Force Collector

Karr is just like any other teenager in the galaxy. He attends school, assists his parents in their family business, and enjoys speeders and droids. However, Karr harbors a secret: touching certain objects triggers intense headaches and causes him to lose consciousness. Along with the pain, he sometimes experiences visions of unfamiliar people and places.

Karr's parents are concerned about his health, while his grandmother believes the visions originate from the Force. Yet, it has been many years since anyone has heard from the last Jedi, Luke Skywalker. Are there any Jedi remaining to guide Karr in harnessing his abilities? Is anyone even willing to discuss the Jedi and their fate, as their memory fades and the First Order gains power? Isolated on his home planet, Karr becomes a collector of historical artifacts, hoping to find an object that will reveal the secrets of the Jedi.

When his grandmother passes away and his parents announce their decision to send him to a school on the other side of the planet, Karr reaches his limit. He needs to understand his destiny and whether the Jedi are involved. Accompanied by Maize, a direct and unpredictable new girl at school with ties to the First Order, and RZ-7, Karr's helpful droid companion, he embarks on a journey into the wider galaxy to uncover the truth. His adventures will take him from Utapau to Jakku to Takodana and beyond, as he learns more about the Jedi than he anticipated…and about his own role in the Force.

Karr Nuq Sin, a 17-year-old Force-sensitive on Merokia, is oblivious to his Force abilities. Since turning 13, he's had intense headaches and blackouts from touching certain things. His parents and doctors can't figure out the cause, but his grandmother, J'Hara, thinks he's Force-sensitive. J'Hara is one of the few in Karr's life who knows about the Jedi, as many consider them legends. Influenced by his grandmother, Karr is curious about the Jedi.

Wearing a vintage Death Star–era stormtrooper helmet from his friend Janu Blenn, Karr blacks out. Waking up, a teacher, Namala Moffat, reminds him of the school's ban on military items. Moffat tries to take the helmet, but Karr tries a mind trick, which fails.

Soon after, Karr is confronted by Royke, a large Besalisk bully. Royke wants Karr's gloves, accusing him of theft. Despite Moffat's attempts to intervene, Royke provokes Karr, who tries to Force chokes him in anger. Royke pretends to choke and fall, but Karr realizes he was faking. Embarrassed, Moffat sends both boys to the headmaster.

While in detention, science teacher Kragnotto, an Ankura Gungan, brings in Maize Raynshi, a Mirialan girl who recently moved from CeSai and whose father works for the First Order. Despite a rocky start, they discuss the Jedi. Maize thinks the Jedi were a Republic hoax, but Karr believes they were real. Trying to prove his Force powers, Karr touches a glove belonging to Maize's father, causing a severe headache and blackout.

Karr's blackout surprises Maize, the other students, and staff. The Ovissian headmaster asks Karr to contact his parents. Karr convinces the headmaster to let his protocol droid, RZ-7 ("Arzee"), pick him up in the family speeder, and to let Maize come along. After the droid arrives in the old speeder, Karr introduces Maize to RZ-7, whom he built from spare parts. During the ride home, Maize learns about Karr's grandmother's death.

In a flashback, Karr shares his doubts about being Force-sensitive with J'Hara. Despite lessons, Karr can't use the Force like the Jedi of legend. J'Hara explains that those powers come from practice, and that Jedi seek peace, not fights.

Sensing his frustration, J'Hara asks Karr to destroy a cup with the Force. After a failed attempt, Karr gets angry and almost crushes his grandmother's chest with the Force. Karr apologizes, but his grandmother says she wanted to prove he was Force-sensitive. She encourages him to keep training and then passes away. Karr decides to become a Jedi to honor her.

Karr returns home and briefly introduces Maize to his brother Trag. Karr takes Maize to his room, filled with collected objects. Karr says some objects, like a silver handle, give him flashes, making him think they were involved in something "big."

Maize shares her background, growing up on CeSai, which thrived under the Galactic Empire. After the New Republic expelled the Empire, the planet declined. She believes the Jedi are a myth. Karr argues that the Jedi were important during the Clone Wars and the Great Jedi Purge after a supposed Jedi revolt. When Maize doubts an entire society could vanish, Karr tells the story of a lost Tusken Raider tribe, using Neuro-Saav TD-series electrobinoculars. Legend says they left only a drawing of a mysterious figure on stone.

