The Spice Runners of Kijimi are exactly as horrible and criminal as we’d expect, but their violence is softened a little for the younger Disney audience. I liked the focus on smugglers, criminals and the New Republic instead. We also, of course, got our expected firefights and crazy aerial manoeuvres, blaster battles and cameo mentions of famous Star Wars characters but I liked that this was focused on Poe’s story – not one of Jedi and Sith and the Force.
#Segura forgiva movie#
I love Poe and have from the start, but this novel gave me a strong and deep connection to a character that didn’t get explored so much in the movie and I loved it.
#Segura forgiva free#
After reading this one, I actually picked up my TROS novelisation and read that and it gave so much depth to the sections with Zorii and Babu and mentions of Poe’s past that I had to stop and think about Free Fall again. This Poe is sixteen, inexperienced and desperate for adventure, but I could very clearly see how he would develop into Poe Dameron, Resistance hero. He’s not exactly the same as the Poe we know and love, but that’s a good thing. It starts with Poe in trouble and I felt immediately like Alex Segura had a really good grasp on Poe’s characterisation and kept it consistent throughout the book. I’ve been stung before with Star Wars content. I was excited about it to begin with, but also a little wary. I honestly, hand on heart, enjoyed this book a thousand times more than I expected. Sixteen and with no idea what he wants to do with his life, when Poe bumps into a group of smugglers in need of a pilot he runs away to find his own place in the world – but they’re not smugglers, they’re the infamous Spice Runners of Kijimi and Poe has to decide what kind of man he wants to be. 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.
One of the things I missed was more information about the fascinating, and brushed over, reveal that Poe used to be a Spice Runner. It’s no secret that I’m a die hard Star Wars lover and despite my issues with TROS, I liked it a lot more than most people. You can’t just swoop in, play hero, and leave. There are no black-and-white answers or simple choices.
“This is how things work out here, Poe, on the edges of the galaxy.
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