"It's been three decades since the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star and toppled the Galactic Empire. But now, on the remote planet of Jakku...there is a stirring in The Force. A young scavenger named Rey, a deserting Stormtrooper named Finn, an ace pilot name Poe, and a dark apprentice named Kylo Ren--their lives are about to collide as the awakening begins"--Back cover of Volume 1.