlikely discovery unearths long buried hopes…

Ren and Hux both have an unrelenting desire for power, but common goals and the wishes of Snoke have led to a tenuous partnership. Snoke sends the men to meet with the brilliant Thrawn, who's forces would be a valuable addition to the First Order's military might. Thrawn's goals are unclear, and could shake the delicate truce between Ren and Hux, as well as the First Order itself.