‘Free Fall’ Book Will Tell The Poe Dameron Origin Story
Because no question in the world ofStar Warswill ever go unanswered, we’re now getting a Poe Dameron origin story. The bookStar Wars: Poe Dameron: Free Fall(yes, it has all of those colons) will arrive this summer, and delve into Poe’s teen years, when he ran away from home to discover who he really was. Zorii Bliss and Babu Frik will also both appear in the book, which was written byAlex Segura.
I likeStar Wars, but I’ll never understand the franchise’s need to fill inallof the blanks. Sometimes it’s okay to leave stuff to the imagination. But that won’t be the case for Poe Dameron, who will now have a backstory thanks to the bookStar Wars: Poe Dameron: Free Fallby Alex Segura. Here’s the synopsis:
It’s been a few years since Poe’s mother passed away, and Poe and his father, who was a pilot for the Rebellion, have had more and more trouble connecting. Not sure what he wants to do with his life, teenage Poe runs away from home to find adventure, and to figure out what kind of man he is meant to be.
“I thinkFree Fallwill answer some of the biggest questions fans will have coming out ofThe Rise of Skywalker: what was Poe Dameron’s secret history as a spice runner, and what does it have to do with the mysterious, helmet-wearing Zorii Bliss?” Segura toldPolygon. “The book will spend a lot of time with Poe during his formative teen years, where we see him grow into the man we meet at the beginning ofThe Force Awakens.”
The author adds: “This story not only answers questions fromThe Rise of Skywalker, but also serves as the Poe Dameron origin a lot of people have been clamoring for…Free Falldoesn’t just connect the dots, though — it adds texture and weight to these unexplored parts of Poe’s backstory while also letting rip with an action-packed, thrilling adventure that’s firmly entrenched in the Star Wars mythos.”
