Ahsoka ( novel ) Ahsoka is a young adult novel from Disney – Lucasfilm Press released on October 11 , 2016 . The novel , written by E . K . Johnston , centers on Ahsoka Tano in the period of time after she left the Jedi Order and before she became an operative in the rebellion . The title ' s audiobook edition was narrated by Ashley Eckstein , the voice of Tano on both " " and " Star Wars Rebels " . The title was given a paperback release on October 3 , 2017 . Publisher ' s summary . " Ahsoka Tano , fan favorite character from " " and " Star Wars Rebels " , will be the star of her own young adult novel from Disney Lucasfilm Press this October 11 , 2016 ! Fans have long wondered what happened to Ahsoka after she left the Jedi Order near the end of the Clone Wars , and before she re - appeared as the mysterious Rebel operative Fulcrum in " Rebels " . Finally , her story will begin to be told . Following her experiences with the Jedi and the devastation of Order 66 , Ahsoka is unsure she can be part of a larger whole ever again . But her desire to fight the evils of the Empire and protect those who need it will lead her right to Bail Organa , and the Rebel Alliance . . . " Plot summary . Exposition . During the Siege of Mandalore , the former Padawan Ahsoka Tano led the Grand Army of the Republic ' s assault against Darth Maul ' s forces . Following a lightsaber duel , she manages to trap Maul inside a ray shield . A year after the establishment of the Galactic Empire , Ahsoka is in hiding on the planet Thabeska . Adopting the pseudonym " Ashla " , she finds refuge and work with the Fardi clan , a powerful and wealthy local family involved in smuggling . On the first Empire Day , the Fardi nieces come to her house to inform her that there are Imperial officer s in town , who want to meet all the new people . Eager to stay out of the Empire ' s eye , Ahsoka tells the girls that she ' ll be at the Fardi house later , and prepares to leave the planet . She gathers her few belongings and heads for the spaceport , setting her blaster to explode in order to lure the stormtrooper s on duty away from the ships . Ahsoka takes one of the Fardis ' freighter s , mentally apologizing for the theft . Hiding on Raada . Ahsoka flees to the Outer Rim moon of Raada , a remote farming settlement . Posing as a mechanic , Ahsoka befriends a local girl named Kaeden Larte . Ahsoka settles into the abandoned home of a woman named Cietra , who moved out after getting married . Her first job with Kaeden is to repair a damaged thresher . After chatting with Kaeden , she agrees to work for Kaeden in return for ration pack s . While adjusting to her new life on Raada , Ahsoka reminisces about R2 - D2 and having to hide her Force power s . Kaeden talks about the Togruta newcomer with her fourteen year old sister Miara Larte , the farmer Tibbola , and their crew lead Vartan . At Vartan ' s suggestion , they decide to invite Ahsoka to Selda ' s cantina . Despite some hesitance , Ahsoka meets Kaeden at Selda ' s and befriends her farming crew , including Vartan , the Sullustan woman Malat , and the twins Hoban and Neera . Ahsoka learns that Kaeden and Miara lost their parents in an accident and were taken in by Vartan . When Kaeden asks about her background , Ahsoka claims that she is an orphan . The manager Selda takes an interest in Ahsoka , and asks if she is a refugee from the Core Worlds . Ahsoka remains nonchalant about her past . Meanwhile , the Imperial bureaucrat Jenneth Pilar ruminates about exploiting Raada ' s resources . After returning home , Ahsoka gets to work repairing Tibbola ' s thresher . She reflects on her experiences during the Jedi Purge , which coincided with her duel with Maul . When the Clone trooper s , with the exception of her friend Rex , turned on her , Ahsoka was forced to flee with Rex into hiding . Amidst the chaos , Maul escaped . After falsifying their deaths and digging a false grave , with Ahsoka leaving her lightsabers there to sell the deception , the two agreed to split up and head to the Outer Rim . Ahsoka also wonders about the fate of her former master Anakin Skywalker . As time passes , Ahsoka becomes the village ' s mechanic and develops a rapport with Kaeden and Miara . She also explores the nearby hills and caves , which she identifies as a potential hiding place in the event of trouble . While meditating in the nearby caves , Ahsoka senses the arrival of an Imperial Star Destroyer ; signifying that the Empire has come to Raada . After panicking that the Empire has found her , Ahsoka decides to stay calm . Later at Selda ' s canteen , she and the local farming crew talk about the new Imperial presence , believing they have come to exploit the moon ' s agriculture . Ahsoka learns to play the game crokin and witnesses an Imperial officer and stormtrooper s visiting the canteen . Building a resistance movement . When stormtroopers visit her place the following day , Ahsoka uses a Jedi mind trick to convince them not to reassign her on the grounds that her work is important to food production . Later , she goes to the local spaceport and manages to retrieve her starship after some haggling with an Imperial officer . After hiding her ship , she meets with her farming friends at the canteen . Ahsoka learns that Malat and her husband are moving to take up work on the planet Sullust . Ahsoka claims that her ship was stolen . She also learns from Kaeden that the Imperials have added two hours to every shift . She and the farmers then witness the ill - tempered Tibbola getting into a fight with an Imperial officer . Ahsoka and the others watch in horror as the officer executes Tibbola . After the Imperials have left , Ahsoka advises Kaeden and the other farmers to resist the Empire by slowing crop production . Two weeks later , the slow crop production leads the Empire to increase the work shifts without increasing food rations or breaks . Ahsoka spends her days smuggling food , medical supplies , and water recyclers to the caves . She learns from Vartan that the new Imperial crops leach the soils , devastating Raada . Ahsoka briefs the farmers about her plans to smuggle supplies into the caves and start a resistance movement . Meanwhile , Jenneth Pilar reflects on his posting to Raada , regarding the moon as a backwater . Kaeden , Hoban , and Miara debate whether to support " Ashla ' s " plans . Later , Ahsoka reflects on her reasons for leaving the Fardi family . She saved several of the younger Fardis , including four - year - old Hedala , from falling to their deaths with her Force powers . She later discovered that Hedala herself was Force - sensitive . To avoid arousing the Empire ' s attention , she decided to flee Thabeska . While " Ashla " is away , Kaeden and Miara talk about the Togruta offworlder ' s plans to start up a resistance movement . Miara is assembling explosives . Later , " Ashla " returns with supplies . For the next two days , Miara assembles explosives while Ahsoka and Kaeden set up a door for their cave . Four days later , Vartan tells Ahsoka that eight crews ( roughly forty farmers ) are prepared to support her plan . Uprising on Raada . Later , Ahsoka leads a team consisting of Miara , Neera , and the Rodian Kolvin in planting corrosive charges on the Imperial walkers at the local spaceport . When Ahsoka discovers that Miara has real explosives in her bag , she confronts the younger girl and asks if she is planning her own operations without her . Miara admits to Ahsoka that Vartan has sent Kaeden and Hoban on an unauthorised mission to target the administrative building . Ahsoka orders them to return home . When Miara refuses to abandon her older sister , Ahsoka changes her mind and tells Miara and Neera to bring the charges . As they approach the Imperial administrative building , the first of Kaeden ' s bombs explode . From Neera , she learns that Hoban split the group into three for each of the doors of the Imperial building . The insurgents are also armed with blasters . Ahsoka and Neera head to the Imperial tanks in an attempt to disable them . She soon finds Kaeden and her unit , who are pinned down by Imperial fire . Hoban is killed throwing himself at Imperial blasters . They are soon surrounded by stormtroopers , whose lieutenant orders his men to execute the prisoners . However , Ahsoka uses her Force powers to crush the Imperials ' blasters . Ahsoka and the Raadans take the opportunity to flee . Kaeden angrily confronts Ahsoka about her secret . Following the attack , the Imperial bureaucrat Jenneth Pilar ponders the loss of the Imperial walkers . Taking interest in the presence of the Jedi , he taps into his datapad . Back at the cave , the Raadian insurgents sedate the grief - stricken Neera . Ahsoka reveals her true identity to Kaeden and Miara . Kaeden is angry that she did not reveal her true identity earlier since she could have saved Hoban . While resting , Ahsoka is haunted by the face of Hedala Fardi . Ahsoka later learns from Miara that Kaeden has run off into town . She tells Miara to stay behind while she follows Kaeden . Meanwhile , Kaeden is arrested by stormtroopers outside Vartan ' s house . In Imperial captivity , Kaeden is