The Last Order

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"Being able to work with Finn, who I think — if I had to write a character, Finn is the type of character that I like to write — someone who can be silly and irreverent at times, and also serious and loyal, and dedicated to his friends, allies, and family. And just being able to work with Jannah is amazing. It's a dream."
―Kwame Mbalia[2]

The Last Order is a young-adult novel written by Kwame Mbalia, and released as a tie-in to the 10th anniversary of the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The novel was published by Disney–Lucasfilm Press on October 21, 2025 alongside an audiobook version.

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Kwame Mbalia makes his Star Wars debut with this exciting YA novel!

Following the end of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Resistance rescues a ship full of young passengers who had been kidnapped by the First Order. As Finn and Jannah set out to find the First Order officer responsible before he can endanger any more children, the two former stormtroopers must wrestle with their own complicated pasts as soldiers of the oppressive regime.

Take a deep dive into the pasts of popular characters Finn and Jannah in this richly-drawn, action-packed story that fans have been asking for.

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Appearances

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Characters Organisms Droid models Events Locations
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Characters

  • Asher (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • B-U4D "Buford"
  • Ba (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • BB-8
  • C-3PO
  • Teena Calcon (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Landonis Balthazar Calrissian
  • Cardinal (In flashback(s))
  • "Clamps" (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Larma D'Acy (Mentioned only)
  • Dal (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Poe Dameron
  • Finn "FN-2187"
  • FL-4980 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • FL-8007 "Knives" (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • FN-0449 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • FN-0926 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • FN-1312 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • FN-2000 "Zeroes" (In flashback(s))
  • FN-2003 "Slip" (In flashback(s))
  • FN-2199 "Nines" (In flashback(s))
  • FN-2489 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • FN-2625 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • FO-0624 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • FO-1103 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • FO-7155 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Glass (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Glass)
  • Chetachi Gohl (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Chetachi Gohl's PR droid (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Endal Jaliss (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Endayi Jaliss (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Endayi Jaliss' nieces (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Vik Jaliss (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Vik Jaliss' first daughter (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Jannah "TZ-1719"
  • Jemes (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Jerem (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Jerem)
  • Jharo (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Kesh (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Manny (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Melodina (First mentioned)
  • Niashar (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Niila "Shroud" (First appearance)
  • Onatha (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Leia Organa (Mentioned only)
  • Phasma (In flashback(s))
  • "Ponytail" (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Reat'ha (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Serah (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Serah)
  • Shikra "Bloodhawk" (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Siles (First mentioned)
  • Snoke (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
  • Wilhuff Tarkin (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
  • Tomas (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Tracian (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Coy Tria (First appearance)
  • Coy Tria's father (First mentioned)
  • Coy Tria's grandfather (First mentioned)
  • TZ-214 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • TZ-1212 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • TZ-1604 "Socks" (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified boy (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified droid (asteroid field) (First mentioned)
  • Unidentified droid (Coy Tria) (First mentioned)
  • Unidentified elderly Twi'lek (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified father (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified female teacher (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order cadet (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order individual (First appearance) (Voice only) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order head combat instructor (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order instructor (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order junior cadet (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order messenger tech (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order messenger tech's superior (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order officer (FN-2187) (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order officer (Supremacy) (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order quartermaster (FN-2187) (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order quartermaster (Shikra) (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order shock trooper 1 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order shock trooper 2 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order shock trooper 3 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order stormtrooper (Ansett Island) (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order stormtrooper (Rive) (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified First Order tech (First appearance) (Voice only) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified human Xen Runners member (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified individual (First appearance) (Voice only) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified Kupohan agent (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified mercenary bodyguard 1 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified mercenary bodyguard 2 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified orbak (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified planetary governor (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified Resistance officer (Ajan Kloss) (First appearance)
  • Unidentified Resistance officer (Worlens) (First mentioned)
  • Unidentified Resistance quartermaster (First mentioned)
  • Unidentified scout droid (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified senator (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified small girl (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified translator droid (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified Twi'lek girl's mother (First mentioned)
  • Unidentified Twi'lek girl (First appearance)
  • Unidentified Twi'lek male (First appearance)
  • Unidentified Twi'lek worker (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified Xen Runners member (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified yellow pauldroned First Order stormtrooper (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Vilo (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Worlens (First mentioned)

