Leaked Opening Line From Prologue of The Last Jedi Novelization Reveals Luke Dreaming About His Non-Existent Wife Before the Story’s Reality Begins
We’re just 10 days away from The Last Jedi novelization from veteran Star Wars author Jason Fry, and the first sentence of the book has leaked… And it just might blow your mind! (Well, sort of.)
SPOILERS for The Last Jedi novelization!
Luke Skywalker stood in the cooling sands of Tatooine, his wife by his side.
Still it’s a very intriguing opening line and I’m all the more interested in the novel for it. Hopefully, the book will really let readers into the mind of Luke Skywalker, revealing his inner thoughts and deeper motivations behind his actions in the movie. Mark did a fantastic job in the movie, but this is an advantage that the book medium has over film and I can’t wait to experience it.
As you know The Last Jedi novelization will feature scenes from alternate versions of the script and other additional content, which makes it a must read. The decision to move the book’s release after the release of the movie seems like a good move, since it’s almost certain that it would have leaked earlier (as it happened just now) and many of the movie’s twists would have lost their weight.
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Cool idea and very reminiscent of Scorsese’s “Last Temptation of Christ”. It would make perfect sense that Luke would dream something like this, or the Force showing people alternative paths their life could have taken.
When you reach a certain age it’s only natural to look back at what could have been, especially to times that seemed less complicated.
Yeah, the typical middle age Jedi crisis: Start using “Just for Men”, buy a speeder bike and date a hot twi’lek half your age… You should have met Yoda at age 500… Shameful.
Great comment. For some reason I’m picturing 500 year-old Yoda in a purple p!mp suit with gold chains and a gold cane. “Back to my crib you will come, Mmmmm….”
I would totally watch that movie!
What a weird choice. I do kind of hope that Luke had a wife at some point. The savior of the galaxy deserves to get laid at least once.
Re: “I do kind of hope that Luke had a wife at some point. The savior of the galaxy deserves to get laid at least once.”
Technically it’s possible that in the galaxy long ago & far far away… one could ‘get laid’ without actually having to marry.
Poor Luke. He chose the right path
His doubt is so damn tragic man, that’s so sad.
Dreaming about what his life could have been? With the war happening again, Luke must feel all what he fought for was useless. The light side never really won.
Well, if the light side ever really “wins,” can there be any more Star Wars movies?
It’s like the real world we live in – will evil ever be defeated and everyone is fortunate enough to live in peace and harmony? No. Sadly, it will never happen. Good and Evil must always be at war with each other – both in the real world and our fantasy worlds of entertainment.
ooooh this is so cool.
Wow Jason Fry is better than Rian Johnson already.
Hey, buddy – Johnson heavily discussed what was to be included in the novelization with the author. So it’s still his story.
I’m pretty sure you’re going to flip your lid over some of the other stuff that’ll appear in the novel, so your pointless bitterness over his story will appear soon enough…
– Pomojema
Yeah, if you watch the behind the scenes video on the writing of the novelization, you’ll see that Rian Johnson and Jason Fry collaborated heavily. Before you start whining and screaming, do a little research.
LOL – sounds like the tears will never stop falling.
Whatever someone invented long after Rian invented his story – ignoring TFA. Nine will happily ignore eight…..these geniuses call it fresh, bold, new. But it’s just bad writing, inventing stuff and “logic” where was none when in theaters
Yes because we know your opinion is the end-all-be-all
And we also know that J. J. Abrams was fully aware of the story decisions that Rian Johnson was going to make and approved of them. Which the people on the TLJ hate train seem to conveniently ignore.
– Pomojema
Do we know this? Can you provide evidence? With Kathy Kennedy at the helm, does anyone else’s considerations even matter?
I really think once J.J. finished TFA, he washed his hands and was happy to watch the remaining films from a fan’s perspective. His TLJ producer credit seems most likely to be a “vanity credit”, which is very common in Hollywood.
