Skywalker: A Family at War
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Summary
Uncover the secrets of the Skywalkers: the family that shaped a galaxy far， far away 。。。
The Skywalker story has everything: passion， intrigue， heroism， and dark deeds。
This revelatory biography explores every twist and turn of the Skywalker dynasty: the slow seduction to the dark side of Anakin; his doomed marriage to Padmé Amidala; the heroics of Luke and Leia; the fall and redemption of Han Solo and Princess Leia's son， Ben; and the struggles of his dyad in the Force， Rey。
Leaving no stone unturned in tracing the dynasty's trials and tribulations， this definitive biography of Star Wars' first family explores and explains the deeper， more personal story of the Skywalkers， their characters， motivations， and， against seemingly impossible odds， their ultimate triumph。
（c） AND TM 2021 LUCASFILM LTD。
The Skywalker story has everything: passion， intrigue， heroism， and dark deeds。
This revelatory biography explores every twist and turn of the Skywalker dynasty: the slow seduction to the dark side of Anakin; his doomed marriage to Padmé Amidala; the heroics of Luke and Leia; the fall and redemption of Han Solo and Princess Leia's son， Ben; and the struggles of his dyad in the Force， Rey。
Leaving no stone unturned in tracing the dynasty's trials and tribulations， this definitive biography of Star Wars' first family explores and explains the deeper， more personal story of the Skywalkers， their characters， motivations， and， against seemingly impossible odds， their ultimate triumph。
（c） AND TM 2021 LUCASFILM LTD。
Reviews
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Colin
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This was an excellent read。 IMO， it gives you a better appreciation for the divisive Sequel Trilogy。 I highly recommend this book。 Only complaints I have are a few punctuation errors and the small typeface （seriously， how is small typeface the standard？）。
Amanda
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Really enjoyable book and the author did a fantastic job of weaving the entire saga together。 Good read for any Star Wars fan - - -still super "mad" at Disney for not going the Mara Jade Skywalker route and having the Solo's have their twins Jaina and Jacen。 I read the Young Jedi Knights book as a kid and loved them。 Really enjoyable book and the author did a fantastic job of weaving the entire saga together。 Good read for any Star Wars fan - - -still super "mad" at Disney for not going the Mara Jade Skywalker route and having the Solo's have their twins Jaina and Jacen。 I read the Young Jedi Knights book as a kid and loved them。 。。。more
emma
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where’s the dialogue
Kristina
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3。5/5My three words: Insightful， comprehensive， adventureSkywalker: A Family at War is the quintessential Star Wars book。 It takes us through the history of the Skywalker family， all the way from Shmi to Rey。I really enjoyed reading this book， even though I knew almost everything in it。 I thought it was interesting that Baver used many different resources。 As I was reading， I recognized tidbits of information stemming from the movies， TV shows， books， and comics。 I do recommend this for any Star 3。5/5My three words: Insightful， comprehensive， adventureSkywalker: A Family at War is the quintessential Star Wars book。 It takes us through the history of the Skywalker family， all the way from Shmi to Rey。I really enjoyed reading this book， even though I knew almost everything in it。 I thought it was interesting that Baver used many different resources。 As I was reading， I recognized tidbits of information stemming from the movies， TV shows， books， and comics。 I do recommend this for any Star Wars fan。 There were definitely things that were left out （I don't know how you'd include everything）， but I wouldn't recommend it as an entry point into Star Wars。 As I was reading I noticed some jumps between plot points that I could fill in mentally because I knew them， but a reader new to Star Wars might be a little lost。It would've been helpful， also， to put a genealogy in the front that could be flipped back to while reading， as there were a lot of names mentioned。Overall， I'm glad I read it and I think it would be a fun thing for any Star Wars fan to dive into。 。。。more
Jena
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2。5/5， but bear in mind that I'm a heartless， nitpicking shrew so that impacts the rating。This is marginally more interesting than reading Wookieepedia entries， but it's roughly the same experience。 I picked this up hoping it would fill in the gaps of some of the comics/novels I haven't read， which to its credit it does do。 That being said， I do have some critiques:-The breakdown of this is tremendously skewed toward the prequels and Anakin specifically。 Without actually doing the actual math to 2。5/5， but bear in mind that I'm a heartless， nitpicking shrew so that impacts the rating。This is marginally more interesting than reading Wookieepedia entries， but it's roughly the same experience。 I picked this up hoping it would fill in the gaps of some of the comics/novels I haven't read， which to its credit it does do。 That being said， I do have some critiques:-The breakdown of this is tremendously skewed toward the prequels and Anakin specifically。 