The Wraith Squadron has survived its first mission, defying those who said that this group of misfits and losers would never survive. Not only did they survive, they destroyed the cunning Admiral Trigit and his flagship "Implacable". Now Wedge Antilles has an even more deadly assignment, to track down the warlord Zsinj and his Star Destroyer, "Iron Fist", before Zsinj can ally himself with the Empire.

After having been instrumental in defeating Thrawn, the Rogues return to Coruscant to celebrate their great victory. It is here that they make a terrible discovery-Ysanne Isard did not die at Thyferra and it is she who has been leaving a trail of dead bodies of those who were with Corran Horn on the Lusankya. Now it's up to the Rogues to rescue their compatriots and foil the remnants of the Empire.

Three decades have passed since Wraith Squadron carried out its last mission. Taking on the most dangerous and daring operations, the rogues and misfits of the elite X-Wing unit became legends of the Rebellion and the Second Galactic Civil War, before breaking up and going their separate ways. Now their singular skills are back in vital demand for a tailor-made Wraith Squadron mission. A powerful general in the Galactic Alliance Army, once renowned...