Skywalker: A Family at War

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"From the outset, I knew I wanted to treat the family as if they were real people, with compassion and empathy, while simultaneously crafting an unflinching portrait of their accomplishments and their failures. These characters are larger than life yet so fragile and unmistakably human, and that comes into focus when you study how their actions impact the greater galaxy and their family."
―Kristin Baver[2]

Skywalker: A Family at War is a canon biography written by Kristin Baver.[1] Framed as an in-universe text,[3] it chronicles the history of the Skywalker family and spans the entire Star Wars saga. It was first published in hardcover and eBook by DK Publishing on April 6, 2021.

Publisher's summary

The Skywalker story has everything: passion, intrigue, heroism, and dark deeds.

This revelatory biography explores every twist and turn of the Skywalker dynasty: the slow seduction to the dark side of Anakin; his doomed marriage to Padmé Amidala; the heroics of Luke and Leia; the fall and redemption of Han Solo and Princess Leia's son, Ben; and the struggles of his dyad in the Force, Rey.

Leaving no stone unturned in tracing the dynasty's trials and tribulations, this definitive biography of Star Wars' first family explores and explains the deeper, more personal story of the Skywalkers, their characters, motivations, and, against seemingly impossible odds, their ultimate triumph.

Continuity

The 2024 reference book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire written by Dr. Chris Kempshall later mentioned a in-universe biography of the Skywalker dynasty and identified it's author as journalist Kitrin Braves,[3] with a post on the StarWars.com blog on October 17, 2024, later confirming Braves' book to be the in-universe version of Skywalker: A Family at War.[2]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 PenguinRandomHouse-Logo Star Wars Skywalker A Family At War on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 StarWars.com Skywalker: A Family at War, a New Star Wars Biography, Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
  4. ↑ Premium-Era-real Star Wars Skywalker – A Family At War on www.google.com (backup link archived on April 25, 2021)
  5. ↑ Target.com Star Wars Skywalker: A Family At War - Target Exclusive Edition by Kristin Baver (Hardcover) on Target's official website (backup link)

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