The Rebel Alliance continues to make headway in the fight against the Empire. Thanks to the help of Wyl Tarson, one of crimlord Raze's top men, the Rebels have come into some valuable infromation. The Imperial stronghold on Ahakista may be ripe to join the Rebellion.

Unfortuantely Raze, who enjoys working with the Empire, realizes that Wyl may be betraying him and uses a bomb implanted in Wyl's skull to try and control him. Fortunately, Wyl is better than his boss realizes. He contacts a number of people who previously worked for the Alliance and were pushed to the sidelines because of their lack of ability or trustworthiness to try to not only survive, but make sure the Rebels come out on top.

This volume shows that heroes are not always glamprous, but they definitely get the job done and save the day. I thought this volume was stronger than the earlier one, though the series continues to introduce more and more characters without starting to tie them together. Perhaps that is the intent of the series ... showing how broad the Alliance is by highlighting that many different people contributed to the success of the fight.