According to his friend since they were four years old: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/12/22/why-j-j-abrams-now-regrets-deboarding-the-star-wars-chair-before-episode-viii/
Where is Snap (Greg Grunberg) in TLJ?
According to Pablo & Co., he and the rest of the Black Squadron were on the other mission for the Resistance. So they are alive and, since JJ is directing EPIX, we will most likely see them again.
Black Squadron’s mission was to find a better Star Wars film to partake in.
Would have been nice for this to have been mentioned in the movie. Instead it just looks as if black squadron have ceased to exist.
See??? Not everyone who´s not in front of the camera in the next chapter has to be dead. He could be on other mission, in the rest room, visiting home ranch……I´m looking at you, Rogue One 🙂
What exactly was “the other mission?” There was something more important than evacuating the Resistance base and ensuring their survival? And if Poe was leader of Black Squadron, why didn’t he go with them? Let’s be real, Rian Johnson was not obligated to put his childhood buddy in the movie so he didn’t. Plain and simple. I’ll bet good old Snap Wexley comes roaring back in Episode IX, whether anyone asked for it or not. You go Grunberg, ride that nepotism gravy train all the way bank! Choo choo!
I heard rumours he was looking for another trench run for Poe.
He could have just as easily been paying lip service to Rian & TLJ. At this point he didn’t know he’d be back for IX. I still think his role as producer was limited as we know at this time he was working on stuff for Paramount and Disney had to pay a load of money to get him back.
Ok, I don’t consider myself a J.J. “hater,” but Grunberg has to be one of the biggest sycophants I’ve ever seen. The guy probably wouldn’t have a career at all if it wasn’t for his childhood buddy J.J. Abrams. Hearing comments from him is like listening to a used car salesman speak. To me, he does not exude sincerity….
From you I would certainly expect more then who disagree, who didn´t like the story is a hater. There are some who loved the movie and with no reason are rude and insult those who didn´t like it and express it friendly….we are all fans, but some of us think this was a really bad script, and that doesn´t make us haters. Would you be comfortable with “worshipper” if you defend just everything Star Wars? I like the previous 6 movies and Rogue One, even if I don´t find it a masterpiece, I have no problem to rewatch and even enjoy few moments. But TLJ I have no desire to watch ever again for the simple fact that I feel embarassed for what I see, and also for some not good acting from certain main characters (Not Adam Driver, he was superb as always)….those who you think hate TLJ I´m convinced they are just sad, not angry. And maybe few trolls but that is no need to even mention, those guys doesn´t deserve it..
JJ has no credibility for TFA IMO. it’s an average movie where the key points reflect largely ANH. Seriously how it comes he has not better to give us ? A third DS ? Are u kidding me ? For me JJ is a troll in this regard and he trolled SW. Let see if he can comes with a bit of creativity for 9. But i honestly doubt that. You know for me a good SW movie must have a high level of rewatchability. i still enjoy rewatching them on monthly basis (less for 1 and 2 i admit) and i don’t feel the same for 7 and 8. Because they sound a bit casual and superficial like most movies in this tims (ie Hunger Games, maze runner….) with fun everywhere and a lot of : “Look at me how i am fun and swag”. okay, but that doesn’t fit well with Star Wars. Star Wars should be more deep and grave. R1 was more in the line of What is a classic SW movie in my mind.
So no Mara Jade…
Teasing us with dreams about what Luke’s story could have been won’t make up for the fact that Lucasfilm let Ruin Johnson commit his stupid ideas to film. Long live the original EU!
Well from what I understand, it’s what Luke’s life could have been if he’d never taken up the call to be a jedi in the first place, so if the adventures of a moisture farmer raising a family is your idea of excitement….
It would not have been in Luke’s character to face down the entire First Order with a laser sword. If you didn’t like what they did with Luke, you simply don’t like Luke’s character. What he did in The Last Jedi was supported by his choices in other films, resolving in a believable and complete story arc for the character. The original EU was overpopulated with convoluted characters and none of it was consistent. One movie doesn’t ruin all of the new canon. You are also one of the ‘fans’ who screamed and squealed when J.J. made The Force Awakens ‘to similar to A New Hope’ (If you watch them back to back, they are very, very different). So next time you complain and Lucasfilm listens to you and tries to implement original and fresh ideas into their films, remember that you got what you asked for in The Last Jedi.
