“Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Books Will Give Insight Into Canto Bight and More

 

Entertainment Weekly has released an exclusive look into some upcoming young adult novels as part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi that focus on backstories of some of our favorite characters as well as new details about places we’ve yet to see.

 

The Legends of Luke Skywalker will give us a new look at the tales and stories the galaxy has spread about the mysterious Jedi Master. The tales will be told in a “campfire stories” way by kids traveling to the casino world of Canto Bight. Some will also be told from the perspective of a small new alien creature called a “mole-flea” named Lugubrious Mote that claims to be a witness to many of Skywalker’s adventures.

 

 

Our favorite princess gets a novel titled Leia: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Grey, author of Bloodline. The book is centered around a 16 year old Leia on Alderaan and her rise to the galactic stage as a force of rebellion and resistance to accept her parents’ protection.

 

 

Phasma takes us beneath the menacing helmet (proverbially) that shrouds Captain Phasma in mystery, delving into her past and ascension to an authoritative role within the First Order.

 

 

Probably the most interesting of the books is Canto Bight which explores the wealthy casino world of Canto Bight. The rich and famous of the galaxy are gathered in a place far different than anywhere we’ve seen before in Star Wars. The novel consists of four short stories, each about a creature that inhabits the city unmasking the deceiving glamour behind it.

 

 

The final book is a great companion and starter book for casual and new Star Wars fans that want to know the ins-and-outs of the ever-expanding lore. Star Wars Made Easy is what Lucasfilm is using to help gather fans from all ages and bring in new ones as well.

 

 

The full exclusive article is on Entertainment Weekly here.

 

Let us know in the comments below, and head to the Cantina, to discuss what you think the new novels will reveal and what will they save for the film!

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9 thoughts on ““Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Books Will Give Insight Into Canto Bight and More

  • July 21, 2017 at 3:14 am
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    The more I see character development pushed to novels and side media… the more I wish we had long form storytelling of Star Wars on TV. Maybe not even TV… but Netflix or HBO. If they put as much as much effort as say Game of Thrones… it really could be quite special with amazing characters getting the screen time they deserve.

    • July 21, 2017 at 3:55 am
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      The problem is that you need a single creative mind who is (1) a great writer and (2) totally gets Star Wars to be behind it. I’m not sure who that would be. You need to avoid all the Hollywood guns-for-hire who can set up a nice mystery box but run out of ideas after episode five. Would someone like Claudia Gray be capable of writing a story of that scale?

      • July 21, 2017 at 4:34 am
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        There was a project of a TV series about the underworld of coruscant between episode iii and iv, Star Wars: Underworld

        The project is stopped, but they say that there is possibility, more now that star trek discovery is about to be released

        • July 21, 2017 at 5:28 pm
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          They are using ideas from that show in other mediums now.

      • July 21, 2017 at 8:59 am
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        Joe Johnston for showrunner!

  • July 21, 2017 at 10:38 am
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    I’m most excited for the Leia book: I have already read ‘Bloodlines’ and ‘Lost Stars’ by Claudia Gray and those were very interesting and thrilling stories. She seems to be a good (Star Wars) author.

  • July 21, 2017 at 5:39 pm
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    Phasma is the one to get. Empire’s End has me dying to know what happened during the early days of the First Order. I hope Thrawn is out there waiting for them.

  • July 21, 2017 at 6:56 pm
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    I’m very interested in the short story collections. There are two on the way now.

  • July 22, 2017 at 3:35 pm
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    I NEED IT.

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