Without actually doing the actual math to count out pages， I would say it's about 60% prequels， 30% original trilogy， and 10% sequels。 I should've known better at this point， but I was hoping for a bit more coverage of stuff we haven't seen a million times before - like what Luke was doing between the ages of 30-60， but that's relegated to only a sentence。 This also isn't a personal complaint but worth noting that the OT section heavily focuses on Leia instead of Luke - which I was fine with because there's plenty of other SW material that gives Luke a spotlight， but that is worth mentioning because it's not really a true balance。 But Leia often gets relegated to the side so I was glad to see her getting more attention。-The writing was really clunky and needed another edit。 There were numerous times where sentences would just straight-up have the wrong word in them and be confusing as a result。 Additionally， it's very clear this author is mostly versed in more straightforward， reporting-style writing。 Which is perfectly fine， but this biography tries to get inside the characters' heads and describe their emotions， and it's very clear this author's forte is not writing emotional， lyrical， or evocative language。 The end result is these sentences read a bit awkward。 Just again - it needed another sweep of editing。-This is to be expected， but just to confirm: a VAST majority of this is just summarizing events of the movies。 -This isn't really the author's fault， but this highlights how little sense Star Wars lore actually makes。 It's full of contradictions and retcons， and the author tries to smooth out the wrinkles but they're still there。 Some things are omitted entirely， which I can't say I blame them for trying to squash （notably， this book goes into painstaking detail recounting every event of the OT but we skip over the incestous Luke/Leia moments and kiss）。 -There's a lot of。。。weirdness with how the male characters and female characters are written in relation to each other。 A notable example is how Anakin's chapters repeatedly compare his love for Padme to his love for his mother。 Less incestous， but Rey's sections also heavily focus on her ability to sooth/balance out Kylo Ren。 Basically this book goes out of its way to highlight how "motherly" every female Star Wars character is whether or not that really fits that specific character。 。。。more
Jason Fett
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All around a good book。 A nice reference guide but in the end was a little lackluster as a biology of the Skywalker family。
Irene Y Bruno
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Skywalker StoryReally enjoyed this chronological tale of the Skywalker saga。 If you are a Star Wars fan you will definitely enjoy this book。 It is also an easy and enjoyable read with additional insights that will give you more to think about。 The only reason I have given this book 4 stars instead of 5 is that there are no pictures or illustrations in the kindle edition。 I am not sure if there are any in the other editions， but some reviews showed have illustrations and pictures shown。 It would Skywalker StoryReally enjoyed this chronological tale of the Skywalker saga。 If you are a Star Wars fan you will definitely enjoy this book。 It is also an easy and enjoyable read with additional insights that will give you more to think about。 The only reason I have given this book 4 stars instead of 5 is that there are no pictures or illustrations in the kindle edition。 I am not sure if there are any in the other editions， but some reviews showed have illustrations and pictures shown。 It would really add a lot if there were illustrations and/or pictures。 。。。more
Brandon Harbeke
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This book takes a look at the entire Star Wars saga， and it does it through the lens of seeing events from the characters' perspectives。 What are they thinking and feeling， and what makes them choose the actions they take？If you love Star Wars， then Skywalker: A Family at War will make you love it even more。 It adds cohesion， poetry， and meaning to each of the films， and it includes what it can from the stories in TV， books， and comics。 This book takes a look at the entire Star Wars saga， and it does it through the lens of seeing events from the characters' perspectives。 What are they thinking and feeling， and what makes them choose the actions they take？If you love Star Wars， then Skywalker: A Family at War will make you love it even more。 It adds cohesion， poetry， and meaning to each of the films， and it includes what it can from the stories in TV， books， and comics。 。。。more
Dean
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A wonderfully written history of the Skywalker family， from Shmi （we finally get to learn a bit more of her backstory） to Ben， exploring who each member is and how they influenced the history of the galaxy。 This is a book that belongs on every Star Wars fan's shelf。 A wonderfully written history of the Skywalker family， from Shmi （we finally get to learn a bit more of her backstory） to Ben， exploring who each member is and how they influenced the history of the galaxy。 This is a book that belongs on every Star Wars fan's shelf。 。。。more
Brandi