Bait N Switch.
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Interestingly, I never really found myself confused by Luke’s perspective in TLJ. While more time with him in the movie would have been great, I understand why scenes like this ultimately had to give way to the new heroes development. Luke’s headspace in TLJ is pretty much all set up in TFA. We know he went into exile after Ben turns, we know he didn’t want to be found cause he doesn’t make it easy, and when he sees Rey at the end he definitely does not look happy. It was pretty obvious he had experienced a massive failure and had gone away to reflect on the Force etc. It was a form of self-sacrifice, really. He truly believes the galaxy might be better off without more force users trained to meet unrealistic Jedi standards who fall to the Darkside. He has a point.
It also gives him an arc in TLJ, to move from – my failure tells me it will never, ever work – to – perhaps it’s not about me, and the next generation can learn to move beyond the mistakes of the past. Haunted Luke will always be divisive as it’s not the steadfast idealist we knew before, but in many ways, giving Luke the role of being the Jedi to finally call out the hypocrisy of the Jedi is far better than having him go out extolling the old ways, when the next person was always gonna have to come along and say – yeah that was a bunch of crap. It was where Lucas was going during the prequels, and I’m glad they confronted it now, before tying things up in 9.
Yeah anyway, sounds like a cool additional scene 🙂
“Luke’s headspace in TLJ is pretty much all set up in TFA.”
Exactly. So many people seem to ignore that.
In fact it makes a mockery of their expectations. They think someone who did all that, making it nigh on impossible to track him down, is just going to instantly don his pilot gear and charge off in his still-wet X-Wing to blow up the entire FO? What a dumb POS film that would’ve been.
Not a fan of Colin Trevorrow — just posting this for inquiring minds…
https://www.cosmicbooknews.com/star-wars-rumor-colin-trevorrows-episode-ix-would-have-been-epic
I sort of hope this isn’t true, but the quotes from Hamill seem to give it some legitimacy.
Well… Rian greedily hogged Luke’s mortal role in this trilogy for himself, so I’d empathize with any writer/director asking him to share and play nice.
Yeah… that embedded video of Mark Hamill himself reiterating the talking points of the article is really questionable.
I am sorry but Hamill’s comment in no way supports the claim in the article’s title. That’s just pure clickbait.
Here’s a different source that directly quotes Trevorrow’s desires for Luke in IX.
http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/colin-trevorrow-wants-bigger-roles-these-two-star-wars-characters-episode-ix
Yes, I know that. We’ve reported this years ago. What do you expect him to say? Keep in mind that he made this comment just a few weeks after The Force Awakens was released (4 full years before his movie was supposed to be released).
I simply believe that it’s true that Colin pleaded with Rian to do things differently regarding Luke, and the ultimate result led to his frustration and departure, especially in light of Carrie’s death. These things happen… and it’s interesting for anyone curious about how these films are being made.
It’s hardy controversial stuff, in my opinion.
I agree these things are interesting and such things happen, but I can’t believe a big filmmaker like Colin would go begging Rian to change the fate of the biggest character in Star Wars just so that he makes the movie he wanted. There could be small requests and discussions but never something of this magnitude.
Now please let’s get on topic.
To be fair, Rian begged JJ to have R2 accompany Rey to Ach-to for his benefit. And if Colin’s vision would not come in to fruition because Luke is gone then, he has the right to ask Rian to change his fate. Also, I know a simple swap of droids isn’t the same level of request but this shows how these filmmakers communicate with one another to benefit their own story. I’m not saying this article is true, but it’s also not hard to believe. Even he said himself early on he had big ideas for the Skywalker twins in IX, but between the tragic death of Carrie Fisher, and the decision to kill Luke in TLJ, it just might have not been the film that Colin wanted to make anymore.
