Bloodline ( novel ) Bloodline is a canon novel written by Claudia Gray . The story takes place six years prior to and centers on Prince ss Leia Organa as she serves as a member of the Galactic Senate of the New Republic . Throughout the novel , Princess Leia contends with different threats to the Republic , both internal and external , in a series of events that ultimately leads to the formation of the Resistance that appeared in " The Force Awakens " . The novel , which was released on May 3 , 2016 , was first announced on October 10 , 2015 , before the premiere of " The Force Awakens " . It was originally given the title " New Republic : Bloodline " before it was shortened to simply " Bloodline " . Rian Johnson , the director of , contributed some ideas to the novel . The title was given a paperback release on January 31 , 2017 . Publisher ' s summary . " WITNESS THE BIRTH OF THE RESISTANCE " " When the Rebellion defeated the Empire in the skies above Endor , Leia Organa believed it was the beginning to a lasting peace . But after decades of vicious infighting and partisan gridlock in the New Republic Senate , that hope seems like a distant memory . " " Now a respected senator , Leia must grapple with the dangers that threaten to cripple that fledging democracy — from both within and without . Underworld kingpins , treacherous politicians , and Imperial loyalists are sowing chaos in the galaxy . Desperate to take action , senators are calling for the election of a First Senator . It is their hope that this influential post will bring strong leadership to a divided galaxy . " " As the daughter of Darth Vader , Leia faces with distrust the prospect of any one person holding such a powerful position — even when supporters suggest Leia herself for the job . But a new enemy may make this path Leia ' s only option . For at the edges of the galaxy , a mysterious threat is growing . . . " Plot summary . Exposition . On Hosnian Prime , Senator and Prince ss Leia Organa and other members of the New Republic ' s Galactic Senate attend a ceremony to dedicate a Jelucani fogstone statue of her late adoptive father and Rebel Alliance founder Bail Organa . After her colleague Senator Tai - Lin Garr speaks about the fruits of the Galactic Civil War , Leia gives a brief speech about her father ' s legacy . Despite the show of unity among the senators , tensions are growing between the Populists , who favor greater autonomy , and the Centrists , who favor a stronger central government and more powerful military . Following the dedication ceremony , Leia socializes with the other senators including the Centrist Lady Carise Sindian , who solicits Leia ' s help in inheriting the governor ship of Birren . Leia promises to have her staff look into the matter . Mission to Bastatha . Back in her office , Leia confides with her intern Korr Sella that she intends to step down as Senator in the near future , citing her frustration with the growing deadlock and bickering in the Senate . Leia later raises the topic again with her husband Han Solo , who has become a successful starship racer . Both live separate lives but regularly correspond via Hologram . The following day , the Twi ' lek Senator Yendor of Ryloth calls on the Galactic Senate to take action against a Nikto crime cartel led by Rinnrivin Di , who is disrupting Ryloth ' s offworld trade . After some debate , Senator Leia agrees to undertake a fact - finding mission to the planet Bastatha , which serves as Rinnrivin ' s base . While the Centrists are reluctant to aid a Populist Senator , the young , charismatic Ransolm Casterfo of Riosa volunteers to accompany Leia in a show of bipartisanship . After making preparations for her trip with her pilot Greer Sonnel , Leia visits Ransolm ' s office to gain his trust . While Leia is disconcerted by the presence of old Imperial artifacts in Senator Casterfo ' s office , she finds Ransolm to be friendly and trustworthy despite their philosophical disagreement about the former Empire . Later , Greer arranges for the New Republic starfighter pilot Joph Seastriker to escort Leia ' s ship to Bastatha , which is reputed as a seedy world . Leia travels with her protocol droid C - 3PO , intern Kor Sella , and Senator Casterfo to Bastatha ; a hot , irradiated planet where the population lives underground . Upon landing , the New Republic delegates are agreed by Magistrate Tosta and Xun , who take them on a tour of a casino to showcase their efforts to market Bastatha as a tourist destination . While at the cantina , Leia notices an older woman who is part of a group from Daxam IV with dark , streaked hair watching them intently . Back at their ship , Leia and Ransolm receive an invitation to met with a private business delegation , which turns out to be Rinnrivin ' s Nikto henchmen . The armed Nikto kidnap Leia and bundle her away into a hovercraft . They take her to meet Rinnrivin himself , who tells her about his people ' s desire to break free of