Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy

Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy is a Star Wars Rebels junior novel. Written by Jason Fry, it was released on October 21, 2014. Its title was first announced on March 31, 2014.

Publisher's summary
''Zare Leonis seems destined to become a poster boy for the Empire. His sister Dhara has been accepted into the esteemed Imperial Academy on Lothal and Zare is confident he’ll join her in a year’s time. But a year can bring plenty of unwelcome changes. Not only does he begin to uncover the Empire’s destructive plans for Lothal and the livelihood of its people, but his unease hits home when Dhara goes mysteriously missing. Zare is forced to question everything and rethink what it means to be a good servant of the Empire.''

Development
Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy is written by Jason Fry. The events of the book are concurrent with the events of the animated television series Star Wars Rebels but take place prior to the first episode involving Zare Leonis, the main character of the book. Because the book is a prequel to Leonis' first episode, Fry was given the freedom to write the character's backstory and how he becomes the character that will be depicted on screen. The book will also give insight into Lothal, the primary planet of Star Wars Rebels, and what kind of impact the Galactic Empire has had on it.

In writing the book, Fry collaborated with the Lucasfilm Story Group, as well as Rebels executive producer Greg Weisman. Fry felt that Weisman's feedback in particular made Edge of the Galaxy "a stronger story and a better book."