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I love the premise that this is a legitimate biography of the Skywalker family。 It has everything—it draws on all of the new supplemental books， comics， and TV shows that are officially canon。 I’m only familiar with a few of them， so I appreciated getting a deeper dive into the Skywalkers’ lives beyond the movies。 The writing is excellent。 The motivations that Kristin Baver assigns to various plot points and character beats make perfect sense and help to flesh out what is sometimes thin storytel I love the premise that this is a legitimate biography of the Skywalker family。 It has everything—it draws on all of the new supplemental books， comics， and TV shows that are officially canon。 I’m only familiar with a few of them， so I appreciated getting a deeper dive into the Skywalkers’ lives beyond the movies。 The writing is excellent。 The motivations that Kristin Baver assigns to various plot points and character beats make perfect sense and help to flesh out what is sometimes thin storytelling from the movies。 An incredible accomplishment of a book and a good reference tome for anyone studying the Skywalker line！ 。。。more
Stephanie
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This was not as awesome as I hoped it would be。In the beginning， I was excited。 I was enjoying the beginning chapters， but soon my enjoyment was dwindling down the further into the story I got。 Let's start with by addressing the flow of the book。 At first， it was fine， more than fine。 Everything was going smoothly until things started to become a little bumpy。There were times where it contradicted itself。 For instance， at the end of one chapter， it’s told how Anakin would willingly sacrifice， no This was not as awesome as I hoped it would be。In the beginning， I was excited。 I was enjoying the beginning chapters， but soon my enjoyment was dwindling down the further into the story I got。 Let's start with by addressing the flow of the book。 At first， it was fine， more than fine。 Everything was going smoothly until things started to become a little bumpy。There were times where it contradicted itself。 For instance， at the end of one chapter， it’s told how Anakin would willingly sacrifice， not only his own life， but the life of his child so long as it meant saving Padmé from death。 But then two chapters later， it changes its tone by saying “… a sacrifice so that his child might survive” which was strange since literally two chapters ago he was on board to sacrifice his kid if it meant his wife would live。A few other times I often thought it would have been better， flowed better， if the explanation of why something happened had been given after the thing had happened。 Maybe that’s just me and how my brain works。 Additionally， what also jarred me out of this reading experience were the grammatical errors。 Each misused word， like how one sentence used “or” when it should have been “of”， each missing word to make the sentence flow， like “… then Luke had to believe would lay down his life…” took me out of the reading。Perhaps I’m being too nitpicky， but those are just my thoughts and feelings about it。 It’s an okay book， I guess， for those who don’t know anything about Star Wars， but other than summarizing and referencing what happened between the prequels to the sequels？ It didn’t have anything new or insightful to offer。 。。。more
Brit
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I'm sorry to say that this book is probably the worst SW book I've read。 It sounded so good in theory， but left so much to be desired。 The book glossed over the last half of Skywalker saga， spending and inordinate and painstaking amount of time on the prequels。 I'm sorry to say that this book is probably the worst SW book I've read。 It sounded so good in theory， but left so much to be desired。 The book glossed over the last half of Skywalker saga， spending and inordinate and painstaking amount of time on the prequels。 。。。more
Will Plunkett
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I wonder what the experience would've been like if had I never seen a SW movie or TV show， nor read a book or comic about it。 This works well， since "all" the questions across the nine films and many， many books have already been answered （no， not really; but until the Prequels and Disney Sequels receive Special Edition treatments， this is what we got）。 I did like the variety of chapter titles。 I wonder what the experience would've been like if had I never seen a SW movie or TV show， nor read a book or comic about it。 This works well， since "all" the questions across the nine films and many， many books have already been answered （no， not really; but until the Prequels and Disney Sequels receive Special Edition treatments， this is what we got）。 I did like the variety of chapter titles。 。。。more
Carrie