Hutt domination . Rinnrivin also attempts to lobby Leia to get the New Republic to deregulate its spice trade . Before they can proceed further , their meeting is disrupted by Ransolm , who rescues Leia ; having planted a tracker on her cloak . Leia and Ransolm escape Rinnvirin ' s lair in a stolen hoversled and are soon found by Seastriker ' s X - wing starfighter . While Leia is annoyed with Ransolm for interrupting her meeting , the two gain a sense of respect for each other . Leia finds Casterfo to be an intelligent , moderate , and honest Centrist and considers introducing him to her colleagues Garr and Varish Vicly in order to build a sense of bipartisanship . The Bastatha authorities later secure Rinnvirin ' s lair but the crime lord has already escaped . However , Leia discovers that Bastatha ' s gambling revenue is being funnelled into a network of shadow corporations based in the Outer Rim . Leia thinks this operation is too sophisticated for the Hutts and suspects another party ; recalling the mysterious woman from Daxam IV . First Senator . Returning to Hosnian Prime , Casterfo and Leia speak in support of Senator Yendor ' s petition and urge the New Republic to take action against Rinnrivin Di ' s cartel . In response , various Populist and Centrist senators accuse Ransolm and Leia of endangering each other and withholding information . As the proceedings continue , Senator Carise Sindian of Arkanis takes the floor to call on the Senate to consider a motion to abolish the officer of Chancellor and create a new office called First Senator , that will wield considerable power over the military and economy . While the Senate is not swayed by Sindian ' s arguments , most of the Centrist and neutralist senators are swayed by Senator Casterfo , who points to the gridlock and infighting in the Senate . As a result , the Senate carries Casterfo ' s motion , much to the dismay of the Populists including Leia . While disagreeing with Casterfo , Leia and her Populist colleagues respect his sincerity . At the urging of Tai , Varish , and C - 3PO , Leia reluctantly agrees to delay her retirement plans and stand as the Populist candidate for First Senator . Though Han is annoyed with her change in mind , he respects his wife ' s decision . Later , Leia holds an audience with Lady Carise Sindian in her office to discuss the governorship of Birren . During the meeting , Leia reveals that she was adopted by Bail and Breha Organa . In return for keeping this matter a secret , Leia agrees to help the Centrist Senator ascent to the governorship . Sindian promptly makes preparations to travel to Birren to claim her title . Later , Jorph Seastriker and his fellow starfighter pilots including Greer and Temmin Wexley watched an starfighter acrobatic competition near the Senate building . While chatting with Senator Organa and Greer , Jorph learned that Leia was dispatching Greer on a mission to the planet Pamarthe to investigate whether Rinnrivin was hiring pilots from there . Under Leia ' s direction , Jorph and Greer travel to Pamarthe where they learn that a group known as the Amaxine warriors operate a base on the planet Daxam IV . Back on Hosnian Prime , Leia chats with Sindian , who is departing to Birren to claim the governorship of that planet . During the course of their conversation , Leia remarks that the post of First Senator might not be a bad idea . While traveling to Birren , Lady Carise yearns for the day when the galaxy would be rightly governed and the strength of the Centrist worlds revealed . After returning to Hosnian Prime , Jorph and Greer discuss their findings with Leia aboard her starship , the " Mirrorbright " . Jorph and Greer talk about Daxam IV and the Amaxine warriors , a purported warrior people who had left the galaxy after refusing to make peace with the Old Republic . While Jorph has been unable to find any record of the Amaxines in the public informational grid , he found references to the Amaxine in certain clusters of the galaxy ; mainly Centrist worlds . Greer suspects that some Centrist senators are taking bribes in return for hiding Rinnrivin ' s drug cartel . Leia admits her admiration for Senator Ransolm , describing him as the only Centrist senator she can trust . Princess Leia and Ransolm later meet for dinner at the Hanging gardens near the Senate complex . During the dinner , Leia discusses her findings about the Amaxine warrior and their apparent connection to Rinnrivin and the Centralists . In return , Ransolm talks about his support for the move to reintroduce the death penalty to Riosa and expresses an admiration for Leia ' s role in killing Jabba the Hutt . Ransolm then goes on to talk about his harsh childhood under Imperial rule and the loss of his parents . Finding a kindred spirit , Leia in return tells Ransolm about her torture at the hands of Darth Vader prior to the destruction of Alderaan . Due to their meeting , the two uneasy allies become friends . However , Leia omits