That’s exactly what I meant by small requests. 🙂
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Dude Rian Johnson is exactly the kind of filmmaker that studios LOVE because he doesn’t challenge the status quo, he does what the suits want and that’s why he got his own trilogy and numerous filmmakers have been fired from Lucasfilm since the Disney takeover. This story about Colin Trevorrow is not even remotely outlandish, it’s practically common knowledge in tinsel town.
I thought he was on target…or topic
Why did you remove my response to this and yet let the conversation continue?
Because the link is no longer here and the original poster needed explanation.
Trolls like Kent Kaliber made this comment section a hamster ball. I’m coming here less and less due to this. Booooooooooring.
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Useful thing the old block button
I love the block button. It always fazes out some truly smarmy odious figures; people who I doubt would ever act like that in public. But that’s the internet; a lack of consequences for these people. Overall, keep up the good work.
so that confirms rey to be his daughter then
Why? It would not have been in Luke’s character to face down the entire First Order with a laser sword. If you didn’t like what they did with Luke, you simply don’t like Luke’s character. What he did in The Last Jedi was supported by his choices in other films, resolving in a believable and complete story arc for the character.
Why is it that people seem to think Jedi are supposed to be some kind of aggressive punishers? Have they heard literally nothing that Yoda or Ben preached? Knowledge and defence, never for attack? The Jedi are peacekeepers, they can’t fight a war for you?
Because a lot of people want “EPIC” battle scenes that they can pump their fists over; character and story be damned. Johnson’s handling of Luke was completely appropriate to the character. Anyone that seriously thought that Luke was going to walk out onto the plain of Crait and wipe out 2,000 or so First Order soldiers must’ve been asleep during the OT. That’s simply not Luke.
Come on now. Don’t lump us all together. Not everyone who disliked Luke’s arc wanted him to fight. I’m fairly on board with most of what Luke did. I wanted him to still die and he didn’t need to go down fighting either. Basically pulling an Obi-Wan is perfectly fine by me.
My complaints are the handling of how he failed Ben and how he finally stepped up to confront it.
I said a lot of people, not everyone. And I certainly didn’t have you in mind when I said that. Although we don’t see eye-to-eye on everything, you always speak your mind with a level-headedness and maturity that some here are sorely lacking.
*Feels special* I can get a little defensive. It’s hard being on this side lol.
lol!
They seem to want Luke in a Rogue One Vader scene. It would be so wrong. They all play too many video games
A very powerful Luke would have been amazing or a better reason that he went into hiding. Personally I was hoping to find that he hadn’t gotten too powerful and wiped out his own academy by accident with some crazy force power…Then isolating himself in partial fear or something…Lol…sorry, rambling on…
He was very powerful, remember that end scene? A Jedi uses the force for knowledge and defence, never for attack.
But they could have go for a middle line between no-future Luke and a Superman Luke. Luke still could have sacrificied himself but his journey would have been more satisfying for me.
Didn’t he take on Jabba and his palace of goons, the Empire in it’s prime and Vader and Palps in their prime….Luke was a fighter for what was right and just…and TLJ did not show that in any form.
He did. But by the end of Return of the Jedi he also realized how close he was to becoming the next Darth Vader. So, at the end, with the Emperor standing in front of Luke, he tossed aside his saber. That’s what Luke had to do.
Certainly the Jedi filled some role as peacekeepers and were capable of combat. We see this in the Prequels and Clone Wars animated series. But there’s also this underlying idea that the Jedi were betraying their core values by doing so. That was the beauty of Palpatine’s betrayal: before he killed them, he maneuvered the Jedi into becoming what they always claimed they weren’t: soldiers, warlords, warriors.
I think Luke understands this. I think Luke also realizes that he’s not Mace Windu or Obi-Wan or Kit Fisto. He’s the son of Darth Vader. And he needs to be very, very careful about going on the offensive.
Sound reasoning. And agree that he knows he needs to be very careful. Even knowing that I still don’t believe he would run away…FOR ME, just not who Luke is/was.
