11 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker questions new book Shadow of the Sith answers
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker remains one of the most divisive movies in Star Wars history. After the late Emperor Palpatine made an unlikely comeback in his ongoing bid for galactic domination, the conclusion to the Skywalker Saga threw in unexpected new ideas about Sith Wayfinders, the Sith Eternal, and a previously unseen Sith homeworld called Exegol – and not all of them made sense within the film’s slightly rushed narrative.
These days the Star Wars timeline isn’t just about the movies and TV shows, however, and the new novel Shadow of the Sith (out now from Del Rey Books) helps explain some of the mysteries that may have left you scratching your head after Episode 9. Set 17 years after the destruction of the second Death Star, the new book – from author Adam Christopher, who also wrote Stranger Things novel Darkness on the Edge of Town – unites Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian on a mission to track down infamous Jedi hunter Ochi of Bestoon, the mercenary who killed Rey’s parents.
It’s a story of sinister Sith forces, Luke’s efforts to better understand the Force, and Lando’s ongoing quest to track down his missing daughter. But Shadow of the Sith is also packed with little nuggets of information that can enhance your understanding of The Rise of Skywalker and the other Star Wars sequels. Here are 11 things we understand better after reading the latest novel from a galaxy far, far away. Spoilers ahead!
After plenty of speculation over whether Rey’s parents were nobody, somebody, or even Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Rise of Skywalker finally established that they had a surprisingly pivotal role to play in galactic history. We already knew, of course, that they met a grisly end after leaving their daughter with junk
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