to mention that Vader was her true father . The Napkin Bombing and aftermath . The following day , Leia and her fellow Populist senators including Tai - Lin Garr meet at the Senate complex ' s banquet hall . There , Leia discovers a note written with the message " Run . " Leia orders an evacuation and a bomb destroys half of the senatorial conference building . While no senators were killed during the so - called " Napkin Bombing " , many people were wounded and the media treated the incident as the most serious security incident since the end of the Galactic Civil War . The Centrists and Populists soon begin accusing each other of staging the bombing to gain political capital . Ransolm and Leia suspect that the bombing is linked to their investigation into Rinnrivin ' s criminal cartel . Preliminary investigations show footage of an alleged female Twi ' lek bomber . Ransolm decides to take Greer with him to Daxam IV to investigate the Amaxines while Leia decides to visit Ryloth with Joph Seastriker . To avoid drawing attention , Ransolm and Greer rent a small Jeconne courier for their mission to Daxam IV . Ransolm has arranged to meet a dealer in old Imperial artefacts known as Crimson Blade . Upon landing , Ransolm and Greer discover that Crimson Blade is Arliz Hadrassian , the mysterious woman they had sighted at the casino on Bastatha . Hadrassian introduces herself as a former TIE fighter pilot who had lived during the time of the Galactic Civil War . Pretending to be an Imperial sympathizer , Ransolm spends the next two hours chatting with her . Later that night , Greer takes the Jeconne courier for a flight above Daxam ' s atmosphere and discovers that the Amaxines have several armed starfighter squadrons . She quickly deduces that the Amaxines are a paramilitary organization with significant funds and ties to organised crime . Meanwhile , Senator Organa and her entourage visits Ryloth on the " Mirrorbright " where she is greeted by Emissary Yendor . While in the Ryloth archives , Organa and her team search for material on Rinnrivin . They find that he started off at the lowest rung of the Hutts ' spice operation but mysteriously became the leader of one of the largest galactic criminal enterprises . Lacking sufficient evidence , they suspect that someone is secretly funding Rinnrivin . Taking their ship into space , Joph discusses his team ' s findings with Casterfo and Greer , who report that they have discovered some spy satellites above Daxam IV sending periodic updates to several worlds including Ryloth . They suspect that Ryloth is being used by Rinnrivin as a relay station . Leia is annoyed with Joph for " improving " Castero ' s orders without consulting her . However , she is mollified when Joph traces the signal to the Expansion Region planet of Sibensko , which is in Centrist space . Back on Daxam IV , Ransolm reassures Greer that he is only toying with Hadrassian as part of his investigation . Later , Ransolm visits Hadrassian ' s compound and purchases the helmet of an Imperial Royal guard . After deeming Casterfo trustworthy , Hadrassian takes Ransolm to meet her Amaxine Warriors at a nearby camp . The Amaxine youths are training with Force pike s , the weapons of the former Royal Guards . Having studied the techniques in old holos , Ransolm volunteers to duel with an Amaxine warrior . Despite being haunted by his childhood memories of Vader , Ransolm manages to defeat his opponent but spares his life . Later , Ransolm briefs Greer about the information that he managed to obtain on the Amaxines . He learns that the Amaxines operate several bases but their main headquarters is on the planet Sibensko , a watery planet known as a crime haven . Ransolm also gains Greer ' s trust . Unable to contact Leia on Ryloth , Casterfo contacts his sponsor Lady Carise and informs her about Rinnrivin ' s connection to the Amaxines . Carise , who is undertaking a coronation ceremony on Birren , downplays the threat posed by the Amaxines and tells her colleague to concentrate on more " important " things . As a result , Casterfo comes to realize that the Centrists are equally apathetic and inactive as their Populist opponents . Connecting the dots . Following her mission to Ryloth , Leia and her team travel to Harloff Minor where she organizes a discreet meeting with Rinnrivin Di . During their meeting , Leia talks about her rise from rebel to Senator and then returns the holocube showing her killing Jabba . Based on her meeting , Leia deduces that Rinnrivin and the Amaxines do not see " eye to eye " due to Rinnrivin ' s objection to the Napkin Bombing . She suspects the Amaxine set Rinnrivin up or that they are both being funded by the same entity . After their offworld side trips , Leia and Ransolm return to Hosnian Prime to discuss their findings . Leia agrees to guide the official investigation into the Napkin Bombing while Ransolm agrees to investigate his Centrist colleagues . Both senators also agree to investigate