To show Maize his Force powers, he touches her father's drafting tool. Using the Force, Karr senses it came from a snowy, icy place and that her father is a human with blue eyes, black hair, and a gray suit. Maize is impressed and believes Karr about his Force powers.

The next day, Karr is called to a meeting with his parents, Tomar and Looway Nuq Sin, by the headmaster. Since Karr's headaches have worsened, they've decided to send him to his uncle's trade school in Taeltor Province after the school term. They think moving will reduce stress and his sensitivity.

Refusing to leave and believing he's not sick, Karr leaves the meeting. He finds Maize in a science lab, upset and smashing things. Maize is angry that the First Order has reassigned her father to work offworld. Karr says he doesn't want to go to school. They decide to escape the planet in Maize's father's ship. Karr enlists his droid Arzee as their pilot, and they flee during a security alarm.

On the way to Maize's house, Karr learns that Maize's father is a technology diplomat who helps First Order spies. With Karr's droid RZ-7, they take Maize's father's yacht, the Avadora. In space, Karr decides to search for Jedi artifacts. Maize suggests going to Utapau and sets course for the sinkhole world.

Entering Utapau's atmosphere, they fly to Pau City, where one of the last Clone Wars battles took place and where General Grievous died. After landing, Karr, Maize, and Arzee visit a junk shop run by Sconto, a large human who is the son of a Clone trooper. Sconto thinks the Jedi were traitors who tried to take over. They pretend to be doing a history project on the Republic's fall on Outer Rim worlds like Utapau.

Sconto shows Karr Tion Medon's staff. Touching it, Karr has a Force vision of Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi's first meeting with Tion Medon, discussing the Separatist presence on Utapau. This causes Karr to faint, and RZ-7 tells Sconto he has thin blood. Before leaving, Karr tells Sconto the staff is Tion Medon's and worth a lot.

After leaving the shop, Karr convinces Maize that the Jedi were real. At a cantina, Karr discusses his vision with Maize, saying he knows of two Jedi named Kenobi and General Skywalker. An Utai overhears and tells Karr that Luke Skywalker used the Force to bring down Imperial ships during the Battle of Jakku, helping the New Republic win.

Leaving Utapau on the Avadora, Karr and Maize go to their sleeping areas while RZ-7 pilots. In hyperspace, Maize asks about Karr's grandmother J'Hara, who taught him about the Force despite not being Force-sensitive. When Karr asks about Maize's parents, she says her dad is always busy and she struggles to connect with her traditional Mirialan mother. In her flashback, Karr meditates on J'Hara teaching him how to meditate.

Coming out of hyperspace, the Avadora nears Jakku. Maize deletes a message from her mother. Following the Utai's directions, they land in Niima Outpost, where people salvage scrap from the Starship Graveyard, full of ships from the Battle of Jakku. Karr, Maize, and RZ-7 join a line outside a blockhouse run by Unkar Plutt, a Crolute junk boss.

Karr asks Plutt about Jedi relics. Plutt has none but offers a throttle lever from a Galactic Republic ship that crashed after the [Clone Wars](/article/clone_wars]. Karr doesn't sense a Jedi connection and doubts the ship was Republic. Plutt dismisses them.

At RZ-7's suggestion, they explore Plutt's tarps and find a wrecked quadjumper, a mothballed Taylander shuttle, and the Millennium Falcon. Exploring the Falcon, Karr senses something special through the Force despite its condition. Inside, Karr has a Force vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi teaching Luke Skywalker his first lightsaber lesson. Karr tells Maize and RZ-7 what he saw. Based on Skywalker's early experiences, he believes he can become a Jedi like Skywalker.

Leaving the Falcon, Maize is stopped by First Order stormtroopers sent by her father. Karr fights them, but Maize calms the situation. She tells Karr to continue his quest and gives him a holocommunicator. Before leaving, a stormtrooper wishes Karr luck.

Karr and RZ-7 continue searching for artifacts. RZ-7 can't get information from local droids, so Karr asks the stall owners. After an unsuccessful attempt, Karr meets a Pyke who tells him to go to the desert moon orbiting Oba Diah, where Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas's ship crashed. The Pyke says his family was involved in the conspiracy that killed Sifo-Dyas.

After the meeting, Karr convinces RZ-7 to go to Oba Diah, suggesting they use the spice route to find the Jedi ship and learn more about the Jedi. Despite safety concerns, RZ-7 agrees. On the way, Karr has a flashback. A 14-year-old Karr was upset that his Zabrak friend broke his toy B-class X-wing. J'Hara uses this to teach Karr about the dangers of attachment. While family and friends are important, J'Hara warns against becoming too attached while they're alive.

