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AUTHOR BETH REVIS TALKS TO STARWARS.COM ABOUT JYN, CREATING NEW STAR WARS WORLDS, AND MUCH MORE.

Rogue One introduced Star Wars fans to a whole new team of heroes, some of whom were rebels before becoming rebels — and fans wanted to know more about these new characters. Now, Jyn Erso, the central heroine of Rogue One, has her story fully explored in Star Wars: Rebel Rising, a young adult novel by New York Times best-selling author Beth Revis. Released earlier this month from Disney-Lucasfilm Press, Rebel Rising shows the reader how Jyn Erso became the person she was in Rogue One as it covers the years from when she left Lah’mu with Saw Gerrera to when she is rescued from the Imperial labor camp on Wobani. While the movie hinted at her history, Revis has taken those clues and has crafted a tale that builds up Jyn from child to adult, through the twists and turns of her life. Think you have a feel for her character just from her history with her parents and Saw? Guess again!

StarWars.com sat down with Beth Revis at Star Wars Celebration Orlando to take us behind the scenes on the making of Jyn Erso’s story, the tale of a rebel who persisted against all odds. Here are five details we uncovered.

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