A New Star Wars Book Will Give Finn the Spotlight

This play is Star Wars Day, and 1 mode Lucasfilm is celebrating the juncture is the announcement of a caller book. Unlike much caller ones acceptable astir the Original Trilogy, this 1 takes america to the Sequel zone—specifically, to Finn.

According to a caller Penguin Random House posting, the ex-Stormtrooper played by John Boyega successful the films volition beryllium the pb successful The Last Order. Written by Kwame Mbalia (Tristan Strong Punches a Hole successful the Sky), the YA publication volition spot Finn and Jannah from Rise of Skywalker hunt down a First Order serviceman liable for kidnapping kids to person them into aboriginal soldiers. During their travel to find this individual, the brace volition “wrestle with their ain analyzable pasts  arsenic soldiers of the oppressive regime.”

If it’s been awhile since you’ve seen Rise, that movie ended with a tease of Jannah (Naomi Ackie) and Lando teaming up with Lando to find her family. It’s ne'er been wide if Lucasfilm ever intended to travel done connected that with Lando’s in-flux movie/TV show, but that thread whitethorn proceed here, ditto Finn’s ain past. Recall he’s the lone subordinate of Star Wars’ sequel trio whose backstory wasn’t fleshed retired similar Rey and Poe’s. If this is the mode to instrumentality retired 2 birds with 1 stone, and besides springiness an thought of wherever Finn’s astatine with his Force training, we’re each for it.

According to Penguin’s listing, Star Wars: The Last Order releases October 21.

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