But that defense means sometimes that you have to defend what they stand for and who they stand for.
But that ‘peacekeepers who can’t fight a war for you’ shows that Luke couldn’t just jump up and wave his hand to defeat the entire First Order, no matter how desperate things were for the Resistance. Luke even says something along those lines to Rey when addressing her expectations. All of this is ignoring Luke’s psychological state during the first half of the film, which is weighed down by his sense of failure, not only for himself but for the entire galaxy. He has no faith in his ability to do good, to aid the galaxy without ultimately making things worse. When he finally comes around he does something massively powerful, and while in the short term it may seem to be something limited and ineffective – the Resistance were still defeated and very few escaped alive, it may have renewed the entire galaxy’s belief in its ability to withstand and defeat the First Order, and all without resorting to attack and aggression.
My only problem with getting into this debate, is my lack of time…lol. But in short order, here’s a few items to chew on.
-wasn’t the whole purpose of Yoda and Obi-Wan training to manifest after passing into the force, to help in the future. Wouldn’t they have assisted Luke and not wait until he was at the end of his wit and not just show up to hit him with a cane?
-his belief in the ability to bring his father back in front of the Emperor, but even for a split second thinks about killing nephew?
-Luke thought of killing Kylo at the academy and could have on Crait along with many other FO personal (ending the baddie once and for all) but instead uses this new trick? no, no, no
-how much of the FO is left, the entire home planet was destroyed…???
-Defending the galaxy isn’t starting a fight, it is fighting when needed. Thus, the reason for lightsabers…
Maybe the novel will shine some light on these questions. I agree that you’d think Yoda and Obi-Wan would be fairly constant as companions on Ahch-To. The book does seem to contain a lot of background info missing in the film (as is often the case due to time constraints), and I get the feeling the ability to join the dots (or feel even more disenfranchised depending on point of view) could well be aided once this supplemental information becomes available. That goes for all of your questions (and is convenient for me as a cop-out because I’m tired lol).
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He (young force) didn’t say Luke had to face down the entire First Order, or even be aggressive at all. Yes, it was established 40 years ago by the Star Wars think-tank that Luke is a Gandhi-like figure, but TLJ could’ve maintained that philosophy and still handled his on-screen return in a more satisfying and respectful manner.
Luke bringing Vader back but afraid of the potential dark side of his nephew and thinking to kill him ? Not so coherent for me.
Let’s not forget that in ROTJ, Luke was going to kill Vader in the throne room, and came very close to doing so. He then realized the good that was still in Vader and stopped. 25+ years later, in a moment of pure instinct, Luke momentarily considers murdering Ben, but then sees the good and stopped. This is even backed up in ESB when Yoda says that Luke is always looking to the future and never has his mind on what he was doing.
This made me laugh.
I’m excited to read this novel, despite not loving TLJ.
Depending on how it’s written, I really believe that it can help sell fans on Luke’s current state. Novels are a far better vessel for character development for a book than a movie could possibly ever be, and I think it will be an interesting read.
That actually doesn’t make sense.
Makes sense to me. Maybe you mean you disagree, which is different to it not making sense.
I don’t like the movie, but I would love to read it. Where exactly this does make sense?
How do you mean? Novels aren’t bound to a 2-3 hour time restriction like movies are. They allow you to explore the thoughts and feelings of characters in greater depth. I think it makes perfect sense.
It does make sense.
That’s true, but clearly you have issues with TLJ if you don’t like it, I mean issues with story itself, like Luke’s fate, or Rey’s story or Snoke’s death, I don’t know. And book explores this stories even more
I did have issues with Lukes story. Rey’s didn’t bother me really, but I don’t feel connected to her character yet. I’m hoping the book will expand in areas where the movie didn’t/couldn’t. I think that would go a long way for me with the characters.
I’m generally ok with the direction the new trilogy is taking, and I also understand the focus must be on the new characters, but… Call me an old coot or whatever but I would be so happy with a full trilogy exploring all of those inner conflicts hinted in this article! Master Skywalker, an old samurai-like wanderer trying to make amends for his past mistakes in a crumbling last frontier world… Oh well, he’s dead now so whatever.