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This is the story of the Skywalker portion of the Star Wars saga told as a family history。 As someone who has read a lot of the graphic novels and other （disney） canon novels that take place in between the movies， it was really nice to read a story that linked them all together and included a summary of the developments， many of which I think are very good and at a lot of depth to the story and characters。 It is written in an intentionally formal style， so there is not a lot of suspense or a fas This is the story of the Skywalker portion of the Star Wars saga told as a family history。 As someone who has read a lot of the graphic novels and other （disney） canon novels that take place in between the movies， it was really nice to read a story that linked them all together and included a summary of the developments， many of which I think are very good and at a lot of depth to the story and characters。 It is written in an intentionally formal style， so there is not a lot of suspense or a fast pace， but I enjoyed the overview and the omniscient narrator's insight into all of the character's thoughts and motivations。As I started reading it， I thought the answer to the question "Does the world need another version of the Star Wars saga" was going to be "not really" but now， I would say "yes！" This book really did fulfill a role that none of the many Star wars books I have read have done。 。。。more
Carrie
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This is the story of the Skywalker portion of the Star Wars saga told as a family history。 As someone who has read a lot of the graphic novels and other （disney） canon novels that take place in between the movies， it was really nice to read a story that linked them all together and included a summary of the developments， many of which I think are very good and at a lot of depth to the story and characters。 It is written in an intentionally formal style， so there is not a lot of suspense or fast- This is the story of the Skywalker portion of the Star Wars saga told as a family history。 As someone who has read a lot of the graphic novels and other （disney） canon novels that take place in between the movies， it was really nice to read a story that linked them all together and included a summary of the developments， many of which I think are very good and at a lot of depth to the story and characters。 It is written in an intentionally formal style， so there is not a lot of suspense or fast-pace， but I enjoyed the overview and the omniscient narrator's insight into all of the character's thoughts and motivations。As I started reading it， I thought the answer to the question "Does the world need another version of the Star Wars saga" was going to be "not really" but now， I would say "yes！" This book really did fulfill a role that none of the many Star wars books I have read have done。 。。。more
Paul
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This fictional biography is generally excellent at finding the emotional throughlines of these characters， and makes some wonderful connections。 However， another pass on editing is desperately needed to clear up typos and smooth out awkward sentence structure。
Bridger Hibbert
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"You may have heard the Tragedy of Darth Plaguis the Wise。。。。now prepare for the Fortune of the Skywalkers。"This book was good。Though I initially assumed this was going to be a very cliche read that would sound like a Wookipedia article， this account of the Skywalkers and their legacies was surprisingly insightful。It does reference Clone Wars， comics， and possibly even a very subtle reference to the Holiday Special （many of which I have either never seen or read）， and did contain many grammatica "You may have heard the Tragedy of Darth Plaguis the Wise。。。。now prepare for the Fortune of the Skywalkers。"This book was good。Though I initially assumed this was going to be a very cliche read that would sound like a Wookipedia article， this account of the Skywalkers and their legacies was surprisingly insightful。It does reference Clone Wars， comics， and possibly even a very subtle reference to the Holiday Special （many of which I have either never seen or read）， and did contain many grammatical errors （though I would assume the proofreader is to blame）， and I felt like left out little details of momentary interactions within the Skywalker family。 However， their inclusions were not random， and also kept a well-shaped focus on analyzing and observing the decisions of the Skywalkers。Despite my love for the original six movies that made up the Star War Saga （or Lucas Saga）， I genuinely appreciate what is now know as the nine-film Skywalker Saga， which this book mostly summarizes。I REALLY WISH IT HAD A LIST OF ALL THE STORIES IT REFERENCED， WHETHER BOOK OR FILM。It also had a slight tendency to either change narrative style （recounting events， yet the narrator can also address the reader）。Oh， and if you love the Star Wars memes？。。。you may not laugh as hard anymore。。。--------- SPOILERS* ---------PART 1: The FatherAnakin's part in story is certainly important。He is The Chosen One spoken of in the prophecy of bringing balance to the Force。As awkward as the sand-meme is on-screen， the book simply draws comparison to what Padme and Anakin connect it to。。。I don't remember if the Attack of the Clones did that or not。 Need to reread it。。。Even though the films have Anakin usually reference Palpatine as a friend and Obi-Wan a father， the author took the creative liberty of instead applying the father-figure role to Palpatine （which honestly makes more sense， given the context）。 This is similar as to how the Palpatine and Skywalker bloodlines were connected， not by blood， but by spirit （Palpatine and Anakin were bonded through the dark side with no Force power connecting them， Ben Solo and Rey were bonded by the light side through a Force dyad）。