Traveling to Oba Diah's desert moon, Karr and RZ-7 land the Avadora in a canyon. They find the crash site of Sifo-Dyas's shuttle. Though much wreckage is gone, Karr finds a holoprojector under the sand, containing a transmission from the Jedi Master before the crash. With Silman having ejected, Sifo-Dyas tells the Jedi he ordered a clone army from the Kaminoans due to a disturbing vision. He tells the Jedi to "come find me" before the transmission ends.

Karr tells RZ-7 this is the first time he's seen a Jedi outside a vision. They don't know Sifo-Dyas and wonder if he knew Skywalker or Kenobi. They go to a cantina on Oba Diah. The bartender hears they're looking for Jedi and suggests they talk to Nabrun Leids, a Morseerian smuggler, who says he saw a Jedi. He tells of Kenobi's confrontation with Ponda Baba at Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina. Leids says Kenobi left with a kid to talk to a Wookiee. Karr's questions make the bartender nervous, and he orders him to leave. Karr blacks out. Before fainting, Karr hears Leids say he last saw Kenobi on a planet with two suns.

After blacking out, Karr meets Qweek, a Chadra-Fan, who suggests visiting Batuu in Wild Space, home to Dok-Ondar, an antiquities dealer. When RZ-7 worries about safety, Karr says the Force is guiding him with hints, names, and places. Resolving to go to Batuu, Karr updates Maize, who says she's been suspended and grounded for her trip. Before ending the call, he tells Maize he may have found hints about a living Jedi.

Continuing their quest, Karr and RZ-7 journey to Batuu. In orbit, Karr tries a Jedi mind trick on Arzee but the droid's programming is stronger. They land the Avadora in Black Spire Outpost, where Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities is located. RZ-7 advises Karr to act wealthy.

Visiting Dok-Ondar's shop, Karr tells the Ithorian merchant he seeks artifacts. Dok Ondar shows him a Jedi Temple Guard's helmet. Through the Force, Karr experiences the wearer's death at Anakin Skywalker's hands during the Great Jedi Purge on Coruscant. Based on the helmet, Dok-Ondar and his translator realize Karr wants Jedi artifacts.

Dok-Ondar shows Karr his lightsaber collection. Sensing Karr lacks the credits and seeing him as an unknown, the merchant refuses to sell Karr anything but a broken Double-bladed spinning lightsaber from an Inquisitor, Imperial agents who hunted Jedi. Touching the lightsaber, Karr sees visions of someone killing Jedi. In one vision, he sees a face like his own.

Troubled, Karr tries to buy the lightsaber. Dok-Ondar agrees to give it to Karr if he delivers a package to Maz Kanata on Takodana. He warns against detours. Leaving the shop, Karr tells RZ-7 he had a Force vision of himself killing Jedi.

While en route to Takodana, the droid RZ-7 attempts to reassure Karr that, lacking Jedi training, he cannot be the "Jedi-killer" from his unsettling vision. Despite RZ-7's words, Karr remains disturbed by the image of himself wielding a green lightsaber. Noticing his master's distress, RZ-7 suggests a meal for Karr after they deliver their package to Maz Kanata. Karr then recalls a previous mention of a planet illuminated by twin suns, realizing it is Tatooine.

Karr instructs RZ-7 to chart a course for Tatooine, but the droid reminds him of his commitment to Dok-Ondar. Karr concedes, proposing a detour to Tatooine after fulfilling their delivery to Maz Kanata. Following a period of rest, Karr is awakened by RZ-7, who informs him of a short hyperspace jump set for Takodana. After landing the Avadora near the shores of Nymeve Lake, Karr and RZ-7 proceed to Takodana Castle, where they are greeted by a droid named ME-8D9, who introduces them to Maz Kanata.

Though unable to directly read Karr's thoughts, Maz perceives him as a lost soul with a strong connection to the Force and a link to the Jedi Order. Inside her office, Karr shares his experiences with Force visions triggered by specific artifacts. As she listens, Maz deduces that the boy is inadvertently finding equilibrium within the Force. She advises him to heed the Force, describing it as both a subject of study and a guiding mentor.

