Star Wars Films May Be on a Hiatus, but These 15 Books Will Hold You Over

The final film of the Skywalker saga is divisive to say the least, but most Star Wars fans can easily agree that it is visually stunning and incredibly detailed. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, written by LucasFilm team member and Star Wars expert Pablo Hidalgo, gives readers an inside look at the characters, locations, costumes, and weaponry of The Rise of Skywalker. While Palpatine is noticeably absent from this book (perhaps to hold back a few secrets for future Star Wars stories), readers will get a healthy dose of D-O and Babu Frik. You win some, you lose some.

Star Wars: Lando, written by Charles Soule, is a wild action-adventure tale that finds Lando indebted to a big-time crime lord. While he does find time to turn on that classic Lando charm, this comic is, at its heart, one of friendship and the ongoing battle against the Galactic Empire.

Author E.K. Johnston is no stranger to the Star Wars universe. Before writing Star Wars: Queen's Shadow, she penned a background story on fan favorite Ashoka Tano and will be releasing the prequel to Queen's Shadow, Star Wars: Queen's Peril later this year. Queen's Shadow follows Padmé through her transition from Queen of Naboo to Republic Senator and, as they should, Padmé's handmaidens play just as much a role in this YA book as the senator herself.

Kieron Gillen's Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1 is the first comic in a series that follows morally ambiguous archaeologist Chelli Aphra. Formerly a personal recruit of Darth Vader, Aphra and her droids (charmingly murderous versions of droid companions you may have met in the past) are on the hunt for their next rare artifact. With a movie rumored to already be in production, these are characters you'll definitely enjoy getting to know before they hit theaters.

Star Wars Myths & Fables is essentially the galactic version of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Written by George Mann, this collection of nine original short stories features folk tales that have been passed down through from generation to generation, including a glimpse at the outer rim's Batuu; a world most of us were only recently introduced to with the opening of Galaxy's Edge.

If you've always wondered how Jyn Erso went from five-year-old hiding in an underground bunker to selfless hero of the Rebellion, Star Wars: Rebel Rising will fill you in on the 15 or so years you missed. Penned by Beth Revis, this book follows everyone's favorite rebel through her childhood and teenage years as a ward of Saw Gerrera and how she grew into the Resistance leader she would become.

With three hefty volumes, The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia may be the most extensive compliation of Star Wars knowledge in the universe. In this collector's set, authors Stephen Sansweet, Pablo Hidalgo, Bob Vitas, and Daniel Wallace dive deep into the Star Wars books, movies, video games, and everything in between. You'll learn more than you ever thought possible about the ways of the Jedi, your favorite characters, and the Star Wars timeline.

Michael Kaminski's The Secret History of Star Wars examines how the first Star Wars films evolved from their original concept (if you've heard rumors that it was originally meant to be a one-off film, they're true!) and how they grew into the vast, multi-media Star Wars library that exists today. Though an unauthorized account, Kaminski went to painstaking lengths to include a wealth of accurate and astute details about these films.

You would be shocked if you knew some of the early concepts for the original Star Wars film, A New Hope. Han Solo was a green alien, Stormtroopers carried lightsabers, and Darth Vader didn't even don his archetypal suit. In The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film, author J.W. Rinzler used every scrap of LucasFilm Archives knowledge he could get his hands on to deliver insightful details into the making of the Star Wars film that started it all.

Daniel Wallaces, Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual History does exactly what the name implies–breaks down the books, movies, video games, and theme park lands year-by-year for those super fans who can never get enough Star Wars. Seeing the full history in one place provides a unique look at the franchise's far-reaching impact on popular culture.

Star Wars: Resistance Reborn picks up where The Last Jedi left off; with a disheartened group of Rebellion leaders on a journey to find the allies who will help them bring down the Empire once and for all. Author Rebecca Roanhorse traces the Rebellion's steps, beginning with their escape from Crait as they reorganize and prepare for the final fight they will face in The Rise of Skywalker.

Fans of The Clone Wars series already know and love Ahsoka Tano. If you've only ever watched the Star Wars films, however, you may not be familiar with this feisty former Jedi who trained under Anakin Skywalker (before he went all Dark Side on us). In Star Wars: Ahsoka, E.K. Johnston tells the story of Ahsoka between the end of The Clone Wars and the beginning of Star Wars Rebels.

If you've ever wondered where Alderaan is in relation to Coruscant or wished you could find a detailed topographical layout of Yavin 4, Star Wars Galactic Maps: An Illustrated Atlas of the Star Wars Universe is a definite "add to cart" book. Compiled by LucasFilm Book Group, this illustrated guide carefully details the planets and inhabitants of the Star Wars universe.

Leia's journey from princess to general is one Star Wars fans haven't given much insight into...until now. Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan, by Claudia Gray, takes readers through Leia's formative teenage years leading up to the invaluable role she will play for the Resistance in A New Hope.

The first comic in a four-part series, Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren unearths the events that took Ben Solo (may he rest in peace) from young Jedi-in-training to evil, light saber-wielding leader of the Knights of Ren. Written by Charles Soule, this book will fill in blanks of the few details viewers learned of Kylo's backstory in The Last Jedi.