What if I called you an old crazy hermit wizard? (sorry couldn’t help myself lol)
You would be right to do so, my good sir! Mwahaha! 🙂
This website is so biased and in cahoots with Disney that its not even funny.Starting to think Collider is too..Not ONE mention on this site about the information on why Colin was actually fired from directing Episode 9 that just came to light. It was Kathleen Kennedy’s idea to kill off Luke and Snoke…he did not agree and had a very special story planned for Luke as well as Snoke.He argued that everything they were doing in Episode 8 was not the right thing to do and huge mistake….and Kennedy fired him when he wouldnt give in to what she wanted…MEANWHILE…Jar Jar Abrams is busy Copying and Pasting the Return of the Jedi script, changing the title, names and locations and the final nail in the destruction of the greatest Saga in world history is hammered in..and please…go ahead and ” Ban Me” like you are doing to everyone else who does not agree with your point of view and has a different and better opinion of this franchise..there will be no love lost…trust me.
You have the perfect right to have that opinion. Can you send me a link from a reliable source to that story you’re talking about so that we can cover it?
Also we don’t allow members to use different names with the same account, so you should decide which of the two accounts you have, you will be using on our site. This one or the Dave one?
I would also like to see the credible source that this info was found on. I did a google search after reading StarWarsFans comment, and came up with nothing. Maybe it exists, but I couldn’t find it.
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Absolutely agree with you. I cannot believe I am in the position of actually actively hating a Star Wars film…. a Star Wars fanatic for 40 years and I detest the sequel films. Unbelievable 🙁
Wipe the dribble off your chin and go somewhere else if you don’t like this site.
Can you give a source? I don’t think I believe you
I wouldn’t recommend making outlandish claims like this without posting a source for your information. Just because you say it doesn’t mean we’re all going to take your word for it. I noticed you provided no link to substantiate your accusations. Anyone with half a brain doesn’t believe in simple hearsay. Provide proof, or you have no credibility.
I’ll wait….
You are adorable.
Isn’t he though?
So, I guess Luke died a 60-ish year old virgin? No wonder he has a dream-wife.
As Obi-Wan, AFAIK
Whatever they say I only recognise what occurs in the films as Canon and I’m pretty sure that’s the main part Lucasfilm care about too. The films are for telling stories and the supplemental material is to get Disney supplemental income
“…and the supplemental material is to get Disney supplemental income”
All of this is created for the purposes of making money. That’s why Disney exists. That’s why Lucasfilm exists. That’s why Star Wars exists. It’s a product. Some are movies and some are books – but they’re all produced for pretty much the same reason.
That said, I’m also pretty much focused exclusively on the films. I’ve read most of the EU, a smattering of the comics here and there, and some of the new canon novels. Aside from Zahn’s original Thrawn trilogy, most of it I find to be rather forgettable. I wouldn’t go quite so far as to say I hated much of it, but for me there’s the movies and then there’s all the other stuff.
Agreed. To me, the films are paramount – everything else (books, comics, games, etc.) are just a bonus. I’ll stop short of calling them “filler,” (oops, I guess I didn’t) but that’s what much of that stuff is. I do disagree about Zahn’s book trilogy though. It’s not bad, but I found it to be fairly underwhelming. I really don’t get why it seems to be so revered (my theory is it was the first book series to come out after fans had been starved for Star Wars for almost a decade, so they place more importance on it than it probably deserves). I’m old enough to have read the series when it first came out, and I found Thrawn to be a bit of a smug, unconvincing villain. I also HATED the whole concept of the Force-exempt lizards and the crazy-uncle cloned Jedi. But, it’s just my insignificant opinion….
Like you, I also read Heir to the Empire when it first hit shelves. And while I’ve read through a great deal of the Star Wars story as conveyed through the books, Zahn’s trilogy is the one series that I reread every few years.
