A New Dawn is a novel that was written by John Jackson Miller and was released on September 2, 2014. It serves as a prequel for the television series Star Wars Rebels and is set six years prior to the events of the show. The title was released in paperback on March 31, 2015 and was included as part of the compilation The Rise of the Empire on October 6, 2015.
I just finished this and it was painful. This was the worst Star Wars novel I have read so far. It was painfully slow.
The story was an introduction to Kanan Jarruss and Hera Syndulla. These are two of my favorite characters from Star Wars Rebels. I was so looking forward to a detailed exposition of the back story to Kanan and Hera, but I was so disappointed.
For the bulk of the story Kanan comes off as a horrible version of Han Solo.
I do not know why the author spent so little time exploring the relationship between Kanan and Hera, or their history.
I recommend you just read the summary and skip reading the whole book.