Journey to Star Wars The Rise of Sky..., Kevin Shinick
Journey to Star Wars The Rise of Sky..., Kevin Shinick
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Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Force Collector

Author: Kevin Shinick

Narrator: Euan Morton

Unabridged: 8 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/19/2019


Synopsis

In this Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker young adult novel set just before The Force Awakens, a restless teenager sets out to discover what connection his mysterious Force powers have to the fabled Jedi and what the Force has in store for him.

Karr is a teenage boy like many others in the galaxy. He goes to school, helps his parents with the family business, and likes speeders and droids. But Karr also has a secret: when he touches certain objects, he gets searing headaches and blacks out. And along with the pain sometimes come visions of people he doesn’t know and places he’s never been.

Karr’s parents worry that he’s sick; his grandmother is convinced the visions come from the Force. But it’s been years since anyone has heard from the last of the Jedi―Luke Skywalker. Are there any Jedi left to guide Karr in the use of his abilities? Is anyone even willing to talk about the Jedi and what happened to them, as their memory continues to fade and the First Order rises? Stuck on his isolated home planet, Karr becomes a collector of historical artifacts, hoping to one day find an object that will give him a vision about the secrets of the Jedi.

When his grandmother dies and his parents announce they’re sending him away to a school on the other side of the planet, Karr reaches his breaking point. He needs to know what his destiny holds, and whether the Jedi are involved. Accompanied by Maize, the blunt, unpredictable new girl at school with ties to the First Order, and RZ-7, Karr’s solicitous droid companion, he sets off into the larger galaxy to find the truth. His adventures will take him from Utapau to Jakku to Takodana and beyond as he learns more about the Jedi than he could have expected . . . and about his own place in the Force.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Khurram on June 16, 2022

A great book. Ok this is not an action book or a book that has any great revelations towards Rise of Skywalker, what this book does really well is history of the current 8 movies. Karr is brought up in a time where the Jedi were either a myth or regarded as traitors. He has his own connections to the......more

Goodreads review by Jim on August 14, 2020

Actual rating is 2.5 stars. This is a YA book that is supposed to be tied in with Episode IX. In my opinion it ties in more with Episode VII. In this one, Karr is suffering from headaches when he touches an item and has a vision. He believes he has the force but it is proving difficult to prove since......more

Goodreads review by Italo De Nubila on October 11, 2022

What a beautiful story. I can imagine how many other children had to experience those type of experiences being born force sensitive. No one to train them, teach them, talk to them. This is the first book I’ve ever crossed by written by Shinick and it is a great read. Would really recommend it for a......more

Goodreads review by Unseen on December 16, 2019

We are less than a week away from the final movie in the main Star Wars saga, The Rise of Skywalker, so it is about time that I got around to reviewing the final Star Wars novel of 2019, Star Wars: Force Collector by Kevin Shinick. Set shortly before the events of The Force Awakens, Force Collector r......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on November 20, 2019

When I heard about this book, the premise of it didn't really catch my eye. The only thing that intrigued me was that it was part of the "Journey to the Rise of Skywalker" line of books and somehow had details that added to the movie. I heard this book was skippable and not good. Those sentiments wer......more