I thought I would like this book more to get Poe’s backstory as he was one of my top characters in the movies, however, I know it is totally my problem but I just didn’t like his character (so sad).

I was provided with an electronic ARC through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

An awesome story that gives more background into the character of Poe Dameron and Zirri Bliss. All the action and adventure of a Star Wars movie. Will keep any Star Wars fans interest.

My second Star Wars book in two months. Who am I? I really enjoyed learning about Poe Dameron's past in this book. We learn about how he became involved with Kijimi, Zorii, and the smugglers (all mentioned and shown in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker). I also liked seeing Poe's reckless and brave personality as a teenager. But the plot itself of the book is pretty lacking. It's one smuggling run after another, patched together without any smooth transitions. But the backstory is still pretty interesting.

Writing Aesthetic/Style: 4
Plot/Movement: 2
Character Development: 3
Overall: 3

Thank you, Disney Lucasfilm Press and NetGalley, for the review copy!

I really enjoyed this book and getting to learn more about Poe's backstory!. He has become one of my favorite characters through my rewatch of all the movies, so I was thrilled to get to read a whole book about him! I thought the book did a great job with his character as well as showing even more of the Star Wars universe. One of my favorite things in terms of the writing was the variety of chapter lengths that really helped pace the story. I would definitely recommend this book to Poe fans and Star Wars fan in general!

There is a throwaway line in The Rise Of The Skywalker where Finn finds out that Poe Dameron used to be a spice runner in his youth. Spice runners in Star Wars being the equivalent of drug runners, this comes as quite a surprise to the group as they know Poe to be a standup member of the resistance. But as we watch them weave through the planet with Zorii Bliss, you start to wonder what happened back in those days.
Or at least that is what new book Poe Dameron Free Fall by Alex Segura is hoping for. The book starts with a teenage Poe Dameron living on Yavin 4, dealing with the how the loss of his mother has affected his family and feeling as if he wants to live a life more than what Yavin 4 has to offer. It is here he meets up with the spice runners of Kijimi and the one and only Zorii Wynn.
To be honest this is where the book lost me a little, since I have seen The Rise of the Skywalker I knew Zorii as Zorii Bliss, that is how she was introduced in the movie and so when this other Zorii came along I was confused and thought I was going crazy. How common could the name Zorii be that Poe met 2 in such a short time? Mild tiny spoiler, they are the same person and the name change is not a typo. It all comes into play in this book.
Poe and Zorii meet each other after Poe gets into a fight with his dad and in a desperate act of teenage rebellion he joins her as the new pilot for the spice runners of Kijimi and together they get off Yavin 4 and start Poe’s journey into spice running.
All in all this book is well plotted and the doesn’t have too much downtime in between adventures, but at it’s heart it is a coming of age story that doesn’t give too much insight on how decisions are being made. Poe’s character lacks the charisma that his older counterpart has though you do see it try to sneak in from time to time. I would be interested to see if this becomes a series of books that will give us more insight to how he became such a well beloved member of the resistance,
It isn’t that his time as a spice runner isn’t that interesting because it is just not the most interesting thing about Poe since it wasn’t a thing that was fully formed in the movies. But it is nice to see them take a small bit of the movie and decide to run with it to make the character a but more fully formed. One of the saddest parts of the new trilogy to me was a lack of development for some of the characters, but they are bringing that around within the literary universe.
So should you read this book?
Yes, if you like Poe Dameron, read this book. If you like spice runners, read this book. If you want more Babu Frick read this book. And if you want more Zorii Bliss, read this book. Really I can’t think of a reason for a Star Wars fan to not read this book. Overall it is a 3.5 our 5 stars

Poe Dameron had a well-established back story going into The Rise of Skywalker and I know that many fans were disappointed in the perceived changes to it. I was one of them. I tried to wrap my head around what I knew about Poe already and tried to figure out when our dashing Resistance hero could have possibly been a spice runner in the company of Zorii Bliss - Alex Segura came in to answer those questions and no mental gymnastics were needed to make it fit the story.

Readers of the Poe Dameron comics will be familiar with his time in the New Republic and as Leia's protege, but who was Dameron before then? Segura's YA novel introduces us to a young man who is grieving the loss of his beloved mother and dreams of flying away from home and the father that would have him always choose the path of least resistance. When a young woman named Zorii Wynn catches his eye in the cantina that refuses to serve the still underage fly boy, Poe is caught in a whirlwind affair that takes him off of his home planet of Yavin 4 and into uncharted territory with the Spice Runners of Kijimi.

