Star Wars: Heir to the Empire is a collection of all six comic book issues from the series Star Wars: Heir to the Empire, which was itself adapted from the novel Heir to the Empire. The release date for this collection was September 11, 1996.
Following the fall of tyranny, what system will emerge? The events unfold five years after Return of the Jedi, where Leia and Han are now married, bearing significant responsibilities within the New Republic government. Simultaneously, Luke Skywalker stands as the potential founder of a renewed order of Jedi Knights. However, at a vast distance, the last of Emperor's formidable military leaders, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has assumed control over the remaining forces of the Imperial fleet. Thrawn's two crucial discoveries present a dire threat, with the potential to dismantle the Rebel Alliance's New Republic. Intriguingly, both of these discoveries share names ending with "Solo"!