interrogated and tortured by Imperial interrogators . With Kaeden facing the death penalty , the Imperial commander offers to give her a merciful death if she reveals where her friends are hiding and the identity of the Jedi . Kaeden remains defiant despite sustaining a broken arm . Ahsoka manages to infiltrate the Imperial prison and rescue her . Using her Force powers , Ahsoka manages to carry Kaeden out of a high window . After escaping , Kaeden counsels Ahsoka to take her ship and flee offworld since the Imperial commander wants to kill her . Ahsoka promises to return to Raada . Back to the galaxy . In a flashback passage , Anakin Skywalker reflects on his past while on a battlefield on Christophsis during the Clone Wars , watching a shuttle fly in that , unbeknownst to him , is carrying Ahsoka Tano into his life . Elsewhere , Senator Bail Organa of the Alderaan sector studies a report about the recent events on Raada . He takes interest in the reported Jedi activity . His adopted daughter Leia Organa is in the same room , mesmerized by the fish in his aquarium . After deleting the report for security reasons , Bail contacts Captain Raymus Antilles to get back R2 - D2 for a sensitive mission . He then spends time with Leia , hoping that she won ' t show any hint of her father ' s talents . Elsewhere , the Inquisitor known as the Sixth Brother is on Thabeska searching for a reported Force - sensitive when he is recalled to deal with the Jedi presence on Raada . After traveling through seven Outer Rim worlds , Ahsoka decides to return to the Fardis . Her secondary motivation is to check on the Force - sensitive Hedala . Upon returning to Thabeska , she is greeted by the elder Fardi , who tells her that there is always room for a good mechanic at his home . Upon entering the Fardi home , Hedala tells Ahsoka that she sensed there was a shadow while she was away . Ahsoka spends time with the older Fardi sisters Makala and Chenna , who ask about her travels . Ahsoka tells them that she had found it difficult to go into hiding because as a Togruta she sticks out . Five days later , Ahsoka asks Hedala about the shadow . The little girl likens it to a dark sun with burning rays and recalls that it disappeared one day . Ahsoka advises Hedala to stay out of the shadow ' s way and to remain hidden . Ahsoka believes that the shadow is a dark side creature , recalling rumors of a dark lord serving the Emperor . Ahsoka decides to remain in the Fardi household until it is safe for her to leave . A week later , Fardi hires Ahsoka as a pilot . She finds herself traveling to other cities on Thabeska and making offworld trips . During that time , Ahsoka also sees more of the Empire ' s oppression . During an offworld cargo trip , Ahsoka picks up several human passengers from an escape pod . The woman tells them that their shuttle was attacked by pirate s who took several prisoners , and that they barely managed to escape . The woman tells Ahsoka that her business was underbid by a well - known firm for a large Imperial project . While they were reworking the numbers to see if they could match the lower bid , they were attacked . Ahsoka agrees to help get back the woman ' s people and travels to the coordinates . For once , Ahsoka feels good being a hero again . Getting entangled . Meanwhile , the Sixth Brother arrives on Raada only to learn that Ahsoka has fled offworld . He decides to leave Raada and get the Jedi ' s attention . On Alderaan , Senator Organa hires the pilots Chardri Tage and Tamsin to find Ahsoka and then rendezvous with him . Later , Ahsoka returns to the Fardi household on Thabeska . The Fardis have been visited by several stormtroopers . The Fardi elder vouches for Ahsoka and claims that she is his mechanic . Hedala reassures Ahsoka that she did not sense any shadows today . When the Imperials search her room , they find scrap metal but deem it harmless . Following the Imperial search , Fardi apologizes to " Ashla " for the Empire pinning their activities on her . He tells Ahsoka that he is aware that she has been using his ships for mercy missions . To avoid further trouble from the Imperials , Fardi advises Ahsoka to leave . She also tells Fardi that his niece Hedala is special and to keep an eye on her . Before leaving , Ahsoka bids farewell to Hedala . After departing the Fardi household on her ship , Ahsoka travels to a remote world . She lands her ship , but is soon followed by a starship belonging to an agent of Black Sun . On Tatooine , the fugitive Obi - Wan Kenobi meditates in the Force . He is haunted by memories of the past , including Anakin ' s betrayal , until the Force spirit of Qui - Gon Jinn counsels him to let go of his attachments . After traveling offworld to investigate sightings of the Jedi fugitive , the Sixth Brother returns to Raada . In order to lure Ahsoka out of hiding , he decides to hunt down her friend Kaeden . Meanwhile , in the hills of Raada , Kaeden and her sister Miara are hiding in the caves . They sense an approaching figure and decide to retreat deeper into the caves . Elsewhere , the Imperial bureaucrat Jenneth Pilar makes preparations to pack since the harvest is approaching . Meanwhile , Ahsoka rebuffs the Black Sun agent ' s attempt to recruit her and flees on her freighter . The Black Sun agent pursues her in her ship . A third , larger ship arrives and attacks the Black Sun vessel . Ahsoka then tries to flee into hyperspace , but is caught in the tractor beam of the third vessel . Back on Raada , Kaeden , Miara , and the others hide from the Sixth Brother . The Inquisitor manages to force Kaeden out of hiding by threatening to kill her companions . Miara attempts to follow her sister , but Neera stuns her with Kaeden ' s consent . When she surrenders , he reneges on his promise and kills many of her fellow farmers with his double - bladed spinning lightsaber . Kolvin and Neera are killed , but her sister Miara survives . The Sixth Brother then takes Kaeden prisoner . An old ally . Ahsoka ' s freighter is drawn into the hold of Chardri Tage ' s ship . Tage and Tamsin greet her , but Ahsoka knocks them out , believing them to be hostile . She soon encounters R2 - D2 aboard Tage ' s ship , and convinces her old friend to release the tractor beam on her ship to escape . She also gets Artoo to transmit the coordinates of the ship he is traveling in . After receiving Tage ' s report , Senator Organa travels to the coordinates in his CR90 corvette " Tantive IV " . He rendezvouses with Tage ' s ship and picks up Artoo , reuniting him with C - 3PO . Upon studying the security footage from Tage ' s ship , he discovers a single frame of footage showing Ahsoka ' s montrals visible above a crate , and jubilantly identifies her as the Jedi he is after . Entering his office , Bail then discovers that Ahsoka has smuggled herself aboard the " Tantive IV " , as he turns on the light to discover her sitting at his desk , wearing a spacesuit . She tells a bemused Organa that Artoo opened the hatch for her as soon as he got onboard the " Tantive IV " . Ahsoka had hidden her ship on one of the asteroids in the system . Ahsoka tells Organa that she did not come with Chardri Tage because she does not trust someone who employs a tractor beam before a hello . Bail informs Ahsoka that he is forming a rebellion , and is recruiting people to fight against the Empire . Ahsoka is haunted by memories of the Clone Wars , but Bail reassures her that she can join forces with him . Bail agrees to help her protect Force - sensitive children before assigning her a new mission . Senator Organa briefs Ahsoka about the Sixth Brother on Raada . After meditating in the Force and recalling her experiences as a Youngling forging her lightsaber on Ilum , Ahsoka tells Organa about her plan . In an interlude chapter , kyber crystal s are shown growing on the ice planet of Ilum . It is revealed that dark side crystals are made by using the Force to bleed them red . The Galactic Empire sends ships to plunder Ilum for its kyber crystals . However , other crystals grow in the wilderness untouched by the Empire . Evacuation of Raada . Following the briefing , Ahsoka travels to Raada on her freighter , turning down Organa ' s offer to provide backup . When Ahsoka tells Organa that she is not a Jedi anymore , he tells her that she sounds and acts like one . On the way to Raada , Ahsoka visits Ilum and discovers that the Empire has carved up great chunks of the planet for some unknown purpose . Returning to Raada , she lands her ship on the opposite side of the moon from the main town . Ahsoka heads back to the caves and encounters a distraught Miara . Miara tells her that the others were killed and that Kaeden was taken prisoner by a " gray creature " . Miara agrees to help Ahsoka rescue her sister by acting as her lookout . Ahsoka discovers that the Empire ' s over - harvesting has ruined Raada ' s fields . Ahsoka sends Miara to Selda with news of the impending rescue while she heads towards the Imperial compound . In the main street , Ahsoka encounters the Sixth Brother . Following a verbal exchange , Ahsoka engages in a lightsaber duel with the Inquisitor . During the fight , the