They are sleek, swift, and deadly. The are the X-wing fighters. And as the struggle rages across the vastness of space, the fearless women and men who pilot them risk both their lives and their machines. Their mission: to guard the Rebel Alliance against a still-powerful and battle-hardened Imperial foe in a last-ditch effort to control the stars!

Its very name strikes fear into foe hearts. So when Rebel hero Wedge Antilles rebuilds the legendary Rogue Squadron, he looks for out only the very best — probably the most experienced, probably the most daring X-wing pilots. Through arduous training and harmful missions, he weeds out the weakened from the strong, assembling several hard-bitten warriors ready to fight, prepared to die. Antilles understands the grim truth: that even with the very best X-wing jockeys in the galaxy, many won’t survive their near-suicidal missions. But when Rogue Squadron is usually ordered to assist in the assault in the intensely fortified Imperial stronghold of Black Moon, actually the bravest must question if any at all will survive . .