The sequel to Mask of Fear by Alexander Freed, this is Edge of the Abyss by Rebecca Roanhorse, taking place a year before the events of Andor and bringing in a number of familiar faces from the series including Anto Kreegyr, Luthen Rael, Kleya Marki, Nisus Osar, Perrin Fertha, Leida Mothma, Mon Mothma, Bail Organa and Saw Gerrera. We’ll visit Ghorman in the days before the atrocities that were wreaked upon the silk-farming planet, watch Saw Gerrera and Anto Kreegyr fight over the best way to run their rebellions and learn just how far they’ll go to steal back freedom for the galaxy. It arrives 15th September, and you can pre-order your copy now.
In this thrilling sequel to The Mask of Fear, set one year before season one of Andor, truth becomes a weapon of the Empire.
Over a decade into the Empire’s reign, life under Imperial rule has become routine. The days of the Republic have long passed into memory—if they are remembered at all.
Within the Senate, Mon Mothma and Bail Organa face dwindling influence, for there is no difference between the will of the Emperor and the direction of his Empire. Bail increasingly shifts his focus to support clandestine resistance efforts, knowing a successful fight against the Empire will come from beyond the halls of power. Meanwhile, Mon Mothma sees one chance to take a stand when she makes a horrifying discovery about the lengths the regime will go to weaponize truth and loyalty. The Empire’s newest target: the next generation raised under the Emperor’s ever deepening shadow, including Mon and Bail’s daughters.
Across the galaxy, disparate rebel factions are rendered outcasts, branded criminals, and pitted against each other. On Ghorman, an idealistic student group seeks to make meaningful change, unaware of the ISB agent who seeks to sabotage them from the inside. Leaders like Saw Gerrera and Anto Kreegyr squabble and bargain to survive one more day against the crush of Imperial might. Trust is rare and betrayal quick. A distracted, disorganized resistance is one that is easy to snuff out. There are few heroes…and no alliances.
When one of Gerrera’s partisans is captured by the Empire, time is running out for senators, outcasts, spies, and all those that desire a better tomorrow. What the prisoner knows could help the Empire eradicate any whisper of resistance, end any rebellion before it can truly begin—and ensure that the Empire’s truth is all the galaxy will ever know.