I admit， I wasn't immediately excited when it delved into the Clone Wars （mostly for fear of too much focus on other favorites like Asokha and Maul）， but it was well-balanced enough and gave good reasons on why the events mentioned were important for Anakin and his slow drift towards the dark side。 Even though it was summary， the events of Revenge of the Sith felt like the Matt Stover book all over again。I never made the connection that the fact Anakin's saber （after his first duel with Dooku） was made specifically to endure war， which is why that saber is buried eventually on Tattooine; it wasn't burial of the Skywalker Sabers only， but also a symbol of the end of war in the Skywalker family。Little detail that was left out was HOW Anakin gained the Darth Vader name。 The book sometimes read as though the audience knew everything （which I suppose most would）。PART II: The TwinsIf there is one thing I gained after reading this， it was the insight that Leia was always stronger than Luke， giving important reasons on why her last moments were also her most important ones。Leia has always been the stronger， and quite frankly， more Jedi-minded twin than Luke， for the most part。 In fact， the way this book is written sets her up as the main character （which is heartwarming， considering Carrie Fischer's tribute in the Leia's last moments。 However， even she had a small moment of darkness （both literally and figuratively） when she killed Jabba the Hutt。Nevertheless， the insights of Luke Skywalker are equally of interest。 One part of the writing notes that when he was first handing Anakin's saber to Luke， Obi-Wan had known the damages it had done in the past （he had seen the holo-recordings）。 Yet， despite being a popular meme， Luke most likely would have wanted it lost， especially after his encounter with Vader's truth， and his anger and frustration at the "machinations" and "lies" of the Jedi。Like father。 Like son。Luke's failures and also hesitant attempts at accepting a call to adventure also explain his character later in the book。。。Something that bothered me was that it left out little details like how Luke figured out the truth about Leia。。。many details in the book are like that （for instance， an AT-AT is mentioned in events after the Battle of Yavin， but before the Battle of Hoth， yet it isn't until the latter-battle that it is explained what an AT-AT is）。PART III: The DyadI've never read "Bloodlines"， but the story within it is enough to explain why Luke， Leia， and Han were where they were thirty years after the Battle of Endor。 How frustrating would it be， to have once been regarded as heroes， yet a small secret brings all of your actions， everything you fought for， into question！Despite what may seem like plot-holes within Part III: The Dyad， the connection to the story （which I was predetermining would be the weakest in exploitation and connection） manages to connect and rhyme with the previous stories， much like poetry。 ;）Also， I was having a bad day， and the way Part III was written actually lifted my spirits。Overall， this deserves 4。5 stars， and is a 8 or a generously given 9/10。*What， you haven't seen STAR WARS？ 。。。more
Bre
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Great book！ Only knew what I saw during the movies and now I’m rewatching it all with the new knowledge I know about the story and characters and things you didn’t even see in the movies。
Stefan
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Loved this book。 It ties in details from all sources， movies， Clone Wars and Rebels series， books， Star Wars Insider articles， and several more I probably missed。 I loved the background we got on things like how Shmi came to be on Tatooine， and details on Leia's adoptive mother Brea， things I never knew and add so much more depth to their stories。 It reads like a history book， but is not all all dry or boring。 I highly recommend it for Star Wars fans that want some serious detail on the lives of Loved this book。 It ties in details from all sources， movies， Clone Wars and Rebels series， books， Star Wars Insider articles， and several more I probably missed。 I loved the background we got on things like how Shmi came to be on Tatooine， and details on Leia's adoptive mother Brea， things I never knew and add so much more depth to their stories。 It reads like a history book， but is not all all dry or boring。 I highly recommend it for Star Wars fans that want some serious detail on the lives of the Skywalker clan and those around them。 。。。more
Brandon Smith- Scolaro
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I enjoyed it for what it was。 A really interesting idea for a book。 It covers quite a bit of material。 In the end I wish there was even more in the book。
Emma