I enjoyed getting to know Poe as he learns more about himself and decides which course to take in life. I think a lot of people assumed the worst about Poe's "shady" history from what was mentioned in Episode IX, but, like most Star Wars characters, we see having been a spice runner doesn't necessarily tarnish the shine of the accolades that Poe earns in adulthood.

Free Fall was well written and the dialogue flowed naturally between characters. I appreciated that it was a little hazy in its timelines, as so much of adolescence can be, with one day easily blurring into the next and suddenly you can't remember if something happened in March or October. Zorii's character is fleshed out in a way that I wish we'd gotten more of on screen and makes her sudden change of heart towards Poe and the Resistance all that much more believable.

All that said, I highly recommend picking this book up if The Rise of Skywalker left you feeling more listless than an X-Wing with a fried engine or if you just enjoy a good YA space adventure. You're sure to find answers to those questions and some entertainment. Oh, and did I mention that there's an appearance from everyone's favorite black market droid smith? Much like TRoS, Babu Frik makes it totally worth your time.

I DNF’d this one unfortunately. While I get what they were trying to do with his character and making him more like Han, I guess, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I loved Poe in the movies, and it just feels like a cheap attempt to give a backstory to a piece of canon that is way too stereotypical.

The writing wasn’t bad, I liked the few parts with Zorii and Poe that I read, and the action and side characters did make this feel like a Star Wars movie / media. That in mind, I think I’d give this 2 stars.

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So I couldn’t not request this the moment I saw it, and honestly I didn’t expect to actually get accepted for this.
I’m glad I did though, because I love Star Wars! Ok I don’t just love Star Wars, I’m 100% obsessed with Star Wars. I haven't been happier to review a book before either. This was pure enjoyment.

I really wanted to know more about Poe and Zorii, especially after The Rise of Skywalker.

This story was the perfect action packed adventure that showed off Poe’s awesome personality and worked well as a backstory of how he joined the rebellion. I loved seeing his relationship with Zorii grow and then ultimately fail, to where it then leads to the movie where you first meet her on screen.

I would say this is one of the better Star Wars books I’ve read recently, I found the story gripping and easy to put down and pick back up again (I say that because reading e-books is hard for me since I only have my phone to read them on).

I did find it felt like it dragged on a little at the beginning, but once the story really got going I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Overall, fun story! Can’t wait to pick up a copy of the physical book.

Free Fall delivers the backstory on Poe that I was hoping for! Broad in scope with plenty of adventure, Free Fall takes readers for a fun and engaging read.

This may shock some friends, but Poe Dameron Free Fall is the first Star Wars novel I've ever read. I haven't even ready any of the comics. I did a rewatch of the newest trilogy movies as I was reading this book and it was such a great idea. They feel like a fresh version of the original three, but that's not what I'm here to discuss.

After Rise of Skywalker came out, I saw my Twitter feed fill up with many angry fans. They had various things to vocalize, but the main thread was that the PoC characters weren't treated fairly. When it came specifically to Poe Dameron, people were furious about the insinuation that the only Latino man was a drug dealer. For whatever reason, smuggling anything else is fine, but not "spice." It's not my lane, so I probably retweeted other voices that made more sense on the subject. I was curious to see what a YA novelization about Poe would bring to the table especially considering author Alex Segura is Hispanic and representation matters.

To clarify: that means this reviewer is white. Also to be transparent, Alex Segura and I have been in the same anthology (Protectors volume 2).

Nowhere in Free Fall does it refer to any human ethnicity; it's a distant galaxy far, far away in a different time so what we think of as race or ethnicity may not even exist. Alien species are described well for those like myself who don't have the Star Wars universe memorized. Also, give a shout out for Gen Tri, they are a non-conforming, non-binary gendered character. A Pau'an, a Klatooinian, and Twi'lek walk into a bar...

Like human ethnicities, there is no mention that "spice" is actually a drug. Readers only know it's an illegal substance and that it's run by smugglers like the Spice Runners of Kijimi, the most powerful of the star-crossing crime families. But, readers aren't stupid and we know that spice is supposed to be code for something like IRL cocaine or meth or what-have-you.

