Upcoming Star Wars Novelizations Will Expand on Rogue One Backstories

Two Rogue One novels will hit shelves soon to give backstories to characters like Jyn Erso — and you won’t need to go to Scarif to get your hands on them!

Arguably, the only thing missing from Rogue One was another two hours of exposition. Thanks to two new novels from Star Wars, we’ll finally get the “I am one with the Force. The Force is with me” backstory we deserve. Of course, Rogue One only gave us a few ideas about each character.

For example, Chirrut and Baze previously guarded the Jedi Temple before the Empire occupied Jedha. And the upcoming novel from Greg Rucka will continue to explore this:

"Baze and Chirrut used to be Guardians of the Whills, who looked after the Kyber Temple on Jedha and all those who worshipped there. Then the Empire came and took over the planet. The temple was destroyed and the people scattered. Now Baze and Chirrut do what they can to resist the Empire and protect the people of Jedha, but it never seems to be enough. When a man named Saw Gerrera arrives with grand plans to take down the Empire, it seems like the perfect way for Baze and Chirrut to make a real difference and help the people of Jedha. But will it come at too great a cost?"

Obviously, another major portion of the narrative belonged to Jyn Erso and her father, Galen. In the beginning of the film, we met a young Jyn Erso, then jumped forward more than a decade to present time. But what happened in between while she traveled with Saw Gerrera’s insurgency? Well, that’s what Beth Revis plans to answer in her upcoming novel, Rebel Rising:

"When Jyn Erso was five years old, her mother was murdered and her father taken from her to serve the Empire. But despite the loss of her parents she is not completely alone—Saw Gerrera, a man willing to go to any extremes necessary in order to resist Imperial tyranny, takes her in as his own, and gives her not only a home but all the abilities and resources she needs to become a rebel herself.Jyn dedicates herself to the cause—and the man. But fighting alongside Saw and his people brings with it danger and the question of just how far Jyn is willing to go as one of Saw’s soldiers. When she faces an unthinkable betrayal that shatters her world, Jyn will have to pull the pieces of herself back together and figure out what she truly believes in…and who she can really trust."

Unfortunately, this leaves some of characters without backstories still, like Cassian Andor. We know he fought with the Rebel Alliance from the age of 6, but everything else remains a mystery.

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Hopefully, these novels will just be the beginning of the series. Rebel Rising and Guardians of the Whills are available to pre-order right now.