The Galaxy's Dumbest Assassin will also be featured prominently, as Ochi's quest to recover Rey will occupy a significant portion of the story, and his laughable demise may be depicted as well. Lando will be on the hunt for his abducted daughter, who may or may not end up being Jannah, and the Sith Eternal will undoubtedly have a hand in the plot that leads the scoundrel to seek out a troubled Luke's aid. Adam Christopher's book will attempt to clear the air on some of the questions the film and other ancillary material have left hanging.Ī Luke and Lando adventure is something new for the canon, and it will be interesting to see how their stories intersect. Fans are well aware of the debacle surrounding the Emperor's survival in Will be the first proper novel featuring Jedi Master Luke Skywalker in his prime. In exchange, he must complete a final mission: return to Exegol with the key to the Sith’s glorious rebirth-the granddaughter of Darth Sidious himself, Rey.Īs Ochi hunts Rey and her parents to the edge of the galaxy, Luke and Lando race into the mystery of the Sith’s lingering shadow and aid a young family running for their lives. For on a junkyard moon, a mysterious envoy of the Sith Eternal has bequeathed a sacred blade to the assassin, promising that it will give him answers to the questions that have haunted him since the Empire fell. Ochi’s true motives remain shrouded to Luke and Lando. But every new rumor only led to dead ends and fading hopes–until he crossed paths with Ochi of Bestoon, a Sith assassin tasked with kidnapping a young girl. , Lando searched the stars for any trace of his lost child. The disturbance in the Force is undeniable…and Luke’s worst fears are confirmed when his old friend, Lando Calrissian, comes to him with reports of a new Sith menace. Jedi Master Luke Skywalker is haunted by visions of the dark side, foretelling an ominous secret growing somewhere in the depths of space, on a dead world called Exegol. But for the heroes of the New Republic, danger and loss are ever-present companions, even in this newly forged era of peace. Nearly two decades on from the Battle of Endor, the tattered remnants of Palpatine’s forces have fled to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian return in this essential novel set between