Poe Dameron is sixteen through this story; sometimes to referred to as a boy, sometimes as a man. It begins with Poe living with his father Kes Dameron on Yavin 4. Here readers will see the teen angst of Poe who feels stifled and trapped. His parents, Kes and Shara Bey fought in the Rebellion with General Leia Organa (there's a glimpse of Leia at the end while she's still a Senator and it's a beautiful moment). Before she died, Shara Bey taught young Poe everything about piloting spacecrafts. Naturally that gives him the drive to be in space and explore. As a young foolish person, Poe doesn't care how it happens. If his father won't allow him to enlist between the wars, then he'll take whatever comes his way to get off Yavin 4.

Poe's emotions feel genuine and real. Throughout the story, readers will see him question himself, his closest friend, and all authority figures. Being sixteen in this other galaxy places Poe and Zorii at the brink of adulthood. They're expected to be adults in many ways, especially Zorii. Kes would rather keep Poe in childhood a little bit longer for his emotions to mature. Zorii is far more independent and knows how to survive compared to Poe. When they meet in a bar and he finds out her crew needs a pilot, he goes all in without knowing a thing about them. They aren't just a small crew of thieves -- again something Poe would be cool with just like Han Solo; they are part of the massive organization called the Spice Runners of Kijimi.

After a couple of life-threatening jobs, Poe, Zorii, Marinda Gan, Tomasso, Vigilich, and Gen Tri head to Kijimi. I think you can tell by the foreshadowing that not all of them will make it to their destination. The challenges and battles along the way are intense. One such battle is against a Zabrak named Ledesmar. She sounds every bit as mesmerizing as other Star Wars baddies. Ledesmar is described as as: "a tall Zabrak woman draped in a flowing red cloak, her pale forehead framed by smallish horns above and around it. Designs decorated her face and visible skin. She weilded a long spearlike weapon with blades on each end." Ledesmar was so interesting, she could have been the "boss" villain at the end, but wait, it does build up from here.

There's something about Zorii. Something special. The couple of people who know won't tell Poe, including Zorii despite their intimate relationship. I won't spoil it here. She's more than Poe's first love. She's called an asset of unimaginable importance.

The next character that helps craft Poe into the kind of man we meet later in Rise of Skywalker, is the droid EV-6B6 or Eevee for short. In Skywalker, fans got to see Poe's bond with BB-8. It was just as vital as Luke Skywalker's friendship with R2D2. In Free Fall, Poe begins with a lot of hesitation and bias against droids. He doesn't trust them at all. Eevee is cheerful to the point where she's frequently annoying the other crew members. She only becomes part of their crew after the battle with Ledesmar. She's driven to help others and chooses the spice runners as friends because her masters (other thieves in the Pyke organization) have died and Ledesmar "wasn't very nice" to her. She has no one left from her ship/home. Ledesmar stole the ship from the Pyke crew and destroyed all of them except some droids. EV-6B6 has her own thought processing and beliefs. She makes her own choices even after it seems Poe is her adoptive new master. If something goes against her morals, she rejects it. Her relationship with Poe is earned and mutual. Because of EV-6B6, readers also get to meet Babu Frik, another character on Kijimi from Rise of Skywalker.

The New Republic is much stronger than fans see in Rise of Skywalker where it pretty much doesn't exist anymore. There's a young leader who has a personal vendetta against the Spice Runners of Kijimi. Selena Trune is more driven than Zorii and Poe put together. Sela Trune is an officer for the New Republic Security Bureau and she will not let anyone - not even direct orders from superiors - keep her from going after Zeva, the Spice Runners' mysterious leader.

The biggest character breakthrough is Zorii Wynn, a sixteen-year-old human who was forced to grow up faster than Poe. Sometimes she's referred to as a girl; sometimes a woman. She's as mature as a woman twice her age. She's been ferociously trained for hand-to-hand combat and space battle though she didn't know how to fly a ship until Poe teaches her. She's torn between love and her call to duty. Like many Star Wars characters, Zorii is seemingly locked into her destiny and it's a deeply tumultuous inner struggle for her to make her own choices and feel like she's doing the right thing. Free Fall is legitimately just as much Zorii's story as it is Poe's. If anything, it proves that she deserves her own book or movie.