Sibensko . As part of his investigation , Ransolm invites thirty fellow Centrists to a private reception where he displays his Imperial artefacts , knowing that several of the senators are avid collectors . During the reception , Ransolm deduces that many of the Centrists are sympathetic to the " Old Empire " . Due to his harsh childhood at the hands of the Empire , Casterfo finds himself disillusioned with the Centrist party . Meanwhile on Birren , Lady Carise discovers a wooden music box among Lord Mellowyn ' s possessions . This music box is engraved with the message " FOR PRINCESS LEIA ORGANA OF ALDERAAN . " Inside the box , she finds a recorded audio message from Senator Bail Organa telling his adopted daughter of her true parentage . Lady Carise learns that Leia and her brother Luke Skywalker are the offspring of Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker , the man who became Darth Vader . Lady Carise toys between honoring her sacred vow to Leia and using it as weapon to damage her political rival ' s credibility . Joph and Greer travel to Chrome Citadel where they accept a job to smuggle materiel from Daxam IV to Sibensko . With the Populists rallying around her , Leia decides to leave for Sibensko before her candidacy is officially announced . While Leia and Ransolm make preparations to travel with the two pilots to Sibensko , Lady Carise returns to Hosnian Prime and contacts Arliz Hadrassian via hologram . Both are secretly working for the First Order , a remnant of Imperial loyalists hiding in deep space , and plot to undermine the New Republic in order to prepare the Galaxy for the return of the First Order . While Hadrassian is convinced that Ransolm is an Imperial sympathizer , Carise points out that he is still loyal to Leia . She decides to use her new - found knowledge to turn Ransolm against Leia . The moment of truth . Before Senator Organa ' s scheduled nomination hearing for the post of First Senator , Lady Carise visits Ransolm and tells him Leia ' s secret . Later , Senator Varish nominates Leia on behalf of the Populists as First Senator in the presence of the Galactic Senate . However , Ransolm objects to her nomination on the grounds that she has concealed her true parentage as Darth Vader ' s daughter . As proof , Castefo presents Leia ' s music box which contains Bail Organa ' s recording . With the Senate in uproar , Leia admits that her father was Darth Vader . While Senator Ransolm is praised by his Centrist colleagues , he feels tormented for betraying Leia ' s trust and friendship . In the wake of Ransolm ' s revelation of her true parentage , Leia loses the support of most of her Populist colleagues except Senators Varish and Tai - Lin ; with the former reading out the entire constitutional passage declaring that no person should have to answer for the crimes of a parent . However , Kor Sella angrily resigns in protest of Leia ' s perceived dishonesty . Leia regrets keeping the secret of her parentage between herself , Luke , and Han and withholding that information from her son Ben Solo . While listening to a holorecording of her adopted father , she pens a letter to comfort her son Ben . Despite the political fallout from Leia ' s scandal , Joph and Greer elect to remain loyal to the Senator and confirm they are still keen on participating in the mission to Sibensko . Leia informs them that Rinnrivin is funnelling large amounts of spice and money to Centrist worlds and that a paramilitary organization called the Amaxines are massing for war . She suspects the Amaxines are behind the Napkin Bombing . Before leaving , Leia settles some " unfinished business " with Ransolm . Casterfo is bitter towards her for withholding the truth about her parentage due to his hatred for Darth Vader . Following an angry exchange , Leia storms out of Casterfo ' s office ; leaving a guilt - stricken Ransolm to reflect on his actions . Prior to her departure , Leia returns to the Galactic Senate to officially withdraw her nomination for First Senator . She then gives a brief speech outlining how she learned about her true parentage from her brother Luke Skywalker . Lady Carise takes the floor to assassinate Luke ' s character ; prompting Senator Tai - Lin to defend Luke ' s character and service to the New Republic . Tai - Lin then defends Leia and stresses that she retains his personal friendship and political support . Leia obtains approval from the Senate for a leave of absence ; Ransolm does not join his fellow Centrist senators in questioning her motives . Mission to Sibensko . While preparing to depart on the " Mirrorbright " for Sibensko , Greer experiences bloodburn and collapses on the floor . Joph and Dr . Harter Kalonia treat her and fret about revealing her secret . Prior to leaving with Greer and Joph , Leia contacts her husband Han Solo and tells him about her secret mission . Leia , Greer , Joph , and C - 3PO travel to Sibensko on a freighter . They used a tracker to locate