Inquisitor tries to intimidate Ahsoka by activating the spinning mode of his lightsaber . However , Ahsoka cracks the cylindrical hilt with the touch of her hand , causing it to explode . The Sixth Brother is killed in the explosion . She retrieves the kyber crystals from her fallen foe . After meditating with the Force , she succeeds in turning them back to their natural color : the brightest white . These crystals are used to forge her new white lightsabers . Ahsoka then fights her way into the Imperial compound and manages to rescue Kaeden from her cell . She and Kaeden head to Selda ' s cantina , where they reunite with Miara and Selda . Ahsoka tells her friends of her plan to evacuate the town . As they evacuate the population , Organa ' s A - wings assault the Imperial compound , shooting down several Imperial fighters . Two A - wings are shot down , with one pilot managing to eject and the other killed when his craft crashes into the Imperial compound . Bail sent three ships , including the " Tantive IV " , and they begin evacuating the village . Three Imperial tanks bombard the evacuees . Armed with her twin lightsabers , Ahsoka slices through one of the tanks , causing it to explode and overturn a nearby tank . Ahsoka heads towards the third tank , but is too late to stop it from wounding Vartan . She uses the Force to rip the tank ' s turret apart . Ahsoka picks up the wounded Vartan and carries him aboard the " Tantive IV " . Onboard , Ahsoka reunites with Kaeden and promises to meet again . Joining the Rebellion . Following the evacuation of Raada , Ahsoka smuggles her way aboard the " Tantive III " to talk to Organa . Before she enters his office , she overhears him talking to his daughter , Leia , telling her to tell her mother he ' ll see them both soon . Organa won ' t be surprised by a Jedi break - in twice , and invites Ahsoka inside . She asks the Senator if he ' s showing his vulnerabilities to put her at ease , and he tells her that the whole galaxy knows he ' s a family man , and that the Empire is counting on it as they think it means Organa will be more amenable to certain suggestions . Ahsoka asks Organa if he worries about his daughter , and he replies that Leia is already a lot like her mother . Ahsoka thinks that Organa might be trying to test her somehow , but as she doesn ' t know the answer she lets it pass . The two discuss the recent events on Raada , including Captain Antilles ' report that they only sustained fifteen casualties , including one A - wing pilot and fourteen evacuees . Vartan survived his injuries due to treatment from Antilles ' medical staff . Senator Organa offers to settle the Raadan refugees , who number a few hundred , on Alderaan . Ahsoka tells Organa that the refugees want to help the rebellion , so Organa agrees to send them to a different planet , where they can grow food for the rebels . Ahsoka shows Organa her newly acquired lightsabers and explains how she healed their kyber crystals . She points out that what happened on Raada and with Tamsin and Tage shows that the rebels need better channels of communication , and offers to help with that . Senator Organa inducts Ahsoka into the Rebellion , and she tells him to call her Fulcrum . Elsewhere , the Grand Inquisitor surveys the charred fields of Raada . After inspecting Ahsoka ' s work , he sets a course back to base and tells his crew to inform Darth Vader that they have found evidence of another survivor . Development . " Ahsoka " was announced on March 31 , 2016 as a young adult novel set between the events of " The Wrong Jedi " , in which Ahsoka Tano left the Jedi Order , and her reappearance in " Star Wars Rebels " . Series producer Dave Filoni said that there is much more of her long history to be told , including parts that will never be seen on screen . A novel gives fans the opportunity to learn more about her . Author E . K . Johnston said that it was a tremendous opportunity and a dream come true to write for Ahsoka and flesh out more of her story . The cover art was released on July 15 , 2016 at the " Ahsoka ' s Untold Tales " panel at Celebration Europe . Kirkus Reviews published a brief positive review of the title on August 2 , 2016 . The review reveals that while on the run , Ahsoka takes on the name of " Ashla " and that she for a time worked as a mechanic on the farming moon of Raada . Continuity . Chapter 9 of " Ahsoka " contains an editing error , in which Vartan refers to Ahsoka Tano as " Ahsoka " , rather than by the assumed name he knows her as , " Ashla " . This however , was corrected in the UK Paperback edition .