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For the first time since February， and only the second time overall in 2021 so far， I've written a 3-star review。 The other book I did this to was William Shakespeare's The Merry Rise of Skywalker， by Ian Doescher。 Both of these books have something in common: They are tainted by Kylo Ren and Reylo。 I hate the character of Kylo Ren and the ship that pairs him with Rey with a burning passion。 （However， I do think the character of Rey， herself， is pretty cool。） On the surface， the concept behind t For the first time since February， and only the second time overall in 2021 so far， I've written a 3-star review。 The other book I did this to was William Shakespeare's The Merry Rise of Skywalker， by Ian Doescher。 Both of these books have something in common: They are tainted by Kylo Ren and Reylo。 I hate the character of Kylo Ren and the ship that pairs him with Rey with a burning passion。 （However， I do think the character of Rey， herself， is pretty cool。） On the surface， the concept behind this book is very interesting。 Who wouldn't want a fictionalized biography of the Skywalkers， one of the most famous families in all of pop culture？ I went into Skywalker: A Family at War thinking it would be like a Star Wars version of Fire & Blood， by George R。R。 Martin。 （Yes， I am well aware that I also rated that book 3 stars when I read it back in 2019。） And in all honesty， the fist 2/3's of this book， first focusing on Anakin Skywalker from his childhood to when he becomes Darth Vader， and then shifting to his twin children， Luke and Leia， culminating in Anakin's redemption， were rather good。 It was the final section， about Kylo Ren， AKA Ben Solo， and Rey， that was infuriating to me。 So， as a whole， I liked the idea of this book。 But the execution could have been better。 Still， as far as Star Wars books go， it's not the worst one I've read。 （Looking at you， novelization of The Rise of Skywalker， by Rae Carson， which earned one of my rare 2-star reviews。） 。。。more
Angela
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A good source for history and reference， especially as I am more familiar with the original films and not as familiar with the tv series。
Dan Foster
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My problems with this book probably won’t apply to everyone but were significant enough to make me drop a star。 Kristin Baver’s writing is very good; this book is a good summation of the 9 Saga films and plenty of cartoon， novel， and comic events to flesh it out。 This would be a great book for someone relatively new to Star Wars who wants to better integrate the story into their knowledge。 What it is not is an in-universe history of the Skywalkers。 The book is written from the perspective of som My problems with this book probably won’t apply to everyone but were significant enough to make me drop a star。 Kristin Baver’s writing is very good; this book is a good summation of the 9 Saga films and plenty of cartoon， novel， and comic events to flesh it out。 This would be a great book for someone relatively new to Star Wars who wants to better integrate the story into their knowledge。 What it is not is an in-universe history of the Skywalkers。 The book is written from the perspective of someone who has the omniscient viewpoint of having seen those movies， read those books and comics， and watched those cartoons。 Events in those movies that could never have made it into a historical record are described in detail here。 How does history know a tear rolled down Anakin/Vader’s cheek on Mustafar after killing the Separatists？ How does history know that Ben Solo’s return was made complete by a vision of his father on the ruins of the second Death Star？Yet the book mentions incomplete records periodically while never really having the distance of history have any effect on relaying the story。 Again， I know these are my hangups， but I was hoping at some point for some revelation of authorship- a Jedi historian years after Rey Skywalker restarts the order interviewing Force ghosts？ One of the droids？ Though a fine summation of the Skywalker’s stories， the book never seems to bring its own interpretation or perspective。 No different insights that aren’t already described in the films。 And for this reason， I was frustrated。 Promos described the book as a “biography as if these were real people” but instead the book never pretends to be PART of the Star Wars universe and is instead simply ABOUT the Star Wars universe。 。。。more
David
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I'll give the book credit: it did a better job describing Anakin's fall to the Dark side of the Force in 100 pages than the 3 prequels did。 Unfortunately， the book also showed how convoluted and contradictory the 3rd trilogy was。 The pacing was a bit off， but it worked as a pseudo-history of the Skywalkers。 I'll give the book credit: it did a better job describing Anakin's fall to the Dark side of the Force in 100 pages than the 3 prequels did。 Unfortunately， the book also showed how convoluted and contradictory the 3rd trilogy was。 The pacing was a bit off， but it worked as a pseudo-history of the Skywalkers。 。。。more
Pam
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Great compellation of all of the stories。
Ashlyn
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If you want a complete look at all of the Star Wars Canon materials in one book， this is it。 If you are looking for anything new， breathtaking， or enlightening， this book is not for you。
Tim
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I am not quite sure what I expected， but it is essentially unnecessary retailing of the Star Wars saga focused more tightly on the Skywalker family story arc。 There are some revelations that explain some plot holes -- or at least confusion -- among the various films to the degree possible。
Julie
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Kristin Baver did an excellent job。 Whoever proofread/edited it， did not。
Matthew Sciarrino
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