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Before the Awakening
by Greg Rucka
A fantastic addition to the new canon Star Wars books. This takes a look at the lives of the three new heroes in The Force Awakens in the days and weeks leading up to where the movie begins. Each character gets their own short story.
In terms of the writing and content, this is considered middle grade to early young adult (think young people around grades 5 to 8). I read a lot of children's and young adult literature, so for me that is not a concern at all. Given the recent adult fiction new canon book I've recently read (Aftermath), the middle grade and young adult novels are knocking it out of the park between this book and Claudia Gray's Lost Stars.
Here's why I loved this book so much as an adult fan of Star Wars:
FINN: we see what his stormtrooper training was like under Captain Phasma and what started to plant those seeds of doubt
REY:we see why she is able to fly ships on sight as well as she can and why she also understands the inner-workings of ship mechanics
POE: we see why he started flying for the Resistance and why Leia trusts him so much (plus a nod to Lor San Tekka at the end!)
Very enjoyable new addition to the saga!
In terms of the writing and content, this is considered middle grade to early young adult (think young people around grades 5 to 8). I read a lot of children's and young adult literature, so for me that is not a concern at all. Given the recent adult fiction new canon book I've recently read (Aftermath), the middle grade and young adult novels are knocking it out of the park between this book and Claudia Gray's Lost Stars.
Here's why I loved this book so much as an adult fan of Star Wars:
FINN: we see what his stormtrooper training was like under Captain Phasma and what started to plant those seeds of doubt
REY:we see why she is able to fly ships on sight as well as she can and why she also understands the inner-workings of ship mechanics
POE: we see why he started flying for the Resistance and why Leia trusts him so much (plus a nod to Lor San Tekka at the end!)
Very enjoyable new addition to the saga!