Rinnrivin ' s holocube . At the spaceport , Leia poses as an indentured servant and Threepio as her overseer . Joph and Greer discover that their dealer Padric is an Amaxine and that their cargo is destined for Hosnian Prime . After accessing a computer terminal , Leia and C - 3PO discover that the Amaxines and a mysterious entity are funnelling billions of credits into Rinnrivin ' s crime cartel . They also discover that Riinrivin is funnelling the money to the Centrist worlds for what she suspects is an armed buildup . Shortly later , Joph reveals that the Amaxines are using Sibensko as a base . After C - 3PO downloads the banking records into his memory bank s , Leia orders her companions to leave while she investigates the Amaxine base . However , they are cornered by Rinnrivin and his henchmen . A gunfight breaks out and Leia fires at the bolt connecting a water tunnel , causing it to crush Rinnrivin and his men to death . While her companions return to the freighter , Leia travels to the Amaxine base where she discovers a large hangar bay containing various starfighters including X - wing starfighter s and old vintage TIE fighters . Leia is soon pursued by several Amaxines but manages to flee onto a landing platform that is protected by a force field . Leia is soon cornered by a Y - wing and a B - wing . Leia is saved from destruction by the arrival of her husband Han Solo , who uses a modified racer to shoot down the Amaxine fighters . One of the stricken Amaxine fighters crashes into the sea , triggering a massive explosion which destroys the underwater spaceport and the Amaxine base ; wiping out all evidence of the paramilitary group and Rinnrivin ' s financial dealings . Watching the destruction unfold , Leia and Han deduced that the stricken ship had triggered the explosions which destroyed the base . Despite the setback , Leia comforts herself with the knowledge that they stopped a paramilitary force planning to attack the New Republic . Later , back on Hosnian Prime , Leia updates her husband about her adventures with Casterfo and her plan to resign from the Senate once her term has expired . Leia fears that other like - minded groups seeking to subvert the New Republic are operating throughout the Galaxy . Meanwhile , Lady Carise has an animated hologram conversation with a furious Arliz Hadrassian . Hadrassian attacks the Centrists for refusing to secede from the New Republic while Carise criticizes Hadrassian for their premature attack on the Galactic Senate . Hadrassian demands retribution against Leia but Lady Carise believes that the Populist politician ' s credibility has already been destroyed . Carise instead advises Hadrassian to target the next prospective leader of the Populist faction . After their conversation , Carise reflects on her work as a clandestine agent of the First Order . While Hadrassian viewed the Amaxine warriors as a vanguard against the Republic , Carise saw them as a distraction meant to sow chaos in order to prepare the galaxy for the First Order ' s return . In the First Order ' s scheme , the Amaxines were merely intermediaries that the First Order used to operate through Rinnrivin ' s cartel , which was helping to rebuild the former Imperial fleet . Wrapping up loose ends . Despite Lady Carise ' s confidence that Princess Leia would not gain the numbers to address the Senate again in the wake of the Vader parentage scandal , a guilt - stricken Ransolm Casterfo votes in favor of the Senate granting the disgraced politician a hearing . As a result , Leia secures a slim majority by just one vote . This news brings comfort to Leia and Han , with the latter planning to return to managing the hyperspace championship round of the Five Sabers . Later , Leia attends a Populist function where her friend Tai - Lin Garr announces his intention to run as the Populist nominee for First Senator . Later , Leia addresses the Galactic Senate and informs them that her investigation into Rinnrivin ' s crime cartel uncovered its links to the Amaxines , who were responsible for the Napkin Bombing . She cites the banking record data taken from the Amaxine warrior ' s secret base on Sibensko as evidence . She reported that the Amaxine ' s base was destroyed along with their entire storage of bombs , thermal detonators , and explosives . Leia then warns the Senate that the Amaxine warriors were preparing for a a full - scale military assault on the New Republic and urges her fellow Senators to be on their guard . While most of the senators are hostile and dismissive , Senator Ransolm vouches for Leia and informs the Senate about his trip to the Amaxine base on Daxam IV . He also tells the Senate that the Amaxine leaders spoke of war and admired the " Old Empire . " Casterfo regains Leia ' s respect but his actions infuriate Lady Carise , who decides to eliminate the dissident Centrist senator . Meanwhile , Joph and Greer decide to store the ton of explosives they had smuggled for the Amaxine warriors