Maz presents Karr with a medal, believing it to be the one awarded by Princess Leia Organa to Luke Skywalker following the Battle of Yavin. Upon touching the medal, Karr experiences a Force vision of the award ceremony, featuring Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca. Based on Karr's account, Maz concludes that Solo deceived her by offering his own medal instead of Skywalker's.

Karr then gives Dok-Ondar's package to Maz, who explains that the Ithorian merchant intended for her to pass it on to Karr if she deemed it appropriate. The package contains a metal arm belonging to C-3PO. Touching the arm, Karr is flooded with flashbacks from the protocol droid's life, including significant events such as the Battle of Yavin, their escape from the space slug, encounters with Ewoks on [Endor](/article/endor], interactions with Jedi Knights, the Clone Wars, the execution of Order 66, and Anakin Skywalker's time as a podracer and Padawan under Kenobi. He also witnesses glimpses of the late Senator Padmé Amidala and her children, Luke and Leia. After the vision, Maz urges Karr to take C-3PO's arm, believing it will aid him on his journey.

Following the vision, Karr is determined to discover his place in relation to the Force. His vision reveals the existence of two Skywalkers—Anakin and his son Luke—and Luke's sister, Princess Leia. However, Karr feels let down because he did not see himself in the visions. Maz clarifies that these visions depict their stories, not his own. After departing from Maz, Karr speaks with RZ-7, who advises that he is learning about the Jedi path while forging his own.

Back aboard the Avadora, Karr voices his uncertainties about becoming a Jedi and his fear of turning into an anti-Jedi. He worries about repeating Anakin's mistakes, citing his impatience with Nabrun Leids and his impulsive behavior with Dok-Ondar. RZ-7 attempts to reassure Karr that his concerns are unwarranted. After further discussion, they agree to set course for Tatooine to continue Karr's spiritual quest.

During their voyage, Karr contacts Maize, updating her on his experiences. He questions whether he should proceed to Tatooine or return home. Maize assures Karr that her father is not concerned about the ship. Noting their low fuel levels, Maize suggests a refueling stop at Kijimi.

Upon arriving at Kijimi, Karr and RZ-7 dock the Avadora at Kijimi City's spaceport, situated atop Mount Izukika. After exploring the area, they return to their borrowed vessel only to be apprehended by 18 First Order stormtroopers. A First Order officer orders them aboard the Avadora and questions Karr about Luke Skywalker, the Jedi the military junta is seeking.

Karr shares everything he knows about the Jedi, gleaned from the visions he experienced through C-3PO's arm. However, the officer dismisses this as ancient history and demands to know if Karr is on a mission to locate Skywalker. Karr mentions Master Sifo-Dyas' message, but the officer insists it is irrelevant ancient history. Unsatisfied, the officer threatens RZ-7 if Karr does not cooperate. Karr pleads with the officer not to harm the droid, identifying him as a medical droid, but the officer recognizes RZ-7 as a protocol droid and destroys one of his arms.

The First Order officer then presents a holorecording of Maize, who states that Karr is searching for a missing Jedi Master and visited Oba-Diah. When the officer asks if Karr stands by his previous statement, Karr clarifies that the missing Jedi was Sifo-Dyas and that he knows nothing about Skywalker. Concluding that Karr possesses no information about the Jedi Master, the First Order officer departs the Avadora with his troops.

After their departure, Karr is upset, suspecting Maize of betraying him to the First Order. He then tends to the damaged RZ-7, whose components are scattered across the ship's floor. While gathering the droid's parts, Karr experiences a Force vision of his parents discussing a family secret that they have decided to keep from him. Overwhelmed by emotion, Karr decides to return to his homeworld of Merkoria to seek answers from his parents.

After returning to Merkoria, Karr lands the Avadora at Maize's family's landing pad. Carrying RZ-7's damaged parts in a bag, he returns to his family home, brushes past his older brother, and confronts his mother, Looway Niq Sin, about the family secret. With Grandma gone, Karr believes he needs to learn how to master his Force abilities. Realizing that the time has come, Looway convinces her son to wait until his father returns so they can reveal the secret together.

Retreating to his bedroom, Karr begins repairing RZ-7. He is interrupted by Maize, who has sneaked in through the window. Believing that Maize had betrayed him, Karr had ignored her messages. He accuses Maize of using his Force powers to help the First Order find Skywalker. Maize explains that she did not contact the First Order but contacted her dad, who works for the First Order. She tells Karr that she told her father about him in order to convince him that Karr posed no threat to the First Order. While Karr accepts that Maize did not have any ulterior motives towards him, he tells her to leave because he needs space for himself.