In the final act, readers get their first real look at Zeva, the ruler of the vast network of murderers, thieves, and smugglers called the Spice Runners of Kijimi. She's a commander with skills for leading all these disconnected bands of criminals and making them a cohesive force feared by all. So feared, that the New Republic looks the other way if she's conducting business on a place like Kijimi and off their radar. Sela Trune is the only one who is willing to go after her directly no matter where she is. Zeva is such a legend that some people don't believe she exists, but that won't stop Sela Trune.

The ending battle is one of chaos between a variety of villains, Sela Trune, and a more self-aware Poe Dameron. Poe and Zorii continue to surprise each other right to the very end. They've switched demeanor on each other more times than I watched the gif of Poe and Finn hugging.

In a nutshell, fans who were troubled by Poe being a spice runner will not be let down by Free Fall. He knows Shara Bey and Kes Dameron raised him better than that. At sixteen, his mission is about finding a direction in life and that's what exactly what happens at the end after the dust settles on the fight with Zeva.

"Criminals are a cowardly, superstitious lot. But you know that," Zorii said.

I have to know if this quote by Zorii is a reference to the Batman Beyond episode where Terry and Bruce are watching Batman: The Musical and the lyrics say criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot.

Rating: 5 stars

Action and character evolution the way you wanted it.

Free Fall to the Underworld

Alex Segura’s Free Fall is the first story in the canon almost exactly at the halfway point of the era between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. So many things haven’t been defined in this era, and we can see the author likes this situation.

We are getting new information about the failures of the governance of the New Republic. We will know after reading the novel how some crime gangs of the Sequel Trilogy (Guavian Death Gang and Spice Runners of Kijimi) have risen and how they are getting done their illegal deals. We know that the target audience is the adolescents, but I think they will not appreciate background info as I wrote about earlier. But these pieces of information is one of the things that make this novel likeable for the adult audience as well.

The other thing is the story itself. Officially this novel is about the early life of Poe Dameron, but the cover suggests we will know more about the past of Zorii Bliss as well. And that is how it is: we can read about Poe’s and Zorii’s motivations, spiritual struggles, and their history before the sequels. The dynamics between the two main characters are fine; they have a sometimes friendly, sometimes romantic, sometimes hostile relationship, which changes according to the pulsation of the story.

And the story pulsates well, until the end. Although it is often predictable what will happen next, sometimes the author pulls the unexpected. That’s why this novel is a good adventure of young spice runners in the galactic underworld. If Free Fall wouldn’t be tired by the end, we could mention it among the best canon novels, but it can’t be ashamed either. Free Fall was exciting reading material for me because of its many background info and some canonizations (for example spaceships and even some characters from Legends). Hopefully, it will be published in Hungary as well by Szukits printing house.

I really love Poe so I was excited to get access to this book and it did not disappoint!! Overall the story was great with the same characteristics of Poe that I came to love in the movies!!

After the let down of The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker (in terms of Poe’s character development) I approached Poe Dameron: Free Fall with excitement and wariness. His life, I had thought, was pretty mapped out in the Dameron comics and in the Skywalker spin-off with Poe’s parents. The casual mention of Poe being a spice runner in the last sequel movie seemed random and out of place, yet Alex Segura stepped up to the plate and wove together a fun adventure that fit with the universe I thought I had known.

Poe Dameron, a rowdy 16 year old, struggles with the knowledge of the heroic achievements of his parents, while he lives a monotonous life on Yavin 4. Yearning for some stories of his own, he takes his first opportunity off-world and runs away from home. Learning after the fact that he threw in his lot with The Spice Runners of Kijimi, we are abruptly put into the seedy underbelly of the New Republic which comes with gnarly piloting and fast shoot-outs. His friendship with the Spice Runners blossoms as he struggles between his morals and his short-term goals. You find yourself on the edge of your seat wondering how far Poe will compromise his values to maintain his loyalty to the Spice Runners. What will be the last straw that sends him down the path to becoming a rebellion hero?

Segura does a fantastic job with creating a young Poe. You can see that he still has a lot of growing to do before he becomes the man we grew to love in the movies, yet his passion and drive are there. For any interested in a more fully fleshed out Poe Dameron, I’d highly recommend Poe Dameron: Free Fall.

