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Will the end of the conflict mean the end of their story…?
Thane and Ciena have survived to see the destruction of one Death Star and the construction of another, but as they watch from opposite sides as the Empire crumbles, can anything but tragedy await them at the end of their journey?
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
This volume picks up with Ciena’s TIE squadron having cornered Thane’s X-Wing unit during their escape with the plans for the second Death Star, but her shock at seeing Thane is only matched by her confusion at her top secret orders to allow the rebels to escape. Her faith in the Empire already shaken, Ciena’s loyalty is shaken ever further when she sees the Emperor for the first time and feels only malevolence in his presence. However, even with the destruction of the Death Star at Endor, and the certainty with which the Empire’s collapse has become, the hold the empire on her still commands her loyalty, and
Star Wars fans have always wanted to know more about Kylo Ren’s backstory, but unfortunately, the Sequel Trilogy itself didn’t provide all that much insight into his life prior to encountering Rey, apart from those flashbacks to his days at the Jedi Academy in
The Last Jedi, that is. Fortunately, though, the tie-in books and comics have been able to fill in some blanks, like the all-important moment he first discovered he was related to Darth Vader.
Readers of 2016 novel
Bloodline by Claudia Gray will know that Ben Solo was kept in the dark about his true heritage by his mother Leia, as she pursued a political career in the New Republic. However, her secret came out when a rival announced who Leia’s father was in a broadcast to the whole galaxy, including a young Ben. Now, Kristen Baver’s
Star Wars Reveals Ben Solo s Reaction To Learning He Was Darth Vader s Grandson
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Star Wars has finally given fans a look at the decisive moment when Ben Solo learned that his grandfather was Darth Vader. The connection between Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker and Luke and Leia Skywalker was the defining twist of the
Star Wars Original Trilogy; however, the
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy was a lot murkier when it came to explaining how the infamous path of the Skywalker bloodline affected Ben Solo and his transformation into Kylo Ren. Now, things to the new in-universe biography
Skywalker: A Family At War, we get a lot more details on what happened when Ben Solo learned Darth Vader was his granddad.
New Star Wars Book Teases Obi-Wan Contacting Qui-Gon During New TV Series Timeline
The release of Kristin Baver s new book
Skywalker: A Family at War has reminded Star Wars fans that Obi-Wan Kenobi learned to contact his former master Qui-Gon Jinn using the Force roughly 10 years after the events of
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, which would also approximately line up with the timeline of the upcoming
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series. While this isn t the first time the franchise has shed light on the process of communicating from beyond the grave through the Force, the release of this book and the timing of production on the