The story of the Death Star will take us through the massive weapon's three stages: Construction, Shakedown, and the Final Battle. We'll experience the daily lives of the ordinary Imperial troops, criminals, civilians, and the slaves working on the project; witness the convoluted politics, the triumphs and the screw-ups of building such a gigantic project; get to know new characters and see familiar characters from different viewpoints, all against the sweep of building an entire world capable of destroying whole planets with a single blast of its terrible weapon.