Organisms

  • Bantha (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
  • Bat (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
    • Swamp leechbat (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Bird (In flashback(s))
    • Carrion bird (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
    • Unidentified ground avian (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Fish (In flashback(s))
  • Insect (Mentioned only)
    • Beetle (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
  • Leech (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
  • Lizard (In flashback(s))
    • Unidentified amphibious lizard (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Mynock (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
  • Orbak (In flashback(s))
  • Plant
    • Bush
      • Tea bush (First mentioned)
    • Flower (In flashback(s))
      • Jannah al Sajada (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
      • Unidentified bioluminescent flower (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
    • Grain (In flashback(s))
    • Sineesian brittle-leaf (First mentioned)
    • Tree
    • Vine (Mentioned only)
      • Strangler vine (First mentioned)
  • Rictorfang (First mentioned)
  • Rodent (In flashback(s))
    • Rat (In flashback(s))
      • Scav rat (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Shaak (Mentioned only)
  • Spider (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified jeweled creature (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Unidentified multilegged creature (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Whale (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
    • Acid whale (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
  • Worm (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
    • Lodaworm (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
    • Lunar worm (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
    • Scav worm (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))

Droid models

Events

  • Bombardment on Sardich (First mentioned)
  • First Order-Resistance War (Mentioned only)
  • Galactic Civil War (Indirect mention only)
  • New Republic Era (In flashback(s))
    • Battle of Ansett Island (In flashback(s))
    • Civil war on Sardich (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
    • Escape from the Finalizer (Mentioned only) (First identified as escape from the Finalizer)
    • Merchant Uprising (First appearance) (Appears in memory) (In flashback(s))
    • Mission to Locke Station (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
    • Mission to Rive (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
    • Mission to Tamo'Akora (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
    • First mission to Sardich (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  • Second mission to Sardich (First appearance)

Locations

  • The galaxy
    • Amosu system (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
      • Tamo'Akora (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        • Unidentified hidden outpost (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        • Unidentified spaceport (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
      • Unidentified planet (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
    • Butler system (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
      • Rive (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        • Terminator zone (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
          • Unidentified city (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
            • Unidentified plaza (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
              • Grand Prism (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
                • Gravitorium (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
              • Plaza Solarity (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
                • First Order forward command post (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
      • Unidentified super planet (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
    • Celadon (First appearance)
    • Cloud City (Mentioned only)
    • Corellia (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
    • Exegol (Mentioned only)
    • Hadne 3 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
      • Unidentified garden palace (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
    • Kuat (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
    • Myoca (First mentioned)
      • Loe Province (First mentioned)
        • Iensi Plateau (First mentioned)
          • Tria family tea farm (First mentioned)
          • Unidentified spaceport (First mentioned)
    • Naboo (Mentioned only)
    • Outer Rim Territories
    • Unidentified planet (Jharo) (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
      • Unidentified capital (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
      • Unidentified city (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
        • Dal family's pub (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
    • Unidentified planet (Jannah al Sajada) (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
    • Unidentified planet (Oasis) (First appearance)
    • Unidentified sector (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
      • Unidentified asteroid field (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        • Unidentified asteroid (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
    • Unknown Regions
      • Sardich system (First appearance)
        • Sardich (First appearance)
          • Cluost City (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
          • First Order recruitment building (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
          • Senator's mansion (First appearance)
          • Unidentified abandoned quarry village (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
            • Unidentified boarded-up cantina (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
            • Unidentified repair shop and general store (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
          • Unidentified oasis (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        • Unidentified red star (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        • Unidentified desert planet (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        • Unidentified gas giant (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
    • Wild Space (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea


Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 PenguinRandomHouse-Logo Star Wars: The Last Order on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Premium-Era-real Get an Exclusive Look at Finn for the First Time Since 'The Rise of Skywalker' on the Cover of 'Star Wars: The Last Order' by Lovitt, Maggie on Collider.com (May 16, 2025) (backup link archived on May 16, 2025)
  3. ↑ The flashbacks in The Last Order are set when Finn, whose birth Star Wars: Timelines dates to 11 ABY, was sixteen or seventeen years old.
  4. ↑ Premium-Era-real Get an Exclusive Look at Finn for the First Time Since 'The Rise of Skywalker' on the Cover of 'Star Wars: The Last Order' by Lovitt, Maggie on Collider.com (May 16, 2025) (backup link archived on May 16, 2025) establishes the events of The Last Order take place immediately after the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 35 ABY.
  5. ↑ The Last Order
  6. ↑ StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)

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