"Blade Squadron"
Author: David J. Williams, Mark S. Williams Time: 4 ABY, during the Battle of Endor Place: Endor "Blade Squadron" is a two-part short story, and it holds the distinction of being the very first new entry in the Star Wars Canon. Gina Moonsong is an ex-smuggler from Coruscant who joined the Rebel Alliance as a B-wing pilot. She has a red buzzcut, which means she's also a rebel, lowercase r. She doesn't always agree with her superior, Lieutenant Braylen Stramm. (But she'll fall in love with him, anyway...) Stramm is an Imperial deserter who got tired of fighting the good guys. Look at me, I'm a rebel! The Wing Commander of Blade Squadron is Adon Fox, who lost his wife during the evacuation of Hoth. His Imperial counterpart, Admiral Jhared Monferrat, is commanding the Devastator (which used to be Darth Vader's flagship). He's a cruel man (duh) who jettisons potential smugglers and calmly shoots an officer for questioning his judgment....