at a secret storage unit . Leia later reconciles with Senator Casterfo and commends the Junior senator for having the courage to face her . She also praises him for putting the greater good ahead of his own political faction and ambitions and standing up for what was right . Leia tells him that he would be an honorable politician and counsels him to find other like - minded allies to end the deadlock in the Senate and prevent a war . Ransolm resolves to continue fighting for his beliefs and values . Ten days later , former Senator Leia accompanies her friend Senator Tai - Lin on his first campaign rally in a Hosnian Prime park . During the rally , Leia meets her former aide Kor Sella , who apologizes for spurning her because of her parentage . While the Senator addresses the public , he is gunned down by Hadrassian as retribution for the deaths of her Amaxine warriors . Before Hadrassian could be taken into custody , she killed herself in order to conceal her connections to Lady Carise . Following Tai - Lin ' s assassination , the Galactic Senate declares an official period of mourning . Using the data that C - 3PO extracted from Sibensko , Hadrassian and her Amaxines are linked to the Napkin Bombing and Rinnrivin ' s crime cartel . Lady Carise then uses doctored footage of Ransolm shaking hands with Hadrassian to frame the junior senator for the Napkin Bombing and the assassination of Senator Tai - Lin Garr . Leia quickly realizes that Ransolm was framed in order to discredit the rising politician . Later , Leia meets Casterfo has he is being led to a prisoner transport at the Senate complex hangar . Ransolm is facing trial , sentencing , and execution on his homeworld of Riosa . Leia offers to help the Senator to fight the charges against him but Casterfo is skeptical that she would succeed due to her tarnished reputation and a shadowy Centrist conspiracy . Before leaving , Casterfo describes Leia as his one true friend at the Senate . Based on her conversation with Ransolm , Leia deduces that the Centrists are only interested in war and are willing to eliminate members of their faction who did not share their zeal for power . In the wake of Tai - Lin Garr ' s assassination and Casterfo ' s arrest , the Senate votes to postpone the vote for the First Senator . Lady Carise and her fellow Centrists supported this motion because they had begun concocting a new strategy : seceding the Centrist worlds from the New Republic and joining the emerging First Order . Realizing that Lady Carise was responsible for creating the scandal surrounding her true parentage , Leia contacts the ruling members of the Elder Houses and convinces them to pass a resolution stripping Lady Carise of her governorship of Birren and her royal titles permanently . Prior to leaving the Senate , Leia informs Carise of this news and tells her this is retribution for breaking her oath of secrecy and framing Ransolm . Dawn of the Resistance . Later that evening , Leia meets with several New Republic officers , soldiers , and pilots including Nien Nunb , Caluan Ematt , Admiral Ackbar , Harter Kalonia , Joph , Greer , Snap Wexley , and Zari Bangel at an empty hangar bay . With the Senate unwilling to take action against threats to the New Republic , Leia tells them that she is establishing a new organization called the Resistance . Development . " Bloodline " was first announced on October 10 , 2015 with the title " New Republic : Bloodline " , as was the involvement of author Claudia Gray . Several of the ideas that Gray incorporated into the novel were developed specifically for the backstory of the film , which is set six years after " Bloodline " . The character of Ransolm Casterfo existed in various forms in the earliest versions of " The Force Awakens " . Rian Johnson , the writer and director of , also proposed a number of ideas that made it into the novel . These ideas include the disposition of the New Republic ' s government and the makeup of its political factions . A prominent part of the novel ' s story involves the revelation that Darth Vader was Anakin Skywalker , and that Leia Organa is his daughter . This was part of a proposed animated short , which would have been set before " The Force Awakens " , that was pitched in 2012 . The short was titled " Scandal of Blood , " which Lucasfilm Story Group creative executives Pablo Hidalgo and Rayne Roberts called " Star Wars " . Both Hidalgo and Roberts hoped to see the story turned into a novel . This , like many other ideas that the Story Group presented to Senior Editor Jennifer Heddle , were incorporated into " Bloodline " . A description of the novel along with an excerpt of its thirteenth chapter was released by " USA Today " on February 4 , 2016 . The novel has five point - of - view characters including Leia Organa , her staffer and pilot Greer Sonnel , the Centrist senator Ransolm Casterfo , the antagonistic Lady Carise Sindian , and the New Republic starfighter pilot Joph Seastriker .