Rise of the Empire

[Outlander]

So this is one book featuring Tarkin (A book I love), A New Dawn, and three new short stories. Just picked it up last night, and I'm quite liking my so far. I've already read Tarkin, obviously, but the short stories do tie things together from what I've read. Although I'm only just starting A New Dawn.

Thoughts on the short stories and how they tie together?