Lost Stars

Lost Stars is a young-adult Star Wars novel written by Claudia Gray. Set during and after the events of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the novel follows the relationship between two Imperials who turn from friends to foes as the Rebellion against the Empire rages on. It was first published on September 4, 2015, making it the first hardcover novel to be published by Disney-Lucasfilm Press.

Summary
The reign of the Galactic Empire has reached the Outer Rim planet of Jelucan, where aristocratic Thane Kyrell and rural villager Ciena Ree bond over their love of flying. Enrolling at the Imperial Academy together to become fighter pilots for the glorious Empire is nothing less than a dream come true for the both of them. But Thane sours on the dream when he sees firsthand the horrific tactics the Empire uses to maintain its ironclad rule.

Bitter and disillusioned, Thane joins the fledgling Rebellion, putting Ciena in an unbearable position to choose between her loyalty to the Empire and her love for the man she's known since childhood. Now on opposite sides of the war, will these friends turned foes find a way to be together, or will duty tear them, and the galaxy, apart?

Characters

 * Thane Kyrell
 * Ciena Ree
 * Berisse Sai
 * Ved Foslo
 * Wilhuff Tarkin
 * Darth Vader
 * Wedge Antilles
 * Leia Organa
 * Luke Skywalker (mentioned only)
 * Jude
 * Nash Windrider

Release
Following Star Wars: Lost Stars release on September 4, 2015, a paperback edition was released in the United Kingdom by Egmont UK Ltd on October 8, 2015, before. Two years later, the American paperback was released on August 1, 2017. This edition included the first chapter of the novel Leia, Princess of Alderaan, also written by Gray.

On May 4, 2017, LINE Corporation released an online manga adaptation of the novel exclusively in Japan, illustrated by Yusaku Komiyama. Yen pressed announced on November 18, 2017, during their Anime NYC panel, that the manga was going to be officially translated and released in the United States. The first volume was released on May 8, 2018.