In 1977, George Lucas introduced the world to Luke Skywalker, a poor-looking kid who dreams of blowing his sandy planet into a fantasy. Forty years later, Lucas's galaxy is another world, full of immigrants, retrofuturistic technology, fighting philosophies and enough history to fill a hundred books. Star Wars is alive, as is the season coming to an end.
This month The wake of the Skywalker concludes Skywalker Saga on Luke's last heir: Rey, a miserable child who dreams of blowing up a different sandy planet into adventure. Luke is on my spiritual side, as do all the Jedi who came before him. But as Lucas' films prequel follows the emergence of Anakin Skywalker to deepen Darth Vader's connection with his wayward son, the sequel trilogy has returned his lens to today's young woman, with the "Skywalker" outfit she was about to take. Luke was dead. Being a hero in the galaxy lives on for generations.
The wake of the Skywalker introduces a fun ending to that Rey tour included with Star Warsisms. There is so much icon, so much connective tissue in both movies and the Expanded Universe, and so much going on in the film that it needs some serious reading. That's where we come in. In these stories, we give with the wisdom and insight of the great decisions of Abram and Lucasfilm. These are the stories you are looking for.
