The Legends of Luke Skywalker

"Luke Skywalker? I thought he was a myth."

- Rey

The Legends of Luke Skywalker is a canon junior novel of myths and tall-tales about the legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker. It was written by Ken Liu, and was released on October 31, 2017 as part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi book series.

The frame story of the novel follows children on their way to the casino world of Canto Bight. The children tell each other a total of 6 stories about Skywalker, debating whether or not he was a myth. The stories include a first-hand account, told second-hand, of a mole-flea named Lugubrious Mote, who claimed to have been with Skywalker during the rescue of Han Solo.

Publisher's summary
''As a cargo ship rockets across the galaxy to Canto Bight, the deckhands on board trade stories about legendary Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker. But are the stories of iconic and mysterious Luke Skywalker true, or merely tall tales passed from one corner of the galaxy to another? Is Skywalker really a famous Jedi hero, an elaborate charlatan, or even part droid? The deckhands will have to decide for themselves when they hear The Legends of Luke Skywalker.''

A collection of myths and tall-tales about the legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker, written by Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy award-winning author Ken Liu.

Editions

 * ISBN 9781484780770; October 31, 2017; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; US hardcover
 * ISBN 9781405289122; April 5, 2018; Egmont UK Ltd; UK paperback