In the Rise of Skywalker we learned that Poe Dameron, dashing pilot and Resistance leader was a man with a past. Like many other viewers, when I left the theatre I had questions. When did Poe have a former career as a spice runner? How did he come to join the Resistance? And who was Zorii? While we only met her in passing in the film, it was clear that there was a history between her and Poe and that she was a woman scorned.

In Free Fall we meet Poe as a young man devastated by the loss of his mother and struggling to find his place in the galaxy. A former Rebel pilot and war hero, his mother had taught him to fly and shared his sense of adventure. She understood him. He has a difficult relationship with his father, who is unable to cope with the death of his wife and responds by being overprotective. Poe also feels stifled by colony life on Yavin 4 – its days of excitement as a Rebel base long past.

After a run in with the local law enforcement and particularly nasty argument with his father he flees and runs into an admittedly shady group who just happen to be desperate for a pilot to get them off the planet. And in a hurry. Perhaps it is his age, inexperience with the galaxy outside of his small town or his overwhelming desire to leave his life behind, but he does not ask a lot of questions – which of course comes back to bite him.

Free Fall delivers a satisfying backstory for Poe Dameron, which is broad in scope and ethical complexity. There is adventure, daring escapes and the brilliant, bordering on crazy flight maneuvers that Poe is known for. What I enjoyed most about this book though is what we learn about Poe as a character. His emotional life is fully developed and portrayed with sensitivity. He is passionate, idealistic and someone who wears his heart on his sleeve. He makes mistakes but learns from them. We also get a broader sense of what is happening in the greater galaxy and insight into the New Republic which enriches our understanding of this period. Highly recommended.

This book was so much better than I was expecting! Sometimes Star Wars books are mixed when they come to quality but this one does not disappoint. In this book we follow a teenage Poe Dameron who is desperate to get off of his home planet Yavin IV and travel across the galaxy. Desperate to leave he takes the first opportunity he gets and runs away with some smugglers only to find out that they are the infamous Spice Runners of Kijimi. Poe Dameron never intended to live a life of crime but it might be too late for him to turn back...or is it? Well if you've seen the sequel trilogy you know the answer to that question.

The beginning was a bit slow but it picked up very fast. Once Zorri and her crew were introduced everything got 10x more exciting and it was a non-stop ride of thrills and battles. Poe is not really trusted by the rest of the crew so he was constantly left out of the plans. He was expected to follow orders without question. And as we all know Poe Dameron does not do well being in the dark. What was really great about this book was that Alex Segura really captured Poe's character. I could imagine Poe in these situations so vividly because his character matched the Poe we know from the films. Some Star Wars books fail to capture the essence of a character but this is not one of them. Even Zorri's character matched what little of her we saw in Episode IX. All of the character's were really enjoyable and I loved learning more about Poe's backstory since that was quite a mystery after Episode IX. Poe and Zorri make a really great team and even though this story takes place years and years before Episode IX their dynamic was basically the same.

It was interesting to learn more about the New Republic. It turns out it wasn't so great was it? We see the beginnings of the New Republic in the Mandalorian and even then everyone thought it was a joke. That perception hasn't really changed. We get a New Republic officer character named Sela Trune and she was very loyal to the government she served. But even she grew frustrated that the New Republic was more focused on hunting ghosts of the past than focusing on the current rising threats of the galaxy aka the Spice Runners of Kijimi. The past is a big theme in this book. Poe wants to be like his mother and fly but he is also determined to create his own future. His choices are very defined by his past and the morals that his parents instilled in him. Poe is a child of the Rebellion and that shines through every possible way that it can.

Now this book wasn't perfect so I have a few critiques. The first and most obvious being that I don't think anyone ran spice in this book! Poe's crew were usually sent on more dangerous missions and we kind of find out why that is but hey when I saw Poe was going to be joining the Spice Runners of Kijimi I expected him to be running some spice thats all I'm saying. Another thing is that sometimes I was a little confused. There were a lot of times where the characters would receive a piece of information that they supposedly didn't know but I could have sworn it was mentioned 100 pages ago. That could just be my memory but it happened enough times that I noticed. Thirdly is that the point of views were kind of all over the place. They would jump around to random characters so much that sometimes it wasn't very cohesive. Some characters got a lot of points of view that I thought didn't necessarily need one while others, most importantly being Zorri, hardly got any points of view. And even then we only got her point of view at the very end. I think this book should have been told from three perspectives to follow the three biggest storylines: Poe's, Zorri's, and Sela's. If it was done like that I think it would have fit together better. Lastly the ending is left a little open for one character in particular. I don't know if it was left that way so there is room for another book (which I would love by the way) but I wanted to know more about what happened with said character.