While working on Arzee, his mother informs him that his father Tomar has returned. In the dining room, his father reveals that Karr's maternal great grandfather Naq Med was a Jedi who had left the Jedi before the Clone Wars. When Karr began manifesting Force powers through headaches, his parents were unsure whether they were the result of brain tumors or actual Force powers. At their request, Maize's grandmother J'Hara had withheld this information from him. As a compromise, they allowed her to nurture what she believed were his Force abilities.

Karr and his parents are joined by Maize, who Tomar explains briefed them about his travels and adventures. After listening to Maize explain how Karr has used his visions to follow clues and find people to verify his findings, Looway came to believe that Karr was Force-sensitive. While skeptical, Tomar also accepted this explanation. From his father, Karr learns that his great grandfather was named Naq Med. Looway explains that it was never their intention to hurt Karr by withholding this information. Looway admits she was concerned that her son stole a starship. Maize backs up Karr by saying that she stole the ship and taught him how to fly.

While walking around the family homestead with Karr, Maize apologizes for not revealing that she had told her parents about him. Maize recognizes that her father working for the First Order complicates matters. Karr also confides with Maize about his terrifying vision triggered by the Inquisitor's lightsaber of him apparently striking down Jedi. While Karr is fearful of his Force powers, Maize reassures him that his Force powers are not what attracts her to him but rather his character.

Believing that he needs a mentor to prevent him from slipping to the dark side, Karr decides to seek his great grandfather Naq Med. Since his grandmother J'Hara did not reveal her father's location, Maize convinces Karr to look through his grandmother's personal effects and sewing equipment for clues. The two find a datapad containing an image of J'Hara in her wedding dress.

Karr also discovers a holocube containing a holographic recording by his late grandmother. In the recording, J'Hara tells her grandson about her agreement with his parents not to tell him anything about his great-grandfather Naq Med. She explains that her father was discovered to be Force-sensitive and became a Jedi Padawan. Despite his ambitions of becoming a Jedi Knight, Med grew to question the idea of blind allegiance and left the Jedi Order. He subsequently fathered his daughter J'Hara. Foreseeing that Karr might need a teacher, she mentions that Med lives in marshy equatorial grasslands of a largely uninhabited planet called Pam'ba. Following the recording, Karr resolves to finish his training.

After ruling out obtaining a ship from Unkar Plutt, Maize decides to arrange a meeting between Karr and her parents to discuss borrowing the Avadora. The following day, Maize introduces Karr to her father Vroc Raynshi and her Mirialan mother Anaya Raynshi, telling them about his quest to find his grandfather. Seeking to become a "better person" who is less selfish and more responsible, Maize asks her parents for permission to lend the Avadora and proposes placing trackers or recording their flight movements for safety purposes. While initially skeptical, her parents agree to relent after Maize convinces them that Karr is a genuine and trustworthy friend.

To curry favor with her mother Anaya, Maize offers to get a tattoo after returning from their trip. Vroc agrees to let the teenagers borrow the yacht on the condition that their trip takes no more than three days. He also tells her to take the trackers and make regular calls. As a precaution, Vroc says that he will monitor her piloting skills from Merokia.

Having obtained the Raynshis' blessing, Karr seeks permission from his parents to travel offworld to find closure with his journey to learn about his Force-sensitivity. Despite their apprehensions, Karr's parents give him permission to travel offworld with Maize on the condition that he go to the trade school next month as planned.

Prior to departing for Pam'ba, Karr and Maize chat with Vroc. Karr vouches for his friend's piloting skills. After Maize embraces he father, he bids them farewell. To honor both J'Hara's request that they conceal the location of Naq Med's homeworld and Vroc's request that they travel with surveillance bugs, Maize plants the three surveillance bugs on a ship belonging to a friend of her mother who is visiting her daughter in the Chommell sector. Karr and Maize are also accompanied by his trusty droid RZ-7.

Karr, Maize and RZ-7 travel to the marshy world of Pam'ba. They circle the abandoned planet for signs of settlements, hoping to find Naq Med. Through the Force, Karr locates his great-grandfather's humble adobe, a small house built on stilts. The trio locate Med's house in an abandoned mining camp within a swamp.

