Rebel Rising by Beth Revis is a new young adult Star Wars novel that was released yesterday.
It follows the story of Jyn Erso from immediately after the prologue of Rogue One up until she
sits down with Mon Mothma and the other rebel leaders on Yavin 4.
Like I do with every book release, I'm here to tell you whether or not it's worth your
time and money!
Considering this is a book all about one character, I do think it depends on how much you liked
Jyn in Rogue One.
Personally, I was a little lukewarm on her in the film.
And it wasn't just Jyn, I didn't feel like I connected with most of the main cast.
I think the biggest value of all the tie in books is that we can get into all of those
characters' heads.
Catalyst made me care so much more about Galen Erso and I didn't care more for Krennic,
but I definitely understood him more.
The Rogue One novel probably made Bodhi my favorite character in the main crew.
Rebel Rising offers the same.
Of course this time the main focus is on Jyn, but I was surprised to empathize a lot with
Saw Gerrera as well, who I considered one of the weakest parts of Rogue One.
The point of this book is to tell us how Jyn went from being a mostly normal eight year
old girl into the jaded, untrusting badass we meet in the film thirteen years later.
And it gets the job done.
We see how she learned to fight and shoot and become part of Saw's partisans, and
then we get to see why she comes to have contempt for the whole rebellion.
This book was a very effective bridge between Catalyst, the Rogue One prologue, and the
main story of Rogue One.
There are minor and major details taken from all those related stories, and Revis did a
great job making this story fit in very naturally with the rest of the surrounding stories.
I think the most important connection is Jyn's reflections on Galen.
The Rogue One novel did an especially good job at letting us know that she did not think
much of her father, at least not until she saw his message.
Now we know she spent her childhood hating him, because as far as she knew, Galen Erso
was freely and happily working with the man that killed her mother.
Every new section of the story explains more about her trust issues, and it made me much
more sympathetic towards the character.
Beyond Jyn, we get more pieces of the puzzle surrounding Saw and what made him a little
bit of a loon in the movie.
He's probably the second biggest character in the book, and I was not expecting to put
this book down feeling sorry for the guy.
But I did.
One day he's called in to save this little girl and with no other option he has to raise
her.
He wants to do a good job, but all he knows is war.
He's sad that he's not able to teach her anything else but combat.
There is a definite father/daughter relationship going on, but he looks to her for approval
almost as much as she looks to him.
We get a lot of context surrounding the last time they saw each other.
In the movie, Jyn says he left her in a bunker with a pistol, which is accurate, but it's
also the understatement of the century, and Saw is maybe the biggest reason Jyn has issues
with trust.
Like I mentioned, Rebel Rising is labeled as young adult, but things gets dark.
I would say it's a fairly quick and easy read, but that's the only thing that struck
me as young about it.
People die.
A lot of people die.
Saw Gerrera is known in the rebellion as an extremist, and this book easily has the best
depiction of that so far.
I'm talking a Game of Thrones Red Wedding style massacre he takes part in, and he's
supposed to be one of our heroes.
On top of the actual events that take place, the themes are also fairly adult.
There is a lot said about war, when it's necessary, and the right way to go about it
if it is.
One of my favorite lines comes from Saw, who rationalizes his actions by saying, "Fear
controls the masses.
The Empire controls fear.
If we tapped into that, if we used the same tactics the Empire does, we would control
the people and bring real peace."
I loved that line, because he's basically saying they need to be more like the Emperor
to win.
But if you're becoming the very thing you are fighting, what's the point?
I'm just saying, if you are generally turned off by the young adult label, consider rethinking
that.
One final thing I want to mention before wrapping up is how big the Star Wars galaxy felt.
I've criticized some of the previous canon stories for being very self-contained and
small in scope.
This book did not have that problem.
It covers thirteen years, of course, but it also shows us lots of locations, new characters,
and new species.
Yet something smaller that I noticed is how the galaxy is viewed by average galactic citizens,
especially in the Outer Rim.
As the audience of these stories, we see star destroyers all the time.
We're desensitized to them.
But when characters see star destroyers here, they are understandably scared.
They're huge and they're a big deal to people that don't see them as often as we
do.
This was touched upon in the Star Wars Rebels episode Iron Squadron as well.
I just enjoy getting a better perspective on what life was like for everyday people
in the galaxy.
To reiterate, I do think your enjoyment of this book will vary depending on your enjoyment
of Rogue One, and specifically Jyn Erso.
If you wanted to find out how she was raised by Saw, and what happened to her in those
thirteen years after her mother's death, this book will answer that and entertain you.
If you wished you cared about her more, like I did, consider picking it up.
I definitely feel more for the character now.
I was happy for her when things went well, and I was sad for her when she experienced
loss.
So I was sad for her for most of the book.
If you're on the fence, well hey maybe you'd like to get the audiobook for free!
The Rebel Rising audiobook is out now, and you can get it for free by clicking on the
link in the description or by going to www.audibletrial.com/starwarsexplained.
If you sign up for a trial, you'll get a credit for one free book, and you can use
it on Thrawn.
Or a number of other Star Wars books.
Or get any book you want!
The point is you get a free book, and you'll be supporting the channel when you do!
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