I don’t think its revered status is due to it being the first of many Star Wars books. I really do think it’s that good. It’s a clean, streamlined story that takes great advantage of the remnants of the Empire, the budding New Republic as well as the criminal underworld which has always had such a vibrant presence in the Star Wars universe. It’s incredibly well-balanced in that regard and also in regards to its balance between action and character development.
I could go on about its other merits, but this probably isn’t the place for that. But above all else, there something about Zahn’s trilogy that bottles the zeitgeist of the OT. There something indefinably authentic about what Zahn does in those books that later mush like the Jedi Academy trilogy and those books about those Yuzhang Vong (sp?) things failed miserably to capture. So for me, besides the OT, nothing feels so much like Star Wars than Zahn’s novels.
Side note: I read Zahn’s new Thrawn book and was bored to tears with it.
Well, I guess I’m a bit envious then. I’m glad you enjoyed the series. It just never totally hit home with me. Yes, on occasion it would hit the right notes and feel like “Star Wars,” but then other times it just felt like the work of a nerdy sci-fi writer who thought he knew the “Star Wars” formula but just continuously missed the mark. I still will never get over those Force immune lizards he came up with. Just a terrible, terrible story idea and a silly contrivance to make his story work. It felt so un-Star Wars that it pulled me out of the story instantly. And I found Thrawn insufferable throughout most of the story. I know Zahn wanted him to project an air of confident intelligence, but to me he just came across as a pompous jackass for most of the story. I was glad when he got killed by one of his underlings, because he deserved it for his unadulterated hubris. A classic Star Wars villain Thrawn is not, in my opinion.
I was hoping we’d get Mara Jade brought into canon. But this is a sad thing, that adds to the story.
Agree with you. But I never said anywhere that Lucas “invented” it, I just said it was his story and he told it his way. But, maybe we’re splitting hairs here…
It sounds as if the book should have been the movie, with actual narrative instead of all plot and special effects. The movie, as is, is just a bit better than a fan-fic. I sincerely hope that JJ Abrams corrects some of the errors in IX and that the Skywalker Saga continues past Episode IX.
Cool, I guess. To be fair; I am of the unpopular opinion that Star Wars works better in novel form than movies. I’m biased as I love reading, but it is why for example; I love the PT novels. They are all great and represent in the hands of more capable writers what that story could have been.
Heck, the same is true for me with TFA and even Rogue One. That said, will I get this book? Perhaps not. I will be honest; I’m really apathetic about SWs. While I don’t hate The Last Jedi, I was left disappointed by it. And truthfully with news of LF having not a single shred of a plan with the ST; it honestly has disillusioned me to most of the NC and their slate of films.
For granted, Rebels is getting really good, but I attest that to Dave’s work, The one positive is that Jason Fry is writing this and I am a big fan of his work. But even then, I’ll probably wait until reviews. Overall, to those who love the NC and the ST; I truly envy you guys.
But for me; rather than be bitter, I’m choosing to remember SWs and what it gave me.
And for those who claim I am simply bandwagoning, I want to point out that I was an ardent supporter of Rian Johnson and still am. Disappointed with TLJ, but I still do think he’s a good filmmaker. His writing; he needs help.
Case in point, Black Panther in my view gave me what I truly wanted from a Star Wars movie in that it was an expansive world, had some fantastic characters and a great sense of atmosphere. TLJ, I just never got that.
I love the PT novels. Love.
He projected himself across the galaxy and gave the resistance time to escape. Sorry you didn’t get the fights you wanted but I very much prefer the way they did it
that was another issue…what was left of resistance, like 10 or 15? He was a little late…imo
There would have been none if he hadn’t helped. And he did it without fighting
“A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack” Yoda
boring…..
I thought it was extremely clever, I find endless fighting boring
I’ll agree with endless fighting…glad you enjoyed! Peace!
This seems like Oscar Isaac song “Never had” lyrics.
Probably Luke was dreaming with some High School or similar girl he wanted to be with and never did, because the force arrived in his life.