This book was a lot of fun and it was definitely one of my favorite Star Wars books that I've read. I definitely recommend this book no matter what you think of the films. It was a good time and a great look into the more criminal side of the galaxy.

For Star Wars fans, this is a great backstory for fan favorite Poe Dameron. Even though his younger years are briefly touched on in the movie, this book does a great job of breathing more life into his character. I liked the action and to see more about Poe, his family life, and glimpses of who he became. My one gripe is having in third person and having giant blocks of backstory just dropped in was a little distracted, but it was definitely a fun read.

I really enjoyed this Star Wars story. Alex Segura's writing style is wonderful and the entire story line was fast pace, exciting and super interesting.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an Advance Readers Copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book was... fine. You get to see Poe's teenage years as he accidentally winds up with the Spice Runners of Kijimi. You learn a bit more about him, like how he learned the hyperspace skipping he does in Ep IX and how he decides to become part of the Resistance. You also learn more about Zorii, who was briefly introduced in Ep IX, but for a main character of this book, I didn't feel like I learned that much about her.

Things I liked:
-Babu Frik made a brief appearance!
-Joining the life of organized crime was accidental, which slightly lessened the blow of shoehorning a criminal history into the latino hero's past

Things I didn't like:
-Multiple mentions of the Spice Runners standing for something that's important to them, but no actual mention of what that was. What do they stand for?? I don't know!
-Zorii. You don't learn her motivation until the end and I didn't love how hot and cold she was with Poe, even if it made sense later.

Overall, this book had an alright adventure and expanded on Poe's backstory but it had a lot of parts that annoyed me. I hope we get better Poe books in the future.

I really need to loosen up when it comes to YA Star Wars novels. I'll hold my hands up and own the fact that I always roll my eyes or, even just think to myself that I'll get around to reading it at some point.

And when I do, I usually kick myself because I have enjoyed all of them so far.

This is the first one I have actively gone for and was lucky enough to get a chance to read a review copy courtesy of the Disney Book Group (thank you).

I was initially excited for this book, the same as I was a few years ago when the 'Poe Dameron' series by Charles Soule was announced because I love the character, I always have from the moment he asked Kylo Ren, "Who talks first?" I was hooked.

I have enjoyed him all the way through the Sequel Trilogy, his wit, his character arc and every time his theme comes on in the soundtrack I just love it.

So to get some more backstory about his younger years that ties into his relationship with Zorii Bliss AND his time as a Spice Runner was a thrill for me.

Without going into heavy spoilers, here is a very, very brief rundown of the story.

We meet a 16 year old Poe Dameron who is a bit stir crazy and reckless, he ends up joining with some less than legitimate people, including Zorii with whom Poe develops a close relationship.

They go on a number of adventures, get hunted by the New Republic and after a while end up on Kijimi where everything comes to a head.

What I really loved about the book was how well Segura writes Star Wars. He really knows how to craft a story in the universe and truly gets the characters he writes. I had no difficulty in picturing a young Oscar Isaac whilst reading the book and the same with a younger Keri Russell as Zorii.

The secondary characters are well written and enjoyable, the gang Poe ends up with really feel like a team, even though some don't get a lot of action they all have their place. One notable new character is the Droid called Eevee who once introduced becomes a welcome member of the team and a great source of comic relief. Even though we know Poe and Zorii will make it out alive, the majority of the characters are fair game.

Segura also gives us to time with a couple of characters introduced in the 'Shattered Empire' comics, Poe's father Kes Dameron and his family friend, L'ulo L'ampar in supporting roles, which help connect all of the Po Dameron stories we have had so far.

I really hope Alex Segura continues to write Star Wars books, he has proven he k led ow to write a great Star Wars book and understands the existing characters and add great new dimensions to them.

The book really flows well, the story is fun and engaging. The adventures the characters go on are thrilling and tense at times, the quieter moments also shine and the interactions between Zorii and Poe all help build up the relationship they had in their youth and gives us an insight to their relationship in 'The Rise of Skywalker'.

'Free Fall' is definitely worth a read, it's fast paced, thoroughly enjoyable and adds some great content to the Star Wars canon.

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