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"Luke Skywalker? I thought he was a myth."
―Rey[11]

The Legends of Luke Skywalker is a canon young-readers novel of myths and tall tales about the legendary Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker. It was written by Ken Liu and was released by Disney–Lucasfilm Press on October 31, 2017, as part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi publishing program.

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

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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.

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At New York Comic Con 2019 it was announced that Viz Media would publish a manga adaptation of the novel in 2020.[12]

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  1. TwitterLogo Michael Siglain (@msiglain) on Twitter: "The Legends of Luke Skywalker by @kyliu99 & @JG_JONESfanpage is available now, but only at #NYCC Get yours at @DisneyHyperion booth 2329!" (backup link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Disney The Legends of Luke Skywalker on Disney.com (backup link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker on Book Depository
  4. The Legends of Luke Skywalker frame stories take place years after Luke Skywalker's disappearance but before his death in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary places Luke Skywalker's disappearance six years before the Starkiller Incident and the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi in the same year as the Starkiller Incident. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the Starkiller Incident in 34 ABY, meaning that Luke disappeared in 28 ABY and died in 34 ABY. Therefore, the earliest that the frame stories took place was 30 ABY and the latest they took place was 34 ABY.
  5. "The Myth Buster" takes place after Luke Skywalker's disappearance but before his death in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary places Luke Skywalker's disappearance six years before the Starkiller Incident and the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi in the same year as the Starkiller Incident. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the Starkiller Incident in 34 ABY, meaning that Luke disappeared in 28 ABY and died in 34 ABY. Therefore, the earliest that "The Myth Buster" took place was 28 ABY and the latest it took place was 34 ABY.
  6. "The Starship Graveyard" features the Battle of Jakku, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 5 ABY.
  7. In "Fishing in the Deluge" Luke Skywalker is visibly younger than he is in The Rise of Kylo Ren 2 flashbacks, but it takes place after he met Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 3 ABY. Skywalker: A Family at War states that Ben Solo was fourteen during The Rise of Kylo Ren 2 flashbacks. According to Aftermath: Empire's End he was born during the Battle of Jakku, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 5 ABY. Therefore, The Rise of Kylo Ren 2 flashbacks take place in 19 ABY, and "Fishing in the Deluge" takes place between those two years.
  8. "I, Droid" depicts Luke Skywalker using the Skywalker lightsaber, which he received in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and lost in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places these stories in 0 ABY and 3 ABY respectively, meaning that "I, Droid" takes place between these two years.
  9. "The Tale of Lugubrious Mote" takes place concurrently with Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 4 ABY.
  10. In "Big Inside," Luke Skywalker is visibly older than he is in "Chapter 16: The Rescue," but visibly younger than he is in The Rise of Kylo Ren 2 flashbacks. SWInsider "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 202 places "Chapter 16: The Rescue" nine years after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to 9 ABY according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. Also, Skywalker: A Family at War states that Ben Solo was fourteen during The Rise of Kylo Ren 2 flashbacks. According to Aftermath: Empire's End he was born during the Battle of Jakku, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 5 ABY. Therefore, The Rise of Kylo Ren 2 flashbacks take place in 19 ABY, and "Big Inside" takes place between those two years.
  11. Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
  12. TwitterLogo SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) on Twitter: "The Legends of Luke Skywalker coming from @VIZMedia #NYCC #NYCC2019 #StarWars #SWBooksNYCC" (backup link)
  13. Hardie Grant logo Legends of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight on Hardie Grant Publishing's official website (backup link)

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