The Star Wars Book from DK, written by Pablo Hildago, Cole Horton and Dan Zehr, is out now and StarWars.com shares eight secrets and fun facts from the book.
1. Force dyads have special powers.
Ben Solo and Rey are a dyad in the Force, connected to each other in a bond that allows them to see and feel what the other is experiencing, and even pass objects to each other over any distance. This type of Force connection hasn’t been seen in generations, meaning that there might have been other dyads earlier. Also, healing by transferring the individual’s Force energy to another is a dyad ability, as shown when Rey heals Ben, and when Ben sacrifices all his energy to restore Rey from death.
2. There is no set path to immortality through the Force.
After Qui-Gon Jinn helps Yoda connect to the Force Priestesses and gains the knowledge of how to become a spirit after death, Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi use this power themselves to have their bodies disappear upon death, and even help a redeemed Anakin become a Jedi spirit. When the Jedi Leia Organa reaches out to her son, Ben Solo, she uses up her life energy and her body fades, but she does not pass into the Force instantly. It is only after her son also dies that Leia ferries him with her into the cosmic Force together.
3. The Republic has specific term limits.
In the Republic, the Supreme Chancellor can at most serve for two four-year terms. By the time the Clone Wars start, Chancellor Sheev Palpatine has already stayed in office two years longer than his two terms would allow, showing his consolidation of power as he reforms the Senate during the growing Separatist Crisis.
4. There are new additions to the Sith legacy.
Fans of the Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith comic series by Charles Soule, here’s something for you. Lord Momin, the Sith Lord who lived before the Rule of Two and had his consciousness trapped in his mask when the Jedi stopped his city-destroying superweapon, has now been promoted to Darth Momin. His former master, Lady Shaa, who died on his lightsaber blade, is likewise Darth Shaa.
Read the other secrets and fun facts here. We congratulate our good friend Dan Zehr on his first book, and we will be reviewing it very soon. Follow these links to get your copy now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk — happy reading!
