You can preorder the next Star Wars novel right now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. New York Times best-selling author Kwame Mbalia enters the galaxy far, far away with the young adult novel Star Wars: The Last Order, the first time in Star Wars continuity where we get to see a post-Rise of Skywalker universe, even before the upcoming Shawn Levy film Star Wars: Starfighter. The 464-page hardcover book will run you $18.99 and releases on October 21, 2025. It does not yet have a cover you can check out, but it will likely be revealed soon now that preorder listings are live.
Preorder Star Wars: The Last Order by Kwame Mbalia
Star Wars: The Last Order follows former Stormtroopers Finn and Jannah after the events of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Still a part of the Resistance, the pair rescue a ship of young passengers who were kidnapped by a First Order officer for reasons unknown. Their goal is to track down the officer before he can do anymore harm to other children, and along the way they may confront their own intricate pasts. While no official artwork or even a cover are available to see yet, Star Wars: The Last Order will be a "richly drawn" adventure, according to publisher Penguin Random House.
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker is the most recent chronological entry into the vast Star Wars timeline. Since then, we've seen countless other shows explore the already established timeframe, with not much known after this film. We gave the final film of the Skywalker Saga a 7, saying in our review that it's "an entertaining but deeply flawed final chapter that ultimately plays it too safe."
More books by Kwame Mbalia
Kwame Mbalia's previous work includes the Tristan Strong trilogy, Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood, The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities, and so much more. Many of his books are currently on sale on Amazon, as well.
What Is Amazon's Preorder Price Guarantee?
If you've never actually preordered anything from Amazon before, it's worth noting that if you purchase the illustrated edition of this book at Amazon, it includes a preorder price guarantee. According to Amazon's own help page, this means that if the price decreases between now and when the item ships, you'll pay the lowest price.
This is one of the reasons Amazon is overally one of the best places to buy books before they actually release. Many popular books will receive discounts before their release date, so having a guarantee you'll still get those even if you lock in your preorder now is hard to pass up.
Myles Obenza is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Bluesky @mylesobenza.bsky.social.