While climbing the ladder leading up to his great-grandfather's house, Karr is confronted by the lightsaber-wielding Naq Med, who asks what he is doing here. Following a brief conversation, Karr identifies himself as Naq's great-grandson. Karr also introduces his Maize and RZ-7 to his great-grandfather. After briefing Naq about the status of his relatives including the death of his daughter J'Hara, Karr tells his great grandfather about his Force-sensitivity.

Though Naq recognizes that Karr is Force-sensitive, he believes that Naq's path is not with the Jedi. Karr agrees and adds that he needs someone to guide him with his Force powers. After Naq shows a hologram of his younger self as a Padawan, Karr relates his "terrible" vision of himself fighting and killing another Jedi. He also asks if Naq was the mysterious killer in that vision. Naq explains that the vision belonged to the Grand Inquisitor, who had fought and killed many Jedi before hunting down Naq. The familiar face that he saw was Naq, who had broken the Inquisitor's lightsaber in combat befor fleeing. When Karr touched the lightsaber, he experienced visions from both his great-grandfather and the Grand Inquisitor.

Naq also believes that the Jedi Order turned on the Republic, sparking Order 66 and the Great Jedi Purge. As a result, Naq had left his wife and daughter J'Hara and fled to Pam'ba. Karr explains that the Jedi did not betray the Republic but that the Republic betrayed them as a result of Palpatine's plot. R7-7 backs Karr up. Naq is shocked that he fled into hiding based on the lie that the Jedi had betrayed the Republic. Karr reasons that the dark side won a devastating victory that left no one to remember the "good guys."

Karr comforts his distraught great-grandfather by reassuring him that he did everything to protect his family, who survived the Jedi Purge and the Empire. He tells Naq that J'Hara survived and lived a happy life on Merokia as a seamstress. Karr ends by telling his great-grandfather that a Jedi restored balance to the Force and defeated Palpatine, ending the days of Jedi hunting. This comforts Naq who says that his job is done and that he can truly rest. Naq soon dies at peace with himself, knowing that he protected his family and lived to see his great-grandson.

Following Naq Med's death, Karr and his friends wrap his great grandfather's body in an old curtain. Karr also inherits Naq Med's lightsaber and Jedi robes. Sensing the light side of the Force, Karr believes he has finally found balance in the Force. Reflecting on Maz Kanata's advice, Karr believes that his job is to preserve the past by collecting the Force. Before leaving, they douse Naq's remains and the house with fuel. With Karr's approval, she uses the Avadora's cannons to set the house ablaze, providing a funeral pyre for the late Jedi.

While traveling through hyperspace, Karr discusses his future plans with Naq Med and RZ-7. When RZ-7 asks about his plans, Karr says that he still plans to go to the trade school in order to provide an income to supplement his work as a Force collector. Arzee also agrees to accompany his master to the trade school. Regarding Maize's tattoo, Karr advises her to pick up one translating as "friendship."

Returning to their families, Karr and Maize recount their adventures to their relatives. Karr's parents and brother are impressed by his great-grandfather's lightsaber. After cataloging and storing the artifacts he has collected, Karr begins recording the stories he has collected.

Force Collector, part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker publishing initiative, initially depicted the main character, Karr Nuq Sin, visiting the remains of the second Death Star, mirroring Rey's journey in Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. Author Kevin Shinick revealed that he had independently conceived this similar plot point in the first draft of the novel. He was later informed that this aspect needed alteration to avoid overlapping with The Rise of Skywalker, approximately a year before the film's premiere and the book's release.

The protagonist of Force Collector is Karr Nuq Sin, a Force-sensitive teenager possessing the power of psychometry. Coincidentally, the novel's release coincided with the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which featured another young Force user with psychometry, the Jedi Cal Kestis. Shinick stated that he was unaware of Kestis's abilities in the other developing project when he wrote the first draft and only learned of it in the same call where he was told of the changes that needed to be made in light of The Rise of Skywalker's plot. Unlike the major changes caused by Episode IX, what Shinick had already written was close enough to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order that only minor details of the rules and effects of the power needed tweaks to bring the two stories in line, such as the blinding white light Nuq Sin saw when touching an object to match what happens in the game when the player makes Kestis use his "Sense Echo" power.

• ISBN 9781405295413 ; October 4 , 2019 ; Egmont UK Ltd ; UK paperback [1]
• ISBN 9781368045582 ; November 19 , 2019; Disney–Lucasfilm Press ; US hardcover [2]
• ISBN 9781368051064 ; November 19, 2019; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; US eBook [10]