Heir to the Jedi is a canon novel written by Kevin Hearne. The book was originally intended for the Star Wars Legends novel series Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion, but it was published as a stand-alone story after Lucasfilm's continuity relaunch in 2014.
Heir To The Jedi
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Luke Skywalker’s game-changing destruction of the Death Star has made him not only a hero of the Rebel Alliance but a valuable asset in the ongoing battle against the Empire. Though he’s a long way from mastering the power of the Force, there’s no denying his phenomenal skills as a pilot—and in the eyes of Rebel leaders Princess Leia Organa and Admiral Ackbar, there’s no one better qualified to carry out a daring rescue mission crucial to the Alliance cause.
A brilliant alien cryptographer renowned for her ability to breach even the most advanced communications systems is being detained by Imperial agents determined to exploit her exceptional talents for the Empire’s purposes. But the prospective spy’s sympathies lie with the Rebels, and she’s willing to join their effort in exchange for being reunited with her family. It’s an opportunity to gain a critical edge against the Empire that’s too precious to pass up. It’s also a job that demands the element of surprise. So Luke and the ever-resourceful droid R2-D2 swap their trusty X-wing fighter for a sleek space yacht piloted by brash recruit Nakari Kelen, daughter of a biotech mogul, who’s got a score of her own to settle with the Empire.
Challenged by ruthless Imperial bodyguards, death-dealing enemy battleships, merciless bounty hunters, and monstrous brain-eating parasites, Luke plunges head-on into a high-stakes espionage operation that will push his abilities as a Rebel fighter and would-be Jedi to the limit. If ever he needed the wisdom of Obi-Wan Kenobi to shepherd him through danger, it’s now. But Luke will have to rely on himself, his friends, and his own burgeoning relationship with the Force to survive.
- Nov 24, 2015 Heir to the Jedi: Star Wars By Kevin Hearne By Kevin Hearne By Kevin Hearne By Kevin Hearne. Plunges head-on into a high-stakes espionage operation that will push his abilities as a Rebel fighter and would-be Jedi to the limit. If ever he needed the wisdom of Obi-Wan Kenobi to shepherd him through danger, it’s now. Kevin Hearne hugs.
- Praise for Heir to the Jedi 'Utterly compelling... [The novel] plants readers in Luke Skywalker's boots in the early days of his heroism, during the weeks after he blew up the Death Star.' —New York Daily News 'An excellent book with rich characters, bubbling humor and poignant emotion.' —Roqoo Depot.
Heir To The Jedi Wiki
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . .
A thrilling new adventure set between A New Hope andThe Empire Strikes Back,and—for the first time ever—writtenentirely from Luke Skywalker’s first-person point of view.
Luke Skywalker’s game-changing destruction of the Death Star hasmade him not only a hero of the Rebel Alliance but a valuable assetin the ongoing battle against the Empire. Though he’s a long wayfrom mastering the power of the Force, there’s no denying hisphenomenal skills as a pilot—and in the eyes of Rebel leadersPrincess Leia Organa and Admiral Ackbar, there’s no one betterqualified to carry out a daring rescue mission crucial to theAlliance cause.
A brilliant alien cryptographer renowned for her ability to breacheven the most advanced communications systems is being detained byImperial agents determined to exploit her exceptional talents forthe Empire’s purposes. But the prospective spy’s sympathies liewith the Rebels, and she’s willing to join their effort in exchangefor being reunited with her family. It’s an opportunity to gain acritical edge against the Empire that’s too precious to pass up.It’s also a job that demands the element of surprise. So Luke andthe ever-resourceful droid R2-D2 swap their trusty X-wing fighterfor a sleek space yacht piloted by brash recruit Nakari Kelen,daughter of a biotech mogul, who’s got a score of her own to settlewith the Empire.
Challenged by ruthless Imperial bodyguards, death-dealing enemybattleships, merciless bounty hunters, and monstrous brain-eatingparasites, Luke plunges head-on into a high-stakes espionageoperation that will push his abilities as a Rebel fighter andwould-be Jedi to the limit. If ever he needed the wisdom of Obi-WanKenobi to shepherd him through danger, it’s now. But Luke will haveto rely on himself, his friends, and his own burgeoningrelationship with the Force to survive.
Praise for Heir to the Jedi
“Utterly compelling . . . [The novel] plants readers in LukeSkywalker’s boots in the early days of his heroism, during theweeks after he blew up the Death Star.”—New YorkDailyNews
“An excellent book with rich characters, bubbling humor andpoignant emotion.”—Roqoo Depot
“Entertaining . . . action-packed . . . suspenseful.”—NewYork Journal of Books
“Great . . . [an] entertaining introduction into understandingLuke’s character . . . There are moments inThe Empire StrikesBack that I now point to and say, ‘I understand how he gotthere,’ and it’s because of this novel.”—The WookieeGunner
“Pure Star Wars . . . From shoot-outs to narrow escapes, Icould practically hear John Williams’s score playing in my head—acredit to Kevin Hearne, to be sure.”—Coffee with Kenobi
“A must-read for fans . . . I left with a much closer understandingof who Luke Skywalker is, and an even deeper admiration for thecharacter. All things are connected in the Force, and I feel moreconnected to Luke after readingHeir to theJedi.”—Comicbook.com