Legacy
By Madeline Roux
- Master of Evil
- Star Wars Essential Readers Companion
- The Force Unleashed 2
- The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance
- Survivor's Quest
- Thrawn - Treason
- Master & Apprentice
- Alphabet Squadron
- Shadow Fall
- Victorys Price
- Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
- Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade
- Dooku: Jedi Lost
- Resistance Reborn
- The Rise of Skywalker
- Doctor Aphra
- The Living Force
- Legacy
The Star Wars books cover a vast history of the franchise from the Old to the New Republics. An author has so many characters and places to choose from, they do not always have to focus on the core Skywalker story that dominated the films. If they do choose to use these well-known characters and settings, the author will have to work doubly hard to add anything new to the franchise. In Star Wars: Legacy, Madeleine Roux has jumped two footed into the core Skywalker tale, telling a story about Rey and Leia, set between VIII and IX. Can Roux produce a worthy novel set within this slither of time?
Rey is still troubled with the events that saw the rebels flee into hiding. How can they possibly grow strong enough to defeat the resurgent legacy of the Empire? With a broken Kyber Crystal being the only thing that links her to Luke, she sets out on a quest to fix it. The location an abandoned Jedi Temple, there she will find a group of archologists, or so they seem. With General Organa’s help she sets out with small expedition to seek a forge worthy of recreating the crystal. However, Kylo Ren is always interested in finding Rey and Leia. Who can Rey trust and can she fix the crystal before the First Order arrive?
Unlike the Star Wars books that cover more obscure corners of the Universe, Legacy is a book that focuses heavily on important aspects of the final two films. The internal struggle that Ren has of becoming a Jedi but also hearing the words of the Sith and a sympathy for Kylo Ren. Leia with her role as Commander in Chief, but also mother to a fallen son, mentor to a challenged young woman. These elements play an important in the films but are not given quite the space they need in a film that also holds action and an ensemble. Legacy is a chance to focus keenly on Rey and Leia’s internal machinations.
How much you enjoy this particular Star Wars outing is dependent on how deep you like to dive into the lore. There is an ensemble cast, not just Rey and Leia, but it is their actions, or inactions at times, that dominate the book. A lot of time is spent with the internal thoughts of one or the other. A fan who wants to understand better some of the most power female characters in the series will get a lot from this book. Those who lean more towards the action will not get quite as much.
As in many case when I read the Star Wars books, it is the side characters of the New Order/Empire and shadowy underworld that I enjoy the most. There is some of that here as opposing forces work against and with one another to uncover where Leia and Rey are hiding. The backstabbing New Order are particularly fun showing that duty does not always beget success.
Legacy is by no means the most action-packed Star Wars book, indeed it is one of the more cerebral. It is a book for the core Star Wars fan who likes to focus on key characters and the main nine films. As someone who has read and watched a lot of Star Wars material, I was able to glean a lot of insight from the book, but I feel that the casual fan will find this outing ponderous compared to many of the others. A book hamstrung by having to keep true to the proceeding and subsequent films, highlighted by the non-cannon characters having the most growth and interesting adventures in the book.
Written on 10th September 2026 by Sam Tyler .
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