I think this would be good, but with Vader finding the rebel base on Hoth I think that was because he sensed Luke was there.

The fractured galaxy thing with imperial terrorists destabilizing it is kind of like the setup in the Hand of Thrawn books, with the New Republic about to turn into civil war because of all the species/ethnic conflicts going on, and the weakened, beaten imperial remnant turning it to their advantage. I feel like the Zahn books are a lot classier in that regard and didn’t portray the imperials as psycho fanatics but as methodical planners like they’ve always been.